Tucson Festival of Books

Robert Crais



Jerry Ward

Robert Crais is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 24 novels, 20 of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his deadly ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing novels, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice, Quincy, Baretta, and L.A. Law.   His books are published in more than forty countries.

Criais's latest Elvis Cole novel is "The Big Empty." A native of Louisiana, Crais lives in Los Angeles.

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Awards: Macavity Award, Grand Master Mystery Writers of America, Louisiana Public Broadcasting Legend Award, Anthony Award, Ross Macdonald Literary Award


Books:
The Big Empty
Mystery / Thrillers
Penguin Publishing Group
January 2025
ISBN 9780525535768
400 pages

Racing the Light
Mystery / Thrillers
Penguin Publishing Group
September 2023
ISBN 9780525535744
416 pages