Elvis Cole

Elvis Cole is the character around whom the plot of the book is built. Cole is a private detective in Los Angeles with a no-nonsense, sarcastic, witty and charming attitude all in one. Cole has just taken on a case to find a missing ancient Japanese artifact, a book called the Hagakure. The case takes him into the depths of the Asian crime scene in Los Angeles at which Cole shows no fear. In the process of looking for the Hagakure, his client, Bradley Warren also employs him to protect his family at an awards dinner. On that night the family's carelessness causes their daughter, Mimi, to be kidnapped right in front of them. Because of his experience in Vietnam, Cole is an advocate of protecting the young and innocent and takes on the job of finding Mimi even after her father fires him. Unfortunately, Mimi has...