For “The Big Empty,” the 20th book in Robert Crais‘ Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series, Crais returned to an idea he’d been circling off and on for years. “For a long time now, I’ve had this notion I ...

Readers expecting an annual installment of a beloved mystery series may feel a void when those characters are missing for a couple of years, like Robert Crais’ Elvis Cole novels, the last of which was ...

When I began talking to writers on the radio back in 1994 I got a steady flow of guests. Books&Co. in Kettering was a popular venue for touring authors. I read books I would not have read otherwise.

Little in life is as satisfying as a new Elvis Cole novel. Each installment of Robert Crais' 20-year-old series is like meeting a good friend for lunch who you haven't seen in a long time. In ...