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Q&A: Author Robert Crais on detective Elvis Cole

By CHRIS TALBOTT, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 19, 6:05 PM ET

Elvis Cole is Robert Crais‘ best friend.

Crais brought the L.A. private investigator back last month in “Chasing Darkness,” the 11th installment in one of crime fiction‘s best series. And like fans of the series, Crais can’t get enough of the droll detective.

“Elvis Cole is the lens through which I see the world around me,” Crais said in an interview from his home in the Santa Monica Hills of Los Angeles. “He is with me constantly and I do miss him when he’s not around.”

Crais, a former TV writer on such iconic series as “Hill Street Blues,” “Cagney & Lacey” and “Miami Vice,” has rarely strayed from the series in the 20 years since Cole’s debut in “The Monkey’s Raincoat.” … continue reading this entry.