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American author of detective fiction
Robert Crais
(pronounced
/kre?s/
) (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of
detective fiction
and former screenwriter. 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
. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels.
[1]
Lee Child
has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the
Mystery Writers of America
in 2014.
Biography
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Born in
Independence
,
Louisiana
, he was adopted and raised as an only child.
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He attended
Louisiana State University
and studied mechanical engineering.
[2]
Crais moved to
Hollywood
in 1976 where he found work as a
screenwriter
for the television series
Hill Street Blues
,
Cagney & Lacey
and
Miami Vice
,
and was nominated for an
Emmy
award.
[3]
Following the death of his father in 1985, Crais published the novel,
The Monkey's Raincoat
,
which won the
1988 Anthony Award
for "Best Paperback Original" and the 1988
Mystery Readers International
Macavity Award
for "Best First Novel".
[4]
[5]
It has since been selected as one of the
100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century
by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
In 2006 Crais was awarded the
Ross Macdonald Literary Award
[6]
and in 2010 the
Private Eye Writers of America's
(PWA) Lifetime Achievement Award
The Eye
.
[7]
In 2014 Crais received the
Mystery Writers of America's
(MWA)
Grand Master Award
.
[8]
Crais novels include:
Demolition Angel,
Hostage
,
Suspect
, and
The Two-Minute Rule.
Most of Crais' books feature the characters Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, with
The Watchman
(2007),
The First Rule
(2010) and
The Sentry
(2011) centering on Joe Pike.
Taken
is a
2012
detective novel
by Robert Crais. It is the fifteenth in a series of linked novels centering on the character
Elvis Cole
. The 2005 film,
Hostage
, was an adaptation of one of his books.
[9]
In 2020 his novel
Suspect
(2013) was named Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade in the
Barry Awards
.
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Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novels
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Other novels
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