By: Robert Crais
Dru Rayne and her uncle fled to L.A. after Hurricane Katrina; now 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 wants it. Pike and Elvis Cole soon learn that Dru and her uncle are not who they seem.
Review by Bruce Tierney
For years, Joe Pike served as taciturn sidekick to Robert Crais' wisecracking L.A. detective, Elvis Cole. Cole was nominally the brains of the outfit, while Pike carried the big stick, or perhaps more precisely,was the big stick. This time out, Pike takes the starring role in Crais' latest thriller, The Sentry. Rescuing damsels in distress is Pike's forte, and indeed this is how The Sentry opens, with Pike intervening in a gang shakedown of a sandwich shop run by lovely Dru Rayne. Pike realizes early on that the gang will not take his interference lying down, so he decides he'd better keep an eye on things at the store; also, it should be noted that our Zen warrior is mightily attracted to Dru. Cole signs on to investigate around the edges of the situation, and discovers in passing that Dru is perhaps not who she represents herself to be, and that her presence may indeed prove lethal to Cole's longtime friend and partner. But what to tell Pike, and when? Or is Pike so infatuated with Dru that he cannot recognize the truth, even when it engages him in a stare-down? Suspenseful, tautly plotted and diversely populated--once again, we see why Robert Crais continues to top the bestseller charts.
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