Elliott has written four books spoofing history or pseudo-history. is a comedic fictionalized biography about growing up with his famous father, spoofing Christina Crawford's Mommie Dearest. The Shroud of the Thwacker is a historical novel about Elliott's investigation of a serial killer in 1882 New York City, spoofing London's infamous Jack the Ripper case. Into Hot Air tells the story of Chris climbing Mount Everest with a group of celebrities tagging along to underwrite the trek as he investigates his Uncle Percy's failed Everest expedition. And The Guy Under The Sheets is an unauthorized autobiography that tells a comedically fictional version of Elliott's life in which Elliott reveals that he is the son not of comedian Bob Elliott, but, rather, of playwright Sam Elliott and actress Bette Davis.