The Poet
The PoetMichael ConnellyJack McEvoy, book 1
Characters in The Poet
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Jack McEvoy
Denver crime reporter and first-person narrator who investigates the apparent suicide of his twin brother, a homicide detective.
Also in The Scarecrow
Supporting characters
Rachel Walling
FBI agent assigned to work with Jack on the investigation; her first appearance in Connelly's novels.
Also in The Scarecrow
Sean McEvoy
Jack's identical twin, a Denver homicide detective whose apparent suicide starts the story.
William Gladden
A member of an online pedophile network on whom the FBI's inquiry focuses.
Gordon Thorson
FBI agent on the investigation and Rachel Walling's ex-husband.
Theresa Lofton
College student whose death Sean was investigating before he died.