Books

_The Monkey's Raincoat_, Robert Crais


Hard-boiled PI in late 80s Los Angeles. Begins the morning with yoga, tai chi, tae kwon do. Short sentences. Quirky sense of humor that others often fail to appreciate. Honor, courage, commitment. Kills eight or nine people, but they were all bad. Drives around LA in a yellow 1966 Vette. Good with guns, hands. Has sex in no more than two sentences. Occasionally drinks to excess. His cat has no name. Likes beer. (The cat, too.)

Books

_The Monkey's Raincoat_, Robert Crais


Hard-boiled PI in late 80s Los Angeles. Begins the morning with yoga, tai chi, tae kwon do. Short sentences. Quirky sense of humor that others often fail to appreciate. Honor, courage, commitment. Kills eight or nine people, but they were all bad. Drives around LA in a yellow 1966 Vette. Good with guns, hands. Has sex in no more than two sentences. Occasionally drinks to excess. His cat has no name. Likes beer. (The cat, too.)

Let's talk about the weather.

We have snow. More than a foot. The driveway is now clear. I took ibuprofen, so I don't actually hurt, but my hands are shaky. I hope we don't get more significant snow fall anytime soon.

Coffee is good. Grapefruit juice is good. Tomato soup is good. Not all at the same time...

Let's talk about the weather.

We have snow. More than a foot. The driveway is now clear. I took ibuprofen, so I don't actually hurt, but my hands are shaky. I hope we don't get more significant snow fall anytime soon.

Coffee is good. Grapefruit juice is good. Tomato soup is good. Not all at the same time...

Books

_Stalking the Angel_, Robert Crais

Twisty plot, mistaken motives, lies and secrets. This PI is now 0 for 2 in getting paid... can't be good for his cash flow. Terse writing continues. PI reveals superpower: ability to recognize designer clothes at a hundred yards. LA in the summertime seems completely alien, yet familiar through years of media exposure. The fact that the view through my window is of the settled portion of Hoth may be relevant.

Books

_Stalking the Angel_, Robert Crais

Twisty plot, mistaken motives, lies and secrets. This PI is now 0 for 2 in getting paid... can't be good for his cash flow. Terse writing continues. PI reveals superpower: ability to recognize designer clothes at a hundred yards. LA in the summertime seems completely alien, yet familiar through years of media exposure. The fact that the view through my window is of the settled portion of Hoth may be relevant.