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Taken
- An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 15
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Series: Joe Pike, Book 4, An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 15
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Crime Fiction
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall ,4.5 out of 5 stars , 1,993 ratings,
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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator is not suitable for character
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ugh! The Narrator!
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1 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Story, Not the Best Narrator
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L.A. private eye Elvis Cole is hired by popular television star Jodie Taylor to delve into her past and identify the biological parents who gave her up for adoption thirty-six years before. Cole's assignment is to find out their biological history and report back. It seems all too clear cut. But when he gets to Louisiana and begins his search, he finds that there's something much darker going on. Other people are also looking for Taylor's parents, and some are ending up dead.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story...great narrator
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By: Robert Crais
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The Promise
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Overall ,4.5 out of 5 stars , 34 ratings,
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Performance ,4.5 out of 5 stars , 31 ratings,
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Story ,4.5 out of 5 stars , 32 ratings,
Elvis Cole is hired to find a woman who’s disappeared, a seemingly ordinary case, until he learns the missing woman is an explosives expert and worked for a Defense Department contractor. Meanwhile, LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his patrol dog, Maggie, track a fugitive to a house filled with explosives - and a dead body. As the two cases intertwine, they all find themselves up against shadowy arms dealers and corrupt officials, and the very woman they promised to save may be the cause of their own deaths.
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4 out of 5 stars
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As a sequel it's weak
- By SAL on 05-22-17
By: Robert Crais
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
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Kate
- 02-11-12
Another Enjoyable Cole and Pike novel
I have been reading the Cole/Pike series for years and greatly enjoy it. This one was right up there with the others. I found it interesting how it was told in a timeline of before and after Cole was taken by the "bad guys". Cole is a lot of fun, love his irreverant sense of humor. Pike is an interesting character who I would love to see more about.
The story was interesting and kept my attention while listening. You know that ultimately Pike will rescue Cole but you don't know what will happen to the characters who were taken.
It also makes you think about the struggles faced by people who try to come to the US illegally.
Good enjoyable story.
12 people found this helpful
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- C.
- 02-20-12
One of the best Elvis Cole/Joe Pike Novels
I have read or listened to all of the Cole/Pike books by Robert Crais and am a big fan. Taken was one of his best. Human trafficking is one of the most despicable offenses that man commits against his fellow man and Crais exposes it in all its ugliness. But with Cole's quirky personality, the book is not so dark as to be depressing. Like all of Crais' books, they keep moving, never becoming bogged down in sub-plots or details that take away from a book. Luke Daniels' narration was excellent,
I recommend this listen and recommend all books by Robert Crais.
7 people found this helpful
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- Greg
- 02-03-13
Better Example
It may be that the narrator plays a larger part than usual in the rating of this book/series. Nevertheless, this is one of the better examples of Crais's talent and this series.
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- Jean
- 02-28-12
Interesting
Luke Daniels did a good job narrating this story. Crais not only told an interesting story but address an important issue for the country and a big problem for CA, AZ, NM & Tx. Covering such a violent topic the usual humor of Cole was toned down. Every one should read this book and think about how to solve this societal problem.
5 people found this helpful
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- Sheryl
- 02-20-12
Loved it!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
not one sitting but maybe 2
Any additional comments?
I'm sorry that I have caught up with the entire series and will have to wait awhile for the next book.
3 people found this helpful
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- R. Conley
- 02-20-12
One of the best
Can't miss with Joe and Elvis, good narrator but you'd think an author would pick one reader and stick with them. One of the best of the series.
7 people found this helpful
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- Helen Rangel
- 02-07-12
Couldn't stop listening to Joe Pike and Elvis Cole
Wow, what a great novel. The twists and turns keep you guessing. One of the best written by Robert Crais.
6 people found this helpful
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- Francine
- 05-21-15
best in the series!!!
Thank you Mr. Crais for an excellent story that I will read many many times.
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- Debbie
- 12-10-14
Wow!!! Great Thriller and Great Resolution!
I've always liked Robert Crais and he did a great job with TAKEN. Every mother's worst nightmare is to have her child taken . . . whether the child is grown or not . . . all the twists and turns in tracking down the kidnappers and retrieving the college student who was taken will keep you alert and listening . . .
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- Kurt
- 03-16-12
One of the better books in the Cole/Pike series
Crais is one of my favorite authors and this book does not disappoint! I group the series into three parts: books 1 through 7 (Indigo Slam), 8 through 12 (Chasing Darkness), and 13 (First Rule) to present. The books in the second part tend to be my favorites with Watchman being my overall favorite. This book is the best in the third grouping. Taken is the 15th book in the series and continues to build on previous themes, like John Stone.
The book moves fast, with time running out for Cole and the two kids he's trying to protect. The book does make an odd jump near the beginning that threw me at first - it jump forward in time after Cole has been taken, then jumps back, so be aware that's coming.
Luke Daniels is my favorite Cole/Pike narrator and he continues to do an excellent job in this book.
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