Lullaby Town

Lullaby Town

Author	Robert Crais
Language	English
Series	Elvis Cole series
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Bantam
Publication date	1992
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages	295
ISBN	0-553-08197-7
Preceded by	Stalking the Angel
Followed by	Free Fall

Lullaby Town is a 1992 detective novel by Robert Crais. It is the third in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator Elvis Cole.

Plot summary

Peter Alan Nelsen, a successful but demanding Hollywood director, tasks Elvis with finding his estranged wife and child. Cole takes on an easy case that quickly escalates into a nightmare when the ex-wife he's meant to find is nothing like he anticipated. Elvis might be in serious trouble because of his lady friend's mob connections, potentially leading to him opening a private investigator branch at the bottom of the Hudson River - a euphemism for being killed by the mob.

Characters

• Elvis Cole: The main protagonist, a private investigator, he possesses superior martial arts skills and a penchant for humor.
• Joe Pike: Cole's partner, a former soldier, who is taciturn, dangerous, and always ready to back Elvis when the stakes rise.
• Peter Alan Nelson: An arrogant Hollywood filmmaker who hires Cole to locate his ex-wife and son.
• Karen Lloyd: Nelson's estranged wife, managing a local bank while entangled in mob activities.
• Toby Nelson: The 12-year-old son, oblivious to his father's identity.

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