The First Rule by Robert Crais
Given that we are true fans of Crais, I don’t need to write a lot about this book other than to say it is great. This book primarily features Joe Pike, who actually asks Elvis Cole for help, instead of it being the other way around. One of the men that Pike formerly led as a mercenary gets killed, along with all of his family members, so the plot revolves around solving the mystery of those deaths and trying to bring the killers to justice. Crais shows a side of Pike that we’ve not seen before as he gets involved with a 10-month old baby boy, although we have seen some of that side in the past when he deals with animals, just not humans. This book was a very fast read, and the plot is excellent. Crais is good at leading the reader in one direction, only to head off in another plausible direction. You do not need to suspend reality-orientation to get into this one. Once again, the venue is
Amen and here, here for Pike and Cole. This will be on my list.
ReplyDeletejust finished reading it. thought about just replying here, but decided to post a regular review. Terrific read...glad you suggested it. Time to find another Pike book.
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