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L.A. Requiem - Robert Crais

 
Description: ISBN 0752833952 / Author: Robert Crais / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Robert Crais (auhtor of Monkey's Raincoat) returns with his eighth ... more
L.A. Requiem - Robert Crais ... Elvis Cole mystery, LA Requiem, a breakneck caper that leaves the wise-cracking detective second-guessing himself. Cole's partner, the tight-lipped, charm-free Joe Pike gets a call from his friend Frank Tortilla Garcia. Not only is Garcia a wealthy businessman, he's a political heavyweight and father of Karen, Joe's ex. Frank sends the gumshoe duo out to find his girl but the boys are beaten to the punch by the men in blue: Karen is found in a park with a bullet in the brain. The two stay on the case but when another murder points to Pike as a suspect, things take a turn for the worst. The boys on the force are all too willing to put Pike away--he has a chequered past. When Cole attempts to save him, he finds a lot more than he bargained for and some life-altering, soul-searching to boot. Crais' knack for snappy dialogue and clean-cut scenes bespeak his former days as a writer for the award-winning television series, Hill Street Blues and LA Law: Krantz's mouth split into a reptilian smile and I wondered what was playing out here. He said, 'I want this man questioned, Lieutenant. If Pike here knows the vic, maybe he knows how she got like this.' Pike said, 'It won't happen pants.' Krantz's face went deep read, and an ugly web of veins pulsed in his forehead. I moved close to Pike. 'Is there something happening here that I should know about?'

Newest Review: ... opens with the two detectives taking some time off to sort out their personal lives however they are asked to take a case by ... more

 ... the father of Karen Garcia who has gone missing. It turns out that Karen and Pike used to date and the father wants someone looking into her case as he does not trust the local police. A powerful man he gets his way despite the opposition from the police whose dislike of Pike is soon apparent. It is left to Cole to handle most of the relation with the police and once the murdered body of Karen is discovered the case takes on a sinister twist that has Cole looking into the history of his own partner and best friend. ...more

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Crowned Review L.A. Requiem - Robert Crais: Ode to L.A. (1038 words)
by - written on 24/03/07 (Very useful, 235 readings)
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This was the first time I had laid my hands on a book by Robert Crais and at the time after reading the blurb on Amazon I never realised that I was swapping a book (via readitswapit) that was already part of a series, I thought I was getting a one off. When I say series the story itself is completely self contained it is just that the characters have featured in a number of previous books and hence the character development is well established for some readers whilst for me it took a while to understand the dynamics of the main two characters. This did not present any great problems, neither did it detract from my enjoyment of the book as basically this is a ...  Read the complete review

 

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