Sunset Express — Robert Crais

Elvis Cole is back on his own turf in Los Angeles, and embroiled in a controversial high-profile murder case. A wealthy restaurateur is accused of murdering his wife, and his hot-shot defense attorney hires Elvis to find proof that police detective Angela Rossi fooled around with the evidence. Rossi had been cleared of an earlier charge of planting evidence to convict a counterfeiter, but her career was damaged, and she's rumored to be willing to do anything to get it back on track-even if it means framing an innocent man. Yet as Elvis investigates Rossi for the defense team, he begins to be more suspicious of the media-loving lawyers than the cops. Sunset Express truly has something for everyone--from edgy humor to subtly sensuous romance to virtuoso suspense writing that keeps you on the edge of your seat.