Like Crais's other LA novels, this follows both Joe Pike and Elvis Cole as the unravel the murder of a young Hispanic, a girl who also just happened to date Joe in his early years. It's complicated by the fact that the police, one officer in particular, aptly named Krantz, has a grudge against Joe, making their search for the killer more difficult as the police are no help. And the officer ends up deciding that the evidence for the murder points to Joe, arresting him and putting him in jail with other bad guys, one who recognizes Joe as the cop who put him in jail ten years ago when Joe was still on the police force. As you can imagine, he makes the mistake of coming after Joe, who takes care of him in typical Jack Reacher style. It acts as a reminder to the other inmates to stay away; when transferred to another facility, Joe escapes and ends up solving the crime, tracing the murders back to the police station and crooked cops, of course. He gets exonerated in the end, reluctantly, by the police. Elvis, meanwhile, acts as Joe's savior and investigator, while trying to put together a relationship with his new girl friend, fresh in from Houston to live with Elvis. When she finds that Elvis continually puts Joe first, even risking her and her son's lives, she leaves him. I got a little bored towards the end, as the unraveling took place much to slowly, with the typical Joe Pike 'wham bam thank you Ma'am.' I will put the next one on hold for awhile, till I am bored with other stuff and need some fluff.
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