Crais has an interesting and amusing character in Elvis Cole.

Maybe a Spenser clone, but it's still a fun read. The Elvis Cole series can't have lasted as long as it has by being a pure knock-off, so I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books.

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Good characters, witty prose, average story. My 2nd Crais book. I'm starting to like the characters more and I'm enjoying the sarcasm even more, but I did find the plot to be disappointing and very simlar to The Monkey's Raincoat.

3 stars out of 5

Joseph Wambaugh says, " Elvis Cole provides more fun for the reader than any L.A. private eye to come along in years." So meet Mr. Cole who, "quotes Jumminy Cricket and carries a .38. He's a literate, wise-cracking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up." states the editor. Author Robert Crais, " is one of the rising young stars of the private eye genre...Devotees of the rock 'em, sock "em schol should find (this novel) tasty." reports the San Diego Union. "Stalking Angel" is by the award-winning author of of "Monkey's Raincoat" & "Voodoo River".

Excellent read!

Elvis and Joe Pike are hired by a businessman to protect his family and recover a stolen rare Japanese manuscript. The search leads him to the Japanese mafia and surprises involving those close to the businessman.

Undoubtedly prompted by the success of recent Crais bestsellers (Demolition Angel; Hostage), his audio publishers have gone back to the second book in his increasingly popular Elvis Cole series, originally published in 1989, for a lively and colorful outing that manages to capture much of the author's early innocence and freshness. Stuart brings the quirky Cole to life quickly, combining his strengths (tenacity, incorruptibility, frequent flashes of humor) with his oddities (his love of the Disney artifacts that litter his office) to make a credible whole person. Other characters emerge with equal vocal skill: the enigmatic Joe Pike, Cole's muscular sidekick; a glowering Los Angeles property developer, his alcohol-impaired wife and their fragile adolescent daughter, who winds up being kidnapped by Japanese gangsters. Cole, hired to find a rare Japanese manuscript, discovers that the teenager's fate is very important to him personally forging a bond between the detective and children in peril that has become a hallmark of the series. For those who have been fans of Elvis since book one, The Monkey's Raincoat, it's good to have his early adventures around to listen to. For more recent Crais converts, this could prove an eye-opening revelation of how Cole got to be who he is.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW

Elvis Cole is ask,ed to find the very valuable item which hotel magnate Bradley Warren his lost. It is a rar 13th cenytrual Japanese manuscript called the Hagakure.
His daughter is kidnapped and they suspect the theives who also took the Hagakure.

Elvis Cole novel. My husband has really enjoyed this author and series.

Second book in the Elvis Cole Series.

As always a great book. I have never been disappointed by a Elvis Cole Mystery.

A fast-paced, fun read. Elvis Cole is a wise cracking private eye with integrity and wit. The plot is well constructed.

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