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.^[1] An audiobook was released in 2001.^[2]

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike are hired to find a stolen rare Japanese manuscript, the Hagakure. Their search takes them into Los Angeles's Little Tokyo and the dangerous world of the Yakuza, where they encounter madness, murder, and sexual obsession.

• Elvis Cole: The main protagonist, a wise-cracking, insightful private investigator, his known for his unconventional methods and strong moral compass.
• Joe Pike: Elvis Cole's silent and deadly partner, a former Marine with exceptional skills in combat and investigation.
• Bradley Warren: The missing adopted daughter of Elvis and Jillian Becker.
• Jillian Becker: The missing adoptee of Elvis.
• Hatcher: The cousin of Jillian.
• Sheila Warren: The wife of Bradley.
• Mimi Warren: Bradley's biological daughter of Bradley.
• Berke Feldstein: An attorney adoption of Jillian.
• Nobu Ishida: The past brother of Jillian's past.
• Lou Poitras: A corrupt police officer of Elvis and Pike.
• Eddie Tang: The eldest son of Hatcher.