The Sentry: A Joe Pike Novel, Library Edition

from LisaLynne

I do love my detectives and their tough-guy sidekicks: Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, Spenser and Hawk, and now Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. Elvis Cole is an ex-Ranger with a Mickey Mouse phone, a bright yellow Corvette and a troubled past Joe Pike is his silent partner - dark shades, distinctive tat...

from norinrad10

This series gets stronger and stronger with every outing. It's interesting because the series started off focusing on the the wise cracking PI Elvis Cole but with the last few outings its shifted to the strong and silent Joe Pike. The stories are not the most original, but what this series does r...

from wdlaurie

Another wickedly fast and engaging Joe Pike (with Elvis Cole taking the supporting role) action/suspense novel by Robert Crais. I've read all of Robert Crais' previous novels, and he's omitted any character development for the past 3-4 Cole/Pike novels, which is a pity because it gave much more d...

from SamSattler

The Sentry is not only my first exposure to the Joe Pike/Elvis Cole books; it also represents my first time to read anything at all by Robert Crais. At first glance, that would seem to be a big handicap going into a reading of The Sentry (and perhaps it is more of a handicap than I realize) but I...

from tottman

I received this book from an early reader program and wow, what a ride! The Sentry is an exciting page-turner that will keep you up late into the night. Joe Pike is an action hero with some real depth. When Pike observes a shopkeeper being beaten, he steps in to save the day. This good samaritan ...