num_pages: 416
description: “Terrific entertainment . . . A powerful portrait of Los Angeles in our swift, colorful, gripping, a real knockout.”—Dean KoontzThe day starts like any other in L.A. The sun burns hot as the Santa Ana winds blow ash from mountain fires to coat the glittering city. But for private investigator Joe Pike, the city will never be the same again. His ex-lover, Karen Garcia, is dead, brutally murdered with a gun shot to the head.Now Karen's powerful father calls on Pike (a former cop) and his partner, Elvis Cole, to keep an eye on the LAPD as they search for his daughter's killer--because in the luminous City of Angels, everyone has secrets, and even the mighty blue have something to hide. But what starts as a little procedural hand-holding turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. For a dark web of conspiracy threatens to destroy Pike and Cole's twelve-year friendship—if not their lives. And L.A. just might be singing their dirge.Praise for L.A. Requiem“One of the best crime novels I've ever read. Absolutely terrific!” —David Baldacci“Darker, denser, deeper, and more satisfying than anything he’s written before.” — The Denver Post“[A] whodunit with salsa and soul . . . [Crais] keeps his plot pounding along.” — People
language: English
title: L.A. Requiem
titlecomplete: L.A. Requiem (Elvis Cole, #8)
characters: Elvis Cole, Joe Pike
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Action, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Adult Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 20431
places: California
series: Elvis Cole and Joe Pike
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Barry Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Hammett Prize, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Shamus Award
category: Best PI Novel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Ballantine Books