Below is a listing of roberts novels in order of publication. This is one of the very best entries in a longrunning and still firstrate series. Including coben and crais, ive also read all the novels from michael connelly, lee child, john sandford, and am currently reading robert b. A major motion picture adaptation followed, with clint eastwood as its director and star. As addictive as lee child and as explosive as michael connelly the wanted is the new thriller from robert crais, and a new york times bestseller another rewarding pageturner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction daily mail.
Jason bourne, who was created by author robert ludlum, may not. Donaldson james ellroy lisa gardner tim green amy gutman steve hamilton ron handberg mo hayder tami hoag evan hunter greg iles judith a. Lee child harlan coben michael connelly john connolly patricia daniels cornwell robert crais barbara damato jeffery deaver william diehl d. Name up to five authors of ongoing series books who never. If you enjoy his new york times best selling elvis cole and joe pike series then youre sure to get sucked into these suspenseful stories. David published his first novel, absolute power, in 1996. As addictive as lee child and as explosive as michael connelly the wanted is the new thriller from robert crais, and a new. Lee child was born october 29th, 1954 in coventry, england, but spent his formative years in. A star was born in louisiana on the night of june 20, 1953 when robert crais was brought into the world. Robert crais used to write scripts for some excellent television series like.
Crais has about 17 novels in his elvis cole series and 20 novels total. A native of louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the mississippi river in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and police 108,833 followers. In addition, you can also check out the authorsbooks listed in the mystery genres below. British author lee child, whose real name is jim grant, is famous for the series of books featuring jack reacher. Readalikes for robert crais if you like robert crais try these authors. T he following are authors similar to michael connelly. Raised as an only child by the childless couple who took him under their wings, he could have followed in the tradition of his family and either went into the upholding the law as a police officer or working in one of the oil refinery which louisiana is so famous for. This book is shown under the publication details as 352 pages and yet i read it in less than 12 hours with all kinds of interruptions from workmen in my house for about four hours. Below is a listing of robert s novels in order of publication. Michael connelly lee child john sandford harlan coben dennis lehane robert crais james lee burke jonathan kellerman david baldacci lawrence block robert b. Lee has however, contributed to numerous short story collections which are also listed here. The only robert crais book to make it to the big screen thus far was hostage starring bruce willis that was released back in 2005. Robert crais lee child john sandford harlan coben michael connelly alex berenson james lee burke daniel silva vince flynn robert parker dennis lehane. The mystery authors page is useful if you know the name of a series e.
No elvis cole fan who has ever enjoyed a scene of joe pike not smiling and not laughing will want to miss this book. Her readers appreciate her buoyant style, her eye for. Cole and pike are carefully drawn, multilayered characters whove grown more complex through the years. Crais never loses control of his clean, clear prose or his ability to sketch fully fleshed characters in a few scenes.
If youre familiar with these authors, its probably obvious that i enjoy reading the detectivecrime fiction genre especially from authors who feature a series. My top 5 authors like lee child so heres the thing brett. Books by robert crais writers similar to robert crais. His thrillers about an exmilitary cop named jack reacher are like an oldfashioned western. I consider myself a robert crais fan, but even i have to admit this is a pretty lightweight addition to the series. Parkers novels although many of his older novels are quite hard to find around here. To note that joe pike is the strong, silent type is to be redundant for those who have been reading robert crais s writing about elvin cole and joe pike. Love robert crais and am less excited by but still read lee childs. Tracy, john sandford, david rosenfelt, and carl hiaasen.
A native of louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the mississippi river in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and police. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. It was the sort of place where if you fell in the river, you had to go to the. Please note it is listed by the authors first name. Mystery, crime, suspense, thrillers, conspiracies, journalists, fbi, nsa. The following books by stephen hunter are similar but better than the lee childs books 1 point of impact aka shooter 2 dirty white boys 3 black light they form kind of a trilogy.
Lee child was born in the exact geographic center of england, in the heart of the. Andy mcnab is the author of the number one bestseller, bravo two zero. As addictive as lee child and as explosive as michael connelly the wanted is the new thriller from robert crais, and a new york times bestseller. Books by robert crais authors like robert crais what. If you try and enjoy crais, then id send on to robert parkers spencer series, which is also a private detective with reoccurring characters.
One of our librarians, randy decker, is a big fan of lee child and books of this type. A native of baton rouge, louisiana, he grew up on the banks of the mississippi river in a blue collar family of oil refinery workers and four generations of police officers. Mystery fiction detective and mystery stories kidnapping cole, elvis fictitious character californialos angeles private investigators. Jan 07, 2009 if you like michael connelly you might also like these authors. His favorites are marked with a star printable list. Top 40 books of all time chosen by lee child telegraph. Lee child was born in the exact geographic center of england, in the heart of the industrial badlands.
John sandford michael connelly lee child robert crais harlan coben jonathan kellerman james lee burke dennis lehane robert b. To see the complete list of this authors readalikes, you need to be a member. As far as authors whose works i enjoy reading they are. So if looking for stephen king you would search by s, not k. Authors similar to lee child meet your next favorite book. Hollywood has tried to get their hands on the joe pikeelvis cole series of books for a long time as well, but he has constantly refused their offers and said that the rights to those books are not for sale. Readalikes are suggestions for readers who enjoy the works of a particular author and would like to have recommendations of other authors that write in a similar style or genre.
Reacher comes into a town, cleans it up and moves on. I would like to have a series that pretty much revolves around the same character. Sep 04, 2009 top 40 books of all time chosen by lee child the topselling thriller writer chooses his best books of all time for waterstones writers table. The very next book released in the same year 2010 worth dying for does make a reference to the ending of 61 hours which does answer a few questions, but i understand what you mean. Even the author, lee child, couldnt predict the success that the books. Find authors like robert crais from the worlds largest community of readers. To note that joe pike is the strong, silent type is to be redundant for those who have been reading robert craiss writing about elvin cole and joe pike. Authors similar to michael connelly literature map. Below you will find the jack reacher books in order of publication with synopsis inside each book link and with the chronology listed in brackets next to each novel.
Authors like lee child to satisfy your cravings itcher magazine. Remember that individual judgments of writing styles will differ among readers and that these suggestions are selective. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Robert crais is the author of the bestselling elvis cole novels. Sylvia janet evanovich tess gerritsen harlan coben patricia cornwell carolyn g. If you like michael connelly, you might also like by mcindoo a staffcreated list. He was the 2006 recipient of the ross macdonald literary award. Jack reacher, but it has momentarily failed you who the author is, or youre simply interested in learning about new authors you want to start catching up to.
Aug 06, 2019 robert crais is the author of the bestselling elvis cole novels. They all focus around the same character, jack reacher, and i would like to find another series to read. Lee child started to write this series back in 1997 with his debut novel killing floor, the first book in the jack reacher series, at least in publication order. Unfortunately hunters take a turn for the worse afterwards. Find authors like lee child from the worlds largest community of readers. In addition to his previous awardwinning books, crais has written for such acclaimed television shows as l. Jun 04, 2008 any good booksauthors similar to lee child. If you like michael connelly, you might also like new. Last updated january 14th, 2020 the jack reacher novels in order by the popular thriller author lee child follow an exmilitary policeman who likes to travel alone, but whom trouble finds no matter in which far away corner of the country he happens to be at the time lee child started to write this series back in 1997 with his debut novel killing floor, the first book in the jack reacher. For this selection of books like jack reacher, it felt more appropriate to.
I have read some of the other authors mentioned in this forum, and while they were ok, in my opinion, not up to the same level and lee child. The wanted elvis cole and joe pike book 17 kindle edition. Robert crais, robert parker, michael connolly and as mentioned, brian haig. Jance william katz john katzenbach alex kava faye kellerman. Harlan coben, john grisham recommendations for other. Robert crais brings us suspenseful stories of crime and intrigue that keep us perched on the edges of our seats.
This is a listing in alphabetical order of all of the authors that we currently list. If you like lee child red wing public library 225 east avenue. Robert crais is the author of nine previous novels, including the bestselling and edgarnominated l. Click on an author s name learn more about them and see a partial list of their books. Crais never loses control of his clean, clear prose or his ability to sketch fully fleshed characters in. Jack reacher a character like jack reacher is the ultimate in loner heroes. Lee childs novels featuring jack reacher have been described as compulsively readable, featuring fine writing. Macdonald the best of her breed she has earned new respect for that form. The elvis cole joe pike books written by author john rain should also be on the mustread list of all jack reacher fans, seeing as lee child himself has described rain as one of his favorite american crime writers.
Top 40 books of all time chosen by lee child the topselling thriller writer chooses his best books of all time for waterstones writers table. Readalikes for robert crais if you like robert crais. Lee child john sandford michael connelly robert b parker harlan coben lawrence block. Lee child started writing in 1997, and all his solo novels to date have featured jack reacher. If youve always wished lee childs jack reacher had a little more balance in his life but the same formidable talents youll love joe pike and the latest book in this long, superb series. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
Either you take your hand off my chest, or ill take it off your wrist. The monkeys raincoat by robert crais first in the elvis colejoe pike series. In total, david has published 32 novels for adults. David baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined. A dangerous man elvis cole and joe pike book 18 ebook. The year of each novels original publication is in parenthesis next to the title. Lee child john sandford michael connelly robert b parker harlan coben lawrence block dennis lehane stephen hunter barry eisler stuart woods books by this author. I dont think theres a huge amount of swearing in the lee child books, dont know about janet evanovich. Parker stuart woods nelson demille ian rankin daniel silva john grisham james patterson george pelecanos walter mosley john connolly jeffery deaver c j box connelly michael sue grafton. Jan, 2010 authors similar to harlan coben, robert crais. Robert crais is good, he has a series with a private detective elvis cole, bit of humour in there like harlan coben. If youve always wished lee child s jack reacher had a little more balance in his life but the same formidable talents youll love joe pike and the latest book in this long, superb series. Parker lawrence block stuart woods david baldacci nelson demille jeffery deaver greg iles daniel silva george pelecanos c j box john connolly james patterson william kent krueger walter mosley jeffrey deavers steve.