This is crime writing at its absolute level best, a smooth and scintillating seminal triumph of both form and function. Written with the heart, humour, and relentless suspense for which Crais is famous, Racing the Light delivers Elvis Cole’s most dangerous case yet. What we know about them at the start doesn’t elicit much sympathy but Crais makes them very real and our empathy grows. It comes to life thanks to an intriguing and colourful cast of characters, fizzy dialogue and a strong dose of humour, particularly Cole’s wry view of life.

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When she hires Elvis Cole to find her missing son, a controversial podcaster named Josh Shoe, she brings a bag filled with cash, bizarre tales of government conspiracies, and a squad of professional bodyguards. I devoured Robert Crais‘s Racing the Light, starring his iconic duo PI Elvis Cole and ex-cop Joe Pike. Her work is being shown at a local gallery but until her career takes off she hasn’t left her former life behind yet. With all the humor and fast-moving suspense that Crais fans desire, Racing the Light reunites, Cole, Joe Pike, and Jon Stone. mile race around the shadowy tracks and trails of the privately owned Flete Estate in the delicious South Hams.You will then finish with a mighty uphill climb to the Schoolhouse Devon Restaurant, high above the water. Big Island, LA connects the dots between a heist gone wrong at a police shooting range and corporate greed and political corruption, leaving a former combat marine and an agoraphobic crime reporter to sort out the mystery. For Tinsel Munroe, hosting a late night radio show in Melbourne isn’t just a stepping stone toward a more successful career but something of a labour of love.

Racing the Light: The New ELVIS COLE and JOE PIKE Thriller

Crais does the impossible in this thriller: moves the story at a breakneck pace while creating characters you absolutely adore.

He soon discovers there’s more to this case than a missing geek and his model friend and it’s got very little to do with UFOs.