Lullaby Town: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel
by Robert Crais
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780593157992
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperbound
- Authors
- Robert Crais
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Published Date
- October 1, 2019
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 352
- Physical Info
- 7.4 in L x 4.2 in W (0.4 lb)
If you have read other reviews of mine of Mr. Crais's books, you will know that I read his latest three books first (loved them) and then started with the Elvis Cole series at the beginning. I have not found the first two up to the standards the author now sets for himself, but I liked this book quite a lot. The wise cracking is eased off and Elvis gets himself involved in a situation that takes some doing to solve and it is done in a fairly believeable way. I hope that as the series progresses he continues to improve to the level of L.A. Requiem.In this book Elvis has been hired by a big shot Hollywood producer to find his ex-wife and son as he thinks after 12 years it is time to be a Dad. Well, Mom and son have moved from LA to Chelam, Connecticutt. Mom has made a life for herself and son, Toby, without any help from the big shot and it is not wanted now.However, Mom has this little problem of having been co-opted by the Mafia to do some money laundering (she is a branch bank manager) and while she would like to end the relationship, the Mafioso that has used her has other ideas.Soon all of the characters are in the same vicinity and it takes all of Elvis's and Joe Pike's efforts to keep matters from dissolving into a large pool of blood. How they do it is the point of these easy reading novels and why we keep coming back for more.
Obviously older published book. Still very good story. Not current villains but still a good read. Joe Pike is such a mystery and a great offset to Elvis.
I found a lot to like early in the book – fun humor, quirky characters, and an interesting plotline, but this is a story involving gangsters, after all, so there’s quite a bit of graphic violence that I found disturbing. But there was some nice character development, and although intense suspense doesn’t really kick in until close to the end, it’s worth waiting for. I don’t know yet if I’ll become a regular reader of this series, but I’ll certainly try another book.
A page turner. Unexpected storyline twists and turns. Fabulous reading. Finally something unique and distinctive. One of the best reads available.
All Elvis and Pike books are great. One of my favorite authors.
