by Robert Crais · Simon & Schuster · tapa dura · ISBN 9780743281638
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«The Watchman» is the suspense novel by Robert Crais, published by Simon & Schuster in hardcover (304 pages, in English).
Young heiress Larkin Connor Berkley survives an accident and becomes involved in a federal investigation. Joe Pike agrees to protect her; with the help of private investigator Elvis Cole, he devises a plan to hide her in Los Angeles and stand up to relentless killers.
It belongs to the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series: it is the eleventh installment in the Elvis Cole series and the first featuring Joe Pike. It won the 2008 Barry Award for Best Thriller.
For readers of crime fiction and fans of the Elvis Cole series who want to see Joe Pike in the spotlight.
Robert Crais is an American author of detective fiction and former screenwriter. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L.A. Law. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014.
