Robert Crais
Forfatter af The Watchman
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Robert Crais was born in 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Before becoming a writer, he was a mechanical engineer. In 1976, he began writing scripts for television series including Miami Vice, Cagney and Lacey, and Hill Street Blues. He is the author of the Elvis Cole series and the Joe Pike series. vis mere The Monkey's Raincoat won the Anthony and Macavity Awards in 1988. In 2005, his novel Hostage was adapted into a movie starring Bruce Willis. He is the 2006 recipient of the Ross Macdonald Literary Award. In 2017 his title, The First Rule, made the IBook Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Robert Crais
Select Editions: The Geneva Deception; Major Pettigrew's Last Stand; The First Rule; Hannah's Choice (2010) 9 eksemplarer
Robert Crais CD Collection: The Forgotten Man / Hostage / The Last Detective (2006) — Author & Narrator — 9 eksemplarer
Robert Crais CD Collection 2: The Monkey's Raincoat, Stalking the Angel, Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole/Joe Pike Series) (2006) 7 eksemplarer
O Guarda-Costas; Nos Limites; Falso Depoimento; Rosie 3 eksemplarer
Three Great Novels: The Forgotten Man / The Last Detective / The Two Minute Rule (2010) 3 eksemplarer
Cross of Fire [1989 TV movie] — Writer — 3 eksemplarer
Robert Crais - Elvis Cole/Joe Pike Series: Books 1-3: The Monkey's Raincoat, Stalking the Angel, Lullaby Town (2016) 2 eksemplarer
Robert Crais - Elvis Cole/Joe Pike Series: Books 4 & 5: Free Fall, Voodoo River (2016) 2 eksemplarer
الحارس 2 eksemplarer
Robert Crais - Elvis Cole/Joe Pike Series: Books 9-12: The Last Detective, The Forgotten Man, The Watchman, Chasing… (2016) 2 eksemplarer
Robert Crais CD Collection 4: The Forgotten Man / The Last Detective / The Watchman (2008) — Author & Narrator — 2 eksemplarer
1. The Monkey's Raincoat - 2. Stalking The Angel - 3. Lullaby Town - 4. Free Fall - 5. Voodoo River (Elvis Cole… (2000) 2 eksemplarer
O Espectador (Seleções - The Watchman) 1 eksemplar
A Painted House 1 eksemplar
Refém (Seleções - Hostage) 1 eksemplar
Brisingr 1 eksemplar
Suspect by Crais. Robert ( 2013 ) Hardcover 1 eksemplar
One Door From Heaven 1 eksemplar
Livros Condensados: Procura-se | O Ano do Desaparecimento | E Agora Eu | A Segunda Oportunidade de Benedict Stone — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Fever Pitch 1 eksemplar
Rémálmok városa 1 eksemplar
Paradise sunset 1 eksemplar
Trappola per un angelo 1 eksemplar
Robert Crais - Elvis Cole/Joe Pike Series: Books 6 & 7: Sunset Express & Indigo Slam (2016) 1 eksemplar
Countdown 1 eksemplar
Robert Crais - Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Collection: The First Rule, The Sentry, Taken (2014) — Fortæller — 1 eksemplar
Crais Robert 1 eksemplar
6. Sunset Express 7. Indigo Slam 8. L. A. Requiem 9. The Last Detective 10. The Forgotten Man (Elvis Cole mystery… (2003) 1 eksemplar
Túszdráma 1 eksemplar
The big sleep 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009) — Bidragyder — 211 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Jackdaws • The Smoke Jumper • Hostage • On the Street Where You Live (2001) 12 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Condensed Book: The King of Torts / Days Without Numbers / The Last Detective / The Curious Incident of… (2016) 5 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Watchman • An Irish Country Doctor • True Evil • One Night at the Call… (2007) — Forfatter — 4 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: O Último Detective | Annus Mirabilis | A Menina do Papá | O Comboio do Natal (2003) 4 eksemplarer
Het Beste Boek 257: De tweeminutenregel / Vals / Dokter in Ierland / Tweede jeugd — Forfatter — 4 eksemplarer
A Da Vinci-kód | A csillagvizsgáló | Az utolsó detektív | Csodák éve (2005) — Forfatter — 4 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: Solstício de Inverno | Refém | O Melhor da Vida | Vento Uivante (2002) — Forfatter — 3 eksemplarer
Encounters: Real Life Reading: The Geneva Deception | Major Pettigrew's Last Stand | The First Rule | The Accidental… (2007) — Forfatter — 3 eksemplarer
Det Bästas bokval, vol. 219 3 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The King of Torts • A Week in Winter • The Last Detective • Eat Cake (2004) — Bidragyder — 3 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: Talento Explosivo | Laços Perdidos | Caça ao Texugo | Força 12 (2001) — Forfatter — 3 eksemplarer
Het Beste Boek 209: Gebroken / Een bijzondere liefde / Explosief talent / De zuilen van Axum (2001) — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: A Regra Dos Dois Minutos | El Girasol | Um Bom Ano | Nas Nuvens (2006) — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 244 - Gefährliche Jagd. Nells geheimer Garten. Feuerengel. Die Westentaschenvenus. (2002) 2 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: Perseguindo A Escuridão | Rainwater | Encurralados | A Arte De Correr A Chuva (2011) — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer
Het Beste Boek 249: De lijfwacht / Met hart en ziel / De wraak van de kruisvaarder / Schaduwsporen (2008) 2 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Select Editions: 'The Two Minute Rule | The Conjuror's Bird | Beneath the Snow | Shadow Divers' (2006) — Forfatter — 2 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: A regra dos dois minutos | O Natal da esperança | Mergulho nas sombras | Uma luz ao norte (2006) — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Two Minute Rule • The Sunflower • The Conjuror's Bird • Beneath the Snow (2007) 1 eksemplar
Reader's Digest: O resgate / Refém / A filha de minha mãe / Caçada ao texugo — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 246 - Geiselnahme; Das Eiskind; Scherben; Leuchtend wie die Sterne — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Reader's Digest : libros selectos : Mi hija vive : Carmín en Afganistán : El centinela : La lista de navidad (2011) — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
SELECOES DE LIVROS 1 eksemplar
Válogatott könyvek 52. Jill Marie Landis - Összetört szívek szállodája; Robert Crais - A kétperces szabály;… (2007) — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
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- Fødselsdato
- 1953-06-20
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Bopæl
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Uddannelse
- Louisiana State University
- Erhverv
- scriptwriter
novelist - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- The Eye (Lifetime Achievement Award, PWA 2010)
- Agent
- Aaron Priest (Aaron Priest Literary Agency)
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The two minute rule af Robert Crais
Regular mystery readers will figure out the main plot early and may be impatient for the characters to catch up. Once they do (3/4 of the way through) the suspense does ratchet up and the characters take on deeper dimensions. Nice for a light, fast read. Similar to Linwood Barclay's stuff, but better written.
The woman stood in the far corner of the dimly lit room, hiding in the shadows like a fish in gray water. She was small, round, and dumpy. The fringed leather jacket probably made her seem rounder, but she'd never been a looker. She reminded Mr Rollins of an overripe peach, and the peach was clearly afraid.
This was just an OK entry in this series. Pike was underused. A lot of strings and not un-knotted satisfactorily. Still, gotta like the characters.
I have read this book for discussion with my U3A Crime Fiction Reading Group.
If Maggie had been a human Marine, not a dog, she would be decorated, as it is she is under notice. Shape up or ship out! The same is true of her new human alpha, LAPD cop Scott James. In reality he should be retired. Both he and Maggie have been injured on duty, and both are struggling to resume a working life. They both suffer from PTSD and are temporarily part of the LAPD K-9 unit but the odds are stacked against them.
both react badly to loud sudden noises
both have long lingering injuries.
Among the questions I am going to ask my group are those relating to the meaning of the book's title, because I think there is more than one. So, what is it that helps Scott and Maggie work together? What attributes does Maggie have that are of most use to Scott in his search for the killers of his former partner?
Crais attempts to make Maggie a real character, even to the point of getting inside her head, telling us how she sees her new partner. For Scott there is a real learning journey. He has never had a dog before, and has a lot to learn about how to treat Maggie.
In a sequel to this novel THE PROMISE, Crais decided to bring this pair into his Elvis Cole series but there don't appear to be any mention of them after that.
I will be interested to see how my group react to this novel - for some of them it will not be their cup of tea. I should explain that in the case of this group we read sets of books supplied by our local library so I didn't actual choose this book specifically, just a title from a list.… (mere)
If Maggie had been a human Marine, not a dog, she would be decorated, as it is she is under notice. Shape up or ship out! The same is true of her new human alpha, LAPD cop Scott James. In reality he should be retired. Both he and Maggie have been injured on duty, and both are struggling to resume a working life. They both suffer from PTSD and are temporarily part of the LAPD K-9 unit but the odds are stacked against them.
both react badly to loud sudden noises
both have long lingering injuries.
Among the questions I am going to ask my group are those relating to the meaning of the book's title, because I think there is more than one. So, what is it that helps Scott and Maggie work together? What attributes does Maggie have that are of most use to Scott in his search for the killers of his former partner?
Crais attempts to make Maggie a real character, even to the point of getting inside her head, telling us how she sees her new partner. For Scott there is a real learning journey. He has never had a dog before, and has a lot to learn about how to treat Maggie.
In a sequel to this novel THE PROMISE, Crais decided to bring this pair into his Elvis Cole series but there don't appear to be any mention of them after that.
I will be interested to see how my group react to this novel - for some of them it will not be their cup of tea. I should explain that in the case of this group we read sets of books supplied by our local library so I didn't actual choose this book specifically, just a title from a list.… (mere)
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