The Last Detective

Marc Notes: Unabridged.; Compact disc.; Director, Laura Grafton; engineer, Matthew Christilaw.; 0; Read by James Daniels.; When the son of his long-time girlfriend, Lucy, goes missing, Elvis Cole finds himself encumbered by his personal demons, the dark secrets of his childhood, and long-supressed memories of his service in Vietnam.. Publisher Marketing: 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' 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." Review Citations: BookPage 05/01/2003 pg. 17 (EAN 9781587885211, Compact Disc) Publishers Weekly 04/07/2003 (EAN 9781587885211, Compact Disc) Kliatt 07/01/2003 pg. 60 (EAN 9781587885228, Compact Disc) Library Journal 06/15/2003 (EAN 9781587885228, Compact Disc) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2002 pg. 76 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2003 pg. 7 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/27/2003 pg. 240 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 01/01/2003 pg. 807 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 02/15/2003 pg. 167 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) New York Times 02/23/2003 pg. 16 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Booksense '76 Mar/Apr 2003 03/01/2003 pg. 1 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) People Weekly 03/03/2003 pg. 39 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) USA Today 03/05/2003 pg. 1 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) BookPage 03/01/2003 pg. 6 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2003 pg. 1510 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2003 pg. 13 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Library Journal 04/01/2002 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 211 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 133 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 176 (EAN 9780385504263, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Crais, Robert Robert Crais is the 2006 recipient of the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. He is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Two Minute Rule, The Forgotten Man, and L. A. Requiem.