Ron mclarty private eye elvis cole and his partner investigate the murder of a woman who was once his partners lover. If you would like to learn more, contact brilliance audio by clicking here. Elvis cole0holiday reading0la requiem0reading0robert. Lloyd represents the hollywood police and the other characters in. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Browse robert craiss bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The procedural method, often used by police departments, was employed to solve the murder mystery. Robert crais has said in interviews that his best writing of the elvis colejoe pike series began with this novel, l. Fans of robert crais have seen his writing style progress with each of his elvis cole novels. Requiem, the eighth and newest elvis cole novel by robert crais, is like a bride. Written by robert crais, audiobook narrated by john bedford lloyd. The sun burns hot as the santa ana winds blow ash from mountain fires to coat the glittering city. Joe pike, a quiet, deeply reserved excop turned detective, and his partner, elvis cole, pursue the unknown murderer of pikes former girlfriend. Requiem by robert crais is a murder mystery that is in the genre of the hard boiled detective type.
Coles partner, the tightlipped, charmfree joe pike, gets a call from his friend frank tortilla garcia. Robert crais pronounced to rhyme with chase born june 20, 1953 is an american author of detective fiction. He started out writing scripts for detective shows such as miami vice and l. He is best known for his elvis colejoe pike series. It is the eighth in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator elvis cole awards. Requiem won the 2000 dilys award and was nominated for the edgar award, the anthony award and the shamus award in the same year. Robert s novels are available as audio books from brilliance.
A native of louisiana, he grew up in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and police officers, and was trained as a mechanical engineer before pursuing his dream of becoming a writer. A star was born in louisiana on the night of june 20, 1953 when robert crais was brought into the world. Crais is a very prolific author and it seems this book is also a sequel to other series he has penned the joe pike series the promise is book 5 and the elvis colejoe pike series the promise is book 16. John bedford lloyd private eye elvis cole and his partner investigate the murder of a woman who was once his partners lover. But for joe pike, private investigator and former cop, the city will never be the same again. Elvis cole and former cop joe pike have been partners in a detective agency for 12 years. Sep 05, 2016 written by robert crais, narrated by luke daniels and macleod andrews, and just over 9 hours of listening. His influences include such novelists as raymond chandler, ernest hemingway and robert b. For some reason, i had missed this one so decided to order it. Requiem by robert crais penguin random house audio. Listen to promise, the by robert crais available from rakuten kobo. A native of louisiana, crais moved to hollywood in the late 70s where he began a successful career in television, writing scripts for such. Free fall lullaby town monkeys raincoat by robert crais, abridged audiobook 1, 34. If you would like to learn more, contact brilliance audio.
Robert crais is the author of the bestselling elvis cole novels. Requiem by robert crais audio book simply audiobooks. Elvis cole and former cop joe pike have been partners in a. Robert crais is an american novelist who specializes in detective fiction and thrillers. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Download audiobooks by robert crais stream or download.
Buy cd audio robert crais books in english and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. An elvis cole joe pike novel, book 8 audible audio edition. Requiem elvis cole and joe pike, book 8 by robert crais. Robert crais audio books, best sellers, author bio. Before writing his first novel, crais spent several years writing scripts for such more about robert crais.
I probably have read about 40% of all crais writings. Requiem is an utterly gripping narrative, written straight from the heart. Robert crais is the 2006 recipient of the ross macdonald literary award. Requiem, a breakneck caper that leaves the wisecracking detective secondguessing himself. He currently lives in the santa monica mountains with his wife, three cats, and many thousands of books. Jun 01, 1999 robert crais free fall, monkeys raincoat returns with his eighth elvis cole mystery, l. It is a break from listening to the classics, romance novels, and many series books. Robert crais free fall, monkeys raincoat returns with his eighth elvis cole mystery, l. I love the joe pike character and this story gives some essential background on him that explains a lot about his temperament. The sun burns hot as the santa ana winds blow ash from mountain fires. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
You can listen to a selection from the books below by clicking on a cover. When the missing persons case turns into a hunt for. This one begins as quiet as you please, with elviss unofficial partner joe pike asking him to help find the missing daughter of joes friend, tortilla king frank garcia. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Cd audio robert crais books in english for sale ebay. As a female i cannot say why i enjoy his content so much other than i just do. Requiem, which is number eight in the series of sixteen. After an exgirlfriend of pikes disappears, the girls father asks them to help the police with the search. Robert crais, john bedford lloyd, bantam doubleday dell audio. The almost unbearable tension is tempered by the wit and humanity of cole himself, confirming robert crais s place as a. His exlover, karen garcia, is dead, brutally murdered with. Elvis cole and former cop frank pike have been partners in a detective agency for 12 years. Inviting, with a promise of infinite hope, it can also be a glittering landscape of debilitating isolation. I must confess to not having read the work by this author before although mr crais has written for productions i loved especially tv such as hill street blues alongside.
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