Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. It is the fifteenth in a series of linked novels centering on the character elvis cole. Check out the many foreign editions of roberts novels by clicking here. Starring in the robert crais novels, elvis cole and joe pike are fictional detectives and partners. List verified daily and newest books added immediately. The monkeys raincoat by robert crais, paperback barnes. Elvis cole and joe pike are joined by suspect more. Requiem, probably the greatest tragedy of the series. Most of crais books feature the characters elvis cole and joe pike, with the watchman 2007, the first rule 2010 and the sentry 2011 centering on joe pike. A native of baton rouge, louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the mississippi river in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and four generations of police officers. Elvis cole s readership and fan base grew with each new book, then skyrocketed in 1999 upon the publication of l. Elvis cole is just a detective who cant say no, especially to a girl in a terrible fix. The fun is in the way crais presents the evidence while joe and elvis get to the bottom of it all.
Elvis cole provides more fun for the reader than any l. Clive cussler has the issac bell series which is pretty good. My readership has grown dramatically over the last several books, and continues to grow. This is the most comprehensive robert crais book order and checklist available. He is often funny and always has wisecrack comments at the ready. An elvis cole and joe pike novel series robert crais private detective elvis cole may be named after the king, but he shares more in common with his partner, former marine joe pike, than with his namesake. The wanted is a firecracker of a book a great way to jumpstart the new year. Elvis and joe are first introduced in craiss novel the monkeys raincoat. The elvis cole and joe pike book series by robert crais includes books the monkeys raincoat, stalking the angel, lullaby town, and several more. In free fall, a beautiful young woman hires elvis cole to find out what her l. Quarry max allan collins 70s,80s hitman series that also has new books out now from hard case crime. The elvis cole and joe pike series by robert crais novel suspects. Robert crais introduced the elvis cole and joe pike characters in the novel the monkeys raincoat, published in 1987.
His office is full of kitsch and he doesnt seem to grow up. He and his very silent partner, joe pike, are vietnam vets and loyal to the bone. Some good, others great, and all the recordings with james daniels are the. Top 10 series is much easier than top ten books for me, best crime series to me is the op by hammett but that is not really a book series but a short story series so here goes. Like other true fans of master crais, i made this novel an automatic download. This is the order of elvis colejoe pike books in both chronological order and publication order. Hes a hard boiled, wisecracking detective who gives mike hammer and sam spade a run for their money. He was the 2006 recipient of the ross macdonald literary award. Jesse stone must rush to stop the devastation in the latest thriller in robert b. When nita morales hires elvis cole to find her missing adult daughter, she isnt afraid, even though shes gotten a phone call asking for ransom. Robert crais has put forth another masterful novel.
Elvis cole first appears in robert crais 1987 novel titled the monkeys rain coat. Elvis cole joe pike novels listed in order of publication 1. Elvis cole and joe pike 18 book series kindle edition. Cole s assignment is to find out their biological history and report back. Great deals on one book or all books in the series.
Crais did with the monkeys raincoat, which won both the anthony and macavity awards for best novel while being nominated for the edgar and shamus awards as well. Elvis cole and joe pike series by robert crais goodreads. The wisecracking private detective is back again in the fourth book of this excellent series. Some novels in the elvis cole series have been adapted for.
Most of these novels have elvis as the first person narrator and the main focus. The later books shift focus from elvis to pike, but still feature both men. The opening chapters serve as a character study of arrogant hollywood director peter allen nelson, followed by a less than inspiring missing person search by cole for nelsons estranged exwife. Robert crais books list of books by author robert crais. See the complete elvis cole and joe pike series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. At this writing, the elvis cole series now includes ten novels, and, altogether, i have published thirteen books. Robert crais is the bestselling author of eleven suspense novels, including the monkeys raincoat, stalking the angel, lullaby town, and free fall, all available from bantam books, he has written for such award winning television showa as l. The year of each novels original publication is in parenthesis next to the title. Most of crais books feature the characters elvis cole and joe pike, with the watchman. Robert crais books in order how to make great thrillers even better. It was no longer the elvis cole show in fact, much of the action focused on his partner.
Meet elvis cole, viet nam vet, exsecurity guard turned private investigator. The majority of robert crais books feature both characters, but some of the later novels have focused on joe pike. But rains relatively simple life suddenly becomes very complicated when he finds. The forgotten man six months after nearly losing everything to the men who kidnapped his girlfriends tenyearold son, elvis cole is slowly rebuilding his life when he receives an ominous call from the lapd. Former army ranger elvis cole is a private detective alongside his partner joe pike, an exmarine. The monkeys raincoat, grabs you from the first chapter, puts you on the edge of your seat and keeps you there to the climactic end of the book. She also screwed up things between elvis cole and samantha dolan in l. I admit that since ive never read a robert crais elvis colejoe pike series book that i didnt like, perhaps i was predisposed to like this one. The mrs pollifax series by dorothy gilman isnt bad.
Cole and pike are carefully drawn, multilayered characters whove grown more complex through the years. She returned in the last detective and the forgotten man just in time to screw things up for cole and carol starkey, who was introduced in demolition angel. Find the complete elvis cole and joe pike book series by robert crais. This is one of the very best entries in a longrunning and still firstrate series. The book begins with rain arranging the death on the subway of a prominent government figure by shortcircuiting his pacemaker and making it look like the man died of a heart attack. James ellroy out on the west coast, where private eyes thrive like avocado trees, robert crais has created an interesting and amusing hero in elvis cole. In this new way of telling his stories, crais combined the classic first person. Below is a listing of roberts novels in order of publication. He claims that it is an affair, but she thinks that there is more to it. Author of free fall elvis cole, watchman, the elvis cole, chasing darkness, stalking the angel, the two minute rule, free fall, the first rule, three great novels. The wall street journal grippingthe wanted brings private detective elvis cole back in his full glory, so if youre a fan youll rejoice, while new readers can celebrate a welcome literary gift. Author robert craiss complete list of books and series in order, with the. The nick stone series by andy mcnab is a really good read.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Named after the king and proclaimed the worlds greatest detective. The elvis cole series by robert crais features in an investigative series of novels as the main character who probes into various investigative cases. It seemed like a simple case before the bodies started piling up. If you have yet to begin the marvelous elvis cole series by robert crais, youve got a great treat ahead of you. Joseph wambaugh winner of the anthony and macavity awards for best novel nominated for the edgar and shamus awards for best novel meet elvis cole, l. There are story lines that span the books so they should be taken in order. However, a few novels, the watchman, the first rule, as well as the sentry center more on joe pike. Information on rcs novels are accessible through the links below. Elvis and joe are first introduced in craiss novel the monkey. The 2005 film, hostage, was an adaptation of one of his books. Elvis cole is so compelling a character that it is almost like crais has a voice that he can use to make himself and what is happening in his life felt and heard. It was a big powerful book that tears into the heart of darkness that lies at the core of joe pike, and was simply one of. Robert crais is the author of the bestselling elvis cole novels.
Below is the order in which robert crais elvis colejoe pike books have been released in. Lullaby town, the third book in the elvis cole series, starts off very slowly. The edge series by george gilman its a western series that kicks butt. Taking the mystery community by storm, this elvis shelve the monkeys raincoat. Praise for stalking the angel stalking the angel is a righteous california book.
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