David's Reviews > Free Fall

Elvis Cole, who bills himself as the world's greatest detective (Isn't that Batman or perhaps Sherlock Holmes) is on the case again in another fine installment in this series. This time, he agrees to help a girl for a nominal (almost free) sum and promise of monthly payments-- simply because he feels sorry for her. What follows is a crackerjack story, full of the usual twists and turns, as Cole gets involved with an undercover police conspiracy that isn't exactly what it seems. Before it is over, the cops are gunning for Elvis, a South L.A. gang wants his head, and far too many people get in the way.

Elvis is his usual wise-cracking self. I was amused that one of his cop friends calls him "Hound Dog."

The book starts a bit slow, but by the end it has reached a breakneck pace that is hard to put down. Cole actually does some real detective work and the plot he becomes immersed in is just as immersive to the reader.