reI was browsing for books just a couple days ago and this one popped up on my list. I have really enjoyed the Elvis Cole series from Robert Crais, and liked the new Joe Pike novels as well. I didn’t hesitate and grabbed this on my Kindle reader immediately.
I had a hard time putting it down, and zipped through it. Joe Pike is the main character, though again a few chapters come from Elvis’ perspective. Here a friend of Pikes is killed, a former mercenary that Pike had hired. He was the only one that had gotten a family and moved on.
Pike begins investigating, and finds some twists and turns, getting further along than the police, being interested in revenge. It’s a great read, exciting and action packed, covering only a few days in the life across hundreds of pages. I would recommend reading some earlier novels first, to get an idea of the characters, but it’s not necessary for the plot. No real references, but I think that the characters grow deeply in Crais’ writing, and it helps to see them develop along.
One of the more entertaining books I’ve read in awhile.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
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