Search - Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole, Bk 3)

Detective Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike go up against the New York mob while looking for the ex-wife and son of a Hollywood movie mogul. Non stop action and suspense.

This is the first book I have read by this author and I thought the book started out slow, but after the first few chapters I couldn't put the book down. I will definitely read another book by this author.

Who doesn't love Elvis Cole? These Crais books are especially fun if you're from the LA area.

Highly enjoyable. Has Hollywood hotshots and Mafia dons and other colorful characters. Though I do like Crais' descriptions of Los Angeles, I really enjoyed the New England setting of most of the action and reading about how Elvis tailed the bad guys through New York City.

My first experience with this author. I enjoyed the book more than I expected; the main character doesn't take himself too seriously and the supporting characters are well developed. It's more than fluff, but not so heavy (and depressing)as many mystery/action novels that are out there.

There is some violence, though except for one scene it is not over-described.

One small grumble: I don't quite understand the author's choosing to have the main female character hiss - not just once, but multiple times, usually when she was frustrated or irritated. Is the author a cat person? I'm female. I don't recall having hissed at all in at least the last 6 months. This female is like a leaky air mattress.

This review was written originally for the audio book version.

Another exciting outing for Elvis Cole.