The First Rule
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4,4 • Оценок: 1,2 тыс.
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От издателя
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.
Отзывы покупателей
A Great Read.
4.5 Stars. Crais is a Master. The books where Pike is primary are less funny and much more intense than the ones that Cole leads and that’s perfect. This one was paced methodically and the mystery wasn’t a difficult one to unravel but it worked. Interestingly, we were introduced to Pike’s soft side. Something I never really thought existed.
Twisty Plot, Unforgettable Characters
While my review title would work for almost any one of Robert Crais’s books, this book takes both of those descriptions to a new level. It is focused on Joe Pike rather than on Elvis Cole, so it doesn’t have the same amount of humor as most of the other books in the series do, but that’s okay with me. In exchange, we get much more of Pike’s background as well as his philosophy of battle, whether it’s violent battle or psychological battle.
A personal favorite moment: someone takes Pike’s omnipresent sunglasses off of him, and survives the encounter. Any more detail would be a spoiler.
I miss the banter
I miss more of the banter between Joe and Elvis in this book, but the plot was fantastic and that helped. It’s great to see Pike develop as a human being.