Sunset Express: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole Novels)
by Robert Crais
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Author: Robert CraisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Published: 2005-01-25
ISBN: 0345454944
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: This Elvis Cole Mystery is a bit on the Silly Side
Summary: 3 Stars
Robert Crais is considered one of the best crime fiction writers working today, and I can understand why. He writes in a crisp, entertaining style that keeps me turning the pages. Crais is best known for his "Elvis Cole" series about a private detective in LA, and I'm currently reading the series in order. SUNSET EXPRESS is the sixth book in the series, and it's just an okay read.
SUNSET EXPRESS is a thinly veiled critique of the OJ Simpson trial and verdict, and how a celebrity defendant can manipulate the justice system. In this novel, Cole is hired by a prominent defense attorney who is defending a wealthy restaurenteur accused of murder. Within days, Cole uncovers evidence that could break the case and exculpate the restauranteur. But is the evidence legitimate, or is Cole just a pawn in some larger scheme to hide the truth?
This novel is entertaining enough, but I found some of the twists to be unbeleivable and over-the-top. Crais's major weakness as an author is his tendency to rely on Hollywood-esque plotlines that have little basis in reality. Of course, a novel doesn't have to be realistic to be entertaining, but the cartoonish quality of this book's storyline robs it of any strong emotional punch in the end.
I enjoyed SUNSET EXPRESS well enough, but I think Crais has done better, with earlier Cole novels such as LULLABY TOWN, FREEFALL and VOODOO RIVER.
Summary of Sunset Express: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole Novels)
Prominent restaurateur Teddy Martin is facing charges in his wife’s brutal murder. But he’s not going down without spending a bundle of cash on his defense. So his hotshot attorney hires P.I. Elvis Cole to find proof that Detective Angela Rossi tampered with the evidence. Rossi needs a way back to the fast track after falling hard during an internal investigation five years ago. But Cole needs to know if she’s desperate enough to falsify the case against Martin in order to secure her own position. As Cole and his partner Joe Pike work their way through a tangle of witnesses and an even greater tangle of media, they begin to suspect that it’s not the police who are behind the setup.Contemporary Books
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