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Name: The promise
Author: Robert Crais

When a woman disappears while working for a defense contractor, Elvis Cole is hired to find her. The search leads him into a web of blackmail, explosives, and a shadowy group of Afghan war veterans tied to a terrorist cell. Parallel to Cole’s investigation, LAPD officer Scott James and his patrol dog Maggie uncover a dead thief beneath an abandoned building, only to be assaulted by a hidden assailant. As the two cases collide, Cole, Pike, James, and Maggie must cooperate to locate the missing woman before she falls victim to a deadly, conspiracy‑driven fate. Loyalty, commitment, and the relentless fight against injustice bind these unlikely allies as they navigate Los Angeles’s criminal underbelly and a looming threat from beyond.

First publish date: 2015

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: Robert Crais

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