Read Series: Elvis Cole
by Author Robert Crais
The Forgotten Man (2006)
Ok, a few rambling thoughts on Robert Crais. Who is this guy, where'd he come from, how'd he get so popular? Well the first thing to know is that Crais is not from California at all. He is a native of Louisiana, grew up in a blue collar family, and read his first crime novel The Little Sister ...
The Last Detective (2004)
A more developed version of this appears on my blog, Irresponsible Reader, as part of my Reread Project.-----Elvis and Ben Chenier are hanging out for a few days while Ben's mom is out of town, Elvis and Lucy are still trying to recover from the hit their relationship took in Requiem. Ben goes o...
Sunset Express (2005)
A more developed version of this appears on my blog, Irresponsible Reader, as part of my Reread Project.★ ★ ★ 1/2There are two stories being told by Crais in this book -- yes, interwoven and interdependent -- but two stories. The fun one involves Lucy Chenier coming out to LA for work and to see...
Indigo Slam (2003)
This, right here, is the low point for the Elvis Cole series. So why, you ask, do you give this 3 stars? Am I just that much of a mindless fanboy? Well, probably. But that's not it. One's appreciation for this novel has everything to do with what you think of the clients. If you like them, ...
Voodoo River (2000)
A more developed version of this appears on my blog, Irresponsible Reader, as part of my Reread Project.-----Many people see L. A. Requiem as the apex of the Cole series. For my money, Voodoo River is the apex of the series that began in The Monkey's Raincoat -- he's thoughtful, more meditative,...
L.A. Requiem (2002)
ttIn his article “In the Mind of Others” (shared on Facebook by a friend; and now —surprise, surprise!— on sale online for six bucks or so; sorry I ain’t buyin’) Keith Oatley addresses the fact that psychologists, who for a long time scorned fiction, have recently revised their judgement and decl...
The Monkey's Raincoat (1987)
Unless something surprising shapes up as I write this, I don't think I have anything new to add to the general consensus that other reviewers have established for this novel, the first mystery in a series that features private eyes Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. If you've read Robert B. Parker's novels...