Stalking The Angel – Robert Crais

Description

Stalking the Angel by Robert Crais is the second thrilling instalment in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series, blending sharp wit with explosive action in a hardboiled detective setting. When wealthy businessman Bradley Warren loses a priceless thirteenth-century Japanese manuscript—the Hagakure—private investigator Elvis Cole is hired to retrieve it. What starts as a seemingly straightforward job soon pulls Cole and his taciturn partner, Joe Pike, into the dark underworld of Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo, where the fearsome Yakuza and a web of deception and violence await.

Robert Crais masterfully crafts a mystery rich in atmosphere, sharp dialogue, and unexpected turns. Even as Cole jokes his way through danger, the stakes escalate with every chapter—drawing the reader into a dangerous tale of cultural obsession, cold-blooded murder, and high-stakes recovery. This novel builds on the strong foundation of The Monkey’s Raincoat, further developing the chemistry between the wisecracking Cole and the enigmatic Pike.

Fans of classic PI stories with a modern twist will love Stalking the Angel for its clever writing, memorable characters, and fast-paced suspense.