Elvis Cole, Joe Pike, Scott James and his K-9 partner Maggie cross paths in Robert Crais' latest novel, The Promise (#551). I would have read this entire book in one sitting if it had been at all possible for me. I hated having to put it down and get on with the rest of my life. I can't recommend a book more highly than that.
Readers will remember Scott and Maggie from the terrific thriller Suspect. Here, he meets Elvis Cole at the site of a raid, pulling a gun on Elvis as he pursues someone fleeing from the house. The problem is, only Scott and Elvis have actually seen the guy, and the rest of the police aren't buying Elvis' story that he was only there in the first place chasing down a lead for a new client. Elvis might find himself in jail, and now Scott has a target painted on his back because he's seen the mystery man's face at the house where a body is discovered.
In his usual fashion, Mr. Crais unwraps layer after layer of lies and deceit as Scott James and Maggie and Elvis and Joe Pike follow separate paths to the truth at the heart of this maze. Nothing is as it appears to be for either the prey or the predators. The question is, will any of them survive?
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