Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Robert Crais

Charting Aug 26, 2001 → Feb 2, 2025 · 49 weeks with chart power

Peak Power: 2.98%; week of Apr 13, 2003
Career Power: 286; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 2; weeks as the top author

Peak Year: 39; April 2002 – April 2003
Peak Five Years: 142; March 2008 – March 2013
Top-five weeks: 14; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 49; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 14.53%; week of Feb 12, 2012
Comebacks: 3; March 2003, March 2005, January 2010

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Dec 16, 2001	Mar 9, 2003	63	63	1.42%	1.05%
After decline	Jul 6, 2003	Mar 13, 2005	87	86	2.98%	1.14%
After decline	Jun 17, 2007	Jan 31, 2010	137	78	2.98%	1.38%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction

15 books · 286 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.

Title	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Book Power
The Last Detective	#4March 2003	6	March 2003 – April 2003	38.7	38.7
Suspect	#3February 2013	5	February 2013 – March 2013	33.7	33.7
Taken	#1February 2012	4	February 2012 – March 2012	33.5	33.4
The First Rule	#2January 2010	4	January 2010 – February 2010	32.5	32.5
The Sentry	#2January 2011	5	January 2011 – February 2011	32.5	32.5
The Watchman	#5March 2007	5	March 2007 – April 2007	25.4	25.4
The Two Minute Rule	#6March 2006	4	March 2006 – April 2006	18.7	18.7
The Forgotten Man	#7March 2005	4	March 2005 – March 2005	17.0	17.0
Hostage	#10August 2001	4	August 2001 – September 2001	15.3	15.3
Chasing Darkness	#7July 2008	2	July 2008 – July 2008	10.0	10.0
A Dangerous Man	#7August 2019	2	August 2019 – September 2019	8.7	8.7
The Promise	#7November 2015	1	November 2015	6.3	6.3
The Big Empty	#8February 2025	1	February 2025	5.6	5.5
The Wanted	#9January 2018	1	January 2018	4.8	4.8
Racing the Light	#12November 2022	1	November 2022	3.2	3.2