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Taken

Taken

CrimeMystery
Pages
341
Published
2012
Language
English

Synopsis

When a wealthy industrialist's son disappears, private investigator Elvis Cole goes undercover to infiltrate a brutal human trafficking ring operating along the border. The mission goes sideways when Cole is captured, leaving his partner Joe Pike to track him down through a violent criminal underworld. Pike must work fast to rescue his friend and the other hostages before they are lost forever in a world where people are traded like property.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseGrittyDarkAtmospheric
SurvivalMultiple POVsAnti-HeroRevenge

Genres

Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller

About the author

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Robert Crais

Robert Crais (born June 20, 1953, in Independence, Louisiana) is an American author of crime fiction and a former television screenwriter. Before turning to novels he wrote for series including Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Cagney & Lacey and L.A. Law. His 1987 debut, The Monkey's Raincoat, introduced private investigator Elvis Cole and won the Anthony and Macavity Awards; Cole's partner Joe Pike went on to headline his own spin-off novels within the same series. Crais was named a Grand Master...

Characters

Elvis ColeProtagonist
Joe PikeProtagonist
All characters in Taken