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L.A. Requiem [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Robert Crais (Author), Ron McLarty (Reader)
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Robert Crais (Free Fall, Monkey's Raincoat) returns with his eighth Elvis Cole mystery, L.A. Requiem, a breakneck caper that leaves the wise-cracking detective second-guessing himself. Cole's partner, the tight-lipped, charm-free Joe Pike, gets a call from his friend Frank "Tortilla" Garcia. Not only is Garcia a wealthy businessman, he's a political heavyweight and father of Karen, Joe's ex. Frank sends the gumshoe duo out to find his girl, but the boys are beaten to the punch by the men in blue: Karen is found in a park with a bullet in her brain. The two stay on the case, but when another murder points to Pike as a suspect, things take a turn for the worse. The boys on the force are all too willing to put Pike away--he has a checkered past. When Cole attempts to save Pike, he finds a lot more than he bargained for.

Crais's knack for snappy dialogue and clean-cut scenes bespeak his former days as a writer for the award-winning Hill Street Blues and L.A. Law: "Krantz's mouth split into a reptilian smile, and I wondered what was playing out here. He said, 'I want this man questioned, Lieutenant. If Pike here knows the vic, maybe he knows how she got like this." Pike said, 'It won't happen, pants.' Krantz's face went deep red, and an ugly web of veins pulsed in his forehead. I moved close to Pike. 'Is there something happening here that I should know about?'" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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Le richissime industriel Frank Garcia est anéanti par le meurtre de sa fille Karen, qui a eu lieu près de la retenue de Lake Hollywood à Los Angeles. Il fait appel à son vieil ami Joe Pike, l'ancien amant de Karen, qui a monté avec Elvis Cole une agence de détectives privés. Grâce à ses relations, Frank obtient du RHD, la brigade d'élite des policiers de la ville, que les deux hommes suivent pour son compte le travail des enquêteurs. Mais Joe, qui appartenait au LAPD, la police de Los Angeles, est haï par ses anciens collègues. Ils lui reprochent d'être responsable de la mort, quelques années auparavant, d'Abel Wozniak, son équipier de l'époque, lors de l'arrestation d'un pédophile. Rien n'est fait pour aider les deux privés, et certainement pas la haine tenace de Krantz, responsable de la brigade. Mais Joe et Elvis, qui connaissent les ficelles du métier, recueillent des informations que semblent vouloir étouffer le RHD. Les circonstances de l'enquête obligeront Elvis à plonger dans le passé de son ami pour trouver les réponses à ses questions : Joe est-il coupable ou tout simplement victime d'une vengeance machiavélique ?

Robert Crais fait preuve d'un grand talent en alliant une parfaite maîtrise du suspens, un récit à plusieurs voix, souvent drôle malgré la noirceur de l'intrigue, des héros attachants, troublants mais jamais manichéens – notamment le personnage de Joe Pike, poursuivi par les démons de son passé. Un thriller d'une belle intensité dramatique ! --Claude Mesplède --This text refers to the Paperback edition.


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5.0étoiles sur 5 Who is Joe Pike?, Juil 18 2004
A friend's daughter is missing and Joe Pike asks his friend Elvis Cole to help him find her. Along the way we discover that the missing girl and Joe Pike had once been an item and that is just the beginning of what author Robert Crais reveals about the enigmatic, silent partner to his gregarious wise-ass hero, Elvis Cole.

It was time in the series to do something more than another fast-paced, wise-crack laden, plot-driven Cole/Pike adventure. Not that the novel is slow and humorless, but here Crais has decided to round out Joe Pike, giving him more background and history to explain some of his mystery. It's a cracking good story at that.

Adding depth to his characters will only add to the future novels, and he does the same for Elvis Cole in The Last Detective. Plus here we get the horny SID criminologist, John Chen, thrown in, and a complex and nasty mystery behind it all.

Well worthwhile for fans of the series. 5 stars for them.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Great!, Juil 14 2004
Par Victoria (Honolulu, Hawaii) - Voir tous mes commentaires
I stumbled upon his Elvis Cole series by accident but after reading Indigo Slam I immediately bought the rest of his books and wasn't dissapointed. This one is definately one of the best in the bunch because it goes more in depth about Joe Pike and his past and I always liked him. He is one cool customer. I have to say that at times, Elvis's character is a little too wussy for my taste but he is definately likeable and this novel just like most of the others is a page turner.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 His best work, Juil 13 2004
Par Nathan Weinberg (Flushing, NY USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Without a doubt, L.A. Requiem is the finest thing Robert Crais has written, and I consider that high praise, as he is one of my favorite authors.

If you have been reading his books, Requiem will be a great payoff for you, since it brings to a head much of what has been building in the previous six Elvis Cole novels. If this is your first Crais book, rest assured you will like this book enough to want to go back and read the rest.

Despite Joe Pike being the character the plot is about, Elvis still remains central. Nearly every page is viewed through his eyes. Tha pages that deviate, when we see and learn about Joe's past, are among the most interesting in the book. Also, without giving too much away, the scenes with the killer are most revealing and in some ways creepy. Elvis remains aloof, but genuine, a much better protaganist than the typical Superman fantasy. Elvis can't beat up fifteen ninjas, pull a gun out of an extremity, shoot a sniper from 300 feet, and then anounce he has, in his head, completed the DNA test and found the real killer.

The one problem I would say I have with this book is it gives up too much. Too many things happen and when it is all said and done, in many ways, Crais has ruined the series. The follow-up, The Last Detective, felt lacking after the carnage of this entry, naked without much of the mystery and buildup. Thankfully, it still tackled a major piece of character development, but left the series with absolutely no steam for the next book. It is possible you could simply read the series and consider "Detective" the final chapter.

Also worth checking out is Crais's Hostage, soon to be made into a movie by Bruce Willis. It is a great stand-alone novel.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 This Elvis Is Much Better Than Presley!
This was my first Elvis Cole book. Wow. Others have done a fine job of describing the story line for LA Requiem, and there's nothing more I can add to what's been said that will... Read more
Publié le Mars 4 2004 par Mo Addams

4.0étoiles sur 5 Very good, but I hope that Crais is capable of more
There is a lot to like about this book, and it is certainly better than most. But something about Crais' voice occasionally doesn't ring quite true, and keeps him from being one... Read more
Publié le Mars 2 2004 par ake465

5.0étoiles sur 5 Elvis in the real world...
I agree with many here who feel that L.A. Requiem is the best of the Elvis Cole series, but I not sure yet how I feel about that. Read more
Publié le Fév 4 2004 par J. Minkey

5.0étoiles sur 5 Master Storytelling
I've read all of Robert Crais' work in the last few months, but had put off reading L. A. Requiem and The Last Detective because I knew the relationship between Lucy and Cole was... Read more
Publié le Janv. 19 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 Pike's Story at Last
L.A. REQUIEM takes up right where INDIGO SLAM left off. Lucy Chenier and her nine-year-old son Ben have moved to So Cal from Louisiana to be with our erstwhile hero Elvis Cole,... Read more
Publié le Déc 11 2003 par Vesta Irene

5.0étoiles sur 5 Incredible Journey of Joe Pike
If a book can be beautiful then L.A. Requiem is it. Mr. Crais uses a murdering spee in L.A. as a backdrop to the inner workings of Joe Pike. Read more
Publié le Aoû 22 2003 par Kim Waltman

5.0étoiles sur 5 The Best
You might have to read a lot of mysteries/thrillers to find this
quality of writing. Author Crais provides depth to this story
that brings it truly into the realm of great... Read more
Publié le Jui 3 2003 par bill runyon

5.0étoiles sur 5 Pike Takes Center Stage

"L.A. Requiem" is a tight, well-constructed novel with flashbacks that tie directly to the action. Read more

Publié le Mars 8 2003 par Brian Kaufman

5.0étoiles sur 5 Very smooth taunt thriller
Crais does his homework. You can just imagine the charecters on a TV movie set in LA. Good cast of antagonists especially "Pants Krantz". Read more
Publié le Janv. 28 2003 par Justin Sinclair-Smith

5.0étoiles sur 5 As Close to Perfect as Possible!
Judging by the other reviews of LA Requiem, I won't be able to add much more but another glowing review of one of the best detective novels that I've ever read. Read more
Publié le Janv. 6 2003 par R. Stolzer

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