The Wanted

Published: 2018
Language: English

When a teenager steals a laptop from the wrong person, he inadvertently triggers a hunt by professional killers. Private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike are hired to find the boy before the hitmen do. The case leads them through a web of high-stakes theft and corporate secrets in the heart of Los Angeles.

Prose complexity: 4/10

Tense Gritty

Heist Multiple POVs

Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller

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...