Paul Magnussen answers “Where is the best place to start reading...”

Carol asked this question about The Promise (Elvis Cole, #16; Joe Pike, #5; Scott James & Maggie, #2):

Where is the best place to start reading Robert Crais? Seems I've missed his stuff over the years and he apparently has a few different series going on. So do I start with the Elvis Cole series, the Joe Pike series, or what??

Paul Magnussen What Kaceey said, except that a couple of the nominally non-Elvis books feature characters that appear later in that series (specifically, Demolition …moreWhat Kaceey said, except that a couple of the nominally non-Elvis books feature characters that appear later in that series (specifically, Demolition Angel and Suspect.) And all the other novels are good.

So, since none of the books are prequels, I would recommend reading (as I have just finished doing) all his novels in publication order(less)

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