Book ~ "The First Rule" - Robert Crais (2010)

From Amazon ~ When garment importer Frank Meyer and his family are executed in their Los Angeles home at the start of bestseller Crais' adrenaline-fueled second thriller to feature PI Joe Pike, LAPD detectives soon connect Meyer to Pike, who knew each other from their days as military contractors. Pike is convinced that Meyer, who left soldiering to start a family, wasn't dirty, even though his murder is the seventh in a series of violent robberies where the victims were all professional criminals. Determined to clear his friend's name, Pike discovers that Frank's nanny and her family have ties to Eastern European organized crime. With the help of PI partner Elvis Cole, Pike engages in a dangerous—and not always legal—game of cat and mouse with some of the city's most dangerous crooks. Pike emerges as an enigmatically appealing hero, whose lethal skills never overshadow his unflappable sense of morality.

I love Elvis Cole ... he's funny and goofy.

Joe Pike is his mysterious friend who is an interesting opposite to Elvis.

This book is focused on Joe Pike's search to find his friend's killer. While it wasn't a bad book, I liked when Elvis was in it because he lightened a somewhat serious writing style.

I found it a bit confusing at times keeping track of everyone and remember who was with who.