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L.A. Requiem: An Elvis Cole - Joe Pike Novel, Book 8
 
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L.A. Requiem: An Elvis Cole - Joe Pike Novel, Book 8 [Audio Download]

by Robert Crais (Author), John Bedford Lloyd (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 6 hours
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  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio
  • Audible Release Date: 15 Dec 1999
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ5FBS
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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Los Angeles is a city of perpetual reinvention. Inviting, with a promise of infinite hope, it can also be a glittering landscape of debilitating isolation. The city's lost souls take comfort in its promise - the notion that tomorrow could be the day to start all over again, to transform oneself into someone else. Someone more powerful, more beautiful, more daring.

At the core of L.A. Requiem is Joe Pike, a former cop with a past as dark and foreboding as his demeanor. His only stable relationship is with his partner of 12 years, Elvis Cole, a talented and quick-witted PI with skeletons in his own past.

When Pike's former lover is found dead at a reservoir in the Hollywood Hills, the duo is brought in by the woman's father to monitor the police investigation. But Pike's no stranger to the men and women in the LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide Division, at least one of whom has been harboring a long-buried desire for revenge.

©1999 Robert Crais; (P)1999 Random House, Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely Brilliant 24 July 2006
By Scully Bloke VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
This is the 8th Novel in the Elvis Cole series of books by Robert Crais and without question his best. I would go further and say that this is one of my favourite books of all time. This book does what many of his previous books hasnt done, by delving deeply into the background of Coles partner, Joe Pike. So the strong silent indistructable image that you have built up of Pike over the previous 7 novels is broken down to find the reasons for his behaviour. Fantastic.

Then there is the relationship between Cole and his new girlfriend Lucy, and how this relationship developes or collapses under the strain of Coles investigations, and the difficult choices that he has to make.

The plot is first class, a number of murders, a police department that has the wrong leadership, and an ending that rivets you to your seat.

An absolutely enthralling read, made better if you read the previous 7 novels, so that you already know how the people and relationships have evolved.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Requiem for a Dream! 16 Feb 2006
By Sam
Format:Paperback
I will start this review by saying that I feel this is the best Elvis Cole novel I have read yet. The others in the series contained the same gritty nature and great humor but 'L.A. Requiem' brings an added depth to this already excellent collection of novels.

In 'L.A. Requiem' things become more personal for Cole and his quietly deadly partner Pike as they investigate the disappearance and murder of Pike's former girlfriend. What unfolds throughout the book is that not everything is what it seems and the answer to what is occurring in the present may have something to do with what happened in Pike's past.

This novel excellently fleshes out the character of Pike and lets us understand why he is so quiet and thoughtful. Along with this history lesson we get a cracking crime story that rattles along at a good pace. I think reading some of the earlier Cole novels would probably be best before tackling this one as they are a lot lighter and help you understand why this novel is such a great departure.

If you’re a fan of LA crime stories this a must and is one of my top picks from the genre. Sammy Recommendation.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is easily the most complex Cole / Pike storyline so far. Interwoven are Cole's developing relationship with Lucy Chenier and her son, Pike's relationship with the family of the murdered woman, a former lover and his relationship with his former colleagues on the LAPD. Add to this mix some background detail which makes Pike, a hitherto enigmatic character, slightly less enigmatic and top it off with a psychopath who is hell bent on setting Pike up for crimes he did not commit, I'm sure you'll get the picture. I'd recommend that anyone approaching Crais's work does not start with this one, though. Whilst it stands alone as a work of crime fiction, I think that in order to get the most out of this complex and multi-facteted story, a reader needs to get to grips with the dynamic between Cole and Pike and their collective histories, before attempting this one.
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enjoyable read
Without wishing to offend either author, LA Requiem reminded a lot of Michael Connelly's LA stories, especially those concerning Harry Bosch. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Rob Kitchin
Possibly the most inspirational backstory for YAs ever
Joe's backstory was amazing and extremely inspirational for a young adult like myself. In fact I hated that main story kept coming in between, I just wanted to keep reading the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Khan
As always, master of crime
Very simply Robert Crais writes excellent novels. For some reason, I had missed this one so decided to order it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by rhosymynydd
Everything you'd expect from Crais
This is the second Crais novel I've read; the first being the truly excellent 'Demolition Angel'. For me it's not in the same category of excellence but it fulfills every... Read more
Published 10 months ago by I bite
Crais and Pike on top form
Having had a mixed start with Robert Crais novels, this book blew me away.
I had only read one novel with Elvis Cole as the central protoganist which I thought was very god... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jonathan Clark
Excellent
Crais and his characters Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are all in top notch form here in an excellent thriller. Read more
Published on 21 April 2009 by N. Brett
Enjoyable romp
Starting from The Monkey's Raincoat all the way through to the Watchman I've enjoyed this series. I like the way they're writen especially warming to the descriptions of the cat,... Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2008 by Jase
Graet book
Fantastic book. Gives great insight in to Joe Pike and left me wanting to know more.
Published on 9 Feb 2008 by A. McPherson
One of the best mysteries I’ve ever read!
Crais can really write—a great plot, characters you care about, and a sense of history (with flashback scenes). I was enthralled with this book right from the start. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2006 by Clarence T. Henry
Worthy Heir to Ross MacDonald and Raymond Chandler
L.A. Requiem is one of those rare detective mystery thrillers that transcends the genre into becoming a fine novel. Mr. Read more
Published on 25 July 2004 by Donald Mitchell
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