The Watchman
by:
Robert Crais (author)
A wild-living young heiress slams into trouble in the L.A. night—the kind of trouble even her money can’t shut down. After her Aston Martin collides with a mysterious car, Larkin Conner Barkley attempts to help the accident victims—and becomes the sole witness in a federal investigation. Whisking...
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A wild-living young heiress slams into trouble in the L.A. night—the kind of trouble even her money can’t shut down. After her Aston Martin collides with a mysterious car, Larkin Conner Barkley attempts to help the accident victims—and becomes the sole witness in a federal investigation. Whisking her out of her Beverly Hills world is Joe Pike—ex-cop, ex-Marine, ex-mercenary—hired to shield Larkin from a relentless team of killers. But when a chain of lies and betrayals tightens around them, Pike drops off the grid and follows his own rules for survival: strike fast, hit hard, hunt down the hunters. . . .
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9781451648966 (1451648960)
ASIN: 1451648960
Publish date: November 29th 2011
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Series: Joe Pike (#1)
Damn, I enjoy a cheap, fast thriller every now and then and this book delivers.
Joe Pike = Total BadassI love me some badasses... Next please!
Not a bad book, Joe Pike is an interesting character but not interesting enough to headline a novel unfortunately.
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...
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...