Reissued alongside L A REQUIEM in the stunning new series style Published simultaneously with the new Elvis Cole novel, THE LAST DETECTIVE Robert Crais is a SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Film rights to Crais's HOSTAGE have been bought by Bruce Willis for USD3 quarters million Robert Crais always receives fantastic reviews: 'Utterly compelling. As good as they come' LITERARY REVIEW 'Now add the name Crais to the pantheon of great American writers' SUNDAY TIMES 'Elvis Cole is the very best kind of hero' GUARDIAN 'A major US crime series that can no longer be overlooked' TIME

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.