Lullaby Town is a 1992 detective novel by Robert Crais. It is the third in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator Elvis Cole.^[1]

Peter Alan Nelsen, a successful but demanding Hollywood director, tasks Elvis with finding his estranged wife and child. Cole takes on an easy case that quickly escalates into a nightmare when the ex-wife he's meant to find is nothing like he anticipated. Elvis might be in serious trouble because of his lady friend's mob connections, potentially leading to him opening a private investigator branch at the bottom of the Hudson River - a euphemism for being killed by the mob.

• Elvis Cole: The main protagonist, a private investigator, he possesses superior martial arts skills and a penchant for humor.
• Joe Pike: Cole's partner, a former soldier, who is taciturn, dangerous, and always ready to back Elvis when the stakes rise.
• Peter Alan Nelson: An arrogant Hollywood filmmaker who hires Cole to locate his ex-wife and son.
• Karen Lloyd: Nelson's estranged wife, managing a local bank while entangled in mob activities.
• Toby Nelson: The 12-year-old son, oblivious to his father's identity.