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by Robert Crais
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ken
ken rated it 11 years ago
Damn, I enjoy a cheap, fast thriller every now and then and this book delivers.
So Many Books...So Little Time!
So Many Books...So Little Time! rated it 12 years ago
Joe Pike = Total BadassI love me some badasses... Next please!
Redacted
Redacted rated it 12 years ago
Not a bad book, Joe Pike is an interesting character but not interesting enough to headline a novel unfortunately.
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 12 years ago
While Elvis Cole is on the mend, an associate of Joe Pike's calls in a favor. Joe is tasked with protecting a young heiress from the people trying to kill her. Things go south when there is a leak at the Department of Justice and Pike finds that the only people he can trust are Elvis Cole and himse...
Cathy67
Cathy67 rated it 13 years ago
Been reading Elvis Cole in order of publication and Elvis' sidekick (although he would resent being categorized as such) Joe Pike is the featured character in The Watchman. Sorry folks, Elvis takes the back seat here. Pike's an ex-Marine and ex-cop from the LAPD and they are good friends. Their r...
RachelAmphlett
RachelAmphlett rated it 13 years ago
The Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series just get better and better - if you haven't read these before, do yourself a favour and start at the beginning with The Monkey's Raincoat. I've been reading the whole series on Kindle after discovering Robert Crais' books a couple of months ago. I've got no idea what I...
Danielle's Reading Adventures
Danielle's Reading Adventures rated it 14 years ago
I'm eternally grateful to Hugh for turning me onto this series. There was a Pike-shaped hole in my life that I didn't even know was there prior to listening to this book. Now, I can't go back to that Pike-free universe. In all seriousness, I really enjoyed this book. I totally loved Pike and Cole....
Ami's Hoard
Ami's Hoard rated it 14 years ago
3.5 starsWhile I totally welcome Joe Pike getting his own series (without dismissing Elvis Cole and his role as Pike's best friend completely), the plot of this one is a bit too, uhm, ordinary. Pike taking care of a girl (as her "watchman" a.k.a. bodyguard, no matter what he says), and she is a rich...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it 14 years ago
In reading other books, I couldn't remember what they reminded me of...This book nailed it for me. Crais' writing is similar to me as the writing styles of the 1940's movies featuring the detective Phillip Marlow...A tad overacted, but good still the same. Even his characters names remind me of the ...
GizmosReviews
GizmosReviews rated it 15 years ago
**Synopsis** When the U. S. Marshals and the finest private security firm that money can buy can't protect Larkin Conner Barkley from the men who want her dead, her wealthy family hires the one man money can't buy to protect their daughter - Joe Pike. Joe owes a bad man a favor, and the favor is to ...
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