Chasing Darkness

Chasing Darkness (2008) Robert Crais

Elvis seems to have recovered from the events in The Forgotten Man, however, life doesn’t seem to be interested in taking it easy on him. He’s sitting in his office when two cops storm on to demand his notes on a case from years ago. A man he had proved innocent of the murder of a young prostitute is found dead in his home, a horrifying photo album discovered with his corpse.

One of the cops–incidentally the arresting officer in the original case who had forced a false confession from the man–gets in Elvis’ face and makes Elvis what to know what he possibly could have missed in the case.

SPOILER (rot 13)
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END SPOILER

I really enjoyed this story; it was good to see Elvis back to normal, and I enjoyed seeing some of the other characters from past stories make appearances.

One note: I still DESPISE these “tall” paperbacks. HATE them.
Rating: 8/10

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