Robert Crais: The Sentry (UK 2012)

From the Publisher:
After the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina, Dru Rayne and her uncle relocated to Los Angeles. Five years later, their struggling restaurant faces a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Dru's uncle beaten by a neighbourhood gang, he offers his own brand of protection, but neither Dru nor her uncle want his help. And neither do the federal agents mysteriously watching their store....

But Pike is falling for Dru, and won't back away whether she wants his help or not. As the violence escalates, Joe discovers Dru and her uncle are not who they seem - and now a vengeful, murderous force from their past is catching up with them...

When you're in mortal danger who can you trust to watch over you? Joe Pike is THE SENTRY in a brand new novel.

Robert Crais: The Sentry. Who can you trust to watch over you? Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409120421 (March, 2012), 306 p., £6.99.

Robert Crais: The Sentry (USA 2012)

From the Publisher:
After Joe Pike saves a man's life, the man's family seems oddly resentful. Maybe because they're not who they seem to be-including the seductive Dru. But it's more than a charade-it's a trap. And Pike's already been hooked...

Robert Crais: The Sentry. A Joe Pike Novel. Berkley Publishing, ISBN: 9780425245729 (January, 2012), 306 p., $9.99.

Robert Crais: The Sentry (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
Dru Rayne and her uncle are Louisiana refugees who relocated to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina. Now, five years after the storm, their struggling restaurant faces a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Dru's uncle beaten by a neighbourhood gang intent on extorting protection money, he offers his own brand of protection. But neither Dru nor her uncle want his help - and neither do the federal agents mysteriously watching their store -- agents who seem more than willing to let the gang have their way. But Pike is falling for Dru, and won't back away whether she wants his help or not. As the violence escalates, the gang targets Pike, who, with Elvis Cole's help, learns that Dru and her uncle are not who they seem. It soon emerges that everything Pike thought he knew about them, their relationship to the gang, and the reasons they fled New Orleans have been lies. Now, a vengeful and murderous force from their past is catching up with them, pitting Pike and Cole against the combined forces of South American crime lords, rogue federal agents, and contract assassins on the bloody hunt for twelve million dollars in missing stolen cash.

Robert Crais: The Sentry. A Joe Pike Novel. Orion Books, ISBN: 9781409116004 (March, 2011), 306 p., £12.99.

Robert Crais: The Sentry (USA 2011)

From the Publisher:
The extraordinary new crime novel from the New York Times bestselling author.
Dru Rayne and her uncle fled to L.A. after Hurricane Katrina; but now, five years later, 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 want it-and neither do the federal agents mysteriously watching them.

As the level of violence escalates, and Pike himself becomes a target, he and Elvis Cole learn that Dru and her uncle are not who they seem- and that everything he thought he knew about them has been a lie. A vengeful and murderous force from their past is now catching up to them... and only Pike and Cole stand in the way.

Robert Crais: The Sentry. A Joe Pike Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780399157073 (January, 2011), 306 p., $26.95.