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Wanted, The (An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel) MP3 CD – Unabridged, June 5, 2018

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It seemed like a simple case—before the bodies starting piling up. Investigator Elvis Cole and his partner, Joe Pike, take on the deadliest case of their lives, in the new masterpiece of suspense from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author

When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole, it’s because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she’s afraid he’s dealing drugs. But the truth is devastatingly different. With two other partners in crime, he’s been responsible for a string of high-end burglaries, a crime spree that takes a deadly turn when one of them is murdered and Tyson and his girlfriend disappear.

They stole the wrong thing from the wrong man. Determined to get it back, he has hired a team that is smart and brutal, and to even the odds, Cole calls in his friends Joe Pike and Jon Stone. But even they may be overmatched. The hired killers are leaving a trail of bodies in their wake. A few more won’t make any difference.

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Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, many of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing his first novel, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Quincy, Baretta, and L.A. Law. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues, and one of his standalone novels, Hostage, was made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. His novels have been translated into forty-two languages and are bestsellers around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (June 5, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1455877662
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1455877669
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches

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Robert Crais is the author of the bestselling Cole & Pike novels. A native of Louisiana, Crais moved to Hollywood in the late 70s where he began a successful career in television, writing scripts for such major series as Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues. In the mid 80s, following his success with the TV buddy genre, Crais created a series of crime novels based around the characters Cole & Pike. In addition, Crais has also written several bestselling standalone thrillers. Robert Crais lives in LA with his wife and family.

Here are the Elvis Cole novels in series order:

The Monkey's Raincoat

Stalking the Angel

Lullaby Town

Free Fall

Voodoo River

Sunset Express

Indigo Slam

L. A. Requiem

The Last Detective

The Forgotten Man

The Watchman

Chasing Darkness

Stand-alone novels:

Demolition Angel

Hostage

The Two Minute Rule

The First Rule

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Henry Bud Johnson

The Wanted, another highly entertaining Elvis Cole, Joe Pike thriller.

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018

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Devon is a single mother of a troubled son, Jason. Devon discovered a $40,000 watch and expensive clothes in Jason's room and his mother's intuition believed Jason is in trouble. Devon hires the World's Greatest Detective, Elvis Cole.
Elvis, through his skills as a private investigator, discovered that Jason and his young friends, burglarized homes of wealthy and important victims, similar to the "Bling Ring." Additionally, the wrong home was hit and two hired dangerous thugs (One big, the other bigger) are on the trail to get the stolen property back. The body counts start and this job is perhaps the most dangerous job that Elvis and Joe take.
The Wanted was released on December 26, 2017 and this book was a present from me, to me.
Robert Crais is a gifted author and I read all of his books. The Wanted is a fast-paced thriller. I enjoyed the plot and all of the characters.
I highly recommend The Wanted and would like to suggest, if the reader has not read a Elvis Cole, Joe Pike novel, that they started from earlier novels.

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R. DeVorse

Comfortable Crais? A spoiler-free review.

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2017

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I’ve been reading Crais since college and have all of the books - Bob is one of my favorite authors of all time. I truly mean that. I was fortunate enough to meet him at a book signing three years ago and it was one of the most exciting things to do, meeting an author hero.

Elvis (maybe not so much mysterious Joe) feels like an old friend at this point - I can hear his witty banter and wise-cracking retorts in my head in public places. He channels me charisma and humor in difficult situations. When A-holes try to have their way with me, I often finding myself regurtating replies which lands me further in trouble. In Crais’ last two books this Elvis has really been absent - where has he gone?

While certainly a noticible improvement over the empty “Promise”, The Wanted still comes across as a thrown-together, lackluster effort compared to some of Bob’s earlier works (check out Lullaby Town or Stalking the Angel for some of his best). The plot was fairly well crafted, with an exception of one, seemingly uncharacteristically careless move by Elvis near the 3rd act - but the beautiful, engaging character/location/character-thought descriptions have been missing for some time now. How nice it used to be to hear Elvis’ wandering thoughts and deep pondering of the universe as he drove. The reliable wise cracks and internal picking-fun when we’d meet random strangers along the story (I’m looking at you apartment manager in The Monkey’s a Raincoat). The mystery would normally be laid in real thick with Pike, an empty office foreshadowed and well-paced call backs from previous adventures would truly build to introductions of a character who could form from smoke - without further explination needed. The prelude, wind-up, and tee-ball serving of Pike here is lackluster. It’s great to see the return of some additional characters, but nothing like their roles in The Sentry, Voodoo River, or even a still missing Lou.

Respectfully, I hope Bob is happy. Perhaps it’s time, age, or a lack of variety - I haven’t written the same characters for ~30 years so perhaps it’s hard to keep fresh. It’s normal to want to try new things. But the story and writing here isn’t the same as the young, hungry Crais who wrote some of the finest, wittiest, engaging detective novels ever to grace L.A. as his first works did.

The thought of Elvis ever retiring makes my stomach turn. I frequently, frequently re-read all of Crais’ works up to Taken (great bromance of Elvis and Joe). I have to think however at this point that perhaps with age Elvis has truly lost a step. At least we still have the older works.

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Yvetta L.

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are back with another amazing adventure.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2019

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Another fantastic read by Robert Crais! If you are an avid fan of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike this novel does not disappoint. I’ve read all the novels by Robert Crais and they never fail to entertain me. I highly recommend this book and very much look forward to reading the next one. I used to live in California and I love going back there through Crais’ novels.
I highly recommend the audio version of the book as well. Luke Daniels does an outstanding job narrating all the characters and he used the voices I had read in my head. Joe Pike sounded the way I thought he would sound and also Elvis Cole as well. I recommend Luke Daniels for more audible books!

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2018

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Robert Crais is my favorite author of detective fiction ever -since Monkey’s Raincoat. The Wanted is a seat gripping adventure with three kids who have committed a string of high end unsolved burglaries. When one of the boys’ mothers calls Elvis Cole to figure out what her son is up to, the game is up. Not only does Elvis have to solve the robberies , but also protect the robbers from two murdering policemen who are getting close. Joe Pike dramatically enters the scene and for that alone we are all grateful. Enjoy! A grate story.

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Frank Somma

Another smash hit for Robert Crais and Elvis

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018

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I have read every Elvis and Joe book Mr. Crais has written I know quality takes time but they are all so good, I wish he could give me a few every year! The Wanted is no exception. Classic Elvis Cole with a nice sprinkle of Joe Pike. I loved this story I loved the seemingly benign request for Elvis' services that becomes a compelling case and unleashes the dual forces of Elvis and Joe. I have shared these books with a number of people and from The Monkey's Raincoat through The Wanted, they've loved them as I do. Every one keeps me wonderfully engaged and entertained.

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017

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I've read all the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike books. All the characters are interesting and the story was exciting. The back stories of Elvis and Joe bring so much life to them that I look forward to every word of every book. Even the bad guys in the books are sympathetic and real. I read this one on a train ride from Boston to Philadelphia and the first disappointment was that the train was on time and I had to stop reading. The second disappointment came that evening when I got to the end of the book. Guess I'll read it a few more times. This was exciting and interesting and emotional and worth every minute.

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2018

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This is the first Elvis Cole book I have read in years. None of the recent ones seemed remotely interesting. Dogs? I am sure that many people enjoyed them but give me a good old school Cole and Pike investigation any day. This harkened back to the classics and I could not put it down. Now I think it is time for another Joe Pike solo story, its been a while. Thanks Mr. Crais for bring back the Elvis and Joe I have been missing.

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joannjo

Pacey but a little underwhelming

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2019

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The Cole and Pike novels are always a good read but this is one of the lesser entries in the series. It is pacey enough and the writing has some stylish flourishes but it felt a little formulaic. The characters of the suitably unpleasant hitmen were fleshed out but seemed to have come straight out of a Tarantino movie. I agree with other reviewers that the motivation for undertaking the robberies in the first place is unclear and that it stretched credibility that three teenage, non-career criminals, wouldn’t have left any incriminating evidence or that the police wouldn’t have been more on the ball. Still, I suppose the main purpose was to highlight the skills and ingenuity of the two main characters.

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Ian D.

An investigative treasure hunt

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2019

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Another wonderful book in the Elvis Cole / Joe Pike series, although this time Pike has only a minor role in the search for a missing teenage boy. Cole speeds around interviewing an array of people, collecting clues from each one to take him to the next person - like an investigative treasure hunt. His competition is a duo of villains also looking for the boy but following their own clues from different angles and with access to different information. This race is the heart of the book, told from Cole's and the villains' perspectives in alternating chapters, with the police somewhere in the mix but lagging miles behind. People who enjoy these books for the punch-ups and the gunfights might be disappointed there are no real action sequences until the end, but I thought there was plenty of tension and always an underlying threat of danger from the creepy villains. And of course, being a Robert Crais book, there is just the right amount of humour in just the right places to add to the entertainment.

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kev dilks

The wanted robert crais

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2018

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A Cole and pike novel is a joy to behold once again Robert crais does not disappoint a very good storyline interesting characters as always Elvis Cole is a brilliant character with a touch of humour not forgetting the wonderful Joe pike hopefully more to come from this superb duo and brilliant author.kev dilks.

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Barb Dee

I really enjoyed this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2020

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This is the first Elvis Cole and Jo Pike book I have read but it didn't seem to matter, despite what other reviewers have said. I gather Jo Pike usually has a bigger part than had this time but they are still an excellent pairing. They are private investigators and Elvis is hired when Devon Connor found a very expensive watch and a lot of cash in her son's bedroom. When Tyson finds out he does a runner and it is a race against time whether Elvis or two thugs who are also looking for him and his friend Amber will find him first. For me there was just the right amount of humour in what was an exciting thriller and I would recommend this book to thriller readers everywhere.

Malcolm R

Recommended, read the others first

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2018

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Not the best to start your acquaintance with Elvis and Pike as the author assumes you know them and the earlier ones are simply better. It proceeds like a runaway train as Elvis is called in to sort out a teenager who has more money than he should, also introduced are a pair of men who are also investigators but of a ruthless murderous type. The two parts of the story meet in the inevitable showdown which is inevitably bloody. Only the “hit men” are fleshed out as characters, the rest are stereotypes or cardboard, the grumpy cop, the slacker teenagers etc but any more would have held up the narrative; you could also call it run of the mill but the writing and humour distinguish it.

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