- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Orion; Hardback edition (3 Mar 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 140911600X
- ISBN-13: 978-1409116004
- Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.8 x 23.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 104,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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[An] adrenalin-fuelled outing. (TIME OUT )
As exciting as anything Crais has ever written. (EVENING STANDARD )
An action-packed - but by no means mindless- adventure set against the backdrop of Los Angeles. (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
Fasten a metaphorical seatbelt for a wild ride that allows few pauses for breath... Robert Crais - and Joe Pike - will have you by the throat (INDEPENDENT )
Well paced and cleverly plotted, mixing action, intrigue and investigation. (MATERIAL WITNESS )
The king of cool California thrillers is firing on all cylinders with this knuckle-hard, jaw rattling, pulverising read. (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )
A good mix of corruption, betrayal and revenge and is well worth a read. (CRIMESQUAD )
Written with Crais's usual engaging and, at certain points in the novel, almost-poetic prose style, The Sentry is an engrossing read. The plot is incredibly well paced and once again Crais proves himself to be one of the best writers of dialogue in the crime and thriller genre. (CRIMEANDPUBLISHING.COM )
One of the top writers in this genre, The Sentry is another quality read that fans of the genre will devour. (SOUTH WALES ARGUS )
"Not for the faitn-hearted, but best read of the year so far. *****' (DAILY ECHO (Bournemouth) )
As exciting as anything Crais has ever written. (EVENING STANDARD )
An action-packed - but by no means mindless- adventure set against the backdrop of Los Angeles. (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
Fasten a metaphorical seatbelt for a wild ride that allows few pauses for breath... Robert Crais - and Joe Pike - will have you by the throat (INDEPENDENT )
Well paced and cleverly plotted, mixing action, intrigue and investigation. (MATERIAL WITNESS )
The king of cool California thrillers is firing on all cylinders with this knuckle-hard, jaw rattling, pulverising read. (PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH )
A good mix of corruption, betrayal and revenge and is well worth a read. (CRIMESQUAD )
Written with Crais's usual engaging and, at certain points in the novel, almost-poetic prose style, The Sentry is an engrossing read. The plot is incredibly well paced and once again Crais proves himself to be one of the best writers of dialogue in the crime and thriller genre. (CRIMEANDPUBLISHING.COM )
One of the top writers in this genre, The Sentry is another quality read that fans of the genre will devour. (SOUTH WALES ARGUS )
"Not for the faitn-hearted, but best read of the year so far. *****' (DAILY ECHO (Bournemouth) )
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[An] adrenalin-fuelled outing. TIME OUT As exciting as anything Crais has ever written. EVENING STANDARD An action-packed - but by no means mindless- adventure set against the backdrop of Los Angeles. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Fasten a metaphorical seatbelt for a wild ride that allows few pauses for breath... Robert Crais - and Joe Pike - will have you by the throat INDEPENDENT Well paced and cleverly plotted, mixing action, intrigue and investigation. MATERIAL WITNESS The king of cool California thrillers is firing on all cylinders with this knuckle-hard, jaw rattling, pulverising read. PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH A good mix of corruption, betrayal and revenge and is well worth a read. CRIMESQUAD Written with Crais's usual engaging and, at certain points in the novel, almost-poetic prose style, The Sentry is an engrossing read. The plot is incredibly well paced and once again Crais proves himself to be one of the best writers of dialogue in the crime and thriller genre. CRIMEANDPUBLISHING.COM One of the top writers in this genre, The Sentry is another quality read that fans of the genre will devour. SOUTH WALES ARGUS "Not for the faitn-hearted, but best read of the year so far. *****' DAILY ECHO (Bournemouth)
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Joe Pike, former Los Angeles Police Officer, former Marine and ex mercenary, sees two men enter a sandwich store. Something about their body language alerts Joe to the fact that they are probably up to no good. He enters the store to find two men beating the shop owner, Wilson Smith. Joe manages to restrain one of the attackers while the other escapes.
When the shop is attacked again, Wilson Smith`s niece, Dru Rayne asks Joe Pike for help. Joe tries to help, but the shop is attacked again and Dru and her uncle Wilson go missing. Where are they? What role do the gang members who beat up Wilson have in this? And why have they disappeared? What is the role of the federal agents involved?
Joe Pike is concerned, especially about Dru - to whom he feels drawn - and is keen to find her and her uncle. He involves his best friend and private investigator Elvis Cole to help him, and the information Elvis finds suggests that Dru and Wilson may not be who they claim to be. As the violence escalates, Joe discovers that he really didn't know Dru at all.
I enjoyed this novel, the pace of the story kept me turning pages and I found, in Joe Pike, a tough but vulnerable, likeable new hero. At the beginning of the story, he makes a relatively insignificant decision with far reaching consequences: a chance stop which results in him becoming involved in a series of events which expands to involve the LAPD, the FBI, Mexican and Bolivian drug gangs and a highly motivated hit man.
This is my first Robert Crais novel, it won't be the last.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
When the shop is attacked again, Wilson Smith`s niece, Dru Rayne asks Joe Pike for help. Joe tries to help, but the shop is attacked again and Dru and her uncle Wilson go missing. Where are they? What role do the gang members who beat up Wilson have in this? And why have they disappeared? What is the role of the federal agents involved?
Joe Pike is concerned, especially about Dru - to whom he feels drawn - and is keen to find her and her uncle. He involves his best friend and private investigator Elvis Cole to help him, and the information Elvis finds suggests that Dru and Wilson may not be who they claim to be. As the violence escalates, Joe discovers that he really didn't know Dru at all.
I enjoyed this novel, the pace of the story kept me turning pages and I found, in Joe Pike, a tough but vulnerable, likeable new hero. At the beginning of the story, he makes a relatively insignificant decision with far reaching consequences: a chance stop which results in him becoming involved in a series of events which expands to involve the LAPD, the FBI, Mexican and Bolivian drug gangs and a highly motivated hit man.
This is my first Robert Crais novel, it won't be the last.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
He just keeps getting better and better. I love the way he is still developing his characters after so many books, I just can't believe how Robert Crais can create such great new material year after year, you will see a new demotion to Pike, one that just feels so right, this is a really good book, you will not be disappointed!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The rather dangerous Pike comes to the help of a girl and her uncle who are in trouble with local gang members. Joe takes a bit of a fancy to the girl and promises his help. When things spiral out of control and very little is what it seems, Pike (who is unable by nature to 'retreat') refuses to back down and brings in buddy Elvis Cole to help.
Pike is the main character here and ends up facing a bad guy who may be just as dangerous as he is...
Some themes we have seem before but very little of the usual humour - this is gritty and pulls no punches right through to the end. It is a page turner (I read it in a day) but it is quite a short novel at just over 300 pages but doesn't feel rushed. As I said, there are elements that are familiar but so is the pace and the strength of the characters and the rather atmospheric setting the story is placed in. Perhaps not the best Crais novel but still a cut above most of the opposition.
Pike is the main character here and ends up facing a bad guy who may be just as dangerous as he is...
Some themes we have seem before but very little of the usual humour - this is gritty and pulls no punches right through to the end. It is a page turner (I read it in a day) but it is quite a short novel at just over 300 pages but doesn't feel rushed. As I said, there are elements that are familiar but so is the pace and the strength of the characters and the rather atmospheric setting the story is placed in. Perhaps not the best Crais novel but still a cut above most of the opposition.
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Consistantly good crime fiction
Robert Crais has written a number of books based around the world's greatest detective Elvis Cole. Elvis' side kick/ partner Pike has recently been emerging as a character of... Read more
Published 2 days ago by U. Thakkar
I Don't Believe Robert Crais Wrote This Book
I believe that Robert Crais is one of the best crime thriller writers currently being published (and each next book, dearly awaited by me) so imagine the disappointment! Read more
Published 13 days ago by Woodhillian
A disappointing entry in an otherwise excellent series
What a shame. I am a big fan of American crime novels of this type, with wise-cracking, hard as nails but ultimately soft as butter detectives: Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder;... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Ms P. E. Vernon
Elvis back with Joe
Another excellent crime thriller from Crais. I have thought that Pike without Elvis Cole seemed a little one dimensional, then along comes "The Sentry". Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Bibby
Pike's Game
This is a book where Pike takes the centre stage, as opposed to Elvis Cole . This makes for a grimmer store with a higher body count. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rf And Tm Walters
The Sentry
I have read all of Robert Crais' books and enjoy them for what they are which is an easy read.
His writing has certainly matured since his first book 'The Monkey's... Read more
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Published 9 months ago by shejules
same high standard
I have read all of this series and this latest one is of the same high standard of all the others, I can't wait for the next one.
Published 12 months ago by bill getty
Great fun - again!!
As usual a well-crafted 'detective' thriller. Really great characters such as Pike come along quite rarely. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Michael Adams
Joe Pike is the man !
Love the Robert Crais characters which have been developed over a number of page turning years,Joe Pike and Elvis Cole never fail to come alive from the printed page. Read more
Published 13 months ago by B. L. Hunt
Top Notch!!!
If you like Cole/Pike then give this guy a try..
One of the best books i've read in ages..
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