The First Rule
- Published
- 1 January 2010
- Pages
- 308
- ISBN-13
- 9780399156137
- Type
- novel
About this book
The First Rule (2010, 308 pages) is book 13 of the Elvis Cole series, from the run following L.A. Requiem (1999) that's markedly darker and more character-driven, as Elvis's and Pike's real psychological damage keeps surfacing across the books.
Key facts about The First Rule
The First Rule is a novel by Robert Crais. Readers have had it since 2010. It runs to 308 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of The First Rule. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780399156137 to find the main one.
The First Rule is book 13 of 20 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. The series has 20 published books. However, the series starts with The Monkey's Raincoat (1987).
That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, The Big Empty is the latest published Robert Crais book on file, from 2025.
About Robert Crais
Robert Crais is an American crime novelist who began his writing career in television, scripting episodes for shows including Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, and Cagney & Lacey, before moving to novels with The Monkey's Raincoat in 1987. See every Robert Crais book in order.
Its place in Elvis Cole and Joe Pike
The First Rule is book 13 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. It follows Chasing Darkness. It is followed by The Sentry. See the full Elvis Cole and Joe Pike reading order.
Elvis Cole is a wisecracking Los Angeles private investigator -- Disney-loving, Jiminy Cricket clock on his desk, quick with a quip -- whose cases start out looking like standard missing-person or custody jobs and reliably escalate into something much darker: organized crime, government cover-ups, cartel violence. His silent partner Joe Pike, an ex-Marine and former cop with twin red arrow tattoos and a moral code as rigid as his gun discipline, does the parts of the job that require someone who isn't afraid to…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781410421418
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780425238127
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780399156137