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Title: The Last Detective
ISBN: 0345451902
Author:
Robert Crais
Publicate Date: 2004-03-30
Publish: 2004-03-30
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Love This Book
I stumbled upon my first Elvis Cole story earlier this year and ever since I have read five more. The Last Detective is fast moving and thrilling and I highly recommend it.
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2: Five Stars from a first time Crais reader!!!
This was my first Robert Crais book...he was recommended to me by my BFF who is an avid reader of his.
I live in L.A., so maybe that's why I connected with it so easily... but this was also just one of those books I could NOT bear to put down. His character Elvis had me so intrigued as to what lengths he would go to rescue that kidnapped boy, I just had to keep going with it!
It will be fun now too, to go back and see what I missed in Elvis' earlier adventures. Thanks Mr. Crais...well done!
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3: Another Well Done Elvis Cole Novel
THE LAST DETECTIVE is the ninth book in Robert Crais's "Elvis Cole" series dealing with the adventures of a private detective working in Los Angeles. While not nearly as great as LA REQUIEM, the prior installment, this is still a very well done thriller.
This is pretty much a kidnapping drama, involving the young son of Elvis Cole's girlfriend, Lucy Chenier. Soon after the boy is kidnapped, the kidnappers announce that they are kidnapping the child to pay Cole back for atrocities he committed in Vietnam. This plot development gives Crais an excuse to delve into Cole's childhood and his experiences as a young soldier. These flashback scenes, which really flesh out Cole as a character, are probably the best part of the novel.
THE LAST DETECTIVE has the same serious tone as LA REQUIEM, and lacks the cartoonish nature of the earlier Cole books. The writing is crisp, and Crais does a good job of ratcheting up the tension. The only major downside of this novel is that the final twist is highly predictable, and Crais gets a little too cute by sticking a character from another one of his novels (DEMOLITION ANGEL) in a thankless supporting role.
All things considered, THE LAST DETECTIVE is yet another solid entry in the Elvis Cole series. It's worth delving into, although I would recommend reading LA REQUIEM first, if you haven't already done so.
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4: Elvis is Back!
I love Crais' Elvis Cole mysteries. His stand alones are good, but his Cole mysteries are spectacular. In this one, Elvis is going without sleep to track down his girlfriend's son. Ben Chenier has been kidnapped while in Elvis' care and it seems to be connected to Elvis' past, but nothing is ever as it appears.
Joe Pike is back, too, recovered from his wounds from his previous adventure and trying to get back in the groove of investigations.
Tension builds quickly and stays taut all the way through.Don't miss the return of Elvis!
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5: Excellent Story and Added Depth for Elvis
Robert Crais has created a very interesting series with the tough and quiet Joe Pike and the outrageous and outspoken Elvis Cole. The Series has come to a crossroads with this novel and Crais has masterfully maneuvered himself into a terrific situation. The always cracking wise and smart mouth of Elvis Cole is gagged for this book and the serious side of Cole and the caring side of Pike are moved to the forefront. When Ben, Lucy's son is kidnapped and Richard (Lucy's ex) comes into town to put the blame directly on Lucy and Cole, the thrills begin and the story unfolds quickly. But woven into the story are flashbacks into Cole's life that we have never been allowed to see previously.
The writing is crisp and the story taunt. We again get to see Carol Starkey (Demolition Angel) and she adds another interesting character to the series. There is even a cameo appearance of another of my favorite detectives of Michael Connelly fame.
This story has it all and is not easy to put down.
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