The First Rule

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

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

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

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

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