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The Last Detective

The Last Detective

Boxed
CrimeMystery
Pages
302
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

When attorney Lucy Chenier’s ten-year-old son vanishes while under the care of private investigator Elvis Cole, the search quickly turns from a runaway case into a nightmare. Cole and his partner Joe Pike must navigate a web of personal enemies and a wealthy ex-husband to find the boy. As the clock runs out, Cole realizes the kidnapping is a calculated strike linked to a dark secret from his own time in the Vietnam War.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseGrittyDarkAtmospheric
Found FamilyRevengeDual Timeline

Genres

Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller Hardboiled Psychological 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
Lucy ChenierSupporting
Ben ChenierSupporting
Carol StarkeySupporting
All characters in The Last Detective