Free Fall (Elvis Cole) (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Robert Crais (Author) "Jennifer Sheridan stood in the door to my office as if she were Fay Wray and I was King Kong and a bunch of black..." (more)
Key Phrases: one with the radio, woman with the big hair, dopey guy, James Edward, Jennifer Sheridan, Mark Thurman (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

L.A. detective Elvis Cole aids a woman distressed by her fiance's involvement in illicit police work in this Edgar nominee.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description

Private detective Elvis Cole takes Jennifer Sheridan's case, which involves her decorated Los Angeles-cop boyfriend in some mysterious trouble, and Cole and his partner Pike are soon plunged in police corruption, gangs, and the depiction of themselves as armed killers. Reprint.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Crimeline; First Thus edition (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553565095
• ISBN-13: 978-0553565096
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,660 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 4 in The Elvis Cole Series.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book.., March 11, 1999

By A Customer

Just discovered Mr. Crais and I have read all his books up through Free Fall. They are all terrific but this is the best one so far. Tightly plotted, funny, and suspenseful. Love it!

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elvis Cole Rocks!!!, August 28, 2000

By	Brett Benner (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

I was turned onto Robert Crais by my Doctor who knew I was a big fan of mystery writer Michael Connelly. Like Connelly's character Harry Bosch, Crais has created a tough wise cracking LA detective named Elvis Cole. Woman want him. Men want to be him. My suggestion if you've never read him, is to start at the beginning with "The Monkey's Raincoat" and work your way through all of them. One of the greatest things about Crais' novels is Elvis' partner Joe Pike. An aviator glasses wearing silent but deadly killing machine. Think Dirty Harry with a drier sense of humor. In reference to "Free Fall", I always feel like knowing less is more when telling the plot of a mystery. The basic gist is an attractive woman shows up at Cole's office to ask him to investigate what's going on with her boyfriend who's an L.A.P.D. Officer who's been hiding something from her. He claims it's an affair. She thinks it's something deeper. Crap hits the fan, and you'll be off turning pages faster than you thought possible. Great characters, great plot twists, great writing. Long live Elvis & Robert Crais!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Free Fall, May 13, 2005

By	J. Ulrich "Chico Rio" (Bontoc, PI & USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Robert Crais is one of my favorite authors;I always look forward to reading one of his books. If you have never read one then don't start with this one,it doesn't have the writing quality of his other novels. It almost seemed like it was written by a Crais "wanna-be". I checked the copyright to see if it was his first Elvis Cole book,thought that might explain the lack of pizazz. As Randy Jackson would say,"It just didn't do it for me."