Robert Crais: Voodoo River (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, an actress in a hit TV show, Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search of Jodi's biological parents.

But before he can tackle the mystery of the actress's background, he is up against a whole host of eccentrics, including a crazed Raid-spraying housewife, a Cajun thug who looks like he's been made out of spare parts, and a menacing hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther.

As Elvis learns about the enigmatic actress's origins, he also discovers the real reason he's been sent to Louisiana...

In a search for a young woman's past PI Elvis Cole discovers far more than he expected...

Robert Crais: Voodoo River. To find herself, she'll have to lose everything... Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409136545 (August, 2011), 320 p., £7.99.

Robert Crais: Voodoo River (UK 2000)

From the Publisher:
Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, an actress in a hit TV show, Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to head for Louisiana in search of Jodi's biological parents.

But before he can tackle the mystery of the actress's background, he is up against a whole host of eccentrics, including a crazed Raid-spraying housewife, a Cajun thug who looks like he's been made out of spare parts, and a menacing hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther.

As Elvis learns about the enigmatic actress's origins, he also discovers the real reason he's been sent to Louisiana...

Robert Crais: Voodoo River. A Cole & Pike Novel. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752827545 (March, 2000), 293 p., £5.99 / £6.99.

Robert Crais: Voodoo River (USA 1996)

From the Publisher:
Robert Crais has established Elvis Cole, his wisecracking private eye with a tough exterior but a soft heart, in the consciousness of mystery readers and reviewers everywhere. In Voodoo River, Elvis Cole returns in his most exciting adventure yet. Hired to uncover the past of Jodi Taylor, an actress in a hit television series, Elvis leaves his native Los Angeles to journey to deepest Louisiana to search for Jodi's biological parents. Soon he discovers the real reason he's been sent there - but not before run-ins with an amazing cast of characters, including a crazed, Raid-spraying housewife; a Cajun thug who looks like he's been built out of spare parts; and a menacing, hundred-year-old river turtle named Luther.

Robert Crais: Voodoo River. An Elvis Cole Novel. Hyperion Books, ISBN: 0786889055 (April, 1996), 416 p., $7.99.

Robert Crais: Voodoo River (USA 1995)

From the Publisher:
L.A. private eye Elvis Cole is hired by popular television star Jodie Taylor to delve into her past and identify the biological parents who gave her up for adoption thirty-six years before. Cole's assignment is to find out their biological history and report back.

It seems all too clear cut. But when he gets to Louisiana and begins his search, he finds out there's something much darker going on. Other people are also looking for Taylor's parents; and some are ending up dead.

And when Cole realizes that his employer knew more than she was telling, Voodoo River becomes a twisting tale of identity, secrets, and murder.

Robert Crais: Voodoo River. An Elvis Cole Novel. Hyperion Books Books, ISBN: 0786860766 (June, 1995), 298 p., $21.95.