The Wanted
- Published
- 1 January 2017
- Pages
- 254
- ISBN-13
- 9781471157509
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Wanted (2017, 254 pages) is book 17 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 Wanted
Robert Crais wrote The Wanted, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2017. The book has 254 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781471157509 to find the main one.
The Wanted is book 17 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 Wanted is book 17 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. It follows The Promise. It is followed by A Dangerous 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 9781471157509
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781471157493