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Stalking the angel

Pages
288
Published
1989
Language
English

Synopsis

When a high-stakes client hires Elvis Cole to find a stolen Japanese manuscript, the Los Angeles private eye finds himself caught between the Yakuza and a desperate family. With his lethal partner Joe Pike at his side, Cole must navigate the city's dangerous underworld to recover the artifact before the body count rises. It is a sharp, fast-paced mystery that defines the modern hard-boiled detective story.

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About the author

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Robert Crais

Robert Crais (born June 20, 1953, in Independence, Louisiana) is an American author of crime fiction and a former television screenwriter. Before turning to novels he wrote for series including Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Cagney & Lacey and L.A. Law. His 1987 debut, The Monkey's Raincoat, introduced private investigator Elvis Cole and won the Anthony and Macavity Awards; Cole's partner Joe Pike went on to headline his own spin-off novels within the same series. Crais was named a Grand Master...

Characters

Elvis ColeProtagonist
Joe PikeProtagonist
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