The Forgotten Man: An Elvis Cole Novel - Softcover

Crais, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345451910 ISBN 13: 9780345451910

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2006

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

Crais' writing is a rare thing in the crime genre - a novel that transcends the normal high-octane super-sleuth adventure to deliver an unputdownable story with a deeply human edge. Like the original Elvis, Robert Crais rocks' (DAILY RECORD)

a taut thriller that keeps you reading. Be prepared for the unexpected. Having read it, you'll be on the look-out for more of Robert Crais (YORKSHIRE GAZETTE)

Crais returns with a stunning suspense novel that leads to the dark secrets of Cole's own life (DEADLY PLEASURES)

Bleak, uncompromising and edge-of-the-seat exciting, this latest chapter in Cole's search for a meaning to his life is utterly compelling (IRISH INDEPENDENT)

'Stunning. (MYSTERY SCENE)

Book Description:

The minefield of Elvis Cole's past is coming back to haunt him - with a vengeance... Abridged edition

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0345451910
• ISBN 13: 9780345451910
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 351