Taken by Robert Crais

From Library Journal: "Crais's entertaining 15th Elvis Cole/Joe Pike thriller features a multinational cast of bandits who buy, sell, and steal one another's kidnapped victims. When professional kidnappers capture a college-age couple who venture into the desert south of Palm Springs near the Mexican border, the young woman's mother hires Cole to find them. Through a series of undercover efforts, Cole, Pike, and their talented sidekick Jon Stone begin to decipher the power balance in this international matrix of cartels and move cautiously yet decisively to infiltrate the smugglers' web. But when the bandits capture Cole, Pike and Stone must find a way to use his misfortune to their advantage, thwarting the kidnappers and bringing justice to the victims. Crais's captivating plot together with his crisp dialog makes for swift and satisfying reading."