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'''John "Jack" McEvoy''' is a [[literary character]] created by [[Michael Connelly]] in the [[1996 in literature|1996]] novel ''[[The Poet (novel)|the Poet]]'' and starring again it its second sequel ''[[The Scarecrow (Michael Connelly novel)|the Scarecrow]]'' [[2009 in literature|thirteen years later]]. In the interim, McEvoy appeared in one [[Harry Bosch]] novel – [[2001 in literature|2001]]'s ''[[A Darkness More Than Night]]'' – and one [[Mickey Haller]] novel – [[2008 in literature|2008]]'s ''[[The Brass Verdict]]''.
'''John "Jack" McEvoy''' is a [[literary character]] created by [[Michael Connelly]] in the [[1996 in literature|1996]] novel ''[[The Poet (novel)|the Poet]]'' and starring again it its second sequel ''[[The Scarecrow (Michael Connelly novel)|the Scarecrow]]'' [[2009 in literature|thirteen years later]]. In the interim, McEvoy appeared in one [[Harry Bosch]] novel – [[2001 in literature|2001]]'s ''[[A Darkness More Than Night]]'' – and one [[Mickey Haller]] novel – [[2008 in literature|2008]]'s ''[[The Brass Verdict]]''.


Connelly describes his time writing about McEvoy as his "least favorable writing experience" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysterynet.com/books/testimony/angelsflight/|title=Michael Connelly Author Interview|accessdate=February 21, 2011|publisher=MysteryNet.com}}</ref> because "he is easily the most autobiographical character I have ever written about" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://januarymagazine.com/crfiction/scarecrow.html|title=Kill Her Madly|accessdate=February 21, 2011|publisher=January Magazine}}</ref>. After publishing ''the Scarecrow'', Connelly confirmed that "Jack is on the back burner."
Connelly describes his time writing about McEvoy as his "least favorable writing experience" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysterynet.com/books/testimony/angelsflight/|title=Michael Connelly Author Interview|accessdate=February 21, 2011|publisher=MysteryNet.com}}</ref> because "he is easily the most autobiographical character I have ever written about".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://januarymagazine.com/crfiction/scarecrow.html|title=Kill Her Madly|accessdate=February 21, 2011|publisher=January Magazine}}</ref> After publishing ''the Scarecrow'', Connelly confirmed that "Jack is on the back burner."


==Fictional biography==
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Revision as of 00:43, 11 January 2013

John "Jack" McEvoy is a literary character created by Michael Connelly in the 1996 novel the Poet and starring again it its second sequel the Scarecrow thirteen years later. In the interim, McEvoy appeared in one Harry Bosch novel – 2001's A Darkness More Than Night – and one Mickey Haller novel – 2008's The Brass Verdict.

Connelly describes his time writing about McEvoy as his "least favorable writing experience" [1] because "he is easily the most autobiographical character I have ever written about".[2] After publishing the Scarecrow, Connelly confirmed that "Jack is on the back burner."

Fictional biography

Jack was born in 05/21/1961, the son of Millie and Tom McEvoy, the twin brother of Sean McEvoy, the younger brother of Sarah McEvoy (who died in 1976), and the brother-in-law of Riley McEvoy. He grew up in Colorado before going to college at the Medill School of Journalism in Chicago, Illinois. After college, he traveled to Paris, then returned to Colorado and took a position covering the murder beat for the Rocky Mountain News.

He moved to Los Angeles in the late-1990s and covered the crime beat for the Times. While at the Times, he married and subsequently divorced fellow journalist Keisha Russell, who had previously appeared in Connelly's 1995 novel The Last Coyote.

References

  1. ^ "Michael Connelly Author Interview". MysteryNet.com. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kill Her Madly". January Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2011.