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Robert Crais

(1953) Screenwriter United States

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Robert Crais is a screenwriter from the United States, best known for Hostage.

Quick Facts About Robert Crais

Born
June 20, 1953
Nationality
United States
Profession
Screenwriter
Notable works
Hostage

About Robert Crais

Robert Crais is an American author of detective fiction and former screenwriter. 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. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Shamus Award Dilys Award Gumshoe Awards Barry Award for Best Thriller The Grand Master

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