The Recurring Cast
Elvis Cole book 9 · 2003

The Last Detective

Elvis Cole book 9 by Robert Crais

Private eye

Ben Chenier, Lucy’s young son, is kidnapped while staying with Elvis Cole, and the kidnapper says it is revenge for something Elvis did in Vietnam.

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Book facts

Author
Robert Crais
Series
Elvis Cole, book 9 of 16
Published
2003
Setting
Set in Los Angeles
Characters charted
6
Chart confidence
Medium

Who is in The Last Detective

6 recurring or key characters from Robert Crais’s chart.

Lead 1

  • Elvis ColeLos Angeles private investigator, “the world’s greatest detective”

Major 4

  • Joe PikeElvis’s silent partner, a former Marine and police officer
  • Lucy ChenierLouisiana lawyer and Elvis’s partner
  • Ben ChenierLucy’s sonKidnapped while staying with Elvis
  • Carol StarkeyLAPD bomb squad detective, later homicide

Minor and cameo 1

Also featuring these characters

Other Robert Crais books that share the most characters with The Last Detective.