Robert Crais 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. 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.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | The Watchman | 2007 | Amazon |
| 3 | The Sentry | 2011 | Amazon |
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Monkey's Raincoat | 1987 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Stalking the Angel | 1989 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Lullaby Town | 1992 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Free Fall | 1993 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Voodoo River | 1995 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Sunset Express | 1996 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Indigo Slam | 1997 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | L.A. Requiem | 1999 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Demolition Angel | 2000 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | Hostage | 2001 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Monkey's Raincoat, The (Elvis Cole) | 2001 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Last Detective, The (Elvis Cole) | 2003 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Robert Crais Collection | 2003 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | The Last Detective | 2003 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | The Forgotten Man | 2005 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | The Two Minute Rule | 2006 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | Two Minute Rule, The | 2006 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | Chasing Darkness | 2008 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | The First Rule | 2010 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | Taken | 2012 | Amazon |
| 21 |  | TAKEN Robert Crais | 2012 | Amazon |
| 22 |  | Suspect | 2013 | Amazon |
| 23 |  | The Promise | 2015 | Amazon |
| 24 |  | The Wanted | 2018 | Amazon |
| 25 |  | Racing the Light | 2022 | Amazon |
| 26 |  | The Big Empty | 2024 | Amazon |
Reading Robert Crais in order
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