Stalking The Angel
by:
Robert Crais (author)
Hired by a hotel magnate to locate a priceless Japanese manuscript, L.A. private eye Elvis Cole encounters the notorious Yakuza, the Japanese Mob, and is drawn into a game of sexual obsession, amorality, and evil.
Hired by a hotel magnate to locate a priceless Japanese manuscript, L.A. private eye Elvis Cole encounters the notorious Yakuza, the Japanese Mob, and is drawn into a game of sexual obsession, amorality, and evil.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780553286441 (0553286447)
ASIN: 553286447
Publish date: April 20th 1992
Publisher: Crimeline
Pages no: 260
Edition language: English
Category:
Humor,
Funny,
Adult Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Hard Boiled
Series: Elvis Cole (#2)
The second Elvis Cole detective novel kept me wanting more, I'm glad Amazon recommended Elvis to me.
I don't know how I could have missed one of the Elvis Cole novels, but this doesn't sound at all familiar to me, so it goes on my to-read shelf.
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.
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 anothe...
A good book shouldn't take any effort to read. The second Elvis Cole adventure is definitely an effortless read. The wit and plot flow seamlessly and make it easy to forget lunch.The only thing I really have to say about this book is that I'm looking forward to reading the next instalment in the ser...