The Last Detective
- Published
- 1 January 2003
- Pages
- 302
- ISBN-13
- 9780385504270
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Last Detective (2003, 302 pages) is book 9 of the Elvis Cole series, from the run following L.A. Requiem (1999) that's markedly darker and more character-driven, as Elvis's and Pike's real psychological damage keeps surfacing across the books.
Key facts about The Last Detective
Robert Crais wrote The Last Detective, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2003. The book has 302 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780385504270 to find the main one.
The Last Detective is book 9 of 20 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. The series has 20 published books. However, the series starts with The Monkey's Raincoat (1987).
That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Big Empty is the latest published Robert Crais book on file, from 2025.
About Robert Crais
Robert Crais is an American crime novelist who began his writing career in television, scripting episodes for shows including Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, and Cagney & Lacey, before moving to novels with The Monkey's Raincoat in 1987. See every Robert Crais book in order.
Its place in Elvis Cole and Joe Pike
The Last Detective is book 9 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. It follows L.A. Requiem. It is followed by The Forgotten Man. See the full Elvis Cole and Joe Pike reading order.
Elvis Cole is a wisecracking Los Angeles private investigator -- Disney-loving, Jiminy Cricket clock on his desk, quick with a quip -- whose cases start out looking like standard missing-person or custody jobs and reliably escalate into something much darker: organized crime, government cover-ups, cartel violence. His silent partner Joe Pike, an ex-Marine and former cop with twin red arrow tattoos and a moral code as rigid as his gun discipline, does the parts of the job that require someone who isn't afraid to…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780385504270
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780345451903
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781890885144