{"product_id":"taken-paperback","title":"Taken - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Crais\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe search for a missing girl leads private investigators Elvis Cole and Joe Pike into the nightmarish world of human trafficking in this #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from Robert Crais.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Nita Morales hires Elvis Cole to find her missing daughter, she's sure it's a ruse orchestrated by the girl and her boyfriend. She's wrong. They've been taken by \u003ci\u003ebajadores\u003c\/i\u003e--border bandits who prey on the innocent by buying, selling, and disposing of victims like commodities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCole and Joe Pike start an undercover investigation to find the couple, but their plan derails when Cole disappears, leaving Pike to burn through the murderous world of human traffickers to find his friend as well as the missing young people. But he may already be too late...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Crais\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than twenty novels, many of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing his first novel, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCagney \u0026amp; Lacey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiami Vice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuincy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaretta\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e L.A. Law\u003c\/i\u003e. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of his standalone novels, \u003ci\u003eHostage\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. His novels have been translated into forty-two languages and are bestsellers around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.5 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687259410495,"sku":"9780425250594","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1f4954fcd622e6e3ee77c35cf813f1aa.webp?v=1764978025","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/taken-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}