by Robert Crais
Elvis Cole, the Hawaiian shirt wearing, wise-cracking, ex-Army Ranger turned P.I., is the frontman for the Elvis Cole Detective Agency. Joe Pike is his partner, an ex-Marine who never even cracks a smile, let alone cracks wise. L.A. Requiem, published in 1999, is Robert Crais' eighth novel and Cole ...
A woman Joe Pike used to be involved with is murdered and her father hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike the find the killer. Things take a dark turn when it turns out the woman was murdered by a serial killer and that serial killer appears to be... Joe Pike? As I've mentioned in pretty much ever review...
4.5 starsDang!!! This is probably the BEST and my FAVORITE Elvis Cole book yet. Why? Because it digs deeper into Joe Pike's past; his childhood, why he left L.A.P.D, and the women in his past. Over the course of previous six books, Pike came as an enigmatic man with little words to say. Here, he fle...
***Slow Page Turner Uff, finished at last... Not my favorite book for sure. It has some nice fast paced fragments, but only fragments. Overall, I don't recommend it to those who like page turners. This one isn't my cup of tea.
My 1st Crais novel and hooked ever since. Joe Pike is one mean guy--want him to be on my side. Great book to spend some beach time on.