If you enjoy reading fiction novels, Robert Crais is the author for you. One of his most popular fiction books is “The Monkey’s Raincoat.” This novel is considered to be one of the best mystery novels of the century. Robert Crais is a trained mechanical engineer who came from a blue collar family background, and found his way to becoming a top selling fiction novelist.
Robert Crais, who was born in 1954, started out as scriptwriter for various television dramas series. It would be fair to say that most people who watch television drama on a regular basis have heard about or seen an episode of Hill Street Blues. The writer of Hill Street Blues is none other than Robert Crais, who also was nominated to receive an Emmy for this very popular drama series.
As a youngster growing up in Louisiana, he was influenced by many famous writers, such as Ernest Hemmingway and John Steinbeck. His love and passion for writing can be traced to the book by Raymond Chandler called “The Little Sister.” Most people do not realize how difficult it was for Crais to change from scriptwriting to fictional novel writing. The breakthrough came shortly after his father die in 1985. Crais was able to take his personal life tragedies and struggles and create a character named ‘Elvis Cole,’ which led to the novel "The Monkey’s Raincoat,” which eventually led to his series of novels. The Elvis Cole series is so popular that can be purchase in over forty countries all around the world.
