Sunset Express

An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 6

By: Robert Crais

Narrated by: David Stuart

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

When a wealthy entrepreneur is accused of murder in Los Angeles, wisecracking private eye Elvis Cole is hired to prove that the evidence was corrupted and becomes suspicious about the defense attorney's motivations.

Prominent restaurateur Teddy Martin is facing charges in his wife's brutal murder. But he's not going down without spending a bundle of cash on his defense. So his hotshot attorney hires P.I. Elvis Cole to find proof that Detective Angela Rossi tampered with the evidence.

Detective Rossi needs a way back to the fast track after falling hard during an internal investigation five years ago. But Cole needs to know if she's desperate enough to falsify the case against Martin in order to secure her own position.

As Cole and his partner Joe Pike work their way through a tangle of witnesses and an even greater tangle of media, they begin to suspect that it's not the police who are behind the setup.

The sixth book in the Elvis Cole series, Sunset Express is marked by Robert Crais's dark humor and edge-of-your-seat suspense.

©2006 Robert Crais (P)2006 Brilliance Audio

Good for series fans

Good book but not the best in the series. Story coverage of Joe was weak, focused on Elvis. I felt character development across the board was a bit soft. Regardless, If you are a fan, it is worth the credit. If you are looking to test the waters, there are much better books to start.

I loved this book!

Would you listen to Sunset Express again? Why?

I would listen to this again, and actually am right now with my husband. This book has a great reader and the story is full of action and love and humor, and intrigue through the whole book. Was sorry when it ended.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Yes, there were a few plots and they were intertwined through out the book.

Which scene was your favorite?

There were many good ones, but I love all the scenes when Joe Pike and Elvis Cole are together, they are a great team and it's fun to listen to their banter.

Nasally Narrator!!!

I'm not even half way through the book and the sound of this stuffy nose narrator is so annoying! His woman's voice sounds like a deeper more stuffy nosed whine with a lisp! The thing is that the story itself is really good, so I'm continuing on... hand this guy a tissue

Great action story

Good listen! Not trying to be mean , but the narrators lisp was atrocious. I hated every “ S “ and there were many. I took away stars.

A Lesson in Morality, Speed Shooting for Pike

This is a great re listen for me from cassette to download, wonderful way to hear a talented author in this series.
This is one of Crais’s better stories and not to be missed. Do not miss this narrator’s read of Nora Roberts, Sea swept. The best!!
The bad guy doesn’t always get his due justice.
Were my comments of help?

Worst narrator ever

The narrator’s lisp was so prominent that it was maddeningly distracting from the story. I cringed throughout the entire book. Decent storyline.

Good book, HORRIBLE Narration

Decent storyline, even a good plot. Crais does a decent job of not giving away too obviously what is going on, so you want to keep finding out what is happening next. What is HORRIBLE is the narrator. He should have figured out, or someone should have told him before he was done with the first chapter that he has NO ability to “create” other characters by voice changing. Scraping nails on a chalkboard isn’t as bad as some of Stuart’s impersonation narratives. It is so bad, that you can’t understand what he is saying sometimes, not to mention the unnatural lisp that half the characters wouldn’t have all at the same time when talking to each other. Truth hurts, but some people just don’t have it. Not sure what JS from Colorado was listening to when they titled their review “great narration”. They either have to half deaf or they didn’t pay attention to any of the reading in reality.

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike

Another great story by Robert Crais and narration by David Stuart. I love the way Stuart portrays Elvis.

Stuart performs better than Lawlor.

But not as good as Mel Foster. He has a slight lisp and a voice that doesn't sound very mature.

The author should know better than to allow his character to commit a felony assault on video. Not smart. And there are other gaffes. Not his best work.

The narrator ruins the book

Narrator is not up to the level of the the last narrator, Mel Foster. He rushes and his voice is nasal sounding.