With his acclaimed bestsellers, Hostage and Demolition Angel, Robert Crais drew raves for his unstoppable pacing, edgy characterizations, and cinematic prose. Now, Crais returns to his signature character, Los Angeles private investigator Elvis Cole, in a masterful page-turner that probes the meaning of family and the burdens of the past. Elvis Cole is back… Elvis Cole’s relationship … back…
Elvis Cole’s relationship with attorney Lucy Chenier is strained. When she moved from Louisiana to join Elvis in Los Angeles, she never dreamed that violence would so easily touch her life—but then the unthinkable happens. While Lucy is away on business and her ten-year-old son, Ben, is staying with Elvis, Ben disappears without a trace. Desperate to believe that the boy has run away, evidence soon mounts to suggest a much darker scenario.
Joining forces with his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, Elvis frantically searches for Ben with the help of LAPD Detective Carol Starkey, as Lucy’s wealthy, oil-industry ex-husband attempts to wrest control of the investigation. Amid the maelstrom of personal conflicts, Elvis and Joe are forced to consider a more troubling lead—one indicating that Ben’s disappearance is connected to a terrible, long-held secret from Elvis Cole’s past.
Venturing deep inside a complex psyche, Crais explores Elvis’s need for family—the military that embraced him during a troubled adolescence, his rock-solid partnership with Pike, and his floundering relationship with Lucy—as they race the clock in their search for Ben. The Last Detective is Robert Crais’ richest, most intense tale of suspense yet.
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Predictably Crais. Love style, characters, story, endings are a surprise every time!
This should be read early in the series as it gives good background.
I read this book several years ago. While I cannot provide a specific review, i do recall enjoying it as much as every other Robert Crais book I’ve read — and I think i have read all of them involving Joe Pike or Elvis Cole.
I love his books and have read all of them
While PI Elvis Cole is watching his girlfriend Lucy’s son, Ben is kidnapped. The caller says it is payback for something in Cole’s past, but he can’t figure out what that might be. As more people get involved in the case, the kidnapping puts a strain on Elvis’s relationship with Lucy. Can he find Ben?
This is a thrilling read from start to …
I like the simple straight forward Detective style. I like my heroes with scars.
Great author
Older Crais book, great read
I love all the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. I want more!
This is a good Robert Craig book. You can’t help yourself—you find yourself wishing you could meet the heroes.
Worth the time, a good read.
One of Crais’ best. If you’re not yet a fan, reading this novel will make you one!
Crais is always a good read and this is no exception. Great characters and good dialogue make for an interesting read.
Just another great book by a great author.
Very good ton the best in the series, but we’ll worth reading.
Great
Another great read by RC, keeps me turning pages
I love his Elvis Cole books and always want to hear about Joe Pike!!1
Robert Crais never wrote a book (or a screen play, for that matter) that I didn’t like!
one of his best, never wanted to put it down, started fast and kept speeding up