The Watchman
- Published
- 1 January 2007
- Pages
- 344
- ISBN-13
- 9781416514978
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Watchman (2007, 344 pages), book 11 in the series, is one of the entries that puts Joe Pike -- Elvis's near-silent, ex-Marine partner with the twin red arrow tattoos -- in the lead role instead of Elvis, part of Robert Crais's willingness to shift perspective within the same numbered sequence.
Key facts about The Watchman
Robert Crais wrote The Watchman, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2007. The book has 344 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781416514978 to find the main one.
The Watchman is book 11 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 Watchman is book 11 in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series. It follows The Forgotten Man. It is followed by Chasing Darkness. 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 9781416514978
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781594132551
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781416561699