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    Stalking the Angel
    Stalking the Angel
    Stalking the Angel
    Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

    Stalking the Angel

    Written by Robert Crais

    Narrated by David Stuart

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    About this audiobook

    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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 25, 2006
    ISBN9781423302193
    Stalking the Angel
    Author

    Robert Crais

    Robert Crais is the author of the bestselling Cole & Pike novels. A native of Louisiana, Crais moved to Hollywood in the late 70s where he began a successful career in television, writing scripts for such major series as Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues. In the mid 80s, Crais created a series of crime novels based around the characters Cole & Pike. In addition, Crais has also written several bestselling standalone thrillers. Robert Crais lives in LA with his wife and family.

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    • 4/5
      The second book in the Elvis Cole series is definitely a step forward from the first one maybe a few too many wisecracks from Elvis while his partner, Joe Pike, comes across as too one-dimensional perhaps cliched. The novel picks up pace in the last third as the chase unfolds but doesn't become predictable and of course in the end like all other PI's he gets the girl - but not until the last page. Doesn't quite wrap up all the loose ends but doesn't leave you feeling dissatisfied. On to the next in the series.
    • 2/5
      Noir, crime-detective story that struggles to rise above the glib dialogue. I finished the whole book, hoping, perhaps, that things will get more interesting. The LA backdrop lulled me into thinking this would be like a Mickey Haller tale, but alas, just didn't pan out. I may look again at another Crais book as there is promise here, but it may be awhile.
    • 2/5
      Boring and dated. Narration wasn't very good. Do not bother
    • 4/5
      This is the 2nd book in the Elvis Cole detective series. Cole is hired by a wealthy businessman to retrieve a very valuable original Japanese document that was stolen while on loan. Japanese mafia, sex scandal, family secrets, kidnapped girl, Cole is on the trail.That Elvis Cole is something else. Nice sarcastic sense of humor, had me chuckling out loud several times. Decent story. Gave it 3.5 stars outta 5.
    • 4/5
      This is the second in the Elvis Cole series and continues in the same vein as the first. If you liked that one then you'll like this. I did and I do. This time around his investigation has him stepping on toes belonging to the local Yakuza branch. Luckily, Joe Pike is again on hand to offer support as things get decidedly hairy. You see what can happen when a book goes missing?
    • 5/5
      Another great book in the series. I have limited mobility so being able to listen to good stories is essential. Thanks for all the hours of joy.
    • 4/5
      The second Elvis Cole detective novel kept me wanting more, I'm glad Amazon recommended Elvis to me.
    • 3/5
      First Line: I was standing on my head in the middle of my office when the door opened and the best looking woman I'd seen in three weeks walked in.When Bradley Warren and his assistant, Jillian Becker, try to hire Elvis Cole to find a stolen (and priceless) Japanese manuscript, Cole isn't all that eager to accept the case. Warren rubs his fur completely the wrong way. But when Warren's young daughter is kidnapped, the P.I. puts aside his differences and starts tracking down the bad guys.When I read the first Elvis Cole mystery, The Monkey's Raincoat, I fell head over heels for Elvis and his partner, Joe Pike. Unfortunately, while reading this second book in the series, the bloom was off the rose. The plot, the pacing, the writing are just as good, and I still love Elvis and Joe, but reading Stalking the Angel made me realize something:The reason why I don't read many mysteries featuring the hard-boiled types of private investigators is because I have a very low tolerance for the plots.The plots all seem to be the same. Some drop dead gorgeous broad clacks her way into the P.I.'s seedy office, bats her eyelashes, and persuades the manly investigator to do something he really doesn't want to do. There's usually an obnoxious male cretin on hand as a foil for the P.I. and his wisecracks. At least 30% of the characters are pond scum, and the P.I. hero has to have the crap beaten out of him at least once. Preferably twice.Unfortunately (for me) the plot and the formula went hand in hand in this book. I still love Elvis and Joe, but I think this love affair just has no room for growth. And before any of you die hard fans gang up on me, let me say once more that these books are well-written and the two main characters are fantastic. Even though the story lines aren't my cup of tea and I seriously doubt that I will read any more books in the series......if you give me an ELVIS AND JOE 4EVER!!!! bumper sticker, I'll cherish (and use) it with pride.
    • 3/5
      Bundled with Lullaby Town and Monkey's Raincoat It becomes repetitive after a while and while it's not a bad read but a bit predictable.
    • 4/5
      Elvis Cole is an interesting guy. He’s a pretty good private detective in the classic mold, but his clients tend to think he’s a little weird. Especially when they find him in his office, standing on his head. Surrounded by Disney figurines. Elvis also has a soft spot for children in trouble, and that’s what pulls him back to this case, even after being fired. Soon, it’s not about finding the Hagakure, it’s about finding his client’s daughter, Mimi. There’s a lot more going on here than a missing book, and it gets difficult to figure out who is on whose side, and who is telling the truth. Elvis is a smart-ass, and he’s found his perfect partner in Joe Pike, who probably says less than 50 words in the entire book. He may not say much, but he’s always there when Elvis needs him.