Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of more than 20 novels, many of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing his first novel, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Quincy, Baretta, and L.A. Law. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues, and one of his standalone novels, Hostage, was made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. His novels have been translated into 42 languages and are best sellers around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles.
ARTICLES FEATURING ROBERT

The Emotional Harpoons
Scott Timberg interviews Robert Crais, prolific author of “The Wanted.”...

On Trust in Crime Fiction
Angel luis Colón reviews Robert Crais's The Promise....

Heal, Dog, Heal!: Robert Crais’s “Suspect”
For fans of Crais’s well-known crime-fighting duo Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, the teaming of man and dog in Suspect will seem like quite a departure....

Soft-Voiced Big Men: Robert Crais’s “The Sentry”
At heart, this is conventional stuff, but Crais uses the conventions to maximum effect....
