The First Rule

Joe Pike and his partner Elvis Cole must solve the murder of an old friend and his entire family in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robert Crais.

When Frank Meyer and his family are executed during a home invasion, the police begin investigating the secret life they're sure Meyer had. Joe Pike's on a hunt of his own: to clear his friend's name, and to punish the people who murdered him. What starts out as a simple trail gets twisted fast by old grudges, double crosses, blood vengeance, and a crime so terrible even Pike and his partner Elvis Cole have no way to measure it.

Author: Robert Crais
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 12/28/2010
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.30w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780425238127
ISBN10: 0425238121
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Hard-Boiled
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Private Investigators

About the Author
Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, many of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing his first novel, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Quincy, Baretta, and L.A. Law. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues, and one of his standalone novels, Hostage, was made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. His novels have been translated into forty-two languages and are bestsellers around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles.