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Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Reading Order
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike by Robert Crais has 20 main books (1987–2025). Start with The Monkey's Raincoat (1987) and read the numbered books in order.
By Robert Crais
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike books in order
Your reading speed
- 4 h 17 min
- 4 h 29 min
- 5 h 11 min
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- 5 h 3 min
- 7 h 6 min
- 7 h 4 min
#7
Indigo Slam
1997
—- 7 h 46 min
#9
The Last Detective
2003
—- 6 h 13 min
- 6 h 1 min
- 5 h 49 min
- 5 h 24 min
- 7 h 17 min
- 7 h 51 min
- 8 h 6 min
#17
The Wanted
2017
—- 7 h 39 min
- 8 h 17 min
- 6 h 43 min
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Elvis Cole and Joe Pike: common questions
- How many books are in the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series?
- There are 20 main books in Elvis Cole and Joe Pike. The most recent main book listed here is The Big Empty (2025).
- What order should I read Elvis Cole and Joe Pike in?
- Read Elvis Cole and Joe Pike in its numbered order: The Monkey's Raincoat, Stalking the Angel, Lullaby Town, Free Fall, and so on. The numbering includes the Joe Pike-led novels.
- What is the first Elvis Cole and Joe Pike book?
- The first book is The Monkey's Raincoat by Robert Crais, published in 1987.