Series · 40 books
Crais Books in Order
The complete Crais reading order — 40 books from 1864–2013.
- 01 Oswald Cray Amazon — buy Oswald Cray ThriftBooks — buy Oswald Cray eBooks.com — buy Oswald Cray
- 02 Craies on statute law Amazon — buy Craies on statute law Bookshop — buy Craies on statute law ThriftBooks — buy Craies on statute law eBooks.com — buy Craies on statute law
- 03 Sally Cray Amazon — buy Sally Cray ThriftBooks — buy Sally Cray eBooks.com — buy Sally Cray
- 04 Winter at Cray Amazon — buy Winter at Cray Bookshop — buy Winter at Cray ThriftBooks — buy Winter at Cray eBooks.com — buy Winter at Cray
- 05 Cray computer systems Amazon — buy Cray computer systems ThriftBooks — buy Cray computer systems eBooks.com — buy Cray computer systems
- 06 The Monkey's Raincoat Amazon — buy The Monkey's Raincoat Bookshop — buy The Monkey's Raincoat ThriftBooks — buy The Monkey's Raincoat eBooks.com — buy The Monkey's Raincoat
- 07 Stalking the angel Amazon — buy Stalking the angel Bookshop — buy Stalking the angel ThriftBooks — buy Stalking the angel eBooks.com — buy Stalking the angel
- 08 Lullaby Town Amazon — buy Lullaby Town Bookshop — buy Lullaby Town ThriftBooks — buy Lullaby Town eBooks.com — buy Lullaby Town
- 09 Free fall Amazon — buy Free fall Bookshop — buy Free fall ThriftBooks — buy Free fall eBooks.com — buy Free fall
- 10 Voodoo River Amazon — buy Voodoo River Bookshop — buy Voodoo River ThriftBooks — buy Voodoo River eBooks.com — buy Voodoo River
- 11 Sunset Express Amazon — buy Sunset Express Bookshop — buy Sunset Express ThriftBooks — buy Sunset Express eBooks.com — buy Sunset Express
- 12 Sunset Express (Elvis Cole) Amazon — buy Sunset Express (Elvis Cole) Bookshop — buy Sunset Express (Elvis Cole) ThriftBooks — buy Sunset Express (Elvis Cole) eBooks.com — buy Sunset Express (Elvis Cole)
- 13 Indigo Slam Amazon — buy Indigo Slam Bookshop — buy Indigo Slam ThriftBooks — buy Indigo Slam eBooks.com — buy Indigo Slam
- 14 Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole) Amazon — buy Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole) Bookshop — buy Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole) ThriftBooks — buy Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole) eBooks.com — buy Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole)
- 15 The supermen Amazon — buy The supermen Bookshop — buy The supermen ThriftBooks — buy The supermen eBooks.com — buy The supermen
- 16 L.A. requiem Amazon — buy L.A. requiem Bookshop — buy L.A. requiem ThriftBooks — buy L.A. requiem eBooks.com — buy L.A. requiem
- 17 Demolition angel Amazon — buy Demolition angel Bookshop — buy Demolition angel ThriftBooks — buy Demolition angel eBooks.com — buy Demolition angel
- 18 The haunting of Alaizabel Cray Amazon — buy The haunting of Alaizabel Cray Bookshop — buy The haunting of Alaizabel Cray ThriftBooks — buy The haunting of Alaizabel Cray eBooks.com — buy The haunting of Alaizabel Cray
- 19 Hostage Amazon — buy Hostage Bookshop — buy Hostage ThriftBooks — buy Hostage eBooks.com — buy Hostage
- 20 Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole) Amazon — buy Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole) Bookshop — buy Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole) ThriftBooks — buy Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole) eBooks.com — buy Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole)
- 21 Monkey's Raincoat, The (Elvis Cole) Amazon — buy Monkey's Raincoat, The (Elvis Cole) Bookshop — buy Monkey's Raincoat, The (Elvis Cole) ThriftBooks — buy Monkey's Raincoat, The (Elvis Cole) eBooks.com — buy Monkey's Raincoat, The (Elvis Cole)
- 22 Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole) Amazon — buy Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole) Bookshop — buy Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole) ThriftBooks — buy Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole) eBooks.com — buy Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole)
- 23 Robert Crais Amazon — buy Robert Crais Bookshop — buy Robert Crais ThriftBooks — buy Robert Crais eBooks.com — buy Robert Crais
- 24 Alaizabel Cray Amazon — buy Alaizabel Cray Bookshop — buy Alaizabel Cray ThriftBooks — buy Alaizabel Cray eBooks.com — buy Alaizabel Cray
- 25 The last detective Amazon — buy The last detective Bookshop — buy The last detective ThriftBooks — buy The last detective eBooks.com — buy The last detective
- 26 Last Detective, The (Elvis Cole) Amazon — buy Last Detective, The (Elvis Cole) Bookshop — buy Last Detective, The (Elvis Cole) ThriftBooks — buy Last Detective, The (Elvis Cole) eBooks.com — buy Last Detective, The (Elvis Cole)
- 27 The Forgotten Man Amazon — buy The Forgotten Man Bookshop — buy The Forgotten Man ThriftBooks — buy The Forgotten Man eBooks.com — buy The Forgotten Man
- 28 Three great novels Amazon — buy Three great novels Bookshop — buy Three great novels ThriftBooks — buy Three great novels eBooks.com — buy Three great novels
- 29 The two minute rule Amazon — buy The two minute rule Bookshop — buy The two minute rule ThriftBooks — buy The two minute rule eBooks.com — buy The two minute rule
- 30 Two Minute Rule, The Amazon — buy Two Minute Rule, The Bookshop — buy Two Minute Rule, The ThriftBooks — buy Two Minute Rule, The eBooks.com — buy Two Minute Rule, The
- 31 The Watchman Amazon — buy The Watchman Bookshop — buy The Watchman ThriftBooks — buy The Watchman eBooks.com — buy The Watchman
- 32 Chasing darkness Amazon — buy Chasing darkness Bookshop — buy Chasing darkness ThriftBooks — buy Chasing darkness eBooks.com — buy Chasing darkness
- 33 Untitled Crais Amazon — buy Untitled Crais Bookshop — buy Untitled Crais ThriftBooks — buy Untitled Crais eBooks.com — buy Untitled Crais
- 34 Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus Amazon — buy Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus Bookshop — buy Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus ThriftBooks — buy Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus eBooks.com — buy Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus
- 35 The first rule Amazon — buy The first rule Bookshop — buy The first rule ThriftBooks — buy The first rule eBooks.com — buy The first rule
- 36 Habibi Amazon — buy Habibi Bookshop — buy Habibi ThriftBooks — buy Habibi eBooks.com — buy Habibi
- 37 The sentry Amazon — buy The sentry Bookshop — buy The sentry ThriftBooks — buy The sentry eBooks.com — buy The sentry
- 38 TAKEN Robert Crais Amazon — buy TAKEN Robert Crais Bookshop — buy TAKEN Robert Crais ThriftBooks — buy TAKEN Robert Crais eBooks.com — buy TAKEN Robert Crais
- 39 Taken Amazon — buy Taken Bookshop — buy Taken ThriftBooks — buy Taken eBooks.com — buy Taken
- 40 Suspect Amazon — buy Suspect Bookshop — buy Suspect ThriftBooks — buy Suspect eBooks.com — buy Suspect
Reading tracker
Track your progress through Crais
Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oswald Cray | 1864 | ||
| 2 | Craies on statute law | 1952 | ||
| 3 | Sally Cray | 1963 | ||
| 4 | Winter at Cray | 1972 | ||
| 5 | Cray computer systems | 1986 | ||
| 6 | The Monkey's Raincoat | 1987 | ||
| 7 | Stalking the angel | 1989 | ||
| 8 | Lullaby Town | 1992 | ||
| 9 | Free fall | 1993 | ||
| 10 | Voodoo River | 1995 | ||
| 11 | Sunset Express | 1996 | ||
| 12 | Sunset Express (Elvis Cole) | 1996 | ||
| 13 | Indigo Slam | 1997 | ||
| 14 | Indigo Slam (Elvis Cole) | 1997 | ||
| 15 | The supermen | 1997 | ||
| 16 | L.A. requiem | 1999 | ||
| 17 | Demolition angel | 2000 | ||
| 18 | The haunting of Alaizabel Cray | 2001 | ||
| 19 | Hostage | 2001 | ||
| 20 | Lullaby Town (Elvis Cole) | 2001 | ||
| 21 | Monkey's Raincoat, The (Elvis Cole) | 2001 | ||
| 22 | Stalking the Angel (Elvis Cole) | 2001 | ||
| 23 | Robert Crais | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Alaizabel Cray | 2002 | ||
| 25 | The last detective | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Last Detective, The (Elvis Cole) | 2003 | ||
| 27 | The Forgotten Man | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Three great novels | 2005 | ||
| 29 | The two minute rule | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Two Minute Rule, The | 2006 | ||
| 31 | The Watchman | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Chasing darkness | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Untitled Crais | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus | 2009 | ||
| 35 | The first rule | 2010 | ||
| 36 | Habibi | 2011 | ||
| 37 | The sentry | 2011 | ||
| 38 | TAKEN Robert Crais | 2012 | ||
| 39 | Taken | 2012 | ||
| 40 | Suspect | 2013 |
Crais reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Oswald Cray (1864). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Crais — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Crais books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1864–2013.
What is the newest Crais book?
Suspect, published in 2013.