The Wanted
Published on 24. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4711-5749-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Just keeps getting better and better' Evening Standard
As addictive as Lee Child and as explosive as Michael Connelly - THE WANTED is the new thriller from Robert Crais, and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Another rewarding page-turner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction' Daily Mail
Seventeen-year-old Tyson seems a normal teenager: socially awkward, obsessed with video games and always hungry. But his mother has a feeling that her sweet, nerdy son is hiding something ... and she's just found a $40,000 Rolex watch under his bed.
Suddenly very frightened that Tyson is involved in something bad, she gets in touch with private investigator Elvis Cole and asks him to do some digging.
The information that Cole uncovers surprises everyone. Tyson spooks and runs. And then people start dying ...
'Cleverly plotted, stylishly written' Washington Post
'[Crais] expertly delivers his customary modern-day riff on the 1940s hardboiled idiom' Guardian
As addictive as Lee Child and as explosive as Michael Connelly - THE WANTED is the new thriller from Robert Crais, and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Another rewarding page-turner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction' Daily Mail
Seventeen-year-old Tyson seems a normal teenager: socially awkward, obsessed with video games and always hungry. But his mother has a feeling that her sweet, nerdy son is hiding something ... and she's just found a $40,000 Rolex watch under his bed.
Suddenly very frightened that Tyson is involved in something bad, she gets in touch with private investigator Elvis Cole and asks him to do some digging.
The information that Cole uncovers surprises everyone. Tyson spooks and runs. And then people start dying ...
'Cleverly plotted, stylishly written' Washington Post
'[Crais] expertly delivers his customary modern-day riff on the 1940s hardboiled idiom' Guardian
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4711-5749-3 (9781471157493)
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Robert Crais is the author of the bestselling Cole & Pike novels. A native of Louisiana, Crais moved to Hollywood in the late 70s where he began a successful career in television, writing scripts for major series such as Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues. In the mid 80s, Crais created a series of crime novels based around the characters Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. In addition, he has also written several bestselling standalone thrillers. Robert Crais lives in LA with his wife and family.