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. No elvis cole fan who has ever enjoyed a scene of joe pike not smiling and not laughing will want to miss this book. 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. 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. Lee child started writing in 1997, and all his solo novels to date have featured jack reacher. Lee child john sandford michael connelly robert b parker harlan coben lawrence block dennis lehane stephen hunter barry eisler stuart woods. Books by robert crais authors like robert crais what. 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.
Crais has about 17 novels in his elvis cole series and 20 novels total. If youre familiar with these authors, its probably obvious that i enjoy reading the detectivecrime fiction genre especially from authors who feature a series. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. Lee child was born in the exact geographic center of england, in the heart of the industrial badlands. Crais never loses control of his clean, clear prose or his ability to sketch fully fleshed characters in. 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. Jan 07, 2009 if you like michael connelly you might also like these authors. A major motion picture adaptation followed, with clint eastwood as its director and star. Jan, 2010 authors similar to harlan coben, robert crais. David baldacci has been writing since childhood, when his mother gave him a lined. Crais never loses control of his clean, clear prose or his ability to sketch fully fleshed characters in a few scenes.
Lee child was born october 29th, 1954 in coventry, england, but spent his formative years in. Robert crais, robert parker, michael connolly and as mentioned, brian haig. Robert crais is the author of nine previous novels, including the bestselling and edgarnominated l. 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. Click on an author s name learn more about them and see a partial list of their books. Readalikes for robert crais if you like robert crais. Robert crais is the author of the bestselling elvis cole novels.
Below is a listing of robert s novels in order of publication. A star was born in louisiana on the night of june 20, 1953 when robert crais was brought into the world. Sylvia janet evanovich tess gerritsen harlan coben patricia cornwell carolyn g. 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.
Jason bourne, who was created by author robert ludlum, may not. Tracy, john sandford, david rosenfelt, and carl hiaasen. Lee child john sandford michael connelly robert b parker harlan coben lawrence block. To see the complete list of this authors readalikes, you need to be a member. 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. Books by robert crais authors like robert crais what should i. I dont think theres a huge amount of swearing in the lee child books, dont know about janet evanovich. Name up to five authors of ongoing series books who never.
As addictive as lee child and as explosive as michael connelly the wanted is the new thriller from robert crais, and a new. 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. This is a listing in alphabetical order of all of the authors that we currently list. I would like to have a series that pretty much revolves around the same character. Authors like lee child to satisfy your cravings itcher magazine. If you like lee child red wing public library 225 east avenue. Macdonald the best of her breed she has earned new respect for that form. British author lee child, whose real name is jim grant, is famous for the series of books featuring jack reacher. A dangerous man elvis cole and joe pike book 18 ebook.
This is one of the very best entries in a longrunning and still firstrate series. 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. Authors similar to lee child meet your next favorite book. 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. Michael connelly lee child john sandford harlan coben dennis lehane robert crais james lee burke jonathan kellerman david baldacci lawrence block robert b. The wanted elvis cole and joe pike book 17 kindle edition. Lee child vince flynn michael connelly david baldacci john sandford harlan coben robert crais james lee burke nelson demille daniel silva dennis lehane. His thrillers about an exmilitary cop named jack reacher are like an oldfashioned western. Either you take your hand off my chest, or ill take it off your wrist.
Robert crais brings us suspenseful stories of crime and intrigue that keep us perched on the edges of our seats. Robert crais lee child john sandford harlan coben michael connelly alex berenson james lee burke daniel silva vince flynn robert parker dennis lehane. Top 40 books of all time chosen by lee child telegraph. One of our librarians, randy decker, is a big fan of lee child and books of this type.
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. Cole and pike are carefully drawn, multilayered characters whove grown more complex through the years. Parkers novels although many of his older novels are quite hard to find around here. 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.
Aug 06, 2019 robert crais is the author of the bestselling elvis cole novels. In addition, you can also check out the authorsbooks listed in the mystery genres below. T he following are authors similar to michael connelly. Lee child was born in the exact geographic center of england, in the heart of the. My top 5 authors like lee child so heres the thing brett. Please note it is listed by the authors first name. Authors similar to michael connelly literature map. Readalikes for robert crais if you like robert crais try these authors. John sandford michael connelly lee child robert crais harlan coben jonathan kellerman james lee burke dennis lehane robert b. Lee childs novels featuring jack reacher have been described as compulsively readable, featuring fine writing.
Unfortunately hunters take a turn for the worse afterwards. It was the sort of place where if you fell in the river, you had to go to the. David published his first novel, absolute power, in 1996. Love robert crais and am less excited by but still read lee childs. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.
Find authors like lee child from the worlds largest community of readers. Mystery fiction detective and mystery stories kidnapping cole, elvis fictitious character californialos angeles private investigators. Lee has however, contributed to numerous short story collections which are also listed here. Reacher comes into a town, cleans it up and moves on.
Jack reacher a character like jack reacher is the ultimate in loner heroes. Lee child harlan coben michael connelly john connolly patricia daniels cornwell robert crais barbara damato jeffery deaver william diehl d. 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. Mystery, crime, suspense, thrillers, conspiracies, journalists, fbi, nsa. Her readers appreciate her buoyant style, her eye for. So if looking for stephen king you would search by s, not k.
Jance william katz john katzenbach alex kava faye kellerman. Including coben and crais, ive also read all the novels from michael connelly, lee child, john sandford, and am currently reading robert b. 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. Robert crais used to write scripts for some excellent television series like. 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. If you like michael connelly, you might also like new.
In addition to his previous awardwinning books, crais has written for such acclaimed television shows as l. Books by robert crais writers similar to robert crais. 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. I consider myself a robert crais fan, but even i have to admit this is a pretty lightweight addition to the series. Donaldson james ellroy lisa gardner tim green amy gutman steve hamilton ron handberg mo hayder tami hoag evan hunter greg iles judith a. The monkeys raincoat by robert crais first in the elvis colejoe pike series. 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. Below is a listing of roberts novels in order of publication. His favorites are marked with a star printable list. Jun 04, 2008 any good booksauthors similar to lee child.
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. 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. If you like michael connelly, you might also like by mcindoo a staffcreated list. If you try and enjoy crais, then id send on to robert parkers spencer series, which is also a private detective with reoccurring characters. Andy mcnab is the author of the number one bestseller, bravo two zero. The mystery authors page is useful if you know the name of a series e. They all focus around the same character, jack reacher, and i would like to find another series to read. 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. Even the author, lee child, couldnt predict the success that the books. Find authors like robert crais from the worlds largest community of readers. 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.
Harlan coben, john grisham recommendations for other. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The year of each novels original publication is in parenthesis next to the title. Robert crais is good, he has a series with a private detective elvis cole, bit of humour in there like harlan coben. He was the 2006 recipient of the ross macdonald literary award. 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. As far as authors whose works i enjoy reading they are. In total, david has published 32 novels for adults.