Forgotten Man

[A] riveting novel with a vivid sense of place . . . Anyone who enjoys a well-written, fast-paced, noirish thriller with a great aha! moment shouldnt miss The Forgotten Man.The Boston GlobeIn an alleyway in Los Angeles, an old man, clutching faded newspaper clippings and gasping his last words to a cop, lies dying of a gunshot wound. The victim claims to be P.I. Elvis Coles long-lost fathera stranger who has always haunted his son.As a teenager, Cole searched desperately for his father. As a man, he faces the frightening possibility that this murder victim was himself a killer. Caught in limbo between a broken love affair and way too much publicity over his last case, Cole at first resists getting involved with this new case. Then it consumes him. Now a strangers terrifying secretsand a hunt for his killergive Cole a frightening glimpse into his own past. And he cant tell if its forgiveness or a bullet thats coming next. . . . Robert Crais is a crime writer of incredible talenthis novels are not only suspenseful and deeply atmospheric but very hard to put down.Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci CodeA brutal but exhilarating climax.USA Today