There's the Hollywood sign; there's Griffith Observatory; there's the great, amazing Los Angeles Basin. It's 465 square miles of insanity and the best food on the planet. Robert Crais amazeangelesbasin Change image and share on social
My family was all police and hard hats at the refineries; they didn't know what to think about me. So I became a closet writer. Robert Crais closetfamilyhard Change image and share on social
At Lackland Air Force Base, they make an effort to retrain military dogs that suffer from PTSD. It's a lengthy, long process. The treatment is much the same as it would be for people, but it's a difficult road back. Robert Crais airbackbase share on social
My books come to me in images, and sometimes the image is at the beginning of the book, and sometimes it's simply a flash somewhere in the middle. Robert Crais beginbookflash Change image and share on social
I was digging for stuff in a used bookstore, and I came upon 'Little Sister.' I fell in love with Chandler that night. I fell right down the rabbit hole of crime fiction. Robert Crais bookstorechandlercrime Change image and share on social
The sense of smell in all dogs is their primary doorway to the world around them. Robert Crais dogdoorwayprimary Change image and share on social
I'll bet you $10 right now that there are an awful lot of literary writers who started a long time ago and now they find themselves in this place where secretly they feel trapped. And you know what they really read for fun? They read crime fiction. Robert Crais agoawfulbet share on social
When dogs fulfill their roles they are ecstatically happy. Robert Crais dogecstaticallyfulfill Change image and share on social
Quite a few of the dogs that come back from Afghanistan or Iraq or police dogs that are involved in violent confrontations where there's gunfire can in fact exhibit the symptoms and suffer from PTSD. Robert Crais afghanistanbackconfrontation Change image and share on social
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic. Robert Crais adversitybackgroundcharacter share on social
