The First Rule

An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 13

By: Robert Crais

Narrated by: Robert Crais

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.

Investigate another case with Elvis Cole and Joe Pike.©2010 Robert Crais (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

I love Joe!

This was the second book starring Joe Pike as lead. I love seeing Joes humanity in this story and learning about how he came to be who he is now. If you love Elvis and Joe, you will love this book. I sure did!

Joe Pike with a little Elvis Cole.

Joe Pike always reminds me of Jack Reacher, bad assed and mysterious. The books featuring Pike are a little edgier and dark — and my favorite in this duo series.

Uninspired

The series (Cole/Pike) has kinda gone downhill since The Forgotten Man. If you're a series fan, you'll enjoy the book well enough, but I think listening to this story was like watching a run-of-the-mill episode in a cop show. With Crais narrating, it felt kinda "low budget", too. There was no real tonal variation between characters, and for a story that called for linguistic variations, the lack was prominent.

Narration leaves lot to be desired

This novel was disappointing and certainly not up to the usual Crais novels. It may be the author reading or the content was disjointed. Still worth reading though.

Fast paced

Great story on audio! Well conceived plot without divergences. Worth the moolah.