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Books : Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)
Rating: 
- 5 * again from me
I listen to these Robert Crais books as audible books and they are great that way. Strongly recommend.
Rating:
- Enjoyable - but not up to his own standard
Very enjoyable book - why then a two star? Because this book does not compare to any of Crais' past writing - the characters do not have the depth of previous books - there is nothing really puzzling to try to unravel.
Robert Crais is one of the best writers ever - hope he keeps writing. This novel just does not meet up to the high standard Crais has formerly written at.
Rating: - a mystery novel hat one shouldn't miss.
Robert Crais has created another mystery novel that fans of reading won't want to miss. Chasing Darkness once again brings forth Elvis Cole to solve a mystery that could only come from the mind of Crais. It seems a few years back Elvis Cole made a career mistake: a serial killer was exonerated of murder charges that he may have been guilty of. Now with the discovery of a body, this man may have killed again. Was Elvis Cole fooled or was his defense flawless and accurate? Chasing Darkness has an apt name as this novel really does expose the darker side of Crais' imagination. Well-written and impeccable character development lead to a mystery novel hat one shouldn't miss.
Editor of the highly recommended novel: The Fates by Georgiou, Tino Fates (2nd Edition)
Rating:
- What's with the negative reviews?
Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole) I'm at a loss as to the negative reviews of this latest Elvis Cole novel. I've read all the other books and this fits right in with what we've seen before. I agree some authors tend to lose their freshness and seem to be following an old, worn out formula as the series advances (case in point Jonathan Kellerman's newest Alex Delaware; now there's a disasppointment for you), but I didn't find that to be the case here. Elvis is doing his thing; Pike is doing his; and that's what the fans want and enjoy. Buy the book at Costco and go on another case with Elvis.
Rating: - Crais does it again! Excellent story, excellent writing. Again.
If Robert Crais is not THE best mystery fiction writer today, he certainly is among the top 10! This book focuses almost exclusively on his chief protagonist, PI Elvis Cole, but Crais has him carry the story quite well. There is a little bit of his sidekick, Joe Pike, but for the most part he stays pretty much in the background in this novel.
The story revolves around an apparent suicide discovered while police are evacuating an area in Southern California because of wild fires. The victim is a man Elvis once helped to exonerate in a string of murders involving a variety of young women. Now, because of evidence found on the dead man, it appears that Cole erred. Maybe the man was guilty after all. Elvis sets out to discover the truth, whatever it turns out to be.
If you've read any of Crais's thrillers before, then you'll find this book as exciting and well-written as his previous books. If you aren't familiar with Crais, this book will get you hooked on him and his books!
Michael Garee
- 5 * again from meI listen to these Robert Crais books as audible books and they are great that way. Strongly recommend.
Rating:
- Enjoyable - but not up to his own standardVery enjoyable book - why then a two star? Because this book does not compare to any of Crais' past writing - the characters do not have the depth of previous books - there is nothing really puzzling to try to unravel.
Robert Crais is one of the best writers ever - hope he keeps writing. This novel just does not meet up to the high standard Crais has formerly written at.
Rating:
- a mystery novel hat one shouldn't miss.Robert Crais has created another mystery novel that fans of reading won't want to miss. Chasing Darkness once again brings forth Elvis Cole to solve a mystery that could only come from the mind of Crais. It seems a few years back Elvis Cole made a career mistake: a serial killer was exonerated of murder charges that he may have been guilty of. Now with the discovery of a body, this man may have killed again. Was Elvis Cole fooled or was his defense flawless and accurate? Chasing Darkness has an apt name as this novel really does expose the darker side of Crais' imagination. Well-written and impeccable character development lead to a mystery novel hat one shouldn't miss.
Editor of the highly recommended novel: The Fates by Georgiou, Tino Fates (2nd Edition)
Rating:
- What's with the negative reviews?Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole) I'm at a loss as to the negative reviews of this latest Elvis Cole novel. I've read all the other books and this fits right in with what we've seen before. I agree some authors tend to lose their freshness and seem to be following an old, worn out formula as the series advances (case in point Jonathan Kellerman's newest Alex Delaware; now there's a disasppointment for you), but I didn't find that to be the case here. Elvis is doing his thing; Pike is doing his; and that's what the fans want and enjoy. Buy the book at Costco and go on another case with Elvis.
Rating:
- Crais does it again! Excellent story, excellent writing. Again.If Robert Crais is not THE best mystery fiction writer today, he certainly is among the top 10! This book focuses almost exclusively on his chief protagonist, PI Elvis Cole, but Crais has him carry the story quite well. There is a little bit of his sidekick, Joe Pike, but for the most part he stays pretty much in the background in this novel.
The story revolves around an apparent suicide discovered while police are evacuating an area in Southern California because of wild fires. The victim is a man Elvis once helped to exonerate in a string of murders involving a variety of young women. Now, because of evidence found on the dead man, it appears that Cole erred. Maybe the man was guilty after all. Elvis sets out to discover the truth, whatever it turns out to be.
If you've read any of Crais's thrillers before, then you'll find this book as exciting and well-written as his previous books. If you aren't familiar with Crais, this book will get you hooked on him and his books!
Michael Garee