Robert Crais’ latest outing deals more with Joe Pike than Elvis Cole (in fact, it’s listed on Amazon as “a Joe Pike novel”), and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Everyone seems to like Pike a lot, and it’s good to see the “old” Elvis back in action, even if he is shot up and limping. There haven’t been this many wisecracks for at least half a decade, and they’ve been missed.
Still, while this is a strong book I wouldn’t rank it with Crais’ absolute best. The main female character (a Paris Hilton type) is just too much of a pain in the ass, and, you know, Pike can’t just shoot her. So it detracts. Give it an 85%, which from Crais is still well worth your while to read.
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