macloo 's review for:

The Wanted by Robert Crais
4.0

Blame the pandemic — I love reading these fast-paced novels about private detective Elvis Cole and his very reliable buddy, Joe Pike. As usual, Elvis gets hired for something that seems simple and mundane — a mom has found an inexplicable expensive object in her teen son's bedroom. Turns out there have been multiple burglaries. In the homes of the very rich. And there always have to be deadly threats for tension, so — one of the burgled rich people has hired two extremely efficient killers to get his stuff back.

Elvis excels at caring about people and wanting to keep them safe. Joe Pike wants to keep Elvis safe. Stupid teens who burgle wealthy homes are doing stupid things and not helping Elvis and Joe protect them. All the ingredients come together in a delicious confection I just had to gulp down.
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