Title: A Rare, Bleak Misstep for Robert Crais & Elvis Cole
Product review: This is easily the bleakest Elvis Cole mystery to date. For some reason, Crais decided to substitute darkness for his usual levity, and subject the most likeable characters to various sorts of misery and suffering. Perhaps this is what someone might like to read if they want to feel depressed (or if they hate Elvis, Pike, and Lucy). But this is not what one reads Crais for! His other books are witty and fun, and do not beat up too much on the good guys.LA REQUIEM has plenty of pedophilia, child abuse, and many other bad things happening to good people. What it does not have is entertainment value, any sense of hope, or the humor we've come to expect from Crais. Pass this up, and try an earlier Crais.
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