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Elvis Cole, wisecracking private eye, finds himself embroiled in a controversial LA murder case. A wealthy WASP entrepreneur appears to have murdered his wife. A hot-shot defense attorney takes the case and hires Elvis to find proof that the L.A. detective - rumored to be dirty - fooled around with the evidence. But as Elvis investigates, he becomes more suspicious of the media-loving lawyer than the cops. With sidekick Joe Pike and girlfriend Lucy Chenier in tow, Elvis carries the day.

Elvis Cole, wisecracking private eye, finds himself embroiled in a controversial LA murder case. A wealthy WASP entrepreneur appears to have murdered his wife. A hot-shot defense attorney takes the case and hires Elvis to find proof that the L.A. detective - rumored to be dirty - fooled around with the evidence. But as Elvis investigates, he becomes more suspicious of the media-loving lawyer than the cops. With sidekick Joe Pike and girlfriend Lucy Chenier in tow, Elvis carries the day.

Elvis Cole, wisecracking L.A. private eye, is at it again. This time he's invited by a high-profile attorney to join his defense team, whose wealthy client stands accused of murdering his wife. As Cole does his job, finding proof of a "dirty" L.A. detective, he begins to sense that things aren't what they seem. And there's no stopping Elvis Cole when he begins to search for the truth. David Stuart's low-key delivery conveys Cole's sarcasm as well as his self-deprecation. His pacing is good; his attempts to change voices for different characters mostly successful. P.B.J. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

 

Stuart's narrative syle captures Crais's wisecracking detective, Elvis Cole. The characterizations are a bit outrageous, but Elvis would approve. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

 

Robert Crais is the 2006 recipient of the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. He is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Two Minute Rule, The Forgotten Man, and L.A. Requiem.