• Taken

  • An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 15
  • By: Robert Crais
  • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
  • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,370 ratings)

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Taken

By: Robert Crais
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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Publisher's summary

The search for a missing girl leads private investigators Elvis Cole and Joe Pike into the nightmarish world of human trafficking in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Robert Crais.

When Nita Morales hires Elvis Cole to find her missing daughter, she's sure it's a ruse orchestrated by the girl and her boyfriend. She's wrong. They've been taken by bajadores - border bandits who prey on the innocent by buying, selling, and disposing of victims like commodities.

Cole and Joe Pike start an undercover investigation to find the couple, but their plan derails when Cole disappears, leaving Pike to burn through the murderous world of human traffickers to find his friend as well as the missing young people. But he may already be too late...

"Luke Daniels doesn't just narrate Robert Crais's latest novel featuring Elvis Cole and Joe Pike - he transports us to the terrifying world of human trafficking, which Cole must infiltrate in order to find a client's missing daughter."--Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

Investigate another case with Elvis Cole and Joe Pike.
©2012 Robert Crais (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

What listeners say about Taken

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Fast paced

Excellent. Well written. 2 sessions and I finished the listen. Great author and voice work.

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Crais just gets better

Would you listen to Taken again? Why?

Yes, story was really good and the best Robert Crais books are those with Elvis and Pike
together.

What did you like best about this story?

Joe Pike is my favorite character.

Which character ??? as performed by Luke Daniels ??? was your favorite?

Joe Pike

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

I always want to do that, but rarely get the chance.

Any additional comments?

Luke Daniels is a narrator that I will listen to again.

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Excellent! Great pace, story and narration!

Excellent! Great pace, story and narration! Had the right balance of action and wit. Was super enjoyable, easy to keep up and for the first time in a while, I couldn't wait to see how it ended.
Well done.

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held my interest

good intro to characters and almost plausible story. reader didn't distinguish much among the characters

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Great story & narrator

Story has good plot and characters. Narrator has a very good voice and did great job with characters

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Confusing. There is a big gap in the recording.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

There is a big gap in this recording. Chapter 2-3 are missing!

What did you like best about this story?

great series

How could the performance have been better?

fix the gap

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

fix the gap

Any additional comments?

fix the gap

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Edgy Comfort Food

What did you love best about Taken?

The story was very exciting. I call it edgy comfort food because Crais is an author I've been reading since I was 17. I'm 43 now. Crais is like a comfy blanket or comfort food. I love all his books and all the characters he creates. What I just realized was how freaking young he was when he first started out - only 10 years older than me. A mere babe.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Taken?

I won't give anything away because I hate it when people give away parts of the story.

Which character – as performed by Luke Daniels – was your favorite?

John Stone - I liked his character and I liked how Daniels created his voice.

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

I never want to listen to any book in one sitting. I want to prolong the experience.

Any additional comments?

The story is great and Luke Daniels does a great job with the characters' voices. I was thoroughly entertained.

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Heavy Subject/Great Story

I really like the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series. I have enjoyed them because they have substance without being really heavy. This book was different. It was weighty and still had all the fun, lighter elements of other Crais books. This had good writing, a timely issue and a good reader.

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Caution

The writing is well done, and the characters developed narrator is excellent but the graphic descriptions are harsh

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Perfect

As perfect as a detective mystery gets. I've listened to all Crais' Elvis and Pike books several times. They are like old friends. The characters are well developed, tough and lovable. Thank you Mr Crais. A great look on the big city of Los Angeles, City of Angels.

A retired law enforcement officer from CA.

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