Elvis Cole is back on the case with his silent partner Joe Pike, and his military contractor friend Jon Stone. This time out, Elvis is asked to find Amy Breslyn, an explosives engineer who has been behaving strangely since the death of her son in a terrorist attack. Elvis starts his investigation by checking out a house in Echo Park. He walks into the middle of a police pursuit and almost gets shot. The police officer who doesn't shoot him is Scott James, the hero of Crais's earlier book
Suspect. Officer James decides to help Elvis find Amy after the real suspect tries to poison James's K-9 partner Maggie. Sound complicated? It is! This book starts off fast and the action keeps on rolling. A great suspense read and anyone who's been to LA or Pasadena will love all the references to places like Union Station, Vroman's Bookstore, Bellefontaine Street, Glendale, Silver Lake, Encino, and the freeways! 402 pages.
