The Promise

In this novel, Robert Crais's long-time series protagonist, Elvis Cole, teams up with Scott James and his K-9 partner, Maggie, who were first introduced in Suspect. A woman named Meryl Lawrence hires Elvis, swearing him to unusually tight secrecy. She says she's worried about a woman named Amy Bresl......more

This is a difficult book for me to review because Robert Crais is one of my favorite authors and Elvis and Pike are two of my favorite fictional characters. It’s been more than three years since the last Elvis/Pike novel—and maybe that’s why I feel so disappointed with The Promise. I expected a lot......more

Man, my heart went out to Maggie and Amy... A great book as always , i enjoyed the investigation, the characters and the plot, once i started it i just couldn't put it down til the end : good one Mr Crais.......more

As I continue my random meanderings through this series I was surprised to come across a title that included characters I knew from an earlier, stand alone, book from this author: police dog handler Scott James and his German Shepherd dog, Maggie. I’d really enjoyed Scott and Maggie’s previous adven......more

When Crais opens the novel with a Los Angeles private investigator, a police officer and his K-9 partner Maggie, a convicted fugitive, a missing woman, and a sadistic killer, The Promise unarguably holds some. But, ultimately, as with the laws of physics, what goes up must come down. While the novel......more