"Stalking The Angel"

"Stalking The Angel" is the second book in Robert Crais' Elvis Cole and Joe Pike mystery series.  Cole is hired to find a rare Japanese manuscript that disappeared from his client's home yet the home  is well guarded and there are no obvious signs of a break in.  His client doesn't particularly like Cole's attitude and , when the client's daughter is kidnapped, he fires Cole for being incompetent.  However, Cole takes it personally that the girl was kidnapped right under his nose and refuses to let the case drop.  He sets out to find the girl without anyone paying the bills.  Where that leads him takes a surprising turn and the ending leaves him as well as the reader wondering who duped who.  I can't believe it took me so long to discover these mysteries -- definitely going to be looking for the next one in the series!  pazt