Robert Crais is a Sunday Times and New York Times Top Ten bestselling author. Dan Brown, author of the DA VINCI CODE says: 'Robert Crais is a crime writer of incredible talent - his novels are not only suspenseful and deeply atmospheric ... they are very hard to put down' All his books reprint regularly in paperback, and he is core stock. His novel HOSTAGE was made into a blockbusting film starring Bruce Willis. Robert Crais always gets excellent reviews: 'Crais is a fine storyteller' Sunday Telegraph. 'Allocate time for reading; you won't want to leave the book alone for long' Literary Review. 'The narrative is taut, the menace palpable, the suspense unbearable' Daily Telegraph. 'Crais just gets better and better' Independent on Sunday. 'Brilliant ... Read this, then read all his others' Mirror. 'Another terrific stand-alone novel ... Blistering' Observer. 'So good you'll want to shout about it' Literary Review.

Robert Crais is the author of eleven Elvis Cole novels and three stand- alone thrillers, one of which, Hostage, was made into a major film starring Bruce Willis. Crais has won numerous awards, and lives in LA.