05341cam a2200901 4500 563920260 TxAuBib 20220626120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307789983 0307789985 B004JN1D1O Amazon 9009af1b-fd84-4b28-9e99-7ee219055049 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 537251 OverDrive (Product ID) 33205 33205 33205 TxAuBib Crais, Robert. The Monkey's Raincoat [Libby] : Elvis Cole Series, Book 1. Random House Publishing Group, 2011. crime fiction. Investigators. Hard Boiled. cop. Los Angeles. hardboiled. kidnapping. Fiction. crime. California. detective. Thrillers. private investigator. suspense. Detective Fiction. mystery. murder . mystery thriller. crime novel. noir. Thriller. police. detectives. Hollywood. mystery and thrillers. Law Enforcement. USA. police procedurals. detective novels. thriller books. crime books. mystery books. elvis cole. joe pike. mystery suspense. robert crais. mystery thrillers. mystery novels. mystery thriller suspense. suspense books. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1644kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:<b>“Elvis Cole provides more fun for the reader than any L.A. private eye to come along in years.”—Joseph Wambaugh</b><br /> <b>WINNER OF THE ANTHONY AND MACAVITY AWARDS FOR BEST NOVEL •&#160;NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AND SHAMUS AWARDS FOR BEST NOVEL<br /></b><br /> Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. Private Eye. . . . He quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecracking Vietnam vet who is determined to never grow up.<br /> When quiet Ellen Lang enters Elvis Cole’s Disney-Deco office, she’s lost something very valuable—her husband and her young son. The case seems simple enough, but Elvis isn’t thrilled. Neither is his enigmatic partner and firepower, Joe Pike. Their search down the seamy side of Hollywood’s studio lots and sculptured lawns soon leads them deep into a nasty netherworld of drugs, sex—and murder. Now the case is getting interesting, but it’s also turned ugly. Because everybody, from cops to starlets to crooks, has declared war on Ellen and Elvis. For Ellen, it isn’t Funtown anymore. For Elvis, it’s just a living . . . He hopes.&#160;<br /> <b>Praise for</b> <i><b>The Monkey's Raincoat</b></i><br /> “Outstanding characters, tight plot, and scintillating prose style. . . . This fast-paced story speeds Elvis Cole to a chilling, heart-stopping ending.”<b>—<i>Mystery Scene</i></b><br /> “Is Bob Crais good? Put it this way: if they're taking you out to put you against the firing squad wall, and you want to enjoy your last moments on earth, pass on the last cigarette and ask for an Elvis Cole novel.”<b>—Harlan Ellison</b><br /> “Far and away the most satisfying private eye novel in years. Grab this one—it's a winner!”<b>—Lawrence Block<br /></b>“The best private eye novel of the year . . . lots of action; bright, crisp dialogue; and sharply drawn characters.”<b>—<i>The Denver Post<br /></i></b>“Robert B. Parker has some competition on his hands. . . . Elvis Cole is an appealing character and Crais's style is fresh and funny.”<b>—Sue Grafton<br /></b>“In Crais, a new star has appeared on the private eye scene—a dazzling first novel.”<b>—Tony Hillerman</b>. Media Type: eBook. Edgar Allan Poe Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-06-26 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/900/9AF/1B/MonkeysRaincoatElvisColeSeriesBook019780307789983.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9009AF1B-FD84-4B28-9E99-7EE219055049&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/900/9AF/1B/MonkeysRaincoatElvisColeSeriesBook019780307789983.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9009AF1B-FD84-4B28-9E99-7EE219055049&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/900/9AF/1B/MonkeysRaincoatElvisColeSeriesBook019780307789983.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9009AF1B-FD84-4B28-9E99-7EE219055049&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)