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“The Big Empty by Robert Crais is the 20th book in a series featuring Elvis Cole, a private investigator in Los Angeles, and his partner, Joe Pike. It’s also the third book in the series to be nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel (Freefall was nominated in 1994 and L.A. Requiem in 2000). The main character has a bit of the Philip Marlowe feel about him, though with 21st-century sensibilities. The plot revolves around an influencer who hires Cole to find her father, missing for the past decade.” Read more...
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