The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. 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.

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. Taken is a 2012 detective novel by Robert Crais.

Crais: It's a Joe Pike novel

Crais: It's a Joe Pike novel. Wasn't supposed to be, so I was taken by surprise, but that's the way Pike is. I planned to follow my last book, The First Rule, with an Elvis Cole novel, but I saw Pike meet a woman in Venice, California, a few moments after Pike saved her uncle from a robbery. Ideas for books come to me that way-I'll see an image. The way Pike looked at her, I knew right away I had to follow their story.

Robert Crais on Joe Pike. Joe Pike is back, and this time I'm ready. The Watchman was the first Joe Pike novel. Joe is now returning in The First Rule

Robert Crais on Joe Pike. Joe is now returning in The First Rule. I mean, I knew Joe was popular, but c'monnnn. Elvis Cole is a great character but Pike has such a depth of character that his stories are hard for me to resist. I just can't help but wonder what is actually going on behind those dark glasses.

Elvis Cole is a great character but Pike has such a depth of character that his stories are hard for me to resist. I've only recently been introduced to the Cole/Pike series, and overall kudos to Robert Crais for his skill at mixing action, suspense, humor and even the occasional dollop of heartfelt sentiment in these books. However, this is the first I've read where Joe Pike is the central figure and, frankly?. I much prefer Elvis (Cole) being center stage.

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Note: The year of each novel’s original publication is in parenthesis next to the title. 1. The Monkey’s Raincoat (1987). Anthony Award winner. Macavity Award winner.

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Robert Crais is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty 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 . 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.

Following a growing dissatsifaction of a screen writer's constraints, Crais began writing novels.

The second Joe Pike solo adventure was better than the first, The Watchman. While I still never felt Pike was in jeopardy, the story had more twists and showed that Joe Pike has a softer side. Pike taking care of a baby was surprisingly touching. Following a growing dissatsifaction of a screen writer's constraints, Crais began writing novels. Requim, which is the 8th Elvis Cole novel, is what landed him as an author that defied all genres and in it outsurpassed even the legendary Ross Macdonald.

In his latest New York Times bestseller, the author of The Last Detective and .

Requiem unleashes his most powerful novel to date-a brilliantly plotted tale about justice, love, and the sins of a father and son. Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: A Centennial Celebration.