Fair Warning, Michael Connelly
Fair Warning, Michael Connelly
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Fair Warning

Author: Michael Connelly

Narrator: Peter Giles, Zach Villa

Abridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2020


Synopsis

The hero of The Poet and The Scarecrow is back in this thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly. Jack McEvoy, the journalist who never backs down, tracks a serial killer who has been operating completely under the radar—until now. 

Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when a woman he had a one-night stand with is murdered in a particularly brutal way, McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever encountered.

Jack investigates—against the warnings of the police and his own editor—and makes a shocking discovery that connects the crime to other mysterious deaths across the country. Undetected by law enforcement, a vicious killer has been hunting women, using genetic data to select and stalk his targets.

Uncovering the murkiest corners of the dark web, Jack races to find and protect the last source who can lead him to his quarry. But the killer has already chosen his next target, and he's ready to strike.

Terrifying and unputdownable, Fair Warning shows once again why "Michael Connelly has earned his place in the pantheon of great crime fiction writers" (Chicago Sun-Times).

A Kirkus Best Book of 2020

About Michael Connelly

Author Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia PA in 1956. His genre of choice are crime fiction and thrillers. The term "detectiveis used to describe many of his works, such as those featuring LAPD Detective HieronymusBosch or criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Most every reader is familiar with those characters. A fun fact is that Connelly recreated a lot of publicity when President Bill Clinton was exiting a bookstore carrying the Connelly novel, "The Concrete Blonde "Harry novels

Connelly wrote which was adapted to film with Cline Eastwood as director and playing the lead actor as character FBI agent Terry McCabe. The book and movie were based on the "survivorsthat a person has after a heart transplant. s interest in the world of crime investigation come when he was 16 and one night on his way home from working as a dishwasher, he witnessed a man throwing an object into a hedge. Curious, he retrieved the object which ended up being a gun wrapped in a flannel shirt. A great happening for a future fictional crime novelist.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on June 24, 2020

Michael Connelly has done it again, this is why he is the master. It’s amazing how he can keep up with current affairs, the progress of technology, produce a highly popular tv series, and come up with a high concept for a great novel. High concepts are difficult to dig up—think of—and even more diff......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on June 30, 2020

It has been eleven years since Jack McEvoy has been seen ‘round these parts. As a reporter, he has a knack for getting himself into trouble. This time is no different. Now he’s working for “Fair Warning,” a non-profit consumer protection news website for a man named Myron Levin. Myron is kind and fai......more

Goodreads review by Joey on July 08, 2020

3.5 stars—- I decided to read “Fair Warning” by Michael Connelly because I have always enjoyed his Harry Bosch books and I haven’t read any of his books for a while. “Fair Warning’s” main character is Jack McEvoy, a reporter who works for a consumer watchdog magazine, who becomes involved in a murde......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on June 27, 2024

In a break from writing novels involving his cop characters Harry Bosch and Renee Ballard, Connelly has chosen to reacquaint readers with crime reporter Jack McEvoy. In the 1990’s The Poet brought Jack to life and became one of the writer’s most successful books. After one more standalone book, Th......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 24, 2020

Michael Connelly is remarkable in that he almost always includes current events and topical issues in his novels. In “Fair Warning”, he tackles the almost unregulated industry of genetic testing. I’m talking about those tests that are popular “23 & Me; AncestryDNA” to name a couple. I’ve personally......more


Quotes

"Connelly is in terrific form here, applying genre conventions to the real-life dangers inherent in the commercial marketing of genetics research."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

"[A] fast-paced thriller, written by a master of the genre."—Christina Ianzito, AARP

"There is no better news than a new book from the great Michael Connelly... Fair Warning brings back reporter Jack McEvoy, a character I always liked every bit as Harry Bosch or Mickey Haller or Renee Ballard... Connelly [is] at the very top of his game."—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News

"A truly terrifying thriller... [Jack McEvoy] has appeared in only two previous novels, but they are two of Connelly's best: The Poet and The Scarecrow. McEvoy makes it three for three with this riveting tale."—Bill Ott, Booklist (starred review)

"Intruiging... Throughout his outstanding thrillers, Michael Connelly has expertly weaved contemporary issues into solid plots... Connelly also has achieved this in his novels about journalist Jack McEvoy, who makes his third most welcome appearance in Fair Warning."—Oline H. Cogdill, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"Score another one for the dean of America's crime writers... Fair Warning sheds light on the murky billion-dollar world of DNA testing... the subject [is] ripe for a good mystery. And Michael Connelly is just the guy to write it."—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post

"Like all of Connelly's novels, Fair Warning is a satisfying adrenalin rush."—Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times

"Darkly essential reading for every genre fan who's ever considered sending a swab to a mail-order DNA testing service."—Kirkus (starred review)

"A smart, propulsive thriller... Connelly excels in making investigative reporting as enthralling as any action scene. Fair Warning shines a spotlight on the shocking lack of government oversight in the field of DNA analysis and ancestry identification... Connelly spins a skin-crawling, cutting-edge mystery about the dangerous ways the data can be mined."—Shelf Awareness