Robert Crais
Robert Crais Born (1953-06-20) June 20, 1953 (age 61) Independence, Louisiana, United States Pen name Elvis Cole, Jerry Gret Samouche Occupation Novelist, Screenwriter Genre Fiction, Crime Fiction, Thrillers Website www.robertcrais.com Robert 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.