The First Rule, Robert Crais
The First Rule, Robert Crais
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The First Rule

Author: Robert Crais

Narrator: Robert Crais

Unabridged: 8 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2010


Synopsis

Joe Pike and his partner Elvis Cole must solve the murder of an old friend and his entire family in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.When Frank Meyer and his family are executed during a home invasion, the police begin investigating the secret life they're sure Meyer had. Joe Pike's on a hunt of his own: to clear his friend's name, and to punish the people who murdered him. What starts out as a simple trail gets twisted fast by old grudges, double crosses, blood vengeance, and a crime so terrible even Pike and his partner Elvis Cole have no way to measure it.

About Robert Crais

Robert Crais is the 2006 recipient of the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. He is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including The Two Minute Rule, The Forgotten Man, and L.A. Requiem.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on June 03, 2016

A retired mercenary and his entire family are brutally murdered in what appears to be a home invasion robbery. This wasn’t just any ex-merc though. He was an old buddy of professional kicker of asses Joe Pike, and Joe promptly sets out on a revenge rampage. I do so love a good revenge rampage! Rober......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on December 22, 2021

In this addition to the Elvis Cole - Joe Pike 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......more

Goodreads review by James on August 21, 2022

Readers of Robert Crais first encountered Joe Pike as the silent partner and sidekick to Crais's series protagonist, L.A. private detective Elvis Cole. Then, in The Watchman, Crais gave Pike his own book, and now he gets a second. The book opens when a vicious gang of home invaders assaults and kills......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on January 02, 2020

Joe Pike is a former mercenary (amongst other things) and when one of his former colleagues, Frank Meyer, is brutally murdered in his own home together with his wife and their two sons Joe knows he must track down whoever is responsible. He will not allow the person or persons to live, he owes this m......more

Goodreads review by Rex on November 06, 2013

A Serbian home invasion crew kills one of Pike's guys and his family because they were just there when the crew comes to steal a child the family's nanny is protecting. They leave no prints or DNA. When Pike hears of it the crime scene is fresh. It is just a matter of time before Pike chews through......more