The Sentry

Publisher Marketing: In "The Watchman" and "The First Rule," Robert Crais put Joe Pike front and center for the first time, to remarkable effect: A beautifully crafted piece of story-telling ("The Seattle Times"); A high-octane thriller Pike s unshakable belief in right and wrong provides a moral center ("South Florida Sun-Sentinel"); Joe Pike is a joy to watch, an urban Zen warrior priest righting wrongs. More Pike, please ("Chicago Sun-Times"). But when Joe Pike does return, it is to a case that will rock him to his core. Five years ago, Dru Rayne and her uncle fled from Louisiana to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina hit, but now they face a different kind of danger. A neighborhood protection gang savagely beats Dru s uncle, but Pike witnesses it and offers his own brand of protection. Oddly enough, neither of them seems to want it and neither do the federal agents mysteriously watching their storefront, men who appear quite willing to let the gang have its way. None of that deters Pike there s something about Dru that touches him and he won t back away, whether she wants his help or not but as the level of violence escalates, and Pike himself becomes a target, he and Elvis Cole begin to discover some things. Dru and her uncle are not who they seem, and everything Pike thought he knew about them, their relationship to the gang, and the reasons they fled New Orleans it s all been lies. A vengeful and murderous force is catching up to them and it s perfectly happy to sweep Pike and Cole up in its wake." Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 08/01/2010 pg. 49 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) Booklist 12/01/2010 pg. 32 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/22/2010 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2010 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 99 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 01/14/2011 pg. 20 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 01/21/2011 pg. 79 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 06/03/2011 pg. 76 (EAN 9780399157073, Hardcover) Audio File 03/23/2011 pg. 61 (EAN 9781423375562, Compact Disc) Contributor Bio:  Crais, Robert Robert Crais is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, most recently Suspect and Taken. This is his twentieth novel. He lives in Los Angeles. Contributor Bio:  Daniels, Luke Luke Daniels has narrated over 250 audiobooks, has been the grateful recipient of thirteen "AudioFile" Earphones Awards, and has earned three Audie nominations. His background is in classical theater and film. Luke has performed at repertory theaters around the country, but now he resides in the Midwest with his pack.