# Stalking the Angel

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***Stalking the Angel*** is a 1989 [detective novel](/source/Detective_fiction) by [Robert Crais](/source/Robert_Crais). It is the second in a series of linked novels centering on the [private investigator](/source/Private_investigator) Elvis Cole.[1] An audiobook was released in 2001.[2]

## Plot summary

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are hired to find a stolen rare Japanese manuscript, the Hagakure. Their search takes them into [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles)'s Little Tokyo and the dangerous world of the Yakuza, where they encounter madness, murder, and sexual obsession.

## Characters

- Elvis Cole: The main protagonist, a wise-cracking, insightful private investigator, known for his unconventional methods and strong moral compass.
- Joe Pike: Elvis Cole's silent and deadly partner, a former Marine with exceptional skills in combat and investigation.
- Bradley Warren: Elvis’s client. Self-important wealthy hotel chain owner.
- Jillian Becker: Bradley’s extremely loyal assistant.
- Hatcher: Warren’s family hired security.
- Sheila Warren: Bradley’s unhappy alcohol addicted wife.
- Mimi Warren: Bradley's and Sheila’s sixteen years old daughter.
- Berke Feldstein: Elvis’s former client and informant.
- Nobu Ishida: Japanese yakuza.
- Lou Poitras: Police detective and old friend of Elvis.
- Eddie Tang: Japanese yakuza.

## References

1. ["STALKING THE ANGEL by Robert Crais"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781587886430). *www.publishersweekly.com*. 2001-12-03. Retrieved 2025-03-06.

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