<b>“[A] riveting novel with a vivid sense of place . . . Anyone who enjoys a well-written, fast-paced, noirish thriller with a great aha! moment shouldn’t miss <i>The Forgotten Man</i>.”—<i>The Boston Globe</i></b><br><br> In 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 Cole’s long-lost father—a stranger who has always haunted his son.<br><br> 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 stranger’s terrifying secrets—and a hunt for his killer—give Cole a frightening glimpse into his own past. And he can’t tell if it’s forgiveness or a bullet that’s coming next. . . . <br><br> <b>“Robert Crais is a crime writer of incredible talent—his novels are not only suspenseful and deeply atmospheric but <i>very</i> hard to put down.”—Dan Brown, author of <i>The Da Vinci Code</i></b><br><br> <b>“A brutal but exhilarating climax.”—<i>USA Today</i></b>