Elvis Cole provides more fun for the reader than any L.
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Elvis Cole is an appealing character and Crais\'s style is fresh and funny. . . .
Parker has some competition on his hands. -- The Denver Post Robert B. lots of action; bright, crisp dialogue; and sharply drawn characters. . .
Grab this one--it\'s a winner --Lawrence Block The best private eye Novel of the year . --Harlan Ellison Far and away the most satisfying private eye Novel in years. -- Mystery Scene Is Bob Crais good? Put it this way: if they\'re taking you out to put you against the firing squad wall, and you want to enjoy your last moments on earth, pass on the last cigarette and ask for an Elvis Cole novel.
This fast-paced story speeds Elvis Cole to a chilling, heart-stopping ending. . . .
Praise for The Monkey\'s Raincoat Outstanding characters, tight plot, and scintillating prose style.
He hopes. . .
For Elvis, it\'s just a living .
For Ellen, it isn\'t Funtown anymore.
Because everybody, from cops to starlets to crooks, has declared war on Ellen and Elvis.
Now the case is getting interesting, but it\'s also turned ugly.
Their search down the seamy side of Hollywood\'s studio lots and sculptured lawns soon leads them deep into a nasty netherworld of drugs, sex--and murder.
Neither is his enigmatic partner and firepower, Joe Pike.
The case seems simple enough, but Elvis isn\'t thrilled.
When quiet Ellen Lang enters Elvis Cole\'s Disney-Deco office, she\'s lost something very valuable--her husband and her young son.
He\'s a literate, wisecracking Vietnam vet who is determined to never grow up.
He quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. . . .
Private Eye. private eye to come along in years.--Joseph Wambaugh WINNER OF THE ANTHONY AND MACAVITY AWARDS FOR BEST Novel - NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AND SHAMUS AWARDS FOR BEST Novel Meet Elvis Cole, L.
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