Taken

Name: Taken
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.78 (9 reviews)
Author: Robert Crais
ISBN: 9781423375685

Author: Robert Crais

Series: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel #15

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 01/24/2012

Categories: Fiction, Crime

Synopsis

The search for a missing girl leads private investigators Elvis Cole and Joe Pike into the nightmarish world of human trafficking in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Robert Crais.When Nita Morales hires Elvis Cole to find her missing daughter, she's sure it's a ruse orchestrated by the girl and her boyfriend. She's wrong. They've been taken by bajadores—border bandits who prey on the innocent by buying, selling, and disposing of victims like commodities.Cole and Joe Pike start an undercover investigation to find the couple, but their plan derails when Cole disappears, leaving Pike to burn through the murderous world of human traffickers to find his friend as well as the missing young people. But he may already be too late...“Luke Daniels doesn't just narrate Robert Crais's latest novel featuring Elvis Cole and Joe Pike—he transports us to the terrifying world of human trafficking, which Cole must infiltrate in order to find a client's missing daughter.” —Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

About Robert Crais

Robert Crais is the 2006 recipient of the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. He is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Two Minute Rule, The Forgotten Man, and L.A. Requiem.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on September 26, 2022

Krista Morales and Jack Berman are young and in love. After meeting a group of friends one night out in the California desert, Krista and Jack remain behind when everyone else leaves. Even the most casual reader will understand that this is a huge mistake. A few days later, Krista's mother, Nita, ret......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on February 18, 2019

If I ever get kidnapped I want Joe Pike looking for me. Private detective Elvis Cole gets hired to find a young woman because she dropped out of sight for a few days. The mother suspects that her daughter is with a boyfriend that she disapproves of, and that this is a case of college aged kids just o......more

Goodreads review by Zanin on November 10, 2021

Once I started reading this excellent novel I was hooked. High Octane Thriller. Not to be overlooked! Thought provoking and eye opening. Robert Crais a brilliant writer.......more

Goodreads review by Harry on March 17, 2013

Ok, a few rambling thoughts on Robert Crais. Who is this guy, where'd he come from, how'd he get so popular? Well the first thing to know is that Crais is not from California at all. He is a native of Louisiana, grew up in a blue collar family, and read his first crime novel The Little Sister when h......more

Goodreads review by John on August 28, 2023

These later books are starting to follow a familiar pattern, but Robert Crais knows what he's doing, and Taken is an excellent addition to the series.......more