I thought one of us had reported on this book already, but a blog search came up empty. I even thought I had read this one. Does that mean it is time to change authors and genres? The copyright date is 2008. This is a story about Elvis Cole pursuing a serial murder suspect even though the LAPD has already closed the case, Cole being sure they got the wrong guy. The suspect had been accused of an earlier murder in the series of seven, and Cole had been hired by the guy’s attorney to help with the investigation. He had found enough info to prove the man’s innocence, and charges against him were dropped. Now, with a new murder, the families were leaked information by the cops, and they think it was Cole who set the murderer free. Pike and Starkey are in this book, but neither has a key role. Crais does a good job with his characters and keeping the byzantine murder investigation a mystery until the end. You get to really hate the detective Crimmens, a really great asshole. I guess I just don’t get tired of the good-cop-bad-cop scenario. It is a quick and fun read. Go for it.
West Coast Don
Sure does sound familiar. What does that say about us when we can't remember what we've read?
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