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The Promise (Elvis Cole, Bk 16)
The Promise - Elvis Cole, Bk 16
Author: Robert Crais
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are joined by Suspect heroes Scott James and his K-9 partner, Maggie.   Loyalty, commitment, the fight against injustice -- these are the things that have always driven Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. If they make a promise, they keep it. Even if it could get them killed. — When Elvis Cole is hired to locate a woman who...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780425272855
ISBN-10: 0425272850
Publication Date: 6/9/2015
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: Penguin LCC US
Book Type: Perfect Paperback
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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marcijo28 avatar reviewed The Promise (Elvis Cole, Bk 16) on + 275 more book reviews
Great read!
cathyskye avatar reviewed The Promise (Elvis Cole, Bk 16) on + 2259 more book reviews
Robert Crais's Suspect was one of my best reads in 2015, and Scott and Maggie were the main reasons why I read The Promise. (I stopped reading the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novels before Crais hit his stride.) I found this book to be another page-turner just when I was in the mood for lots of action.

All in all, I thought there needed to be a bit more from Mr. Rollins because his threats to Scott and Maggie really ratcheted up the anxiety levels. But that could've been a slippery slope. Although Scott and Maggie's scenes really played up the dog's intelligence and training, readers tend to be very touchy when danger to animals is concerned. (Almost better for the human characters to come to harm!)

Yes, I was fully engaged in reading this book and rooting for the good guys. I would love to give it my highest rating, but when all is said and done, the characterizations fell a bit short for me. Joe Pike seemed to be an afterthought, and Elvis's wit and wisecracks were missing. Even Scott seemed subdued. Only Maggie earned all her kibble. However, The Promise still ranks high as a thriller.
reviewed The Promise (Elvis Cole, Bk 16) on + 3082 more book reviews
Almost gave it a 1 rating, if this is the beginning for another character series then Crais will have to up the game, this one was just on the boring side after the first couple 'chapters'(which are not numbered but are named), it just drags and drags and has a lot of repeat about the tragedy in the lives of Scott and Maggie which I got tired of plus I don't want to know what a dog is 'thinking or dreaming', no one would know that so that part just seemed ridiculous to me.

There is very little Cole or Pike in this, hardly any Pike at all and he is the most interesting, and again it just drags and drags


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