Stalking the Angel

Stalking the Angel

Author	Robert Crais
Language	English
Series	Elvis Cole series
Genre	Detective fiction
Publisher	Bantam
Publication date	September 1989 (1989-09)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	260
ISBN	0-553-28644-7
Preceded by	The Monkey's Raincoat
Followed by	Lullaby Town

Stalking the Angel is a 1989 detective novel by Robert Crais. It is the second in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator Elvis Cole. ^[1] An audiobook was released in 2001. ^[2]

Plot summary

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are hired to find a stolen rare Japanese manuscript, the Hagakure. Their search takes them into Los Angeles's Little Tokyo and the dangerous world of the Yakuza, where they encounter madness, murder, and sexual obsession.

Characters

• Elvis Cole: The main protagonist, a wise-cracking, insightful private investigator, known for his unconventional methods and strong moral compass.
• Joe Pike: Elvis Cole's silent and deadly partner, a former Marine with exceptional skills in combat and investigation.
• Bradley Warren: Elvis’s client. Self-important wealthy hotel chain owner.
• Jillian Becker: Bradley’s extremely loyal assistant.
• Hatcher: Warren’s family hired security.
• Sheila Warren: Bradley’s unhappy alcohol addicted wife.
• Mimi Warren: Bradley's and Sheila’s sixteen years old daughter.
• Berke Feldstein: Elvis’s former client and informant.
• Nobu Ishida: Japanese yakuza.
• Lou Poitras: Police detective and old friend of Elvis.
• Eddie Tang: Japanese yakuza.

References

1. Stalking the Angel at LibraryThing
2. "STALKING THE ANGEL by Robert Crais". www.publishersweekly.com. December 3, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2025.