Rating: 4/5
Review:
Very enjoyable
I enjoyed The Monkey's Raincoat very much. It is the first Robert Crais that I have
read, but it definitely won't be the last.
Written and set in 1987, The Monkey's Raincoat introduces us
to Elvis Cole, an LA private detective and his partner, the near-silent and
entirely deadly Joe Pike. Narrated in
the first person by Cole, he takes a job to find a missing husband and his
nine-year-old son, which becomes embroiled in drugs, Hollywood sleaze and
organised crime. It's just about plausible
(other than the huge body count without any noticeable consequences) and it's
an entertaining, well written story.
Cole is an engaging narrator with a penchant for a wisecrack (he even
quotes Raymond Chandler at one point, so we can see where he's coming from) and
the plot is well-paced and constructed with an exciting (and very violent)
climax.
Highbrow Literature, this ain't, but it's a very well
written, readable book which kept me hooked and left me wanting to read more in
the series. What more could you
want?
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