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Love, Danger, Homecomings & Heart β€” Your June Reading Escape Starts Here

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One disastrous night. One devastating man. One diabolical proposition.


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The First Rule by Robert Crais

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THE FIRST RULE
By: Robert Crais

Joe Pike #2
Putnam
January 2010
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Featuring: Joe Pike; Elvis Cole
320 pages
ISBN: 0399156135
EAN: 978039915613
Hardcover
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Thriller P.I.

They are about to learn the first rule.

Frank and Cindy Meyer had the American dream – until the day a professional robbery crew invaded their home and murdered everyone inside. The only thing out of the ordinary about Frank was that – before his family, business, and oh-so-normal life – a younger Frank Meyer worked as a professional mercenary . . . with a man named Joe Pike.

The robbery crew has done other home invasions, and all the targets have been criminals with large stashes of cash or drugs. The police believe the same is true of Frank, but Pike does not, and with the help of Elvis Cole, he sets out to clear his friend . . . and punish the people who murdered him.

They are about to learn the first rule.

Don’t make Pike mad.

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike

The Monkey's Raincoat
THE MONKEY'S RAINCOAT
#1.0 β€’ March 1992
Stalking the Angel
STALKING THE ANGEL
#2.0 β€’ March 1992
Lullaby Town
LULLABY TOWN
#3.0 β€’ May 1993
Free Fall
FREE FALL
#4.0 β€’ April 1994
Voodoo River
VOODOO RIVER
#5.0 β€’ March 1996
Sunset Express
SUNSET EXPRESS
#6.0 β€’ January 2005
Indigo Slam
INDIGO SLAM
#7.0 β€’ February 2003
L.A. Requiem
L.A. REQUIEM
#8.0 β€’ February 2000
The Last Detective
THE LAST DETECTIVE
#9.0 β€’ March 2004
The Forgotten Man
THE FORGOTTEN MAN
#10.0 β€’ February 2005
The Watchman
THE WATCHMAN
#11.0 β€’ March 2007
Chasing Darkness
CHASING DARKNESS
#12.0 β€’ July 2008
The First Rule
THE FIRST RULE
#13.0 β€’ January 2010
The Sentry
THE SENTRY
#14.0 β€’ January 2011
The Promise
THE PROMISE
#16.0 β€’ November 2015
The Wanted
THE WANTED
#17.0 β€’ January 2018
A Dangerous Man
A DANGEROUS MAN
#18.0 β€’ August 2019
Racing the Light
RACING THE LIGHT
#19.0 β€’ November 2022

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