"The First Rule" by Robert Crais

Robert Crais' "The First Rule" is a return to my favorite protagonist, Joe Pike.  Traditionally left in a support role for Crais' popular Elvis Cole, Pike is a source of action packed drama in his own right.  Having spent over three decades in the military, it is easier to relate to Pike's temperament, his sense of values, and the frustration of what others see as right and wrong.  As a long-time reader of Robert Crais - "The First Rule" is one of his best to date.