(1953-06-20) June 20, 1953 (age 71) Independence, Louisiana, U.S.
Pen name
Elvis Cole, Jerry Gret Samouche
Occupation
Novelist, screenwriter
Alma mater
Louisiana State University
Genre
Fiction, crime fiction, thrillers
Website
robertcrais.com
Robert Crais (pronounced /kreɪs/) (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.
^"Robert Crais: Awards and Recognitions". www.robertcrais.com.
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pseudonym of Dennis Lynds Michael Connelly (1956–) Patricia Cornwell (1956–) RobertCrais (1953–) Bill Crider (1941–2018) Edmund Crispin (1921–1978) Amanda Cross...
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