New Releases by Robert Crais

Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike face a cryptic case and a terrifyingly unpredictable killer in this twisty, edge-of-your-seat thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais. ‘Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are right up there with Harry Bosch and Reacher as must reads for me. Robert Crais has mastered the fine art of storytelling’ James Patterson ‘Robert Crais has crafted another masterpiece, delivering a gripping page-turner and a profound exploration of hidden evils; an edge-of-your-seat reading experience that will stay with you long after the final page’ Ryan Steck ‘Hands down the best book I’ve read this year. Simply incredible … it’s intricately plotted, full of Crais’s trademark wit, and packed with characters that leap off the page. Simply sensational’ M. W. Craven Traci Beller was only thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. Now a super-popular influencer with millions of followers, she finally has the money to hire a new detective to uncover the truth. And that detective is Elvis Cole. Taking on a ten-years-cold missing person case is almost always a losing game, though Elvis quickly picks up a lead in Rancha when he learns that an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter Anya might have a line on the missing man. But when he finds himself shadowed by a deadly gang of vicious criminals, the case flips on its head. Victims become predators, predators become prey, and when everyone is a victim, will it be possible to save them all? Calling on the help of his ex-Marine friend, Joe Pike, Elvis follows Tommy Beller''s trail into the twisted, nightmarish depths of a monstrous evil, even as what he finds tests his loyalty to his clients, and to himself. But the truth must come out, no matter the cost. Elvis must face The Big Empty and see justice done. PRAISE FOR ROBERT CRAIS: ''Robert Crais is my favourite crime writer.'' M. W. Craven ‘The smoothest writing and best storytelling you''ll ever read’ David Baldacci ‘A modern master of crime fiction’ Gregg Hurwitz ‘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’ Guardian ‘Cleverly plotted, stylishly written’ Washington Post ‘One of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction’ Daily Mail

*On Reader''s Digest''s list of "30 new books we can''t wait to read in 2022"* Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, are back on the case in this brilliant new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais. Adele Schumacher isn''t a typical worried mom. When she hires Elvis to find her missing son, a controversial podcaster named Josh Shoe, she brings a bag filled with cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies, and a squad of professional bodyguards. Finding Josh should be simple, but Elvis quickly learns he isn''t alone in the hunt—a deadly team of mysterious strangers are determined to find Josh and his adult film star girlfriend first. 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 vicious business cartels rotting the heart of Los Angeles from within. And when Elvis''s estranged girlfriend, Lucy Chenier, and her son, Ben, return, he learns just how much he has to lose...if he survives. Written with the heart, humor, and relentless suspense for which Crais is famous, Racing the Light delivers Elvis Cole''s most dangerous case yet.

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author invites you into a conversation with his two most popular characters—one well-liked and the other, not so much. In this short piece, Robert Crais brings us into the world of quirky and likable Los Angeles PI Elvis Cole and his friend Joe Pike, a survivor and an enigmatic man of few words. The discussion revolves around the choices they’ve made, the obstacles they’ve overcome, the things that drive them to be who they are, and the hope that keeps them persevering through the darkness. It’s a fresh look at this “superb series” (Kirkus Reviews), and a fascinating visit with its “whip-smart” author (Booklist), who has also written for such television classics as Cagney and Lacey and Hill Street Blues. “Cole and Pike make a terrific pair.” —Seattle Times

Elvis Cole is back in a desperate fight to clear his name in this spectacular thriller from Robert Crais, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dangerous Man. It’s fire season, and the hills of Los Angeles are burning. When police and fire department personnel rush door to door in a frenzied evacuation effort, they discover a week-old corpse of an apparent suicide. But the gunshot victim is less gruesome than what they find in his lap: a photo album of seven brutally murdered young women—one per year, for seven years. And when the suicide victim is identified as a former suspect in one of the murders, the news turns Elvis Cole’s world upside down. Three years earlier, Lionel Byrd was brought to trial for the murder of a female prostitute named Yvonne Bennett. A taped confession coerced by the police inspired a prominent defense attorney to take Byrd’s case, and Elvis Cole was hired to investigate. It was Cole’s eleventh-hour discovery of an exculpatory videotape that allowed Lionel Byrd to walk free. Elvis was hailed as a hero. But the discovery of the death album in Byrd’s lap now brands Elvis an unwitting accomplice to murder. Captured in photographs that could have only been taken by the murderer, Yvonne Bennett was the fifth of seven victims—two more young women were killed when Byrd walked free. So Elvis can’t help but wonder—did he cause two more young women to lose their lives? Shut out of the investigation by a special LAPD task force determined to close the case, Elvis Cole and Joe Pike desperately fight to uncover the truth about Byrd and his nightmare album of death. Chasing Darkness is a blistering thriller from the bestselling author who sets the standard for intense, powerful crime writing.

Quando Devon Connor, mamma single, si accorge che il suo tormentato figlio adolescente, Tyson, maneggia troppi soldi, teme che abbia a che fare con il mondo della droga e decide di assumere l''investigatore privato Elvis Cole per scoprire cosa sta succedendo. Ma la verità è tragicamente molto diversa. Con altri due ragazzi, Tyson è responsabile di una serie di furti di alto livello. Una scelta folle che ha un epilogo mortale quando i tre rubano la cosa sbagliata all''uomo sbagliato, il quale, deciso a recuperare ciò che è suo, assolda due killer spietati, i migliori sulla piazza. Uno dei tre ragazzi, Alec, viene ucciso e Tyson e Amber scompaiono. Cole coinvolge il suo amico Joe Pike nell''indagine, ma la situazione si rivela sempre più complicata e rischiosa. La polizia non vuole che si intromettano, i ragazzi non si trovano, e gli spietati killer stanno lasciando una scia di cadaveri sul loro cammino. Ben presto riusciranno a raggiungere i fuggitivi e a quel punto nulla di ciò che Elvis e Joe faranno cambierà le cose. E potrebbero essere uccisi, tutti quanti. In Caccia all''uomo, il nuovo capolavoro di suspense di Robert Crais, autore bestseller da sempre in cima alle classifiche, l''investigatore Elvis Cole e il suo partner Joe Pike affrontano uno dei casi più rischiosi di tutta la loro carriera.

A brilliant new crime novel from the beloved, bestselling, and award-winning master of the genre--and Joe Pike''s most perilous case to date. Joe Pike didn''t expect to rescue a woman that day. He went to the bank same as anyone goes to the bank, and returned to his Jeep. So when Isabel Roland, the lonely young teller who helped him, steps out of the bank on her way to lunch, Joe is on hand when two men abduct her. Joe chases them down, and the two men are arrested. But instead of putting the drama to rest, the arrests are only the beginning of the trouble for Joe and Izzy. After posting bail, the two abductors are murdered and Izzy disappears. Pike calls on his friend, Elvis Cole, to help learn the truth. What Elvis uncovers is a twisted family story that involves corporate whistleblowing, huge amounts of cash, the Witness Relocation Program, and a long line of lies. But what of all that did Izzy know? Is she a perpetrator or a victim? And how far will Joe go to find out?

“[A] riveting novel with a vivid sense of place . . . Anyone who enjoys a well-written, fast-paced, noirish thriller with a great aha! moment shouldn’t miss The Forgotten Man.”—The Boston Globe In an alleyway in Los Angeles, an old man, clutching faded newspaper clippings and gasping his last words to a cop, lies dying of a gunshot wound. The victim claims to be P.I. Elvis Cole’s long-lost father—a stranger who has always haunted his son. As a teenager, Cole searched desperately for his father. As a man, he faces the frightening possibility that this murder victim was himself a killer. Caught in limbo between a broken love affair and way too much publicity over his last case, Cole at first resists getting involved with this new case. Then it consumes him. Now a stranger’s terrifying secrets—and a hunt for his killer—give Cole a frightening glimpse into his own past. And he can’t tell if it’s forgiveness or a bullet that’s coming next. . . . “Robert Crais is a crime writer of incredible talent—his novels are not only suspenseful and deeply atmospheric but very hard to put down.”—Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code “A brutal but exhilarating climax.”—USA Today

Dopo aver accettato un incarico strettamente riservato, Elvis Cole si mette sulle tracce di una madre sconvolta dal dolore e misteriosamente scomparsa. In una notte di pioggia incessante, la sua ricerca lo conduce nei pressi di una casa come tante a Echo Park, Los Angeles, dove le sue indagini incroceranno quelle dell''agente del Dipartimento di Polizia Scott James e del suo cane poliziotto, Maggie. A farli incontrare e metterli in scacco entrambi, loro malgrado, è Rollins, un feroce malvivente che ha lasciato dietro di sé un corpo senza vita ed esplosivi sufficienti a far saltare in aria tutto il vicinato. In fuga dalla polizia, l''uomo sembra essere collegato anche alla donna scomparsa che Cole sta cercando. L''agente Scott è l''unica persona in grado di identificare Rollins, che ha una regola ben precisa: non lasciare mai vivo un testimone. Costretto al silenzio dalla segretezza del suo incarico, Elvis Cole viene preso di mira dalla polizia stessa, mentre Scott e Maggie diventano bersagli di Rollins. I due casi ben presto si intrecciano e così Elvis e il fido Joe Pike decidono di unire le forze con Scott e Maggie e insieme si ritrovano a combattere contro l''ombra del terrorismo, trafficanti di armi, funzionari corrotti e bande criminali, in una storia dove nessuno è chi afferma di essere, forse neanche la donna che tutti hanno promesso di salvare. Con La promessa, il maestro del thriller Robert Crais ci regala un capolavoro di suspense che vede come protagonisti tutti i suoi personaggi più amati: Elvis Cole e Joe Pike stavolta faranno squadra con gli eroi de Il sospetto, Scott e Maggie, in una storia che terrà il lettore con il fiato sospeso dalla prima all''ultima pagina e che conferma, una volta di più, il talento di uno dei più grandi autori del genere.

When single-mother Devon Connor hires Elvis Cole, it''s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she''s afraid he''s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his German shepherd, Maggie, in this heart-stopping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais. Elvis Cole and Joe Pike keep their promises. Even if it could get them killed... Elvis Cole is hired to find a woman who’s disappeared, a seemingly ordinary case, until he learns the missing woman is an explosives expert and worked for a Defense Department contractor. Meanwhile, LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his patrol dog, Maggie, track a fugitive to a house filled with explosives—and a dead body. As the two cases intertwine, they all find themselves up against shadowy arms dealers and corrupt officials, and the very woman they promised to save may be the cause of their own deaths.

Per la centesima volta Scott James ripensa a quella notte. A quella sparatoria in cui ha perso la sua partner, uccisa da un proiettile di un AK-47. Lui e lei, due poliziotti della Divisione Metro della polizia di Los Angeles, a terra, insanguinati. Un unico indizio nella sua memoria. L''assassino, per un secondo, si è alzato il passamontagna e delle basette sono comparse, folte, grigio argento. Troppo poco. Eppure in quel piazzale dove è avvenuto lo scontro a fuoco alcune tracce sono rimaste, impalpabili, invisibili, ma il poliziotto non lo può immaginare. E non sa ancora che dalla parte opposta della città c''è un pastore tedesco di nome Maggie, abbandonato in un canile della squadra Cinofila, che ha un fiuto eccezionale ed è capace di "vedere" gli odori come se fossero colori. Anche il cane, come l''agente Scott, è sopravvissuto a un attacco e ha perso il suo accompagnatore in un attentato in Afghanistan, anche il cane sente di non farcela più e si sta lasciando andare, come l''agente Scott. Due sopravvissuti, uomo e cane, costretti a una indagine quasi impossibile che diventa la loro ultima chance. Ecco l''ultima magistrale invenzione di Robert Crais, che scrive in modo appassionato un thriller sempre uguale, sempre diverso.

A reckoning has come to the City of Angels... Karen Garcia is missing and her father doesn''t trust the cops - he wantssomeone he knows on the case - so he enlists the help of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. It seems that Karen is the latest victim of a distinctive serial killer and the police are determined to pin her death, and four others, on the witness who found her body. Cole doesn''t believe the man has the guts to murder, and with his partner and the police at each other''s throats, it''s down to him to find the connection that will reveal the killer. But nailing the murderer means choosing between the two people he cares most about...

Un nuevo e intrigante thriller protagonizado por el detective Elvis Cole. Tres años después de que, gracias al programa de protección de testigos, su familia abandonara Seattle y se salvara por minutos de ser asesinada, Clark Hewitt se encuentra huyendo de nuevo. Pero esta vez sin los suyos consigo. Su hija mayor, Teri, que a sus quince años tiene la experiencia de una mujer de cuarenta, conduce a sus hermanos a la oficina del detective Elvis Cole, a quien le entrega un grueso fajo de billetes y contrata para que encuentre a su padre. Al principio parece un caso sencillo. A Cole no le toma mucho tiempo descubrir que Clarkha regresado a Seattle, y para cuando se lo diga a sus hijos, probablemente ya se habrá puesto en contacto con ellos. Pero todo lo que Cole encuentra son pistas que indican problemas: Clark es un drogadicto y un falsificador que ha entregado a las autoridades pruebas contra la mafia rusa, que ahora está decidida a matarlo. Pero no puede buscar la ayuda del FBI porque Clark ha vuelto a las andadas y de nuevo está imprimiendo billetes falsos. Las cosas no marchan mucho mejor en la vida de Cole. Su novia, Lucy Chenier, fiscal de Baton Rouge, está buscando un trabajo que la mantenga tan cerca de él como le sea posible, pero su ex marido ha resuelto ponérselo difícil. Cole tendrá que mantenerlo a raya, y no sólo a él sino a los federales y a la mafia rusa, en un intento por poner un poco de orden en su vida. Opinión: «La trama más compleja y mejor llevada de Crais hasta ahora.» KirkusReviews

When a wealthy entrepreneur is accused of murder in Los Angeles, wisecracking private eye Elvis Cole is hired to prove that the evidence was corrupted and becomes suspicious about the defense attorney''s motivations. Prominent restaurateur Teddy Martin is facing charges in his wife''s brutal murder. But he''s not going down without spending a bundle of cash on his defense. So his hotshot attorney hires P.I. Elvis Cole to find proof that Detective Angela Rossi tampered with the evidence. Detective Rossi needs a way back to the fast track after falling hard during an internal investigation five years ago. But Cole needs to know if she''s desperate enough to falsify the case against Martin in order to secure her own position. As Cole and his partner Joe Pike work their way through a tangle of witnesses and an even greater tangle of media, they begin to suspect that it''s not the police who are behind the setup. The sixth book in the Elvis Cole series, Sunset Express is marked by Robert Crais''s dark humor and edge-of-your-seat suspense.

Struggling to reclaim his career after the devastating murder of his partner eight months earlier, LAPD cop Max Kent is teamed with a traumatized military canine named Maggie who assists Max in an effort to track down his late partner''s killer.

Cuando Nita Morales contrata a Elvis Cole para que encuentre a su hija desaparecida, no se muestra demasiado preocupada, aunque ya ha recibido una llamada en la que se le pide un rescate. Está segura de que se trata de un engaño, de que su hija se ha...

They killed the only one who ever cared and now they''re going to pay. A reckoning has come to the City of Angels... Karen Garcia is missing and her father doesn''t trust the cops - he wants someone he knows on the case. So he enlists the help of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. It seems that Karen is the latest victim of a distinctive serial killer and the police are determined to pin her death, and four others, on the witness who found her body. Cole doesn''t believe the man has the guts to murder, and with his partner and the police at each other''s throats, it''s down to him to find the connection that will reveal the killer. But nailing the murderer means choosing between the two people he cares most about...

Hired along with Joe Pike to investigate the alleged kidnapping of a wealthy industrialist''s son, Elvis Cole goes undercover to infiltrate a ring of professional border kidnappers only to be abducted himself.

«Un thriller lleno de tensiones con momentos que te dejan la boca abierta y suspense que no te permitirán abandonarlo. Debería ser lectura obligatoria.» Associated Press «Uno de los mejores escritores de novela negra que jamás he leído .» David Baldacci Dru Rayne y su tío huyeron a Los Ángeles tras el desastre causado por el huracán Katrina. Sin embargo, tras cinco años en la ciudad, se enfrentan a un nuevo peligro. Cuando Joe Pike es testigo de cómo le dan una paliza al tío de Dru, les ofrece su ayuda, pero ninguno de ellos la acepta y tampoco le dan ninguna explicación de por qué hay unos misteriosos agentes del FBI siguiéndoles los pasos. A medida que los niveles de violencia se hacen mayores, y el propio Pike se convierte en un objetivo, Elvis Cole y él averiguarán que Dru y su tío no son quienes parecen y que todo lo que creía saber de ella no es más que una mentira. Una venganza, una amenaza que procede de su pasado les ha dado caza y solo Pike y Cole pueden protegerles. Reseña: «La ironía descorazonadora, los deseos frustrados y la acción y violencia incesantes hacen que este libro destaque. Crais es cada vez mejor a la hora de proporcionar profundidad a su lacónico Pike y al angustiado Cole, quien sigue llorando a su amor perdido.» Publishers Weekly

Private investigators Joe Pike and Elvis Cole get double-crossed in this twisty, gripping New York Times bestseller that will have readers on the edge of their seats. When gangbangers shake down the modest owner of a Los Angeles eatery, Joe Pike intervenes. For all intents and purposes, Pike saved Wilson Smith''s life. But for reasons of their own, Smith and his lovely niece, Dru, are curiously resentful. It''s only when Pike''s feelings for the woman deepen that he and his partner, Elvis Cole, discover that Dru and her uncle are not at all who they seem, and everything Pike has learned about them is a lie. But it''s much more than a deception. It''s a trap. And with every new twist it''s proving to be a killer.

Joe Pike and his partner Elvis Cole must solve the murder of an old friend and his entire family in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais. When Frank Meyer and his family are executed during a home invasion, the police begin investigating the secret life they''re sure Meyer had. Joe Pike''s on a hunt of his own: to clear his friend''s name, and to punish the people who murdered him. What starts out as a simple trail gets twisted fast by old grudges, double crosses, blood vengeance, and a crime so terrible even Pike and his partner Elvis Cole have no way to measure it.

From the author of RACING THE LIGHT and HOSTAGE In a search for a young woman''s past PI Elvis Cole discovers far more than he expected . . . Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, an actress in a hit TV show, Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search of Jodi''s biological parents. But before he can tackle the mystery of the actress''s background, he is up against a whole host of eccentrics, including a crazed Raid-spraying housewife, a Cajun thug who looks like he''s been made out of spare parts, and a menacing hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther. As Elvis learns about the enigmatic actress''s origins, he also discovers the real reason he''s been sent to Louisiana . . .

"Larkin Connor Barkley vive como si la ciudad de Los Ángeles fuera suya. Joven e inmensamente rica, recorre las calles a toda velocidad al volante de su Aston Martin. Hasta que un día sufre una tremenda colisión contra un coche que aparece de la nada. Larkin intenta socorrer a las víctimas del accidente y, por ello, se convierte en la única testigo de una investigación federal. Forzada a salir de su mundo de Beverly Hills, será el ex Marine, ex policía y ex mercenario Joe Pike quien la proteja de un implacable grupo de asesinos que va sembrando la muerte a su paso ..."--Page 4 of cover.

“Terrific entertainment . . . A powerful portrait of Los Angeles in our time: swift, colorful, gripping, a real knockout.”—Dean Koontz The day starts like any other in L.A. The sun burns hot as the Santa Ana winds blow ash from mountain fires to coat the glittering city. But for private investigator Joe Pike, the city will never be the same again. His ex-lover, Karen Garcia, is dead, brutally murdered with a gun shot to the head. Now Karen''s powerful father calls on Pike (a former cop) and his partner, Elvis Cole, to keep an eye on the LAPD as they search for his daughter''s killer--because in the luminous City of Angels, everyone has secrets, and even the mighty blue have something to hide. But what starts as a little procedural hand-holding turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. For a dark web of conspiracy threatens to destroy Pike and Cole''s twelve-year friendship—if not their lives. And L.A. just might be singing their dirge. Praise for L.A. Requiem “One of the best crime novels I''ve ever read. Absolutely terrific!”—David Baldacci “Darker, denser, deeper, and more satisfying than anything he’s written before.”—The Denver Post “[A] whodunit with salsa and soul . . . [Crais] keeps his plot pounding along.”—People

When a cop''s high school sweetheart asks L.A.-based sleuth Elvis Cole to investigate the doings of her lover, Cole soon finds himself in a world of dirty cops and deadly hijinks.