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Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wise-creacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up.
The blonde who walked into Cole’s office was the best looking woman he’d seen in weeks. The only thing that kept her from rating a perfect “10” was the briefcase on one arm and the uptight hotel magnate on the other. Bradley Warren had lost something very valuable—something that belonged to someone else: a rare thirteenth-century Japanese manuscript called the Hagakure.
Just about all Cole knew about Japanese culture he’d learned from reading Shogun, but he knew a lot about crooks—and what he didn’t know his sociopathic sidekick, Joe Pike, did. Together their search begins in L.A.’s Little Tokyo and the nest of notorious Japanese mafia, the yakuza, and leads to a white-knuckled adventure filled with madness, murder, sexual obsession, and a stunning double-whammy ending. For Elvis Cole, it’s just another day’s work.
Praise for Stalking the Angel
“Stalking the Angel is a righteous California book: intelligent, perceptive, hard, clean.”—James Ellroy
“Out on the West Coast, where private eyes thrive like avocado trees, Robert Crais has created an interesting and amusing hero in Elvis Cole.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Devotees of the rock ‘em, sock ‘em school should find [Stalking the Angel] tasty.”—The San Diego Union
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"First time reader of Robert Crais. I also chuckled many times at the Elvis character and really enjoy the Joe character. This plot held my interest and finished the book in a day. Does have a similar feel of Robert Parker's Spencer & Hawk which of which I am a huge fan. On to the next one."
— Sherri (4 out of 5 stars)
Stalking the Angel Listener Reviews
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" The author doesn't seem to weave a very interesting tale. Predictable, pedantic, played-out. "
— Leslie, 2/18/2014 -
" I really liked the fact that this story wasn't wrapped up with a neat bow. "
— Ctgt, 2/16/2014 -
" Gave up after 2nd cd ....I dont think the narration helped .but I found it irritating and not enough going on ...might go back to it "
— Frances, 2/6/2014 -
" I like the ambiguity in the young girl's behavior(Stalking the Angel??) and reiterate that I have found two more likable (but yes, violent) protagonists. "
— Academicsupport, 1/28/2014 -
" I listen to the book on my MP3 player. The narrator makes the book. Thoroughly enjoyed it. "
— Leah, 1/26/2014 -
" Part of my task to fill in books I missed from series I read in the past. This is an early Elvis Cole book. I like the character he evolved into in the later books much better. Still the same basic guy but in the later ones he seems more like a real person. "
— Linda, 1/25/2014 -
" Not as strong as the series opener - the characters feel a little wooden here, which is a struggle. That said, I do appreciate the choices Crais made around Mimi, as they feel pretty true-to-life for the setup he gave her. "
— Jessica, 12/29/2013 -
" 2 1/2 stars, just alright, nothing great "
— woody, 11/24/2013 -
" Robert Crais' Elvis Coles novels are one of my guilty pleasures. I love the quirkiness of Elvis (and his smart-aleck remrks and thoughts). Mind-candy? You betcha! "
— Jeff, 10/27/2013 -
" This was my first Elvis Cole novel. The book blurb said "sex and madness", which it was, plus a very suspenseful story. "
— Jeffrey, 9/12/2013 -
" This was my first introduction to Elvis Cole who in the first half of the book greatly annoyed me for his flippancy, but midway he suddenly developed a depth of character and the plot got really good and certainly unexpected. A fun beach read, up there with Evanovich and Parker. "
— Natalya, 2/21/2013 -
" This is a decent outing for Elvis Cole. Sometimes it feels like Spenser wannabe, so I think it's taking time for Crais to make him his own. The part about the sexual abuse is very old school - you can tell this was written in the 80s. But a very fast read, solid dialogue. "
— Tom, 1/5/2012 -
" First time i read a Robert Crais book but it was good!! Now i am in love with Elvis Cole (along with everyone else XD) "
— Kaito, 1/3/2011 -
" Much better 2nd Elvis Cole, better plot and some good character building of Elvis Cole. This one has convinced me to get hold of subsequent novels in the series. "
— Joe, 12/28/2010 -
" Sometimes I wonder how Elvis Cole and Joe Pike can kill so many people (albeit that they are all bad guys) and not be put on trial???? Another good read of good versus bad. "
— Ken, 11/20/2010 -
" As always Crais writes a good entertaining story! "
— Jay, 11/2/2010 -
" Slow start, but plenty of lovely description and twists. His observations on Los Angeles remind me of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware mysteries and Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch mysteries. "
— Meaghan, 6/11/2010
About Robert Crais
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.
About the Narrators
Patrick Lawlor, an award-winning narrator, is also an accomplished stage actor, director, and combat choreographer. He has worked extensively off Broadway and has been an actor and stuntman in both film and television. He has been an Audie Award finalist multiple times and has garnered several AudioFile Earphones Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and many starred audio reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews.
David Stuart is the pseudonym of a talented actor, playwright, and voice artist who has performed in theaters in New York and throughout the United States, in several soap operas on American television, as well as in feature films. David has narrated several audiobooks, including titles by Nora Roberts and Robert Crais.