|a Initial Bemis load m2btab.test019 in 2019. In the mid 80s, following his success with the TV buddy genre, Crais. A native of Louisiana, Crais moved to Hollywood in the late 70s where he began a successful career in television, writing scripts for such major series as Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues. |a Private investigators |z California |z Los Angeles |v Fiction. Robert Crais is the author of the bestselling Cole & Pike novels. He is the author of the Elvis Cole series and the Joe Pike series. In 1976, he began writing scripts for television series including Miami Vice, Cagney and Lacey, and Hill Street Blues. Before becoming a writer, he was a mechanical engineer. |a Cole, Elvis |c (Fictitious character) |0 |v Fiction. Robert Crais was born in 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |a Pike, Joe |c (Fictitious character) |0 |v Fiction. As the body count rises, Pike s biggest threat might come from the girl herself, a lost soul in the CIty of Angels, determined to destroy herself unless Joe Pike can teach her the value of life.

Chasing Darkness (2008) Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Best Mystery Award nominee 13. 'With the help of private investigator Elvis Cole, Pike uncovers a web of lies and betrayals. The Watchman (2007) The Barry Award winner Best Thriller 2007 Mystery Ink Gumshoe Award winner Best Thriller 2007 Strand Critics Award nominee Anthony Award nominee International Thriller Writers Thriller Award nominee 12. |a Joe Pike, an ex-cop, ex-Marine, ex-mercenary, is coerced into protecting Larkin Barkley, a hard-partying young heiress whose life is in danger after becoming a hunted witness in a secret federal investigation. Joe Pike is asked to protect the life of Larkin Conner Barkley, a spoiled rich girl who happens to be a federal witness in a major case.

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