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The Last Detective
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 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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Reviews
4 Stars. I’m surprised I liked this as much as I did given that I figured it out almost immediately. Usually that ruins a book for me. It didn’t this time. Maybe we were supposed to know from the jump. Cole and Pike are great. Things probably ended up the only way they could. The hunt was excellent, even if it wasn’t overly mysterious.
By Scott_A_Miller
Really superb thriller! I especially liked the author’s describing signs from the perspectives of different characters. Really well done and definitely worth a read!
By JPB 9871
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Superb and intense. Great story/plot. Elvis Cole and Joe Pike were at their best in this story. Kept and held my interest. I read it in 24 hours! Robert Crais, you are my favorite author!!! Building up suspense in different situations, then delivering the ending so brilliantly was fantastic!!! 🐰🐰🐰🐰🐰
By Bun Brrabbid Lop
Marvelous read. A real page turner, and believable plot. Five stars all the way.
By boots saddle
I have now read seven Pike/Cole novels and would say this one is one of my two favorites. Great plot, entertaining, and suspenseful.
By Adam G23456