The Monkey's Raincoat
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When Los Angeles private detective Elvis Cole investigates the disappearance of Ellen Lang's husband and young son, he stumbles into a bizarre nightmare of high-level intrigue, missing drugs, and murder in Hollywood's seamy underworld
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Contributors
Crais, Robert Author
ISBN
9780307789983
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Fans who enjoy the hardboiled P.I. in Elvis Cole, and don't mind a twist of fantasy, will appreciate the Vincent Rubio mysteries, which feature a depressed, basil-addicted dinosaur investigating cases on his own since his partner was murdered. -- Katherine Johnson
Weiss and Bishop's San Francisco and Joe Pike's Los Angeles are seedy, dangerous cities, much like the protagonists themselves. These hardboiled crime tales are violent, suspenseful, and gritty with an undertone of dark humor. -- Mike Nilsson
The Donald Tremaine and Elvis Cole mysteries feature cool private detectives who tend to be smart-mouthed and unorthodox in their sleuthing methods. The books have snappy dialogue, nonstop action, and complex plots that stem from society's problems. -- Merle Jacob
Though August Snow is a bit more likeable than sarcastic, world-weary Elvis Cole, both hardboiled private investigators find themselves involved in treacherous cases in these suspenseful series. -- Stephen Ashley
The Elvis Cole novels and the Nameless Detective mysteries are character-driven tales packed with suspense, plot twists, and plenty of heart. Set in teeming West Coast cities, both feature complex protagonists and formidable villains. -- Mike Nilsson
These fast-paced hardboiled detective series both follow tough private investigators who are guided by strong moral compasses to do what they believe is right and find justice for those most in need. -- Stephen Ashley
Starring ex-military men who investigate crimes, these fast-paced mysteries are big on witty banter and snark. Although Cordell Logan owns a flight school and Elvis Cole is a professional P. I., both series have a hardboiled feel. -- Mike Nilsson
Though Detective Leonid McGill's willingness to bend laws is a bit stronger than private investigator Elvis Cole's, these authentic but tough investigators dive into the seedy underbelly of their big cities to solve a variety of twisted cases. -- Stephen Ashley
Readers who appreciate a tough private investigator unafraid of suffusing their work with sarcastic quips will appreciate both of these suspenseful hardboiled mystery series. Elvis Cole is a bit faster paced than Nils Shapiro. -- Stephen Ashley
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Robert B. Parker and Robert Crais write character-centered, often humorous mysteries featuring long-term relationships. Both have branched out from their popular series characters to create new series and stand-alone titles. Los Angeles is Crais' pied-a-terre, and it is as carefully evoked as Parker's Boston. -- Katherine Johnson
Tim Cockey's Hitch and Robert Crais' Elvis demonstrate cockeyed optimism, witty cynicism, comic commentary, and dogged loyalty and devotion to what's right and just. Hitch is a mortician rather than a private eye like Elvis, but both solve mysteries in short order, zipping through to satisfying conclusions. -- Katherine Johnson
Though Barbara Seranella's tone is darker than Robert Crais', their protagonists have the same cockeyed brand of honor in their fast-paced, noir-like, compelling mysteries. -- Katherine Johnson
Don Winslow's Neal Carey mysteries have similar qualities to Robert Crais' Elvis Cole stories. Their stories involve protecting persons unable to protect themselves and feature not only a strong sense of honor, exotic and intricately plotted mysteries, and satisfying resolutions, but witty commentary by the lead detectives. -- Katherine Johnson
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Published Reviews
Booklist Review
An impressive debut that will have private-eye aficionados comparing Elvis Cole with such established fictional ops as Spenser, Jacob Asch, Harry Stoner, and Albert Samson. Cole is an L.A.-based sleuth with a smart mouth, a flair for the martial arts, and a borderline sociopath for a partner. He's hired to find a missing husband, a failing Hollywood agent. Routine? Not after the missing hubby turns up dead, the widow and young son are kidnapped, and a big-time drug czar demands that Cole return two kilos of missing cocaine. Crais' characters command attention, and his dialogue is unerring. Cole is simply the most mesmerizing new PI in years. WL.
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