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Max Allan Collins writes historical mysteries like none you have ever read. Whether you are reading his Nathan Heller series, or his historic series, these books are inspired by actual people, events and a wealth of historical details. I've enjoyed meeting Erle Stanley Gardner, Leslie Charteris, and a long list of celebrities that people his novels. These are MUST reads for me, and I have my favorite dealer on the look-out for the ones out-of-print. -- Vicki

Homepage : http://www.maxallancollins.com/
Also Known As: Patrick Culhane
Spouse: Barbara Collins
Birthday: March 3
Award: Winner 2006 Shamus Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)

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Database Info:
    Books In Classes: [Mystery] [Military] [Fantasy] [Non-Fiction] [Reference] [Fiction]
    Books In Genres: [Private Investigator] [Historical] [Hard Boiled] [Thriller] [Cats] [Government Agency] [Movie Related] [Horror] [Adult Content] [TV Tie In] [Movie Tie In] [Espionage] [Submarines] [Forensics]
    Books In Database: 99
Website : International Association of Media Tie-In Writers

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     CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
     CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Graphic Novels)
     CSI: Miami
     Dark Angel
     Dick Tracy
     Eliot Ness
     Frank Nolan
     Hard Case Crime
     Historicals
     Jack Starr
     Mallory
     Nathan Heller
     NYPD Blue
     Quarry
     Road to Perdition

Book Info

Bombshell (©2004) 232 pp.
Mystery Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]
Author(s): Barbara Collins , Max Allan Collins

Flesh and Blood: Guilty as Sin: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (©2003) 384 pp.
Mystery Adult Content [Short Stories] Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: with Jeff Gelb

I Spy (©2002) 256 pp.
Mystery Movie Related Espionage Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires (©2002) 368 pp.
Mystery Adult Content [Short Stories] Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: with Jeff Gelb

A Century of Noir : Thirty-Two Classic Crime Stories (©2002) 400 pp.
Mystery [Short Stories] Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB
Editor(s): Max Allan Collins , Mickey Spillane

The Scorpion King (©2002) 304 pp.
Fantasy Horror Movie Related Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Flesh and Blood: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (©2001) 368 pp.
Mystery Adult Content [Short Stories] Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]
Comment: with Jeff Gelb

Murder-His and Hers (©2001) 174 pp.
Mystery [Short Stories] Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Barbara Collins , Max Allan Collins

Too Many Tomcats and Other Feline Tales of Suspense (©2000) 218 pp.
Mystery Cats [Short Stories] Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Author(s): Barbara Collins , Max Allan Collins

U-571 (©2000)
Military Submarines Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Regeneration (©1999) 368 pp.
Mystery Thriller Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Max Allan Collins , Barbara Collins

The Mummy (©1999) 256 pp.
Fiction Horror Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Mommy's Day (©1998) 262 pp.
Fiction Horror Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Saving Private Ryan (©1998) 319 pp.
Fiction Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

U. S. Marshals (©1998) 241 pp.
Mystery Government Agency Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Air Force One (©1997)
Mystery Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Mommy (©1997) 272 pp.
Fiction Horror Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Daylight (©1996) 193 pp.
Mystery Thriller Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: Movie

Waterworld (©1995)
Mystery Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

I Love Trouble (©1994)
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Maverick (©1994)
Mystery Movie Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Tough Tender (©1991) 359 pp.
Mystery Hard Boiled Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: Combination of Hard Cash and Scratch Fever

Private Eyes 368 pp.
Mystery Hard Boiled [Short Stories] Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Editor(s): Mickey Spillane , Max Allan Collins , Stuart M. Kaminsky , Edward D. Hoch

Book Series : CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

- Based on the TV show
- Visit our series page for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
- Region: Southwest

Snake Eyes (©2006) 288 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Binding Ties (©2005)
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics

Killing Game (©2005) 288 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Grave Matters (©2004) 336 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon US MSReader eBook Amazon Canada PB

Cold Burn (©2003) 320 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Body of Evidence (©2003) 304 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by: [Dawn Dowdle]

Sin City (©2002) 320 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Double Dealer (©2001) 288 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Book Series : CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Graphic Novels)

- Based on the TV show
- Visit our series page for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Graphic Novels).
- Region: Southwest

Demon House (©2004) 112 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: graphic novel : Gabriel Rodriguez (Illustrator), Ashley Wood (Illustrator)

Bad Rap (©2004) 128 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: graphic novel : Gabriel Rodriguez (Illustrator), Ashley Wood (Illustrator)

Serial (©2003) 144 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: graphic novel : Gabriel Rodriguez (Illustrator), Ashley Wood (Illustrator)

Book Series : CSI: Miami

- Based on the TV show
- Visit our series page for CSI: Miami.
- Region: Florida Urban

Heat Wave (©2004) 288 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Florida Getaway : Book One (©2003) 288 pp.
Mystery TV Tie In Forensics Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Book Series : Dark Angel

- Based on the TV series created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee

After the Dark (©2003) 272 pp.
Fantasy TV Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Skin Game (©2003) 272 pp.
Fantasy TV Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

# 1 Before the Dawn (©2002) 288 pp.
Fantasy TV Tie In Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Book Series : Dick Tracy

- Visit our series page for Dick Tracy.

Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles, Vol. 3 (©2005) 180 pp.
Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: graphic novel

Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles Vol. 2 (©2004) 180 pp.
Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: graphic novel

Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles, Vol. 1 (©2003) 160 pp.
Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: graphic novel

Dick Tracy and Nightmare Machine (©1991)
Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Dick Tracy Casebook (©1990) 224 pp.
Mystery Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB
Comment: with Dick Locher

Book Series : Eliot Ness

- Region: Midwest (Plains) Urban

# 4 Murder By the Numbers (©1989)
Mystery Historical

# 3 Bullet Proof (©1988)
Mystery Historical

# 2 Butcher's Dozen (©1987)
Mystery Historical Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC

# 1 The Dark City (©1987) 233 pp.
Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Book Series : Frank Nolan

- Thief

# 8 Mourn the Living (©1999)
Mystery Hard Boiled Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: Prequel

# 7 Spree (©1987)
Mystery Hard Boiled

# 6 Scratch Fever (©1982)
Mystery Hard Boiled

# 5 Hard Cash (©1981)
Mystery Hard Boiled

# 4 Hush Money (©1981)
Mystery Hard Boiled

# 3 Fly Paper (©1981)
Mystery Hard Boiled

# 2 Blood Money (©1973)
Mystery Hard Boiled

# 1 Bait Money (©1973)
Mystery Hard Boiled

Book Series : Hard Case Crime

- Original and reprinted hard-boiled detective novels / Packaged to look like 1940s and 1950s thrillers
- Visit our series page for Hard Case Crime.

Two For The Money (©2004) 383 pp.
Mystery Hard Boiled Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Book Series : Historicals

- Starring Famous Authors

The War of the Worlds Murder (©2005) 256 pp.
Mystery Historical Thriller Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

Book Description / Blurb

October, 1938. Orson Welles, known as radio's The Shadow, is accused of killing his mistress on the night of his War of the Worlds broadcast. Only Walter Gibson, The Shadow's creator, knows if Welles is truly guilty.

# 5 The London Blitz Murders (©2004) 224 pp.
Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

# 4 The Lusitania Murders (©2002) 254 pp.
Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Nominated for 2003 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Paperback Original)

# 3 The Pearl Harbor Murders (©2001) 272 pp.
Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]
Location: Hawaii, USA
Comment: Edgar Rice Burroughs

# 2 The Hindenburg Murders (©2000) 272 pp.
Mystery   Historical    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Nominated for 2001 Shamus Award (Best Paperback Original)
Comment: Leslie Charteris

# 1 The Titanic Murders (©1999) 272 pp.
Mystery   Historical    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Harriet Klausner]
Comment: Max Futrelle

Book Series : Jack Starr

- Historical / Features private investigator Jack Starr and his sexy step-mom Maggie, who run the Starr Newspaper Syndicate distributes columns, puzzles, and comic strips to newspapers across the country.

# 2 Strip For Murder (©2008) 288 pp.
Mystery   Historical    Amazon US TPB    Amazon Canada TPB
Reviews Available by:     [Webspinner - RAM]
Region: New York City Urban
Location: New York City
Comment: Set in 1953 Manhattan

Book Description / Blurb

Fabulous, funny, and worth every minute!

# 1 A Killing in Comics (©2007) 272 pp.
Mystery Historical Amazon US TPB Amazon Canada TPB
Region: New York City Urban
Location: New York City
Comment: Set in 1948 Manhattan

Book Series : Mallory

- Student / Mystery Writer
- Region: Midwest (Plains)

# 5 Nice Weekend for a Murder (©1986)
Mystery Thriller Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

# 4 A Shroud for Aquarius (©1985)
Mystery Historical

# 3 Kill Your Darlings (©1984) 212 pp.
Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: set a a BoucherCon Mystery Convention

Book Series : Nathan Heller

- Private Investigator
- Region: Midwest (Plains) Urban

# 13 Chicago Confidential (©2002) 304 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by: [Jon Jordan - Crime Spree Magazine - RAM]

Kisses of Death: A Nathan Heller Casebook (©2001) 207 pp.
Mystery [Short Stories] Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by: [Jon Jordan - Crime Spree Magazine - RAM]

# 12 Angel in Black (©2001) 339 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Nominated for 2002 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Novel)
Comment: the Black Dahlia 1947

# 11 Majic Man (©1999) 293 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]
Comment: Airplane crash at Roswell, NM - 1949 / Drew Pearson, James Forrestal

# 10 Flying Blind (©1998) 368 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Nominated for 1999 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Novel)
Comment: Amelia Earhart

# 9 Damned in Paradise (©1996) 288 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Nominated for 1997 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Novel)
Comment: Clarence Darrow

# 8 Blood and Thunder (©1995)
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: Huey Long, 1935 Louisiana

# 7 Carnal Hours (©1994) 399 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Nominated for 1995 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Novel)
Comment: Oakes Murder, Sally Rand, Meyer Lansky, Ian Fleming, the Duke of Windsor, Erle Stanley Gardner

# 6 Stolen Away (©1991)
Mystery   Historical   Private Investigator    Amazon US PB    Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by:     [Jon Jordan - Crime Spree Magazine - RAM]
Winner 1992 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Novel)
Comment: Shamus Award Winner, Lindburgh Kidnaping

# 5 Dying in the Post-War World (©1991)
Mystery Historical Private Investigator [Short Stories] Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB

# 4 Neon Mirage (©1988)
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Nominated for 1989 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Novel)

# 3 The Million Dollar Wound (©1986) 352 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC

# 2 True Crime (©1984) 368 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Reviews Available by: [Jon Jordan - Crime Spree Magazine - RAM]

# 1 True Detective (©1983) 368 pp.
Mystery Historical Private Investigator Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Winner 1984 Shamus Award (Best Novel)
Winner 1984 Shamus Award (Best P.I. Novel)
Comment: Shamus Award Winner

Book Series : NYPD Blue

- Visit our series page for NYPD Blue.
- Region: New York City Urban

Book Series : Quarry

- Hired Killer
- Region: Midwest (Plains) Urban

Quarry's Greatest Hits (©2003) 261 pp.
Mystery Thriller [Short Stories] Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]

# 1 Quarry: Hit Man
Mystery Thriller

Book Series : Road to Perdition

# 3 Road to Paradise (©2005) 304 pp.
Fiction Mystery Historical Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]

# 2 Road to Purgatory (©2004) 304 pp.
Fiction Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Reviews Available by: [Harriet Klausner]
Comment: Takes place a decade after "Road to Perdition"

# 1 Road to Perdition (©1998) 304 pp.
Fiction Mystery Historical Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Comment: Depression Era - illustrations by Richard Piers Rayner / basis for the 2002 movie

Bibliography - Non-Fiction Books by Max Allan Collins

The Mystery Scene Movie Guide: A Personal Filmography of Modern Crime Pictures (©1996)
Mystery Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Comment: Brownstone Mystery Guides #16

Book Series : Mike Hammer

- Private Investigator
- Location: New York, New York, USA
- Region: New York City Urban

One Lonely Knight: Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 186 pp.
Mystery Reference Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Author(s): Max Allan Collins , James L. Traylor

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