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The Wanted

The Wanted

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  • Author：Robert Crais
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Summary

It seemed like a simple case before the bodies starting piling up。 Investigator Elvis Cole and his partner， Joe Pike， take on the deadliest case of their lives， in the new masterpiece of suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author
When single mother Devon Connor hires private investigator Elvis Cole， it's because her troubled teenage son Tyson is flashing cash and she's afraid he's dealing drugs。 But the truth is devastatingly different。 With two other partners in crime， he's been responsible for a string of high-end burglaries， a crime spree that takes a deadly turn when one of them is murdered and Tyson and his girlfriend disappear。

They stole the wrong thing from the wrong man。 Determined to get it back， he has hired a team that is smart and brutal， and to even the odds， Cole calls in his friends Joe Pike and Jon Stone。 But even they may be overmatched。 The hired killers are leaving a trail of bodies in their wake。 A few more won't make any difference。

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Reviews

Samuel L C2 ，

There is one thing that I don't like about this book， almost every chapter has a very important scene and it's just hard to just close the book。 Just like the characters planning their robbery/heist。 I would recommend this book to people that are into action or books with heists in them。 （There are a lot of swear words in here though）。 This book also has really tough vocabs that had me searching them up。 There is one thing that I don't like about this book， almost every chapter has a very important scene and it's just hard to just close the book。 Just like the characters planning their robbery/heist。 I would recommend this book to people that are into action or books with heists in them。 （There are a lot of swear words in here though）。 This book also has really tough vocabs that had me searching them up。 。。。more

Marianne ，

I think I read this book before a lone time ago。 There were just glimpses that I remembered。 The incredible scene in the cantina in Mexico for one。Love the characters Elvis and Pike。 I’m always left wanting more。

Erimac ，

I read this book in a day。 It was a wet miserable day and it was great to get lost in the story。 I haven't read any Robert Crais books before so now I need to go to The Monkey's Raincoat and start at the beginning of the Elvis Cole PI series。 I'm hoping the others are as good as The Wanted。 I read this book in a day。 It was a wet miserable day and it was great to get lost in the story。 I haven't read any Robert Crais books before so now I need to go to The Monkey's Raincoat and start at the beginning of the Elvis Cole PI series。 I'm hoping the others are as good as The Wanted。 。。。more

Sreznikoffmsag。net ，

Good Elvis Cole but light on the actionGood book， but Elvis has better。 All the action takes place at the end。 The point of view changes every chapter。 Not necessarily a bad thing， but some readers don't care for that。 Good Elvis Cole but light on the actionGood book， but Elvis has better。 All the action takes place at the end。 The point of view changes every chapter。 Not necessarily a bad thing， but some readers don't care for that。 。。。more

DOUG BELVILLE ，

Elvis and Joe do it againAnother thriller that keeps you motivated。 The plots differ but the hero’s always emerge unscathed。 The most important fact is the read is very entertaining even if you know the ending before you get to page 1。

James P ，

Devon Conner， Taylor， Ángela Reid， Stems & Harvey， Kenneth Loan ，18 burglaries by HS kids

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Weak。

Libby ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have only just discovered this fine writer。 I am a big fan。 I like Elvis and Joe。 Like the way they get stuff done and the ethical and moral viewpoints。 Like Jack Reacher， the bad guys might get hurt but they REALLY deserve it。 This one involves a group of clueless but talented teenagers that are breaking into the houses of the rich。 They steal a laptop but don’t realize the significance of the item。 People begin to die and Elvis Cole figures it out。

James Boyle ，

Always good。。。

Dennise Christie ，

Elvis Cole reminds me of Travis McGee。 Probably the empathy。 But I am a little in love with Joe Pike。 Robert Crais’ books are fun reads。 The characters are likable， the plots make sense and the good guys mostly win in the end。

Deborah ，

As always， Crais gives you a great thriller that keeps you readng。

Peter Parziale ，

A quick and satisfying read， definitely more from Cole's perspective than from Pike's。 A quick and satisfying read， definitely more from Cole's perspective than from Pike's。 。。。more

Lyn ，

As long as Robert Crais writes Elvis Cole and Joe Pike thrillers， I'll read them。 Throw in teens who actually act and talk like teens makes it even better。 All right， I'm in love with Pike， what can I say。 A fast-paced thriller that feeds the fix until the next EC/JP novel arrives。 As long as Robert Crais writes Elvis Cole and Joe Pike thrillers， I'll read them。 Throw in teens who actually act and talk like teens makes it even better。 All right， I'm in love with Pike， what can I say。 A fast-paced thriller that feeds the fix until the next EC/JP novel arrives。 。。。more

Nolan ，

Interesting story。 However I thought it was a little on the slow side except the last 10% of the book。

Megan Thee Reader ，

I really enjoy how Robert Crais keeps you hooked throughout the whole book。 He flips back and forth through the characters so you can see each person's point of view and what they are doing to move the story along。 This is the 2nd book I've read by this author and I plan on reading so many more。 I really enjoy how Robert Crais keeps you hooked throughout the whole book。 He flips back and forth through the characters so you can see each person's point of view and what they are doing to move the story along。 This is the 2nd book I've read by this author and I plan on reading so many more。 。。。more

Ribbqah ，

Enjoyable yet sad due to age of perpetrators

Mike ，

Number 17 and still a good story out of Mr Crais。 This is more of a procedural than an action story。 Joe doesn't even get a decent rampage with the bad guys。 Reads pretty fast and no strain on the brain。 3 Stars Number 17 and still a good story out of Mr Crais。 This is more of a procedural than an action story。 Joe doesn't even get a decent rampage with the bad guys。 Reads pretty fast and no strain on the brain。 3 Stars 。。。more

Bailey ，

good but nothing special

William ，

A full five stars， one of the all-time best Cole & Pike， complex with brilliant pacing。 Cole and Pike are well-balanced， and in top form。 The ending is gangbusters， very satisfying， a terrific book。 I loved it。 And it has two very special scenes， too。 See below。 As usual with my reviews， please first read the publisher’s blurb/summary of the book。 Thank you。 Pike's favourite gun， the Colt PythonFull size image hereNow。 Pay attention:3/4 the way through， this book also has a most unusual musical A full five stars， one of the all-time best Cole & Pike， complex with brilliant pacing。 Cole and Pike are well-balanced， and in top form。 The ending is gangbusters， very satisfying， a terrific book。 I loved it。 And it has two very special scenes， too。 See below。 As usual with my reviews， please first read the publisher’s blurb/summary of the book。 Thank you。 Pike's favourite gun， the Colt PythonFull size image hereNow。 Pay attention:3/4 the way through， this book also has a most unusual musical scene， with the two smartest， most ruthless and well-skilled hitmen in all of Crais' books musically duelling with a 12-yr old kid in a bar in Mexico。I personally spoke to Robert about this scene， about how much I loved it， and he replied "It was a labour of love"。I leave here the entire "musical dual" as a not-a-plot-spoiler in case you wish to read it in the book:（view spoiler）[The kid finished off yet another dull ranchera ballad， traded the mandolin for his twelve-string， and finger-picked the opening bars of Sonatina Meridional， a complicated composition by Manuel Ponce。Stemms was so surprised he kicked Harvey under the table。“Holy shit。”Harvey said， “What？”“Manuel Ponce。”“The kid？”“The composer。 Listen。”Stemms was on the edge of his chair when the kid finished， and shouted his first request of the evening。“Sonata Tres！” He held up three fingers， hoping the kid understood。 Sonata Tres was one of his favorites。 The kid grinned， and opened the Sonata like he had played it a thousand times。 More couples left， and the drinkers thinned。 The kid followed the Sonata with another by Ponce， and then a Segovia。 Halfway through the Segovia， Stemms walked over， dropped a C-note in the tip jar， and gestured to ask if he could use the kid’s fiddle。The kid nodded happily。Harvey said， “Don’t be a douche， Stemms。 C’mon。”Stemms plucked softly at the strings， adjusted the tune， and as the Segovia ended， Stemms planted the fiddle under his jaw and swept into Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major。 The sun sparkled in the kid’s glee， and he fell in with his guitar， swooping and flying along with the violin。Harvey jumped to his feet and applauded。“Holy shit， Stemms！ Are you kidding me？ For real？！”Stemms played the first and second movements， but stopped at the edge of the third， and the kid looked surprised。Stemms pointed the bow at the kid， the bow saying your turn。 The kid thought for a moment， then let out a looping maniacal laugh and launched into Wipe Out， by the Surfaris。Stemms kicked Harvey again and applauded。 Then the kid finished， and spoke to Harvey in Spanish。Harvey said， “He wants to request a song。”Stemms raised the bow， saying， bring it， whatever you want。The kid said， “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida。”Harvey roared。Stemms did his best with the Iron Butterfly classic， then threw one back to the kid， Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries， after which the kid double-downed with Mike Post’s theme for The Rockford Files。 Stemms saw his raise with Henry Mancini’s Peter Gunn， and the kid fired back with Lalo Schifrin’s Mission Impossible。Harvey， drunk as two fucks by then， got in on the play， shouting at the top of his lungs。 “Talking Heads！ Psycho Killer！”The kid owned it。They went back and forth。 Stemms riffed Machine Gun by Hendrix， which was a bitch to pluck on a fiddle， and the kid fired back with Metallica’s for Whom the Bell Tolls， playing his twelve-string all badass and nasty。 Stemms brought it low with Hurt， the Johnny Cash version， which Stemms dearly loved， a song so filled with pain he cried each time he heard it。 He sang the lyrics as he strummed the slow， wounded chords。What have I become， my sweetest friend？ Everyone I know goes away in the end。 Even Harvey cried。 Even Harvey。Harvey said， “Stemms， you’re breaking my heart， you bastard。 Where’d you learn to play like this？”“Nowhere。”Then it came back to Stemms， and the kid asked for the [Bernard] Herrmann piece from the movie [Psycho]， the movement known as The Murder [shower scene]， so what was Stemms supposed to do， after sharing so much music？ He bent to the fiddle， and tortured the strings。（hide spoiler）]Harvey and Stemms stayed in Ciudad juarez for another eight days， but did not return to the cantina。 Stemms thought about the kid every so often in the years since， and wondered how he was doing。 Wondered if he kept that twelve-string guitar。Soon after the duel， the hitmen discuss misogyny， as exemplified in the shower scene from Psycho， music by Bernard Herrmann。 Again left as a not-a-plot-spoiler for those who wish to read it in the book:（view spoiler）[Stemms had played the Herrmann piece for the kid， but he had hated that scene and the score from as far back as he could remember， and now Harvey had it on his damned phone。“I was screwing around， Harvey。 I wasn’t brilliant。 I’m begging， change your alert to something else。 I hate that fucking scene。 Please。”Harvey gaped， flabbergasted。 He could just do it and move on。 He couldn’t let go。“I don’t get it。 Every film school on the planet teaches that scene。 It’s one of the best-known scenes in the world。”“Which makes it all the worse。”“Makes what worse？”Stemms felt himself getting a headache。“She just stands there and takes it， Harvey。 Does that make sense， 'cause I’m missing the brilliance？” Harvey shook his head， confused。“What are you talking about？”“You’re taking a shower。 A knife comes out of nowhere， and some asshole stabs you。 Not once， but over and over。 You just going to stand there？”Harvey seemed even more confused。“She was caught off guard。”“You wouldn’t try to get away？ You wouldn’t jump out the shower， or grab the guy？”“I’d take the fuckin’ knife， and gut the freak， Stemms， but she wasn’t us。 She was in shock。”“I hate that scene。 It’s evil。”“You should see your face。 It’s a movie。”“You have no idea。”Harvey rolled his eyes。“Oh， okay， here we go。 Enlighten me。”“Four Oscar nominations。 Golden Globe Award。 Edgar Award。 Huge box office all over the world， and this was 1960， a more innocent time， before people were all fucked up， right？”“Okay。 And？”“It’s the message， is what I’m saying。 The subtext。 That scene misled a generation of young women。 The message was bad。”Harvey gave him the dumb cow eyes。 Stemms sighed and kept going。“The message was， women are powerless。 Here’s this lunatic， he’s stabbing her， what did she do， the chick in the movie？ Just stood there。 So what’s being modeled？ Whatever some guy does to a woman， they’re supposed to take it。 That’s the message， Harvey。 Don’t fight。 Don’t try to get away。 You’re helpless。 Isn’t that a terrible message for all those young women？”（hide spoiler）]Colt revolverFull size image hereI spoke with Crais on 3 July 2018 in Staines UK about his books， and told him the bonded-pair of policeman James and police dog Maggie in Suspect was actually a "super-hero" with senses and abilities far beyond "human alone"。 He loved it， and told me of the months he spent researching and working with police dog trainers in L。A。 Fabulous！A truly fabulous evening with masters Robert Crais， Joseph Knox and Abir Mukherjee at Waterstones in Staines -Full size imageRobert CraisFull size image hereThere are at least two of Robert's works that he wrote from the heart， with visible love and wonder and care， my very favourites:1。 The Man Who Knew Dick BongMy review of the collection of short stories by authors honouring Marlowe: Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe2。 Suspect， the first story with the police dog， Maggie。 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Ellen ，

Devon Connor is the single mother of teenaged son Tyson and she is frantic with worry and mad as a wet hen。 Devon had discovered a stash of money and expensive merchandise in Tyson's room and jumped to the conclusion that her son is involved with drugs。 She contacts PI Elvis Cole to help straighten out the situation and her son but Tyson would rather be with his friends than in jail so he bolts。 It seems Tyson and his friends Alec and Amber have been robbing the homes of some very rich people bu Devon Connor is the single mother of teenaged son Tyson and she is frantic with worry and mad as a wet hen。 Devon had discovered a stash of money and expensive merchandise in Tyson's room and jumped to the conclusion that her son is involved with drugs。 She contacts PI Elvis Cole to help straighten out the situation and her son but Tyson would rather be with his friends than in jail so he bolts。 It seems Tyson and his friends Alec and Amber have been robbing the homes of some very rich people but apparently they picked the wrong residence to target。 Something they stole is so important to the homeowner that two professionals have been hired to find the teens and the item they lifted。 Cole soon finds he is embroiled in a very dangerous situation as the two thugs close in and the bodies begin to pile up。This was a wild ride from start to finish。 I have enjoyed Elvis Cole for years and the addition of his partner Joe Pike always makes for a terrific story line。 The suspense doesn't end until the finish and it was a heck of a thrilling ending。 。。。more

KateMoxie ，

What's not to love about Elvis & Joe？ Great read！ What's not to love about Elvis & Joe？ Great read！ 。。。more

Carl DAlessandro ，

Excellent fast paced story。 Very credible Elvis and Pike are real pros and it comes across。 Never overdone。 Cannot get enough of Crais’s books。 The best。

Marc ，

Elvis Cole is hired by the mother of 17-year-old Tyson， initially to determine how her son has acquired some very expensive property and wads of cash that mom has found in his bedroom， then to try to find Tyson when he disappears。 Meanwhile， we learn that a trio of teenagers has committed a string of burglaries of mansions in wealthy enclaves of L。A。， and one of the teenagers is tracked down and killed by an unusual pair of henchmen。 This ups the stakes， as Cole comes to realize he's in a race t Elvis Cole is hired by the mother of 17-year-old Tyson， initially to determine how her son has acquired some very expensive property and wads of cash that mom has found in his bedroom， then to try to find Tyson when he disappears。 Meanwhile， we learn that a trio of teenagers has committed a string of burglaries of mansions in wealthy enclaves of L。A。， and one of the teenagers is tracked down and killed by an unusual pair of henchmen。 This ups the stakes， as Cole comes to realize he's in a race to find Tyson before the henchmen get to him。 The situation is complicated because Tyson is on the lam with Amber， a wild party girl who seems to have led him astray。 Cole recruits Joe Pike to assist。 Most of the action takes place in the San Fernando Valley。Crais employs to great effect here one of his favorite literary tools， that of shifting points of view。 Most of the book is told from Elvis's POV， but these chapters are interspersed with chapters told from the POVs， variously， of Joe Pike， Tyson， Tyson's mom， Amber， and the henchmen。 Crais uses the shifts expertly to maximize suspense and propel the plot forward。 His other notable talents -- dialogue and characterization -- are also on full display here。 The dialogue really sings， and all of the characters are nicely fleshed out and fully realized。 The henchmen are an especially original creation: they are intelligent， cultured， thoughtful， tender toward one another， and also deeply sociopathic。The weakest part of the novel （as often the case with Crais） is the climax。 The description of the action feels rushed and is not clearly choreographed。 There was also a late-stage tactical gambit pursued by Cole that was not clearly explained and left me confused。Overall， though， I'd place this as one of the best Elvis Cole novels。 A quick and gripping read。 。。。more

Jennifer Thoms ，

I couldn’t put it down。Crais again delivers another Cole novel in which Elvis （with his uncanny ability to outthink and control every situation） and Joe Pike save the day。

Janice ，

I like everything Robert Crais writes， and this book is no exception。 Always fast paced， with intrigue and complicated plot lines， The Wanted is definitely one to read。

Ronald Howell ，

Elvis and Joe make a good team。。。

Gail ，

Another action-packed book featuring private investigator Cole and his friend and work partner Pike。 This title features a teenager who's gotten in way over his head， burglarizing houses with two friends and not thinking anything of it--until people associated with the crimes， however slightly， start turning up dead。 Recommended for readers who like fast-paced crime thrillers。 Another action-packed book featuring private investigator Cole and his friend and work partner Pike。 This title features a teenager who's gotten in way over his head， burglarizing houses with two friends and not thinking anything of it--until people associated with the crimes， however slightly， start turning up dead。 Recommended for readers who like fast-paced crime thrillers。 。。。more

Chris ，

Crais， Elvis and Pike - like Parker， Spenser and Hawk - never disappoints

John Haydon ，

Excellent

Meg ，

Easy escapist crime thriller。

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