The Recurring Cast
Character · Crossovers from the standalones · 4 books

Carol Starkey

LAPD bomb squad detective, later homicide · Robert Crais

Carol Starkey is an LAPD bomb technician who survived a blast, later a homicide detective.

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Character facts

First appearance
Demolition Angel (2000)
Latest appearance
Chasing Darkness (2008)
Books
4 (1 as lead, 2 major, 1 minor)
Series
Elvis Cole
Author
Robert Crais
Circle
Crossovers from the standalones

Where to meet Carol Starkey

Carol Starkey first appears in Demolition Angel (2000), as the lead.

Buy Demolition Angel

Every book with Carol Starkey

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2000LDemolition AngelleadBuy
  2. 2003MThe Last Detectivemajor role · Elvis ColeBuy
  3. 2005MThe Forgotten Manmajor role · Elvis ColeBuy
  4. 2008·Chasing Darknessminor role · Elvis ColeBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Elvis ColeLos Angeles private investigator, “the world’s greatest detective”3
Joe PikeElvis’s silent partner, a former Marine and police officer3
Lou PoitrasLAPD detective and Elvis’s friend3
Lucy ChenierLouisiana lawyer and Elvis’s partner3