The Monkey's Raincoat
- Published
- 1 January 1987
- Pages
- 245
- ISBN-13
- 9780752881140
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Monkey's Raincoat (1987, 245 pages) is book 1 of Robert Crais's Elvis Cole series, from the earlier run of lighter, comedy-inflected PI novels -- Elvis's wisecracking case-work backed up by his near-silent partner Joe Pike, before L.A. Requiem (1999) pushed the series darker.
Key facts about The Monkey's Raincoat
Robert Crais wrote The Monkey's Raincoat, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1987. The book has 245 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780752881140 to find the main one.
The Monkey's Raincoat is book 1 of 20 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. The series has 20 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Big Empty is the latest published Robert Crais book on file, from 2025.
About Robert Crais
Robert Crais is an American crime novelist who began his writing career in television, scripting episodes for shows including Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, and Cagney & Lacey, before moving to novels with The Monkey's Raincoat in 1987. See every Robert Crais book in order.
Its place in Elvis Cole and Joe Pike
The Monkey's Raincoat is book 1 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. It is followed by Stalking the Angel. See the full Elvis Cole and Joe Pike reading order.
Elvis Cole is a wisecracking Los Angeles private investigator -- Disney-loving, Jiminy Cricket clock on his desk, quick with a quip -- whose cases start out looking like standard missing-person or custody jobs and reliably escalate into something much darker: organized crime, government cover-ups, cartel violence. His silent partner Joe Pike, an ex-Marine and former cop with twin red arrow tattoos and a moral code as rigid as his gun discipline, does the parts of the job that require someone who isn't afraid to…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780752881140
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780553263367
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9785550521878