Author
Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins is the American crime writer behind the Nathan Heller Chicago detective series (Edgar-winning, decades long), the Quarry hitman novels, the graphic novel Road to Perdition (filmed by Sam Mendes in 2002), and one of the strongest novelization careers in the genre (Saving Private Ryan, Air Force One, In the Line of Fire).
Reviews
4
Books on file
6
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Years active
2002-2004
Reviewed
Our reviews of Max Allan Collins's work
A Century of Noir : Thirty-Two Classic Crime Stories
by Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane co-edit a century of noir. Curated with care and historical seriousness. A reference shelf in one volume.
Bombshell
by Max Allan Collins
A Max Allan Collins novel about a fictionalized 1962 Marilyn Monroe rescue mission. Pulpy, well-researched, deeply enjoyable.
I Spy
by Max Allan Collins
I Spy by Max Allan Collins 2002 review. The official novelization of the Eddie Murphy / Owen Wilson buddy-action film, with the sting-operation plot expanded for prose.
The Scorpion King
by Max Allan Collins
The Scorpion King by Max Allan Collins 2002 review. The official prequel novelization of the Mummy Returns spinoff, expanding Mathayus the warrior’s desert origin story.
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What we have said about Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane co-edit a century of noir. Curated with care and historical seriousness. A reference shelf in one volume.
A Max Allan Collins novel about a fictionalized 1962 Marilyn Monroe rescue mission. Pulpy, well-researched, deeply enjoyable.
I Spy by Max Allan Collins 2002 review. The official novelization of the Eddie Murphy / Owen Wilson buddy-action film, with the sting-operation plot expanded for prose.
The Scorpion King by Max Allan Collins 2002 review. The official prequel novelization of the Mummy Returns spinoff, expanding Mathayus the warrior’s desert origin story.
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