Robert CraisĀ is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty novels, sixteen of them featuring private investigator Elvis Cole and his laconic ex-cop partner, Joe Pike. Before writing his first novel, Crais spent several years writing scripts for such major television series asĀ Hill Street Blues,Ā Cagney & Lacey,Ā Miami Vice,Ā Quincy,Ā Baretta, andĀ L.A. Law. He received an Emmy nomination for his work onĀ Hill Street Blues, and one of his standalone novels,Ā Hostage, was made into a movie starring Bruce Willis. His novels have been translated into forty-two languages and are bestsellers around the world. A native of Louisiana, he lives in Los Angeles.