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The Forgotten Man
Author: Robert Crais

Book Information
Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780385504287 - ISBN-10: 0385504284
Pages: 352


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette (Unabridged), Audio CD (Unabridged library), Audio CD (Abridged)

Book Description:
In his major New York Times bestseller, The Last Detective, Robert Crais returned to his signature characters, private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike. Now Crais delivers a stunning, edge-of-your-seat suspense novel that leads Elvis to the very thing he's always searched for— the dark secrets of his own life—as well as a brutal killer determined to stop him.

Los Angeles, 3:58 a.m.: Elvis Cole receives the phone call he's been waiting for since childhood. Responding to a gunshot, the LAPD has found an injured man in an alleyway. He has told the officer on the scene that he is looking for his son, Elvis Cole. Minutes later, the man is dead.

Haunted throughout his life by a lack of knowledge about his father, Elvis turns to the one person who can help him navigate the minefield of his past— his longtime partner and confidant, Joe Pike. Together with hard-edged LAPD detective, Carol Starkey, they launch a feverish search for the dead man's identity—even as Elvis struggles between wanting to believe he's found his father at last and allowing his suspicions to hold him back. With each long-buried clue they unearth, a frightening picture begins to emerge about who the dead man might have been and the terrible secret he's been guarding.

At the same time, Elvis has no way of knowing he has awakened a sleeping monster. The further he goes in his investigation, the closer he draws to a merciless killer who is violently connected to the unidentified man's past. This psychopath believes Cole is hunting him, and he goes on the attack to find Elvis before Elvis can find him.

Summoning all the powerful elements that have made Robert Crais one of the preeminent crime writers today, The Forgotten Man is a spectacular tour-de-force of suspense and intrigue.

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Top Member Book Reviews

Marilynn L. (WildOrchid) wrote on 5/31/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another Elvis Cole mystery. They just keep getting better and better.

Bill B. (beanie) wrote on 4/30/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great Book!!

Cami B. (psychoreader) wrote on 3/31/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Elvis Cole is My most beloved PI.He is so real and Robert Crais is one of the finest around--in writing and looks!!!! I am always hungry for his next book

Linda D. (laday) wrote on 11/2/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Five stars says it all :)

Melodie S. (Melodie) wrote on 10/20/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Love this writer! Love this series! It's no L.A. REQUIEM, but it ain't bad!!

Karen S. (iwant2bahulagirl) wrote on 10/8/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

You can't go wrong with an Elvis Cole story

Marshall S. (Silvergreyhound) wrote on 8/22/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is one of Robert Crais's best books. Elvis is on track seeking a man claiming to be his long lost father. Great reading.

Suzi R. (seaglass) wrote on 10/24/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

a little more graphic than i like but still a typical elvis cole book

Toni B. (Twintoni) wrote on 6/10/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

For Elvis Cole fans, this is a must read book!


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