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A review by gh_monroe
The Watchman by Robert Crais
4.0
This was my second Robert Crais Novel and I enjoyed it almost as much as the first. Joe Pike is a very interesting protagonist who I think I like, not for the tough guy antics and skill with violence and weapons, but for his apparent disdain for people and his clear disdain for emotional and dramatic incumberences.
In this story, Pike is hired to protect a wealthy girl who represents much of what I, personally, detest in humanity (think Paris Hilton). He has to battle his disdain for much of the same characteristics that nettle me, in order to do his job (He's a better man than I). I only take issue with one little sentence near the end of the book. Those who know me, and read this book, will probably pick up on that sentence immediately. It was off-putting enough for me to deduct a star. Without that sentence ... this would be a five-star read.
In this story, Pike is hired to protect a wealthy girl who represents much of what I, personally, detest in humanity (think Paris Hilton). He has to battle his disdain for much of the same characteristics that nettle me, in order to do his job (He's a better man than I). I only take issue with one little sentence near the end of the book. Those who know me, and read this book, will probably pick up on that sentence immediately. It was off-putting enough for me to deduct a star. Without that sentence ... this would be a five-star read.