num_pages: 8
description: Joe Pike, the intriguing, enigmatic partner of L.A. PI Elvis Cole, takes center stage in this intense thriller from bestseller Crais. To pay back an old debt, Pike is coerced into protecting Larkin Barkley, a hard-partying young heiress whose life is in danger after a "wrong place wrong time" encounter that quickly escalates and spins out of control. The enemy is shadowy, violent and relentless — but the fierce, focused Pike, one of the strongest characters in modern crime fiction, is equal to the challenge. The breathless pace and rich styling are sure to appeal to readers of hard-boiled fiction in general, but since up to now Pike has mostly remained in the background, some fans of the Elvis Cole series may find the explicit picture that emerges of Pike at odds with the image they've constructed for themselves.
language: English
title: The Watchman
titlecomplete: The Watchman (Joe Pike, #1; Elvis Cole #11)
characters: Elvis Cole, Jon Stone, Joe Pike, John Chen, Larkin Conner Barkley
genres: Fiction, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Audiobook, Suspense
ratings_count: 26143
places: Los Angeles, California
series: Joe Pike, Elvis Cole and Joe Pike
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Barry Award
category: Best Thriller, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: ITW Thriller Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Brilliance Audio