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L.A. Requiem

By: Robert Crais
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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 “Terrific entertainment . . . A powerful portrait of Los Angeles in our time: swift, colorful, gripping, a real knockout.”—Dean Koontz

The day starts like any other in L.A. The sun burns hot as the Santa Ana winds blow ash from mountain fires to coat the glittering city. But for private investigator Joe Pike, the city will never be the same again. His ex-lover, Karen Garcia, is dead, brutally murdered with a gun shot to the head.

Now Karen's powerful father calls on Pike (a former cop) and his partner, Elvis Cole, to keep an eye on the LAPD as they search for his daughter's killer--because in the luminous City of Angels, everyone has secrets, and even the mighty blue have something to hide. But what starts as a little procedural hand-holding turns into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. For a dark web of conspiracy threatens to destroy Pike and Cole's twelve-year friendship—if not their lives. And L.A. just might be singing their dirge.

Praise for L.A. Requiem

“One of the best crime novels I've ever read. Absolutely terrific!”—David Baldacci

“Darker, denser, deeper, and more satisfying than anything he’s written before.”—The Denver Post

“[A] whodunit with salsa and soul . . . [Crais] keeps his plot pounding along.”—People©1999 Robert Crais; (P)1999 Random House, Inc., Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc. Action & Adventure Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Cats

Critic reviews

“One of the best crime novels I've ever read. Absolutely terrific!”—David Baldacci

“Terrific entertainment . . . A powerful portrait of Los Angeles in our time: swift, colorful, gripping, a real knockout.”—Dean Koontz

“Darker, denser, deeper, and more satisfying than anything he’s written before.”—The Denver Post

“[A] whodunit with salsa and soul . . . [Crais] keeps his plot pounding along.”—People
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What did you like most about L.A. Requiem?

Tense throughout

What did you like best about this story?

The interplay between humor and intrigue

Have you listened to any of John Bedford Lloyd’s other performances? How does this one compare?

As good as it gets

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The World's Greatest Detective Agency

Well worth a listen

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one of my favourite robert crais books yet! really good plot and good narrator. thoroughly enjoyed it.

loved it!

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Great book well read and cannot wait for the next book to come out, excellent value for money

Great book

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The definitive Elvis Cole book.

Simply Excellent

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This is the worst quality audiobook I have had to date.
The story is good. I read the book a few years ago. However the production quality is so poor that it ruins the whole experience.

*****Avoid****

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