Jack McEvoy

Jack McEvoy
First appearanceThe Poet (1996)
Created byMichael Connelly
In-universe information
Full nameJohn McEvoy
GenderMale
OccupationJournalist
SpouseKeisha Russell (divorced)
RelativesTom McAvoy (father)
Millie McAvoy (mother)
Sarah McEvoy (sister; deceased)
Sean McEvoy (twin brother, deceased)
NationalityAmerican

John "Jack" McEvoy is a literary character created by Michael Connelly in the 1996 novel The Poet and starring again in the sequel The Scarecrow thirteen years later. In-between, McEvoy appeared in one Harry Bosch novel A Darkness More Than Night and one Mickey Haller novel The Brass Verdict. McEvoy starred again in Connelly's 2020 novel Fair Warning.

Connelly describes his time writing about McEvoy as his "least favorable writing experience" because "he is easily the most autobiographical character I have ever written about".