Lullaby Town
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| Author | Robert Crais |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Elvis Cole series |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam |
Publication date | 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 295 |
| ISBN | 0-553-08197-7 |
| Preceded by | Stalking the Angel |
| Followed by | Free Fall |
Lullaby Town is a 1992 detective novel by Robert Crais. It is the third in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator Elvis Cole.[1]
Plot summary
Peter Alan Nelsen, a successful but demanding Hollywood director, tasks Elvis with finding his estranged wife and child. Cole takes on an easy case that quickly escalates into a nightmare when the ex-wife he's meant to find is nothing like he anticipated. Elvis might be in serious trouble because of his lady friend's mob connections, potentially leading to him opening a private investigator branch at the bottom of the Hudson River - a euphemism for being killed by the mob.
Characters
- Elvis Cole: The main protagonist, a private investigator, he possesses superior martial arts skills and a penchant for humor.
- Joe Pike: Cole's partner, a former soldier, who is taciturn, dangerous, and always ready to back Elvis when the stakes rise.
- Peter Alan Nelson: An arrogant Hollywood filmmaker who hires Cole to locate his ex-wife and son.
- Karen Lloyd: Nelson's estranged wife, managing a local bank while entangled in mob activities.
- Toby Nelson: The 12-year-old son, oblivious to his father's identity.