Template:Lead rewriteRobert Crais (born June 20, 1953) is an American author of detective fiction. 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.
Most of his novels end with a big action climax and plots that twist and turn.
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Taut prose and writing that's to the point.
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One word sentences.
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Quote
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Writing is solitary, but bringing a book to life requires a team.
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[his work] Emerging realms.
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Fact
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An award winning novelist, his books have made the New York Times best seller list. Is the 2006 recipient of the Ross MacDonald Literary Award. He has authored many New York Times best sellers.
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Famous for his Los Angeles crime novels, particularly the Elvis Cole and Joe Pike books. He also lives in Los Angeles.
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Crais attended the prestigious Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop with Kim Stanley Robinson, Gregory Frost, and many others, in 1975.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hostage
2005
novel
The Invisible Man
1998
TV Movie written by
JAG
TV Series story by - 1 episode, 1995 teleplay by - 1 episode, 1995
Earth 2
1995
TV Series writer - 1 episode
L.A. Law
1992
TV Series written by - 1 episode
Cross of Fire
1989
TV Movie written by
Miami Vice
TV Series writer - 1 episode, 1988 excerpts - 1 episode, 1988 written by - 1 episode, 1986
The Equalizer
1988
TV Series written by - 2 episodes
In Self Defense
1987
TV Movie teleplay
The Twilight Zone
1986
TV Series written by - 1 episode
The Mississippi
1983
TV Series written by - 1 episode
The Family Tree
TV Series story - 1 episode, 1983 story by - 1 episode, 1983
Cagney & Lacey
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1982 teleplay - 2 episodes, 1982
Cassie & Co.
1982
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Hill Street Blues
1981
TV Series teleplay by - 3 episodes
The Monkey Mission
1981
TV Movie teleplay
Riker
1981
TV Series
Quincy M.E.
TV Series teleplay - 6 episodes, 1978 - 1979 writer - 3 episodes, 1978 - 1979 story - 3 episodes, 1979 written by - 1 episode, 1979
Baretta
1977-1978
TV Series written by - 3 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Partners in Crime
1984
TV Series executive consultant - 1 episode
Cagney & Lacey
1982
TV Series executive story consultant - 5 episodes
Hill Street Blues
1981-1982
TV Series executive story consultant - 9 episodes
Quincy M.E.
TV Series executive story consultant - 14 episodes, 1978 - 1979 story editor - 6 episodes, 1978 - 1979
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
In Self Defense
1987
TV Movie co-producer
The Mississippi
1982
TV Series producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The History of Hill Street
2011
Video documentary
Himself
Breaking the Laws of TV: The Making of 'Cagney & Lacey'
$950,000
