{"product_id":"a-dangerous-man","title":"Robert Crais: A Dangerous Man [2019] hardback","description":"'The smoothest writing and \u003cb\u003ebest storytelling you'll ever read \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Just keeps getting \u003cb\u003ebetter and better\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eDAVID BALDACCI \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'You can always rely on Elvis Cole and Joe Pike for \u003cb\u003etop-notch fun noir \u003c\/b\u003e. . . This tale opens with a \u003cb\u003eJack Reacher\u003c\/b\u003e-esque set-up'  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eCRIME CLUB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NEW ELVIS COLE AND JOE PIKE THRILLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Pike\u003c\/b\u003e didn't want to run into trouble that day - he was just going to the bank. But when Isabel, a young teller, is forced into a car by two men, he has no choice but to step in. After chasing them down, he retrieves the terrified woman and the men are arrested.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Not long after they are released on bail, the men are found dead, each with a single gunshot wound to the head, and Isabel is missing. After his handling of the men, Pike is a prime suspect, along with Izzy - was this an abduction gone wrong, or did it go exactly how she planned?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pike, convinced that her life is in danger, involves \u003cb\u003eElvis Cole \u003c\/b\u003ein a search for the truth, and for Izzy. But they're not the only ones desperate to find her - and desperate men are dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* * * Praise for \u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Man \u003c\/i\u003eand Robert Crais * * *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Bob is like a Porsche when it comes to writing. Indeed, it's quite fitting that he drives that model of car. Like the Porsche, his writing is \u003cb\u003eelegant\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003estylish\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efunny\u003c\/b\u003e, can fire on turbos when need be and dive deep when the plot demands it, but \u003cb\u003ethis is far and away some of the smoothest writing and best storytelling you'll ever read\u003c\/b\u003e. He's written a lot of books, but just keeps getting better and better' \u003cb\u003eDAVID BALDACCI \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Crais begins the story with deceptive simplicity but\u003cb\u003e s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elowly ratchets up both the tension and the action \u003c\/b\u003ewith surgical precision . . . This one's sure to hit the bestseller charts' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Crais is a \u003cb\u003ewhip-smart \u003c\/b\u003ewriter. Cole and Pike are carefully drawn, multilayered characters who've grown more complex through the years. This is \u003cb\u003eone of the very best entries in a long-running and still first-rate series\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Man\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e 'If you've always wished \u003cb\u003eLee Child's Jack Reacher\u003c\/b\u003e had a little more balance in his life - but the same formidable talents - \u003cb\u003eyou'll love Joe Pike and the latest book in this long, superb series\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Crais never loses control of his clean, clear prose or his ability to sketch fully fleshed characters in a few scenes . . . \u003cb\u003eA taut, exceptional thriller\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Man \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '[Crais] expertly delivers his\u003cb\u003e customary modern-day riff \u003c\/b\u003eon the 1940s hardboiled idiom' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 'Another\u003cb\u003e rewarding page-turner \u003c\/b\u003eby one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eCleverly plotted, stylishly written\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Crais, Robert","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53859750314323,"sku":"9781471157615","price":22.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":53859750281555,"sku":"XE81471157615","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49832649982291,"sku":"XV81471157615","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/crais-robert-a-dangerous-man-xv81471157615-60146773590355.jpg?v=1779899553","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/a-dangerous-man","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}