Crais is one of my favorite mystery writers with three characters who have stood the test of time.  Elvis Cole is ‘the world’s greatest detective’.  He drives a Corvette, lives in a cool house overlooking LA, and can be tough when he needs to be.  Joe Pike is the laconic, ex-Marine who is the muscle in the team but also is empathic and senstive when he’s not beating someone up.  Jon Stone is a mercenary soldier deep into tech and spying.

In this, his 23rd book about these guys, Crais weaves a dense plot involving the NSA, Area 51, a porn star, two amateur investigative reporters, a couple of Chinese criminals, and a bunch of crooked politicians.  Oh, I forgot the paranoid schizophrenic who lives in Griffith Park and witnesses some of the bad guys dumping the body of one of the good guys.

It’s a complex but very fast-moving tale which is accompanied by one of Cole’s long time love interests.  Anytime I breeze through 350 pages in two days, it’s a fine read.  You’ll like this one