 Robert Crais was born in Independence, Louisiana. In 1975, he moved to Hollywood where he worked as a scriptwriter on television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey and Miami Vice. He is the creator of 'Elvis Cole and Joe Pike', private investigators in Los Angeles, California. Visit also this site. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Elvis Cole and Joe Pike' Novels | |
| 1) The Monkey's Raincoat (Anthony Award, Macavity Award) | 1987 |
| 2) Stalking the Angel | 1989 |
| 3) Lullaby Town | 1992 |
| 4) Free Fall | 1993 |
| 5) Voodoo River | 1995 |
| 6) Sunset Express (Shamus Award) | 1996 |
| 7) Indigo Slam | 1997 |
| 8) L.A. Requiem | 1999 |
| 9) The Last Detective | 2003 |
| 10) The Forgotten Man | 2005 |
| 11) The Watchman | 2007 |
| 12) Chasing Darkness | 2008 |
| 13) The First Rule | 2010 |
| 14) The Sentry | 2011 |
| 15) Taken (Shamus Award) | 2012 |
| 16) The Promise | 2015 |
| 17) The Wanted | 2017 |
| 18) A Dangerous Man | 2019 |
| 19) Racing the Light | 2022 |
| 20) The Big Empty | 2025 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Demolition Angel | 2000 |
| 2) Hostage | 2001 |
| 3) The Two Minute Rule | 2006 |
| 4) Suspect | 2013 |
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