“Quick, cutting wit . . . a keen ear.”—The New York Times Book Review
Hollywood’s newest wunderkind is Peter Alan Nelsen, the brilliant, erratic director known as the King of Adventure.
His films make billions, but his manners make enemies. What the boy king wants, he gets, and what Nelsen wants is for Elvis to comb the country for the wife and infant child the film-school flunkout dumped en route to becoming the third-biggest filmmaker in America. It’s the kind of case Cole can handle in his sleep—until it turns out to be a nightmare. For when Cole finds Nelsen’s ex-wife in a small Connecticut town, she’s nothing like he expects. She has some unwanted—and very nasty—mob connections, which means Elvis could be opening an East Coast branch of his P.I. office...at the bottom of the Hudson River.
“Elvis [Cole] is the greatest . . . [ he is] perhaps the best detective to come along since Travis McGee.”—San Diego Tribune
“[Crais is] far better at the private-eye-novel racket than most writers.”—Newsweek
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"These books go quickly. It is a private eye duo Elvis and Joe and I like both characters for different reasons which will be evident to anyone who has read Crais. They are based out of LA but the bulk of this story takes place out on the east coast. This story deals with Hollywood and the mob and has a few twists that I never saw coming. Enjoy." — Martin (4 out of 5 stars)
"These books go quickly. It is a private eye duo Elvis and Joe and I like both characters for different reasons which will be evident to anyone who has read Crais. They are based out of LA but the bulk of this story takes place out on the east coast. This story deals with Hollywood and the mob and has a few twists that I never saw coming. Enjoy."
" Wow! Mr. Crais doesn't think much of Hollywood bigwigs! This story has a clever plot and wonderful characters. "
" Catching up on early books in the series. "
" Recommended by his friend Pat Kyle, Cole is on a hunt to find Peter Alan Nelson, Hollywood's latest darling, estranged ex-wife and son. What Cole finds is trouble with the NY mob. "
" Good read! Excellent set of characters. "
" You have to enjoy the humor of Elvis Cole. Good Read "
" It's official, I'm now a fan of Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. "
" Another good Elvis Cole, with Cole traveling to Connecticut to find a Hollywood director's ex-wife, and having to extract her from a mob plot. Good wisecracks and action, though he still comes up somewhat short compared to Robert B. Parker's Spenser. "
" Elvis encounters the Mob via the ex-wife of a famous Hollywood producer. "
" The book was good, somewhat predictable, a little far fetched that Elvis could go across the country and still know folks locally, but hey, that's fiction! "
" The Elvis Cole books are funny, fast paced, and fun to read. Both Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike crack me up. "
" The Elvis Cole books are getting progressively better with each installment. Enjoying them a lot. At first, Elvis is sort of hard to like, but like the books, he is growing on me! "
" It was not my favorite. Elvis Cole goes where he should not. I didn't feel his motivation. I didn't find the characters sympatico and didn't admire the criminals. "
" Great story, but the language was too rough. "
" You can read my thoughts here. (3.75/5) "
" His books are always good reading "
" Not the best book from Robert Crais but it was still written with his usual style, with fun and everything. I love Elvis' character, and Joe Pike too. The characters involved were really... I don't know... Gruesome? "
" I loved this one!!!!! The dialogue is fantastic. "
" I like Robert Crais' characters, stories and writing. Good escapist reading. "
" Elvis Cole gets a hand from Joe Pike. "
" Possibly my favourite of the Cole novels. But I admit I was deep in the throes of my Elvis Cole addiction at this point and probably shouldn't be trusted... I was dreaming I was Elvis it was that bad... good... good damnit! "
" I'm enjoying this series very much. I reccomend you try one of this author "
" This the second book by Robert Crais that I have read. Both have the main character of Elvis Cole. Great author. Easy and entertaining books. "
" Gotta be one of my favorites because the mafia was in it! "
" I am really digging the Elvis Cole novels! "
Robert Crais is an American author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Taken, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006, The Eye—Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010, and the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award in 2014. He has written for such acclaimed television shows as L.A. Law, Cagney and Lacey, Miami Vice, and Hill Street Blues. A film adaptation of his novel Hostage was released in 2005, starring Bruce Willis as ex-LAPD SWAT negotiator Jeff Talley.
James Daniels is a labor organization attorney who performed Shakespeare in London, received a Grammy nomination for his audiobook narration, and wrote the hard-boiled noir mystery Ghost Bride. He and his family live in the Midwest.
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