Robert Crais: The Big Empty (USA 2025)

From the Publisher:
Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, race to find a terrifying, unidentified killer in this twisting, unpredictable thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.

Traci Beller was thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. Now, ten years later, Traci is a high-profile influencer with millions of followers and the money to hire the best detective she can find: Elvis Cole.

Elvis heads to Rancha where an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter, Anya, might have a line on the missing man. But when Elvis finds himself shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals, the missing persons cold case becomes far more sinister.

Elvis calls his ex-Marine friend, Joe Pike, for help, and they follow Tommy Beller's trail into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil. The case flips on its head, victims become predators, predators become prey, and the question becomes: Can Elvis Cole save them all from this nightmare?

Robert Crais: The Big Empty. An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780525535775 (August, 2025), 367 p., $19.00.

Robert Crais: The Big Empty (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
Robert Crais has mastered the fine art of storytelling' -- JAMES PATTERSON
When influencer Traci Beller hires PI Elvis Cole to find her father, who has been missing for ten years and presumed to have walked out on his family, the case seems like it will stay cold.

But in Rancha, nothing stays buried forever.
What starts as a search for answers twists into a deadly race against time, as victims become predators, and predators become prey.

With ex-Marine Joe Pike by his side, Elvis follows Tommy's trail into a darkness that will challenge his loyalty to his clients - and to himself.

The truth is waiting in the Big Empty.
But can Elvis survive what he finds?

Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike face a cryptic case and a terrifyingly unpredictable killer in this twisty, edge-of-your-seat thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

'I've never liked Elvis Cole more' -- MIKE LUPICA
'If there's a better dynamic duo than Elvis Cole and Joe Pike... I'm not aware of it' -- DAVID BALDACCI

Robert Crais: The Big Empty. He disappeared. She never stopped looking. Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781471195082 (July, 2025), 367 p., £9.99.

Robert Crais: The Big Empty (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
Brimming with the relentless suspense for which Robert Crais is famous, Elvis Cole and Joe Pike's twentieth heart-stopping case sees the duo race to stop a terrifying, unpredictable killer in the dark heart of California.

Traci Beller was only thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. Now, ten years later, she's a super-popular influencer with millions of followers and the money to hire the best detective she can find: Elvis Cole.

A ten-years-old missing persons case is almost always a loser, but Elvis heads to Rancha where an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter have a line on the missing man. But when Elvis finds himself shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals, the case flips on its head. Those who were victims become predators. Those who were predators become prey.

Calling on the help of his ex-Marine friend, Joe Pike, Elvis follows Tommy Beller's trail into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil, even as what he finds tests his loyalty to his clients and himself more profoundly than it's ever been tested before. But the truth must come out, no matter the cost.

Elvis must face The Big Empty and see justice done.

Robert Crais: The Big Empty. He disappeared. She never stopped looking. Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781471195051 (January, 2025), 367 p., £20.00.

Robert Crais: The Big Empty (USA 2025)

From the Publisher:
Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, race to find a terrifying, unidentified killer in this twisting, unpredictable thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.

Traci Beller was thirteen when her father disappeared in the sleepy town of Rancha, not far from Los Angeles. The evidence says Tommy Beller abandoned his family, but Traci never believed it. Now, ten years later, Traci is a high-profile influencer with millions of followers and the money to hire the best detective she can find: Elvis Cole.

Elvis heads to Rancha where an ex-con named Sadie Givens and her daughter, Anya, might have a line on the missing man. But when Elvis finds himself shadowed by a gang of vicious criminals, the missing persons cold case becomes far more sinister.

Elvis calls his ex-Marine friend, Joe Pike, for help, and they follow Tommy Beller's trail into the depths of a monstrous, hidden evil. The case flips on its head, victims become predators, predators become prey, and the question becomes: Can Elvis Cole save them all from this nightmare?

Robert Crais: The Big Empty. An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780525535768 (January, 2025), 367 p., $30.00, eBook $14.99.