The Last Detective by Robert Crais (First Edition) Signed

Robert Crais

ISBN 10: 0385504268 / ISBN 13: 9780385504263

Published by Doubleday / Foundation, New York, 2003

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The Last Detective by Robert Crais (First Edition) Signed Firm square copy. Bright dust jacket. Not price-clipped. First edition, stated. First printing, full number line. Signed by author on title page.

Seller Inventory # HCX11900-2

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Detective by Robert Crais (First Edition) Signed
• Publisher: Doubleday / Foundation, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385504268
• ISBN 13: 9780385504263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Phil Hefferman(Cover Artist)
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: BOOK
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

ROBERT CRAIS is the bestselling author of Hostage, Demolition Angel, and L.A. Requiem, as well as seven previous novels featuring Elvis Cole. For additional information about the author and his novels, visit www.robertcrais.com.