Monday, April 20, 2020

Review of "The First Rule: A Joe Pike-Elvis Cole Thriller" by Robert Crais




In this addition to the  Joe Pike - Elvis Cole series, the private detectives investigate a tragedy that hits close to home. The book can be read as a standalone.

*****

Frank Meyer and his family are killed during a home invasion and Frank's friend Joe Pike, an ex-mercenary and one of the toughest men alive, is out for revenge.



Joe is an expert in extracting information, covert actions, and combat and he soon learns that Frank's family and their nanny were killed by a gang of ex-cons working with the Serbian mafia.



Joe enlists the help of his partner Elvis Cole and other mercenaries and gets to work.



Joe expertly evades police surveillance to covertly enter premises, question people, gather information, and so on. Before long the story includes a prostitute, a baby, gangsters, the ATF, and illegal guns for sale.



There's plenty of rough stuff in the book and numerous bodies pile up before the climax. An exciting action thriller.


Rating: 3 stars

2 comments:

  1. Love this series. I'll have to check on this one.

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  2. I love Joe Pike and Elvis Cole too Jacqui. 😊🌸🌹

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