{"id":1824,"date":"2010-06-27T12:03:39","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T17:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:44:04","slug":"indigo-slam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1824","title":{"rendered":"Indigo Slam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indigo Slam<\/a><\/em> (1997) Robert Crais<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Synopsis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Three kids walk into Elvis Cole’s office, because they want to hire him to find their father. To make things more complicated, the book opens with the three children and their father being evacuated by the US Marshals as (we quickly realize) part of the witness protection program.<\/p>\n

The children (the oldest of whom is 15) are used to being left alone, however, Elvis is not happy with the idea of three children living on their own, and so checks out their situation. Meanwhile, Lucy is in negotiations for a job in LA, and Elvis is trying to keep from influencing her decision but is really hoping she moves.<\/p>\n

Once again, Elvis reminds me in many ways of Spenser. This isn’t a bad thing, however, because they are similar, I do keep drawing comparisons between the two, which is mildly distracting.<\/p>\n

Doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying the books–because I most certainly am–just means Elvis Cole still feels an awful lot like Spenser. But that’s OK, because there need to be more men like Elvis and Spenser in the world.<\/p>\n

Only thing I didn’t like was the single paragraph at the end of the book regarding Lucy’s ex-husband. That felt entirely too much like the opening of the next book rather, which is something I generally dislike. However, since the main plot of the story was not Lucy, I suppose it wasn’t that horrible of a thing to do. I guess I just didn’t like the parallels to the Spenser plot where Spenser has to deal with Susan’s personal problems, which was my least favorite book in the series.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Fawcett<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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