Stalking the Angel: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel by Robert Crais (English) P

Description: Stalking the Angel by Robert Crais Introduced in The Monkeys Raincoat, L.A. private eye Elvis Cole has a smart mouth, a flair for martial arts, a passion for truth, and a borderline sociopath for a partner. When a ruthless hotel magnate hires Cole to find a priceless Japanese manuscript, Cole heads into a nest of notorious Yakuza in the heart of L.A.s Little Tokyo. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. Hes a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up. The blonde who walked into Coles office was the bestlooking woman hed 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 hed learned from reading Shogun, but he knew a lot about crooks—and what he didnt 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, its just another days 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 Author Biography Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, many of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing his first novel, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Quincy, Baretta, and L.A. Law. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues, and one of his standalone novels, Hostage, was made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. His novels have been translated into forty-two languages and are bestsellers around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles. Review "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 . . . definitely new."—The Wall Street Journal "Robert Crais is one of the rising young stars of the private eye genre . . . Devottees of the rock em, sock em school should find [Stalking the Angel] tasty."—The San Diego Union Review Quote "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 . . . definitely new." -- The Wall Street Journal "Robert Crais is one of the rising young stars of the private eye genre . . . Devottees of the rock em, sock em school should find [Stalking the Angel] tasty." -- The San Diego Union Excerpt from Book 1 I was standing on my head in the middle of my office when the door opened and the best looking woman Id seen in three weeks walked in. She stopped in the door to stare, then remembered herself and moved aside for a grim- Details ISBN0593157168 Author Robert Crais Pages 304 Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 0593157168 ISBN-13 9780593157169 Format Paperback Short Title Stalking the Angel Subtitle An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel Series Number 2 UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-01-28 NZ Release Date 2020-01-28 US Release Date 2020-01-28 Place of Publication New York Publisher Random House USA Inc Series An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel Publication Date 2020-01-28 Imprint Ballantine Books Inc. DEWEY FIC Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126644641;

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