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Robert Crais Books in Order

5 series including Elvis Cole & Joe Pike, Scott James & Maggie and more

★ 15 NYT bestsellers · 1 at #1 5 series 29 books Latest: The BIg Empty (2025)

Robert Crais has been writing since 1987, producing 29 books in that time. The work is organised into 5 series; the longest is Elvis Cole & Joe Pike at 20 books. The most recent release we track is The BIg Empty (2025).

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1 Elvis Cole & Joe Pike 2 Scott James & Maggie 3 Robert Crais Other Novels 4 Robert Crais Short Stories/Novellas 5 Robert Crais Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

15 books

Robert Crais has placed 15 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 64 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.

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Suspect
Scott James & Maggie Series

5 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jan 2013 · 10 weeks across 2 NYT lists

Full chart history →
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Taken
Elvis Cole & Joe Pike Series

4 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jan 2012 · 8 weeks across 2 NYT lists

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Robert Crais’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

5 series · 29 books

Elvis Cole & Joe Pike Series

0 of 20 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Monkey's Raincoat 1987 🏆 Macavity Award 1988🏆 Anthony Award 1988Shamus Award 1988Edgar Awards 1988Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Stalking the Angel 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Lullaby Town 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Free Fall 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Voodoo River 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Sunset Express 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Indigo Slam 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 L. A. Requiem 1999 🏆 Dilys Award 2000Barry Award 2000Macavity Award 2000Anthony Award 2000Shamus Award 2000Edgar Awards 2000Hammett Prize 1999Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Last Detective 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Forgotten Man 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Watchman 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Chasing Darkness 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The First Rule 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Sentry 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Taken 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Promise 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Wanted 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 A Dangerous Man 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Racing the Light 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The BIg Empty 2025 🏆 Edgar Awards 2026Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Scott James & Maggie Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Suspect 2013 Anthony Award 2014Goodreads Choice Award 2013Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Promise 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Robert Crais Other Novels

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Demolition Angel 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Hostage 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Two Minute Rule 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Robert Crais Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Man Who Knew Dick Bong (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Robert Crais Anthologies

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Best American Mystery Stories 2012 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Crimespree Magazine # 61 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Novelist, screenwriter

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