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“The World’s Greatest Detective”
Robert Crais is one of my favorite crime fiction writers. I have interviewed him a dozen times over the years and I always look forward to his next book. He’s amazing.
He is probably best known for his character Elvis Cole, a private investigator based in Los Angeles. Elvis likes to fancy himself as being “The World’s Greatest Detective.” Elvis has a buddy named Joe Pike. Joe is a former mercenary, an ex-cop, and a totally bad dude.
Last night I started reading “Taken,” (Putnam) the latest book in the series. I’m loving it! I looked at the tour schedule for the book and I saw that Bob Crais will be in Milwaukee today. Tomorrow he will be in Chicago.
So I wrote an e-mail to my buddy Bill in Chicago. I told him that if he saw Bob that he should say hello for me. This afternoon my phone rang. I picked it up. A familiar voice said: “Hi Vick, it’s Bob.”
Bob Crais called me from Milwaukee. He was smoking a cigar and hanging out with my buddy Bill. That just made my day.
Vick Mickunas
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By vick
February 3, 2012 11:16 AM | Link to this
Bob’s new book will debut this week at #1 on the NY Times fiction list. His first #1…ever.
By Mark from St Paul
February 3, 2012 11:12 AM | Link to this
OK, you win. I’ve just started reading The Monkey’s Raincoat and already I can see I’ll have to read the Joe Pike books too.
By downsized
February 2, 2012 1:05 PM | Link to this
Very nice to know that a talented and popular writer like Mr. Crais would take the time to call you. Sometimes it seems civility is a casualty of fame. Not so with Mr. Crais.
By Slightly Right
February 2, 2012 9:47 AM | Link to this
I always liked the fictional detective books that are written as a series. A lot of authors keep the same charaters in several following books.After a while I develop my version of what they look like, their personalities, and how they are going to react to different situations. It seems to give the reader a certain connection.