The character, Elvis Cole, believes that he is the greatest detective in the whole world. He is the type of person who feels naturally feels apologetic to women all over the world who are in difficult situations.
Elvis served in the U.S. Army as a Ranger. He also received a medal for serving in Vietnam. Previously, his job was a security guard who studied martial arts. His car is a yellow Chevy Corvette Stingray convertible. He is known for wearing Hawaiian shirts like the character Columbo, who wore a trench coat. The gun that he carries is Wesson .38 revolver, which he wears on his shoulder.
His living arrangement is a redwood house with a black cat for company. Cole's office is on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, where he decorates it with Disney characters. He partners with another detective by the name of Joe Pike. Pike had also been in Vietnam. In his cases, he also has a contact in the police department by the name of Sgt. Lou Poitras, who happens to work in homicide for the LAPD.
Elvis is actually a make believe character thought up by author Robert Crais. Robert was an author whose books were not doing very well until after his father passed away and he thought of this character.
You will find Elvis in books such as Free Fall, Voodoo River, Stalking the Angel, and Lullaby Town. If you really want to know what goes on in Elvis's mind while working on a case, you need to read "The Last Detective."
