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Name: Indigo Slam
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Robert Crais

Fifteen‑year‑old Teri Hewitt asks private investigator Elvis Cole to locate her estranged father, Clark Hewitt. Though initially tempted to turn the case over to social services, Elvis arrests the kidnapping of a family's future after seeing Teri’s resilience. He discovers that Clark is not a printer, but a chronically unemployed drug addict and master counterfeiter, leading Elvis to the father’s hometown of Seattle. There he confronts a rising Russian Mafia faction, federal marshals, and his own growing affections for Lucy Chenier, who has come to Los Angeles for a television career. The climax culminates in a high‑stakes chase at Disneyland, blending sharp wit with relentless suspense.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: Robert Crais

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