Racing the Light
from the 'true master of the crime & mystery genre' (Steve Cavanagh)
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- HUF2,390.00
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- HUF2,390.00
Publisher Description
‘Another grand slam for the master storyteller’ DAVID BALDACCI
‘A modern master of crime fiction’ GREGG HURWITZ
'Robert Crais is a legend who deserves his place alongside Chandler, Hammett & Himes as a true master of the crime and mystery genre' STEVE CAVANAGH
THE CITY OF ANGELS
Adele Schumacher isn’t a typical worried mum. When she hires Elvis to find her missing son, a controversial podcaster named Josh Shoe, she brings a bag filled with cash, paranoid tales of government conspiracies, and a squad of mysterious bodyguards. Finding Josh should be simple, but Elvis quickly learns he isn’t alone in the hunt – a team of deadly strangers are determined to find Josh first.
THE CITY OF LIES
With dangerous secrets lurking behind every lead, Elvis needs his friend Joe Pike more than ever to uncover the truth about Josh, corrupt politicians, and the murderous business cartels rotting the heart of Los Angeles. And when his estranged ex-girlfriend Lucy Chenier and her son return to the city, Elvis realizes just how much he has to lose . . . if he survives.
Written with the heart, humour, and relentless suspense for which Crais is famous, Racing the Light delivers Elvis Cole’s most dangerous case yet.
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Why Crais is the King of Crime . . .
‘Robert Crais – and Joe Pike – will have you by the throat’ Independent
'Just keeps getting better and better' Evening Standard
‘Robert Crais is hands-down the World’s Greatest Crime Fiction Writer’ Huffington Post
‘Expertly delivers his customary modern-day riff on the 1940s hardboiled idiom’ Guardia
'The Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novels are among the very finest series in existence. I love these books. You will too' Steve Cavanagh
‘Cleverly plotted, stylishly written’ Washington Post
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The disappearance of podcaster Josh Schumacher drives MWA Grandmaster Crais's entertaining 19th novel featuring L.A. PI Elvis Cole and his ex-Marine sidekick, Joe Pike (after 2019's A Dangerous Man). Josh's mother, Adele, hires Elvis to find Josh and bring him home. Elvis soon discovers that Josh's latest story, which involves an adult film star and secrets tying city politicians to a corrupt pay-for-play scheme, has mobilized a vortex of competing interests, including a vicious business cartel, Chinese operatives, and the mysterious Adele's own personal protection team. Once Elvis tracks down Josh, he's frustrated by the podcaster's refusal to let the story go, and matters quickly degenerate into murder and mayhem. As usual, Pike's involvement is minimal and timely, and the novel further advances the on-again, off-again relationship between Elvis and love interest Lucy Chenier, with several effective scenes between Elvis and Lucy's son, Ben. While the influence of Michael Connelly is apparent and the pace is somewhat uneven, Crais maintains a humorous tone throughout. This long-running series shows no signs of losing steam.
