Reading order · 4 books · 2007 to 2019 · Set in Los Angeles
Joe Pike Books in Order
The Joe Pike books follow Elvis Cole’s partner, a silent, deadly former Marine and police officer, in cases of his own.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2007 to 2019
- First book
- The Watchman
- Latest
- A Dangerous Man (2019)
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
The reading order
Every Joe Pike book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in Los Angeles
- 1The Watchman2007With Joe PikeJoe Pike is hired to protect a young heiress who witnessed a crime, and finds people keep finding her wherever he hides her.Buy on Amazon
- 2The First Rule2010With Joe PikeA former mercenary colleague of Joe Pike is murdered with his family, and Pike sets out to find the killers.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Sentry2011With Joe PikeJoe Pike stops a beating in a sandwich shop, and becomes involved with the owner’s niece, a woman who is not what she seems.Buy on Amazon
- 4A Dangerous Man2019With Joe PikeJoe Pike saves a young bank teller from a kidnapping, and soon afterwards she disappears.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Joe Pike books in order, starting with The Watchman. Elvis Cole appears in all of them.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Joe Pike | Elvis Cole | Jon Stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Watchman | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The First Rule | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Sentry | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 A Dangerous Man | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Joe Pike books
4 characters from Robert Crais’s chart, with the number of Joe Pike books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Joe PikeElvis’s silent partner, a former Marine and police officer | 4 | The Watchman 2007 |
| Elvis ColeLos Angeles private investigator, “the world’s greatest detective” | 4 | The Watchman 2007 |
| Jon StoneMercenary and Pike’s friend | 4 | The Watchman 2007 |
| Larkin BarkleyHeiress Pike is hired to protect | 1 | The Watchman 2007 |
Crossovers with Robert Crais’s other series
- Elvis Cole: Joe Pike also appears in 16 of its books