The Sentry

I’ve somehow found myself working through this series in reverse order, which isn’t too problematic as although you need a basic idea of the relationship between the two main characters the books are pretty much stand alone episodes. Here, Joe Pike (the hard but quiet one) spots some suspicious acti......more

If you can’t stop to put air in your tires without having to prevent some thugs from beating up somebody then you just might be the hero of an action/crime novel. Professional bad-ass Joe Pike keeps a sandwich shop owner from getting pummeled by some local gangsters running a protection racket, and a......more

Joe Piike is a man of few words. This is evident with sentences such as "I'm good." "Ask your questions." "This isn't a threat." "Lister. If you knew me as well as you knew Rainey, you wouldn't be here." After helping an old man and his niece from being beatup from gang bangers in Venice, California,......more

This is the first Robert Crais that I have read, and I enjoyed it very much. It is certainly action-packed and fast-paced from the very first page. There is a lot of brutal violence involved, and plenty of blood. The hero, Joe Pike, watches out for the oppressed. He is a very tough guy, and I would c......more

It all started because Joe Pike stopped to put air in his tires. While he is at the service station, he notices two suspicious men about to enter a sandwich stop across the street. Pike follows them and stops them from beating up the owner, Wilson Smith. When Pike is waiting to talk to the police, h......more