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Elvis Cole, a Los Angeles private investigator, receives a chilling phone call at 3:58 a.m. when a wounded man tells an officer he is looking for a son named Elvis Cole. Minutes later the man is found dead. Driven by a lifelong longing to know his birth father, Cole turns to his longtime partner and confidant, Joe Pike, and LAPD detective Carol Starkey to investigate. As they follow buried clues, a frightening picture emerges about the dead man's identity and the terrible secret he guarded. Meanwhile, Cole’s pursuit awakens a ruthless killer who believes the detective has hunted him. The novel weaves themes of fatherhood, identity, and vengeance into a tense, suspenseful narrative set in Los Angeles.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Robert Crais
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