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Description
Hired by a hotel magnate to locate a priceless Japanese manuscript, L.A. private eye Elvis Cole encounters the notorious Yakuza, the Japanese Mob, and is drawn into a game of sexual obsession, amorality, and evil. Reprint.
Cast of Characters/Important People
- elvis cole: a good looking, wisecracking PI
- joe pike: a dark, scary man of few words that you want on your side
Memorable Quotes
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“Maybe I would wake up and find myself in a 7-Eleven parking lot and think, Oh, Elvis, ha-ha, you really dreamed up some zingo clients this time!”
Elvis Cole -
“I said that I didn't know, but having been blessed with the gift, I felt obliged to use it.”
Elvis Cole's reply to a client's wife when she asked him why he always had something flip to say.
First Sentence
I was standing on my head in the middle of my office when the door opened and the best looking woman I'd seen in three weeks walked in.
Table of Contents
37 chapters
Series
This is book 2 in the Elvis Cole, P.I. series.
Authors & Contributors
- Robert Crais (Author)
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