About this title: A crime novel by the winner of the Anthony Award and the MacAvity Award for crime writing by the scriptwriter and producer of "Hill Street Blues", "Quincy", "Miami Vice" and "Cagney and Lacey". It features an investigation set in the seamy side of Hollywood which ends in a blood-bath.
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Edition: Abridged. 6 hours on four cassettes.
Binding: Audiobook cassette
Publisher: Paperback Nova Audio Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781587885082ISBN:1587885085
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Pristine, Gift-Quality item. Ready for immediate delivery! 4 cassettes. Elvis Cole Novels (Audio). Audience: General/trade. With smooth efficiency, David Stuart reads this abridgment of Robert Crais's first novel, the Anthony and Macavity Award-winning mystery that introduced Private Investigator Elvis Cole. read more
Description: Very Good. 0553263366 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780553275858ISBN:0553275852
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Bookstore stamp on inside cover, otherwise clean & unmarked inside. Clean covers/spine with light wear. Spine creased. Book is slightly cocked. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Loved it. Noir-ish PI (if there's not a romance that sticks, I consider it noir-ish) who is flippant, admits to crying, has a quirky cat and an enigmatic partner. Will definitely keep reading this detective series."
"While I really liked the two main characters, Elvis and his partner, Joe Pike, it was their banter and interaction that will encourage me to read the remaining books. The story line was good but not one that kept me on the edge of my seat."
"This is a Point of View masterpiece. The way Elvis Cole narrates and editorializes at the same time is the most entertaining part of this book. Weak plot, cool characters, bad language, no graphic sex or violence."
"If there is one thing which can give you an insight into yourself, then it has to be how much you trust an author - and buy their work on spec, without reading the blurbs or reviews, etc.
Crais has my respect. He has shown he can pace a book, inject humour, create strong characters which have just enough fantasy to them to help you suspend your disbelief. And like a lot of writers these days, Crais has not just stuck with one series/set of characters - rather, like Michael Connelly, some solo characters go on to form relationships with other characters from other originally stand-alone novels.
The Monkey's Raincoat is something I can go back and re-read because it shows me how an author can use humour and not at the expense of the storyline.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes their LA PIs to be a cut above the rest of the pack, and although the series is getting a little dated in respect to the new/up-coming generation, like the Alphabet novels from Sue Grafton, if you savvy the timeline, then the story is a wonderful mystery with nothing hidden from the reader - it's just how you put the jigsaw together that counts."
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