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The Monkey's Raincoat

The Monkey's Raincoat

CrimeMystery
Pages
256
Published
1987
Language
English

Synopsis

When Ellen Lang's husband and son vanish, she turns to Elvis Cole, a Los Angeles private eye who hides a sharp mind behind a wisecracking exterior. What starts as a routine missing persons case quickly spirals into a dangerous hunt through the drug-fueled shadows of Hollywood. Cole and his silent partner Joe Pike must navigate a world of professional killers and high-stakes deception to find the truth.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

GrittyTenseAtmospheric
Morally GreyBetrayal

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller Hardboiled

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
Ellen LangSupporting
All characters in The Monkey's Raincoat