NMLP P-027161 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Last Detective

Robert Crais · Doubleday · 2003

The US Doubleday hardcover is the true first edition, preceding the UK edition. It is the ninth book in the Elvis Cole series and marks Crais's return to the character after Demolition Angel and Hostage.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-027161 for "The Last Detective" by Robert Crais (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-027161, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).