Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, Book 2)
by Robert Crais
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Book Reviews of Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole, Book 2)
Book Review: Crais and Elvis grow together...
Summary: 4 Stars
After enjoying Demolition Angel, I made the commitment to go back and read all the Elvis Cole books in order. I love to read a series in the correct order to watch the growth of the author (who by Demolition Angel, a stand alone, was a great writer) and his characters. The leap from the Monkey's Raincoat to STalking the Angel was pretty big. Characters have more depth--esp. Elvis. Instead of sleeping around, drinking, and wisecracking, we get a glimpse (and just a glimpse) into Elvis' soul. The book is fast paced and funny, but also sad. Crais has created a terrific series and I plan to read all of them even if takes me years.Book Review: Stalking the Angel...great action and suspense
Summary: 4 Stars
This was much better than the first one of the series (The Monkey's Raincoat). Elvis Cole is hired to find this sacred Japanese book that has been stolen from a business man who had it on loan from a group of respected Japanese. His job becomes more than just a hunt for a book.
This is the type of book you could read in one sitting. I like Elvis much better in this book than the first one. He isn't as sleezy. The humor is witty and well timed. Joe Pike, the silent and sleek partner, is a class act. Highly recommend this book and I am looking forward to the next one.
Book Review: get real!
Summary: 1 Stars
This novel has all the gritty realism of a late 70s network cop show: TJ Hooker meets Starsky & Hutch. The plot was painfully predictable, the characters laughably cliched and the dialog stupid, forced and irritating. Toward the end of the book, after heroes Elvis and Pike, easily blow away a half dozen oriental villans, they proceed to voluntarily and inexplicably put down their weaponry in order to engage in hand to hand combat with one final bad guy...just like on tv. I, for one, expect more from a detective novel and won't waste my time with the other Crais books.Book Review: Entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars
Elvis Cole has been hired to retrieve an ancient Japanese manuscript stolen from a prominent LA businessman. It soon turns into a rescue of the businessman's daughter who has apparently been kidnapped by the yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. Things are not as they appear and Elvis and Joe Pike do battle with some pretty tough guys. The humor that Crais uses liberally, makes it easy to get into the heart of the story. The action fell a little short of other Crais novels I've read, but overall it was an entertaining read.Book Review: Weakest of the Elvis Cole Series
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm a big fan of Crais' work, including the early novels, but Stalking the Angel lacks the energy and sparkle of the others. The plot holds few surprises and the wisecracks seem forced. There's a flatness to this work, despite some good moments, and the key character, a 16 year old girl, never really comes to life. If you haven't read any of the early Elvis Coles, don't start here -- I'd suggest beginning with the first one, The Monkey's Raincoat, then moving on to Lullaby Town.