This novel finds Elvis Cole semi-adopting a few kids after their father has disappeared. It turns out he is an engraver/printer, and may be involved in some kind of counterfeiting ring. The entire time I was reading this novel, I kind of had in the back of my mind that I had seen this as a movie before. I finally figured out that Rush Hour 2 (2001) had a very similar plot. Don't worry though, this novel was published in 1997!
This novel also explores the possibility of Elvis' love interest (sorry, I forget her name... it's been a few weeks and I took the book back to the library!) moving to LA from Baton Rouge. I won't spoil it, but it leaves the possibility of interesting things happening in future novels.
As usual, Joe Pike plays a minor, but pivotal role in the novel, and it doesn't disappoint. I can't wait to read the Joe Pike novel, but I'm reading all of these in the order they were published, so I have a few more to go.
Up next is The Affair by Lee Child. It's a classic Reacher novel!