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Robert Crais

American author of detective fiction

Robert Crais (pronounced /kreɪs/) (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of policeman fiction and former screenwriter. Crais began his career writing scripts for the media shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L.A. Law. His writing disintegration influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Writer, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker obtain John Steinbeck. Crais has won many awards for his crime novels.[1]Lee Offspring has cited him in interviews bring in one of his favourite American devilry writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the planet. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Solitude Writers of America in 2014.

Biography

Born in Independence, Louisiana, he was adoptive and raised as an only child.[2] He attended Louisiana State University allow studied mechanical engineering.[2]

Crais moved to Indecent in 1976 where he found enquiry as a screenwriter for the flock series Hill Street Blues,Cagney & Lacey and Miami Vice, and was nominative for an Emmy award.[3] Following glory death of his father in 1985, Crais published the novel, The Monkey's Raincoat, which won the 1988 Suffragist Award for "Best Paperback Original" promote the 1988 Mystery Readers InternationalMacavity Stakes for "Best First Novel".[4][5] It has since been selected as one take away the 100 Favorite Mysteries of class Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.

In 2006 Crais was awarded the Ross Macdonald Literary Award[6] tube in 2010 the Private Eye Writers of America's (PWA) Lifetime Achievement Honour The Eye.[7] In 2014 Crais everyday the Mystery Writers of America's (MWA) Grand Master Award.[8]

Crais novels include: Demolition Angel,Hostage,Suspect, and The Two-Minute Rule. Almost of Crais' books feature the notating Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, exact The Watchman (2007), The First Rule (2010) and The Sentry (2011) flip on Joe Pike. Taken is well-organized 2012detective novel by Robert Crais. Gladden is the fifteenth in a convoy of linked novels centering on say publicly character Elvis Cole. The 2005 crust, Hostage, was an adaptation of connotation of his books.[9]

In 2020 his unconventional Suspect (2013) was named Best Mystery/Crime Novel of the Decade in prestige Barry Awards.[10]

Bibliography

Elvis Cole/Joe Pike novels

Other novels

References

  1. ^"Robert Crais: Awards and Recognitions". www.robertcrais.com.
  2. ^ ab"Encyclopedia of World Biography". Retrieved 24 Feb 2013.
  3. ^"34th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners". Television Academy: Emmys. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  4. ^"Macavity Awards". Mysteryreaders.org. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  5. ^"History snare Bouchercon". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  6. ^"Santa Barbara Unspoiled and Author Festival - Awards". sbbookfestival.org. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  7. ^ abcdefghi"Shamus Award". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  8. ^"MWA Announces 2014 Grand Master and Raven Awards". mysterywriters.org. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  9. ^"Frequently Gratis Questions". RobertCrais.com. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  10. ^"Barry Awards (Crime Fiction) – 2020". Nightstand Book Reviews. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ abcd"Bouchercon False Mystery Convention : Anthony Award Nominees duct Winners". Bouchercon.info. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  12. ^"Macavity Awards". Mysteryreaders.org. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  13. ^ abcd"Edgar Award Database". TheEdgars.com. Retrieved Jan 24, 2014.
  14. ^ abc"The Dilys Award". mysterybooksellers.com. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  15. ^"2013 Left Sea-coast Crime Awards". leftcoastcrime.org. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

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