When I wrote his first scene, I sat back, and said, whoa, where did this guy come from? Daniel is very strange dude, and the creepiest character I've ever created. Daniel is a hit man who is after the woman Pike is falling for. Parker: Did you have any surprises as you wrote the book?Ĭrais: A character named Daniel. As the Kirkus review said, "Prepare the body bags." So it's a love story, but not your usual love story-it's a Joe Pike love story. The way Pike looked at her, I knew right away I had to follow their story. Ideas for books come to me that way-I'll see an image. I planned to follow my last book, The First Rule, with an Elvis Cole novel, but I saw Pike meet a woman in Venice, California, a few moments after Pike saved her uncle from a robbery. Wasn't supposed to be, so I was taken by surprise, but that's the way Pike is. I haven’t read it yet, so can you tell me a bit about it?Ĭrais: It's a Joe Pike novel. Parker: You’ve got a new novel coming out in January of 2011. Jefferson Parker's questions for Robert Crais, or turn the tables to see what Crais asked Parker. Parker lives with his family in Southern California. Jefferson Parker is one of only three writers to be awarded the Edgar Award for Best Novel more than once and the bestselling author of numerous novels, including Iron River. Jefferson Parker and Robert Crais and asked them to interview each other. In this Amazon exclusive, we brought together blockbuster authors T. Jefferson Parker and Robert Crais: Author One-on-One
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