The Sentry (Joe Pike) (original 2011; edition 2011)

by Robert Crais

Series: Joe Pike (3), Elvis Cole (14)

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:*Private investigators Joe Pike and Elvis Cole get double-crossed in this twisty, gripping New York Times* bestseller that will have readers on the edge of their seats.** When gangbangers shake down the modest owner of a Los Angeles eatery, Joe Pike intervenes. For all intents and purposes, Pike saved Wilson Smith's life. But for reasons of their own, Smith and his lovely niece, Dru, are curiously resentful. It's only when Pike's feelings for the woman deepen that he and his partner, Elvis Cole, discover that Dru and her uncle are not at all who they seem, and everything Pike has learned about them is a lie. But it's much more than a deception. It's a trap. And with every new twist it's proving to be a killer.… (more)

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Title:	The Sentry (Joe Pike)
Authors:	Robert Crais
Info:	Putnam Adult (2011), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 320 pages
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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

This is one of two novels bundled together in a Reader’s Digest Large Type edition. Private Detective Joe Pike and his comrade Elvis Cole solve one more mystery together..

vviewlibrary | Aug 3, 2023 |

Another great Joe Pike novel. He tries to rescue a damsel in distress who isn't who she appears to be. Things go downhill quickly. Elvis Cole plays a big role in this one; I love how these two characters interact and their unspoken bond with each other. (

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AliceAnna | May 20, 2023 |

This was a strange one. Still had the characters and plot we love, but was still a little strange. Like, for example the bad guy, thought he was a werewolf, wanted to kill a zombie, and had two people talking to him the whole time, who were they, voices in his head? Was he schizophrenic or something? They seemed to make a big point of it, but never explained it away. Also at the end, we always hear how careful Joe Pike is and how good he is, but that guy gets the drop on him no problem? Come on, Pike would have picked that guy up a mile away regularly if it wasn't needed for the plot. But don't change your characters to fit the plot, change the plot to fit the characters!

But overall it was an enjoyable book, as they all are, I'm just being nitpicky. (

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MrMet | Apr 28, 2023 |

This was my favorite so far in this series. I though Joe Pike was an interesting character, so I picked this because he was a main character, and he didn't disappoint. I feel like I know him much better now. He's a little hard to get to know, because he says so little; his favorite phrase seems to be "I'm good". But he's a man of action, and woe be to any bad guys that underestimate his capabilities.

This story was sad, though, because he finally met an interesting woman that he cared about, but she turned out to not be who she seemed. But I'm pretty sure he'll get over her. And he still has Elvis Cole, the world's greatest detective, as his best friend, so things aren't too bad.

One thing that sort of drove me crazy at first was this crazy killer and his two crazier "friends", but I figured out their role toward the end, and they got less annoying. (

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MartyFried | Oct 9, 2022 |

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Elvis Cole (14)

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RDSELP v189 Saving CeeCee Honeycutt | The Sentry by Reader's Digest

Reader's Digest Select Editions 2011 v03 #315 by Reader's Digest

Robert Crais - Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Collection: The First Rule, The Sentry, Taken by Robert Crais

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FOR

Clay Fourrier

From River Road to
the top of the Hollywood Sign,
my wingman chasing
the dreams

With love, admiration,
and more than a few feverish beads.

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Monday, 4:28 A.M., the narrow French Quarter room was smoky with cheap candles that smelled of honey.

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:Private investigators Joe Pike and Elvis Cole get double-crossed in this twisty, gripping New York Times bestseller that will have readers on the edge of their seats.
When gangbangers shake down the modest owner of a Los Angeles eatery, Joe Pike intervenes. For all intents and purposes, Pike saved Wilson Smith's life. But for reasons of their own, Smith and his lovely niece, Dru, are curiously resentful. It's only when Pike's feelings for the woman deepen that he and his partner, Elvis Cole, discover that Dru and her uncle are not at all who they seem, and everything Pike has learned about them is a lie. But it's much more than a deception. It's a trap. And with every new twist it's proving to be a killer.

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Dru Rayne and her uncle fled to L.A. after Hurricane Katrina; but now, five years later, they face a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Dru's uncle beaten by a protection gang, he offers his help, but neither of them want it - and neither do the federal agents mysteriously watching them.

As the level of violence escalates, and Pike himself becomes a target, he and Elvis Cole learn that Dru and her uncle are not who they seem - and that everything he thought he knew about them has been a lie. A vengeful and murderous force from their past is now catching up to them ... and only Pike and Cole stand in the way.

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