The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole Novels)

The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole Novels) Review

I read THE FORGOTTEN MAN directly after having read THE LAST DETECTIVE, and unfortunately thought it suffered by comparison. The pacing was off and the plotting was messy. Enough with Lucy already! If she's gone she should stay gone. The only reason for her appearance was for both Elvis and Starkey to be discombobulated. She added nothing to the story, except for her odd little turn at the end, after which she is gone again. I would have preferred more of Joe Pike instead, though what was there was very good indeed. Sometimes I think I like him better than Elvis. The book did, however have a slam-bang ending as all of Crais' books do, and I must confess that I didn't see it coming. My mistake, it was there to be seen when I looked back. It was a great read, only not as breathtaking as THE LAST DETECTIVE.
P.S. the "excerpt" in the Kindle reviews section is NOT from this book - it's from the previous one!

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The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole Novels) Overview

Elvis Cole is back...

With his acclaimed bestsellers, Hostage (a New York Times Notable Book) and Demolition Angel, Robert Crais drew raves for his unstoppable pacing, edgy characterizations, and cinematic prose. Now, in The Last Detective, Crais returns to his signature character, Los Angeles private investigator Elvis Cole, in a masterful page-turner that probes the meaning of family and the burdens of the past.

Elvis Cole's relationship with attorney Lucy Chenier is strained. When she moved from Louisiana to join Elvis in Los Angeles, she never dreamed that violence would so easily touch her life -- but then the unthinkable happens. While Lucy is away on business and her ten-year-old son, Ben, is staying with Elvis, Ben disappears without a trace. Desperate to believe that the boy has run away, evidence soon mounts to suggest a much darker scenario.

Joining forces with his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, Elvis frantically searches for Ben with the help of LAPD Detective Carol Starkey, as Lucy's wealthy, oil-industry ex-husband attempts to wrest control of the investigation. Amid the maelstrom of personal conflicts, Elvis and Joe are forced to consider a more troubling lead -- one indicating that Ben's disappearance is connected to a terrible, long-held secret from Elvis Cole's past.

Venturing deep inside a complex psyche, Crais explores Elvis's need for family - the military that embraced him during a troubled adolescence, his rock-solid partnership with Pike, and his floundering relationship with Lucy - as they race the clock in their search for Ben. The Last Detective is Robert Crais' richest, most intense tale of suspense yet.


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