| The Watchman | |
| Author: | Robert Crais |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Elvis Cole series |
| Genre: | Detective fiction |
| Release Date: | 2007 |
| Media Type: | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages: | 304 pp (1st edition) |
| Isbn: | 0-7432-8163-2 |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 22 |
| Congress: | PS3553.R264 W38 2007 |
| Oclc: | 76481559 |
| Preceded By: | The Forgotten Man |
| Followed By: | Chasing Darkness |
The Watchman is a 2007 detective novel by Robert Crais. It is the eleventh in a series of linked novels centering on private investigator Elvis Cole and his partner Joe Pike.
The novel won the Barry Award for the Best Thriller of 2007 and the Mystery Ink Gumshoe Award for the Best Thriller of 2007;[1] [2] and was nominated for both the 2007 Anthony Award for "Best Novel" and the International Thriller Writers Thriller Award.[3] [4]