Title: L.A. Requiem: A Dark Story
Product review: Wow! At last the back story on Joe Pike, Elvis Cole's strong, silent and very dangerous partner. This book is much darker and more serious than Crais' other Cole mysteries, which tend to be a little flip and wise cracking. I like this style better. Cole and Pike are asked by the elderly, infirm Frank Garcia to look into the disappearance of his daughter, Karen. Joe Pike and Karen were romantically involved years ago, so of course they accept the assignment. What seemed to be a straightforward missing persons investigation quickly morphs into a serial killer hunt, possible police corruption, and further complications to Cole's love life. This book introduces John Chen, the young criminalist who reappears in DEMOLITION ANGEL. It also flashes back to Joe Pike's early years and shows us how he evolved into the mysterious man he has become. Cole is as successful in his portrayal of modern L.A. as James Ellroy has been in evoking the L.A. of the 40's and 50's. A definite winner.
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