Robert Craisย is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, many 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 asย Hill Street Blues,ย Cagney & Lacey,ย Miami Vice,ย Quincy,ย Baretta, andย L.A. Law. He received an Emmy nomination for his work onย Hill Street Blues, and one of his standalone novels,ย 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.