I've only recently come across the books of Robert Crais and I'm currently working my way through his back catalogue. I picked this book up at the library, mainly on a whim because I liked the idea of a character named Elvis. This is the first book in a series of crime thrillers starring the very appealing Elvis Cole. Synopsis: Ellen Lang wants private investigator, Elvis Cole, to find her husband, Mort, who has disappeared along with her son, Perry. As Elvis and his sidekick, Joe, investigate further, they discover this is more than just an absconding husband. This also involves drug dealing and a nasty piece of work called Domingo Duran. ...  Read the complete review

The Monkeys Raincoat is the first in a series of novels about Private Eye Elvis Cole and his silent partner, Joe Pike, who doubles as a mercenary for hire. Author Robert Crais is perhaps most recently known for writing the novel Hostage on which the Bruce Willis film of the same name was based but the Elvis Cole novels are where he established his well earnt reputation for classy, modern Detective thrillers that read like a modern day Chandler and are as action-packed as any Hollywood movie! In his first literary outing, Cole is approached by a distraught young woman, Ellen Lang, and her uptight friend,Janet, because her husband has disappeared with their son. ...  Read the complete review