Robert Crais is an American author of detective fiction. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L.A. Law. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck.
Born: June 20, 1953 , Independence, Louisiana, United States
Genre: Fiction, crime fiction, thrillers
Series
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike
- The Monkey’s Raincoat (1987)
- Stalking the Angel (1988)
- Lullaby Town (1992)
- Free Fall (1993)
- Voodoo River (1995)
- Sunset Express (1996)
- Indigo Slam (1997)
- L. A. Requiem (1999)
- The Last Detective (2003)
- The Forgotten Man (2005)
- Chasing Darkness (2008)
- The Watchman (2007)
- The First Rule (2009)
- The Sentry (2010)
- Taken (2012)
- The Promise (2015)
- The Wanted (2017)
- A Dangerous Man (2019)
Scott James and Maggie
- Suspect (2013)
- The Promise (2015)
Novels
Demolition Angel (2000)
Hostage (2001)
The Two Minute Rule (2006)
Omnibus
Three Great Novels: The Early Years (2001)
Three Great Novels 2 (2002)
Five Great Thrillers (2005) (with Thomas H Cook, Robert Ludlum, George Pelecanos and Ian Rankin)
Three Great Novels 3 (2005)
Three Great Novels 4 (2010)
Hostage / The Two Minute Rule (2017)
Awards
Anthony Awards Best Paperback original winner (1988) : The Monkey’s Raincoat
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1993) : Lullaby Town
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1994) : Free Fall
Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (1996) : Voodoo River
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1997) : Sunset Express
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1998) : Indigo Slam
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2000) : L. A. Requiem
Dilys Awards Best Book winner (2000) : L. A. Requiem
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2000) : L. A. Requiem
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2000) : L. A. Requiem
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2000) : L. A. Requiem
Dilys Awards Best Book nominee (2001) : Demolition Angel
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : The Forgotten Man
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2008) : The Watchman
Barry Awards Best Thriller winner (2008) : The Watchman
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (2013) : Taken
Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2014) : Suspect
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2014) : Suspect
Shamus Awards Best Hardcover Novel nominee (2016) : The Promise
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