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Summary: More one sided characters than an Arnold flick!
Review: A pompous director comes to Elvis Cole's office searching for his estranged wife and kid. Elvis, with his usual cool sarcastic reception, reluctantly takes the assignment and traces her to the New England. What ensues is a violent conflict between her, the director, and more importantly, the mob.The sarcastic Elvis and stoic Joe Pike continue their adventures in this missing person's case. In order to throw some new thrills into their escapades, they escape Southern California. This results in terribly predictable characters. The evil ultra violent mobster and his cool tough bodyguard versus the egotistically Hollywood heavyweight and the headstrong single mother. This book suffers and benefits from the usual Crais fare. Sometimes useless descriptions mixed with some repetition. However, it is readable and enjoyable at the most basic level. While not the worst in the series, it really doesn?t offer much. I?d recommend the next two in the series instead.
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Summary: O.K. , But Nothing Special
Review: A private eye novel in the "Spenser" mold, Lullaby Town is a typical genre novel that doesn't do anything to distinguish itself from the dozens of other detective series out there. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad book, but if you read a lot of detective fiction, there's nothing new here.
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Summary: Elvis Cole meets The Godfather
Review: All I gotta say is wow. Third book in the series and still going strong. I think this may be my favorite so far, with Monkey's Raincoat coming in at a very very close second. In this one, the characters, especially Elvis, seemed to have matured a little if you know what I mean. It was cool having Elvis and Joe get mixed up in some sort of mafia situation, it reminded me a lot of The Godfather (also an excellent book and great great movie). Anyways check this book out, but start with Monkeys raincoat 1st - trust me it will give you added enjoyment. And you'll love Elvis and Joe Pike, man they are a cool set of characters together. Oh well I am off on the next one in the series. Trust me though, give Crais a chance, he won't let you down.
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Summary: Great Lullaby!
Review: Another excellent read! Joe Pike and Elvis Cole are quite a duo. They totally understand one another. Elvis has a quick wit and uses it. A magna director wants Elvis to find his wife and son. Elvis traces them to a ficticious town in CT and the game begins. The mafia plays a big role in this one and it is quite something to see how Elvis and Joe come out on top. Exciting all the way thru. A cannot put down book! Robert Crais writes with crisp humor all the way thru. Elvis has quite a big heart while shooting the bad guys without a whimper. What a keeper!
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Summary: Elvis goes to New York--Don't follow him.
Review: By far the weakest entry in Crais' excellent Elvis Cole series. Leaving his familiar LA terratory Cole encounters stereotyped mafiosa and a New York and Connecticut as three dimentional as a Hagstrom map. Only read this while you're waiting for the next Elvis Cole to come out in paperback.
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Summary: Robert Crais is one of my favorite authors
Review: Elvis Cole is a charming, sharp witted, wise-cracking private investigator who is teamed up with a Clint Eastwood type partner, Joe Pike. His novels are fast paced, and entertaining enough to make me laugh out loud. My favorite Elvis Cole novel is L. A. Requiem. It focuses on Joe Pike. Crais' writing is on a completely different level in this one. I highly recommend his books. I have read all but his newest: Demolition Angel. I can't wait to read it!
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Summary: Must read by Crais
Review: Elvis Cole is hired by a top new movie director to find his abandoned wife and child. Elvis finds her, but she is laundering money for the mob. Elvis has to do some quick moves to get her untangled from the Mafia. Crais is an excellent writer, his books are easy reads with few plot twists, he has'nt written a bad one yet. This book or Voodoo River is his best but, they are all very good.
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Summary: World's Greatest Detective
Review: Elvis Cole, "the world's greatest detective", is hired by Hollywood director Peter Alan Nelson to find his ex-wife, Karen, and son, Toby. His search takes him to small-town Connecticut where, once he finds Karen and her son, finds himself in the middle of problems involving the Mafia. Pithy comment follows dry-witted humour in another very enjoyable detective story with the irrepressible Elvis Cole in control. For the first two chapters I found that I was chuckling to myself at least once per page as Elvis met the self-centered, big-shot director client, Peter Alan Nelsen. Although the humour doesn't continue at this pace, a light-hearted feel is maintained throughout the whole book. If you like your detective stories slightly on the humorous side with just a little bit of danger thrown in for spice, then this book (and all the Elvis Cole books) are just perfect. Although this book is part of an ongoing series, it isn't really necessary to read it in the order that it was written. While the main characters are the same (Elvis and Joe Pike), previous plots aren't divulged.
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Summary: Good! Good!
Review: Elvis Cole, private investigator, was tasked by a famous director, Peter, to find his ex-wife and son. A seemingly simple assignment soon turned out to be mission impossible. After locating Karen and Toby, Elvis soon uncovered that the former was owned by the mafia, who would not be at all happy with the interference of Elvis and his partner, Joe Pike. Being his usual righteous self, Elvis could not sit back and see Karen's life destroyed by the mob. However, could he and Joe take on the mafia, save Karen from its clutches, and escape unscathed? Like all other Robert Crais' books, it had the compelling power which made it impossible for me to put the book down. I have always believed that for a book to be likeable, we must like the characters in the book and really feel for them. This is precisely the reason which I enjoy this book so much. I was rooting for Elvis and Joe all the way as I followed the story which simply took my breath away.
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Summary: Elvis meets the Mob
Review: Elvis is hired by a hotshot film director to find his ex-wife and son. He finds them alright (duh) only to learn she is married to mob and wants out. Lots of action, great characters, and a few plot twists keep this one on the top of your must-read list.
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