Chasing Darkness (Elvis Cole Novel) (Hardcover)

from whimsicalkitten

I'd read a couple of Elvis Cole novels in the past and wasn't that impressed, but Chasing Darkness focused more on plot and action than on Elvis' tiresome relationship problems, and so was much more interesting. A couple of ingenious plot twists held my attention to the end.

from quiBee

A former murder suspect that Cole had helped exonerate is discovered dead, an apparent suicide, apparently remorseful for the murder of a series of young women.This puts Cole in the line of fire both from the police and from the relatives of murder victims that suffered since the suspect's releas...

from polutropos

"The darkness frightens me, but what it does to us frightens me even more. Maybe this is why I do what I do. I chase the darkness to make room for the light." (273) The concluding lines to Crais's latest sum up the hero quest for not only Elvis Cole but all protagonists in the genre, from Sam Spa...

from Tatoosh

Evidence uncovered by Elvis Cole was instrumental in exonerating a man accused of the serial murder of several women. Since that time two additional women have been murdered. Now the man is found dead in an apparent suicide and on the floor in front of his chair is an album containing the photos ...

from cdhtenn2k10

Another satisfying tale from Crais. Briskly plotted with his usual crisp dialog, Cole and Pike do what they do best. No romance or relationship drama in this one. Starkey is back and hopefully becoming a mainstay in the series. My biggest complaint about Crais is how quickly I read his books. The...