Stalking the Angel

Stalking the Angel is a 1989 detective novel by Robert Crais. It is the second in a series of linked novels centering on the private investigator Elvis Cole.

Characters

• Elvis Cole – Private Detective, protagonist
• Joe Pike – Elvis' partner, former cop

Warren family and friends, partners, and employees

• Bradley Warren – hires Elvis Cole to find the Hagakure; president of Warren Investments Corporation
• Jillian Becker – Bradley's assistent
• Sheila Warren – Bradley's wife
• Mimi Warren – daughter of Bradley and Sheila
• Traci Louise Fishman – friend of Mimi Warren
• Mr. Tashiro – head of the Tashiro family who gave the Hagakure to Bradley Warren
• Hatcher – security at Warren's home
• Jack Ellis (boss) and Davis – security at a hotel of Bradley Warren

Yakuza

• Yuki Torobuni – L.A.'s yakuza boss and owner of Mr. Moto's
• Nobu Ishida – owns a import business in Little Tokyo and is a member of the yakuza
• Eddie Tang – one of Nobu Ishida's guys and Mimi's lover

Gray Army

• Kira Asano – artist and head of Gray Shield Enterprises and the Gray Army
• Frank and Bobby – Kira Asano's security
• Carol and Kerri – friends of Mimi Warren and followers of Kira Asano
• Joan – another follower of Kira Asano

Cops

• Lou Poitras, Charlie Griggs, and Baishe – detectives at the North Hollywood Police Department
• Terry Ito – Asian Task Force (ATF), Japanese subdivision
• Jimmy – ATF cop
• Reese – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Clemmons – state police

Other

• Carol Hillegas – runs a halfway house for kids
• Berke Feldstein – works at Art Werks Gallery
• Malcom Denning and Barbara – work at Sun Tree Gallery
• Rick Barton – owner of Barton's Pistol Range
• Richards Sangoise – a dope dealer
• Eddie Ditko – works at the Herald Examiner