The Wanted

An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 17

By: Robert Crais

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike take on the deadliest case of their lives in the new masterpiece of suspense from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Robert Crais.

It seemed like a simple case - before the bodies started piling up...

When single-mother Devon Connor hires 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 others, 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, and, determined to get it back, he has hired two men who are smart and brutal and the best at what they do.

To even the odds, Cole brings in his friend Joe Pike, but even the two of them together may be overmatched. The police don’t want them anywhere near the investigation, the teenagers refuse to be found, and the hired killers are leaving a trail of bodies in their wake. Pretty soon, they’ll find out everything they need to know to track the kids down - and then nothing that Elvis or Joe can do may make any difference. It might even get them killed.

©2005 Robert Crais (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Another winner from Crais.

Great book!! What I have come to expect from Crais. Pike and Cole are two of the best characters I ever read. Can't get enough.

Mispronounced

The narrator pronounces Lucy’s last name different than all the other audio books. It distracted me from the story. Every time he said it wrong I cringed.

When it’s a series the narrator needs to do their homework and make sure they are saying the names correctly. Great story but this took away from it.

The plot

Cole is a cool character with an entertaining plot. Also, Joe Pike adds excitement and roughness.

Luke Daniels is great

Enjoyed it but the story is weaker than most in this series. An unusual mistake by Pike extends the story a couple of hours, but it seems pieced together and not consistent with the character from previous books.

Hardly worth the wait

About 3/4 of the way through the book I felt like strangling the teenagers myself. They did not gain my sympathy at all, especially the airhead/ Valley Girl- sounding Amber. She had zero redeeming qualities. I have almost all Mr. Craise’s books and usually enjoy them, but this one didn’t measure up, I like Joe Pike as a character, but in this one I don’t see why he was included. Better luck next time.