• L.A. Requiem

  • By: Robert Crais
  • Narrated by: Ron McLarty
  • Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,777 ratings)

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L.A. Requiem

By: Robert Crais
Narrated by: Ron McLarty
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Publisher's summary

Edgar Award nominee Robert Crais’ L.A. Requiem is a gritty, harrowing look into the minds of a serial killer and the men determined to stop him. Elvis Cole and former cop Joe Pike have been partners in a detective agency for 12 years. After an ex-girlfriend of Pike’s disappears, the girl’s father asks them to help the police with the search. When the missing persons case turns into a hunt for a killer who has been stalking victims in Los Angeles, Cole and Pike find themselves battling both a hostile police department and a madman. Ron McLarty’s masterful narration subtly builds a sense of Cole’s and Pike’s growing desperation to find some link between the victims as the body count continues to grow.

©1999 Robert Crais (P)2000 Recorded Books, LLC

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AN EARLY ELVIS COLE/JOE PIKE STORY

Would you listen to L.A. Requiem again? Why?

Yes. It was extremely well-written and performed. The characters were fully-developed.

What did you like best about this story?

Joe Pike - he's awesome and dangerous

What does Ron McLarty bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He brings life to Elivis and Joe to a point you feel you know them

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes - and I came close.

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Another outstanding Crais novel.

Couldn't find this one anywhere else. It was utterly, totally, 100% worth looking for. If you've stumbled on it too, stop waffling and buy it. You' won't regret it.

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Detective, mystery, police thriller.....

Digs into Joe Pike's past...his childhood, why he left L.A.P.D ..even the women in his past, and present life.
Good crime novel, one does not have to had read previous Elivs Cole novels to enjoy his one !
Story delves deep into the underworld of the L.A.P.D. , good cop/bad cop....pecking order, discrimination, morals and revenge. Believable...well maybe that is a little far fetched !
A great listen....narration a plus.....

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Loved the narrator

Good story, loved the dry humor, maybe a little too long, but the narrator and his different character voices were great.

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JOE PIKE REVEALED...

This is the one that fills in the details on Joe Pike! Great read or listen...

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Wonderful!

Elvis Cole is a little less of a smart smart aleck than in other books; but Joe Pike is his usual taciturn self. We learn a lot about Joe, though, his childhood, his past career as a cop, and even his love life. All of this strung between the tale of a serial murderer. Vintage Crais.

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One busy book

One of the best books in the series. Lots of detail and character development. A must read/listen.

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One of Crais best!

As a big Jack Reacher fan, I really enjoyed this book. I spent 20 years in California and I could visualize myself walking in the footsteps of Reacher through southern California. He brought the scenes to life. The action was intense and characters were well developed. A very satisfying read.

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Kept me guessing till the end.

Very enthralling story line. The reader demonstrated a keen ability and added to the overall story. Very well done. This is one I would definitely recommend. Loved the characters!

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Robert Crais is a wonderful outstanding writer.

Ron Mc Larty made this book very difficult to listen to. He only did a few voices. Making many conversation very difficult to follow even conversation between male and female characters..

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