The Monkey's Raincoat
An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel
Reeks: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel
Robert Crais
- “Elvis
- Cole
- provides
- more
- fun
- for
- the
- reader
- than
- any
- L.A.
- private
- eye
- to
- come
- along
- in
- years.”—Joseph
- WambaughWINNER
- OF
- THE
- ANTHONY
- AND
- MACAVITY
- AWARDS
- FOR
- BEST
- NOVEL
- •
- NOMINATED
- FOR
- THE
- EDGAR
- AND
- SHAMUS
- AWARDS
- FOR
- BEST
- NOVELMeet
- Elvis
- Cole,
- L.A.
- Private
- Eye.
- .
- .
- .
- He
- quotes
- Jiminy
- Cricket
- and
- carries
- a
- .38.
- He’s
- a
- literate,
- wisecracking
- Vietnam
- vet
- who
- is
- determined
- to
- never
- grow
- up.When
- quiet
- Ellen
- Lang
- enters
- Elvis
- Cole’s
- Disney-Deco
- office,
- she’s
- lost
- something
- very
- valuable—her
- husband
- and
- her
- young
- son.
- The
- case
- seems
- simple
- enough,
- but
- Elvis
- isn’t
- thrilled.
- Neither
- is
- his
- enigmatic
- partner
- and
- firepower,
- Joe
- Pike.
- 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.
- Now
- the
- case
- is
- getting
- interesting,
- but
- it’s
- also
- turned
- ugly.
- Because
- everybody,
- from
- cops
- to
- starlets
- to
- crooks,
- has
- declared
- war
- on
- Ellen
- and
- Elvis.
- For
- Ellen,
- it
- isn’t
- Funtown
- anymore.
- For
- Elvis,
- it’s
- just
- a
- living
- .
- .
- .
- He
- hopes.Praise
- for
- The
- Monkey's
- Raincoat“Outstanding
- characters,
- tight
- plot,
- and
- scintillating
- prose
- style.
- .
- .
- .
- This
- fast-paced
- story
- speeds
- Elvis
- Cole
- to
- a
- chilling,
- heart-stopping
- ending.”—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.”—Harlan
- Ellison“Far
- and
- away
- the
- most
- satisfying
- private
- eye
- novel
- in
- years.
- Grab
- this
- one—it's
- a
- winner!”—Lawrence
- Block“The
- best
- private
- eye
- novel
- of
- the
- year
- .
- .
- .
- lots
- of
- action;
- bright,
- crisp
- dialogue;
- and
- sharply
- drawn
- characters.”—The
- Denver
- Post“Robert
- B.
- Parker
- has
- some
- competition
- on
- his
- hands.
- .
- .
- .
- Elvis
- Cole
- is
- an
- appealing
- character
- and
- Crais's
- style
- is
- fresh
- and
- funny.”—Sue
- Grafton“In
- Crais,
- a
- new
- star
- has
- appeared
- on
- the
- private
- eye
- scene—a
- dazzling
- first
- novel.”—Tony Hillerman
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