Crais doesnt disappoint, and the story weaves through a complex plot of police detectives, homeland security operatives an bad guys. Elvis cole is hired to find a woman whos disappeared, a seemingly ordinary case, until he. A native of baton rouge, louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the mississippi river in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and four generations of police officers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the promise. It seems like a long time since robert crais wrote the last elvis cole book.
And i still feel that way after reading the promise, but i gotta admit that for the first time ever, since i started reading crais, i feel like ive discovered oz hiding behind the curtain. The promise is a typical crais elvis colejoe pike book. The heroine of the piece is maggie, a 3yearold german shepherd on her second deployment as a patrol and bombsniffing dog in afghanistan. Loyalty, commitment, the fight against injusticethese are the things that have always driven elvis cole and joe pike. Aside from the colepike series, he has also written three standalone novels. A native of baton rouge, louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the mississippi river in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and four generations of. An elvis cole and joe pike novel an elvis cole novel by crais, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Not crais deepest or thorniest mystery but another solid outing with a host of involving. In the promise, the elvis cole and joe pike team joined forces with scott james and his faithful dog to unravel a dark conspiracy involving a convicted fugitive. In fact, a bad book for crais if you can even call it that is still a pretty damned good book compared to a lot of other published novels. But crais really mixes it up this time, bringing in characters from other series.
When elvis cole is hired to locate a woman who may have disappeared with a stranger she met online, it seems like an ordinary caseuntil. Jul 01, 2008 the shooting of an apparent serial killer allows the lapd to close the books on seven murdersbut private eye elvis cole wont have it. Mwa grandmaster crais is at the top of his game in his 16th elvis cole novel after 2012s taken. The promise by robert crais meet your next favorite book. Dead suspects dont look any more guilty than lionel byrd.
Robert crais introduced the elvis cole and joe pike characters in the novel the monkeys raincoat, published in 1987. He was the 2006 recipient of the ross macdonald literary award. But while i like those books, this standalone, originally published in 2006, remains my favorite of craiss novels. Thats because one saturday afternoon i was walking through my. Elvis cole and joe pike are joined by suspect heroes lapd k9 offi. Robert crais audio books, best sellers, author bio. The promise is a typical craiselvis colejoe pike book. Even if it could get them killed elvis cole is hired to find a woman whos disappeared, a seemingly ordinary case. Now i cant wait to go back and read the earlier crais books. Crais arouses my curiosity in the opening paragraph by describing a small, round, and dumpy woman wearing a fringed leather jacket in a darkened room who was clearly afraid and reminded the observer of an overripe peach. Jan 17, 2016 the personality, the richness in storytelling, the thing that makes crais crais, wasnt there. The promise by robert crais book 16 in the elvis cole series, book 5 in the joe pike series, and book 3 in the scott james and maggie series 2015. The promise elvis cole and joe pike, book 16 by robert crais.
In the promise, the reader was promised a novel with both elvis cole and joe pike plus a couple of others. Robert crais is the author of the bestselling elvis cole novels. There are many small things that make sense and give the reader that aha moment if you read each book in the proper. His strength is in character development which adds to the interest. The promise by robert crais, 9781409129974, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Robert crais knows how to capture my attention from the first page and hold it to the end and the promise illustrates that perfectly. The promise is his latest book and its the 16th book featuring private eye elvis cole and the enigmatic joe pike.
When elvis cole is hired to locate a woman who may have disappeared with a stranger she met online, it seems like an ordinary caseuntil elvis learns the missing. Below is the order in which robert crais elvis colejoe pike books have been released in. The promise is robert crais most ambitious and complex work to date. Also by robert crais suspect taken the sentry the first rule chasing darkness the watchman the two minute rule the forgotten man the last detective hostage. The book involves terrorism, specifically terrorists trying to get 200 killograms of c4 explosive. Robert crais paperback books for sale in stock ebay. Raised as an only child by the childless couple who took him under their wings, he could have followed in the tradition of his family and either went into the upholding the law as a police officer or working in one of the oil refinery which louisiana is so famous for. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
An elvis cole and joe pike novel an elvis cole and joe pike novel series by robert crais. This series also connects to the previous ones with at least one book, the promise, where all three main characters play their part. The novels of robert crais are one of the reasons why im a crime fiction fan. This time they join forces with suspect heroes scott james and his k9 partner, maggie, in the promise.
The promise delivers a great read to those of us who have followed elvis and his partner, joe pike, over the years. Robert crais has 91 books on goodreads with 502109 ratings. Google play books app on your pc, android, ios devices. The robert crais new book in this series, the wanted, is also part of the authors popular two series, elvis cole and joe pike, as he brings the two pis into this new plot as well. Crais debut in the world of fiction was the monkeys raincoat in 1987 the first of the elvis cole series. The mystery writers of america last year honored crais with its grand master award, putting him in the company of such greats as james lee burke, sue grafton, stephen king and elmore leonard. In the promise, robert crais wins our hearts with an unusual hero. In this book, elvis is tasked with finding a griefstricken mother, which sounds simple enough but, as we all know, simple things always become bigger things when crais writes them. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying. The book moves along at a good pace with plenty of snappy dialog, and some great violent action scenes.
Reading the robert crais books in order is important because, although the stories are separate, there are a lot of backstories and character development that runs like an undercurrent through the authors work. But, ultimately, as with the laws of physics, what goes up must come down. Robert crais is not, in my opinion, one of the best crime writers, but he does have interesting characters and his novels are worthwhile. Robert crais is another author i pick up without bothering to see what the book is about. Robert crais is best known for his series featuring l. Review of the promise, by robert crais terri hermanponce. When elvis cole is secretly hired to find a missing griefstricken mother, his first stop on that rainy night is an ordinary house in echo park. Suspect is without a doubt craiss best novel to date. Author magazine from the publisher although scott is a good guy who brings highgrade skills to his detective work, its maggie who holds us captive, enthralled by craiss perceptive depiction of her amazing capacities. Crais refuses to sell the rights to cole and pike, however. The year of each novels original publication is in parenthesis next to the title. These are three demnesional people you actually find yourself caring about. One of which, hostage, was adapted into a bruce willis film of the same name. As with most of craiss novels the promise is his 20th his star is wisecracking private eye elvis cole.
The promise ebook by robert crais 9780698146280 rakuten kobo. Loyalty, commitment, the fight against injustice these are the things that have always driven elvis cole and joe pike. Jan 22, 20 veteran thrillermaven crais taken, 2012, etc. A star was born in louisiana on the night of june 20, 1953 when robert crais was brought into the world. Suspect heroes scott james and his k9 partner, maggie, in the promise. Loyalty, commitment, and the fight for justice have always driven elvis cole and joe pike. An elvis cole and joe pike novel ebook written by robert crais. When elvis cole is secretly hired to find a missing griefstricken mother, his first. The promise elvis cole and joe pike, book 16 by robert crais book cover, description, publication history. The publisher has supplied this book in drm free form with digital watermarking. But what really sets this book apart from the typical thriller is the character development. But while i like those books, this standalone, originally published in 2006, remains my favorite of crais s novels.
It was only natural that at some point the paths of crais creations private investigator elvis cole, his shadowy partner joe pike, and the recently introduced team of lapd k9 officer scott james and his german shepherd, maggie would intersect, and indeed they do here. Two thugs named marchenko and parsons are stricly amate. When elvis cole is hired to locate a woman who may have disappeared with a stranger she met online, it seems like an ordinary caseuntil elvis learns the missing woman worked for a defense contractor and was being blackmailed to supply explosives components for a person or persons unknown. Dont get me wrongrobert crais is a terrific author, and a disappointing book in this series is still better than the overwhelming majority of books in this genre.
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