The Last Detective: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike NovelWith 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. |
Contents
Section 17 | 229 |
Section 18 | 251 |
Section 19 | 257 |
Section 20 | 272 |
Section 21 | 279 |
Section 22 | 299 |
Section 23 | 334 |
Section 24 | 345 |
Section 9 | 94 |
Section 10 | 104 |
Section 11 | 127 |
Section 12 | 137 |
Section 13 | 151 |
Section 14 | 160 |
Section 15 | 193 |
Section 16 | 219 |
Section 25 | 356 |
Section 26 | 373 |
Section 27 | 377 |
Section 28 | 380 |
Section 29 | 389 |
Section 30 | 394 |
Section 31 | 402 |
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