About Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins has earned an unprecedented ten Private Eye Writers of America Shamus nominations for his historical thrillers, winning twice for his Nathan Heller novels, True Detective and Stolen Away. A Mystery Writers of America Edgar nominee in both fiction and non-fiction categories, Collins has written five suspense novel series, film criticism, short fiction, songwriting, trading-card sets, and movie/TV tie-in novels, including Air Force One, The Mummy Returns, the New York Times bestselling Saving Private Ryan, CSI: Double Dealer (from the CBS series), and The Scorpion King.
He scripted the internationally syndicated comic strip Dick Tracy from 1977 to 1993 and has written the Batman comic book and newspaper strip. His graphic novel, Road to Perdition, has been made into a DreamWorks feature film starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, directed by Sam Mendes.
Collins lives in Muscatine, Iowa, with his wife, writer Barbara Collins, and their teenage son, Nathan.
He scripted the internationally syndicated comic strip Dick Tracy from 1977 to 1993 and has written the Batman comic book and newspaper strip. His graphic novel, Road to Perdition, has been made into a DreamWorks feature film starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, directed by Sam Mendes.
Collins lives in Muscatine, Iowa, with his wife, writer Barbara Collins, and their teenage son, Nathan.
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Series
Frank Nolan
1. Bait Money (1973)
2. Blood Money (1973)
3. Fly Paper (1981)
4. Hush Money (1981)
5. Hard Cash (1981)
6. Scratch Fever (1982)
7. Spree (1987)
8. Mourn the Living (1988)
1. Bait Money (1973)
2. Blood Money (1973)
3. Fly Paper (1981)
4. Hush Money (1981)
5. Hard Cash (1981)
6. Scratch Fever (1982)
7. Spree (1987)
8. Mourn the Living (1988)
Quarry
Quarry (1976)
aka The Broker
Quarry's Deal (1976)
aka The Dealer
Quarry's List (1976)
aka The Broker's Wife
Quarry's Cut (1977)
aka The Slasher
Primary Target (1987)
Quarry's Greatest Hits (2003)
The Last Quarry (2006)
The First Quarry (2008)
Quarry (1976)
aka The Broker
Quarry's Deal (1976)
aka The Dealer
Quarry's List (1976)
aka The Broker's Wife
Quarry's Cut (1977)
aka The Slasher
Primary Target (1987)
Quarry's Greatest Hits (2003)
The Last Quarry (2006)
The First Quarry (2008)
Mallory
1. No Cure for Death (1983)
2. The Baby Blue Rip-Off (1982)
3. Kill Your Darlings (1984)
4. A Shroud for Aquarius (1985)
5. Nice Weekend for a Murder (1986)
1. No Cure for Death (1983)
2. The Baby Blue Rip-Off (1982)
3. Kill Your Darlings (1984)
4. A Shroud for Aquarius (1985)
5. Nice Weekend for a Murder (1986)
Nathan Heller
1. True Detective (1983)
2. True Crime (1984)
3. The Million Dollar Wound (1986)
4. Neon Mirage (1988)
5. Dying in the Post-War World (1991)
6. Stolen Away (1991)
7. Carnal Hours (1994)
8. Blood and Thunder (1995)
9. Damned in Paradise (1996)
10. Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart (1998)
11. Majic Man: A Nathan Heller Novel (1999)
12. Angel in Black (2001)
13. Kisses of Death (2001)
14. Chicago Confidential (2002)
1. True Detective (1983)
2. True Crime (1984)
3. The Million Dollar Wound (1986)
4. Neon Mirage (1988)
5. Dying in the Post-War World (1991)
6. Stolen Away (1991)
7. Carnal Hours (1994)
8. Blood and Thunder (1995)
9. Damned in Paradise (1996)
10. Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart (1998)
11. Majic Man: A Nathan Heller Novel (1999)
12. Angel in Black (2001)
13. Kisses of Death (2001)
14. Chicago Confidential (2002)
Eliot Ness
1. The Dark City (1987)
2. Butcher's Dozen (1987)
3. Bullet Proof (1988)
4. Murder by the Numbers (1989)
1. The Dark City (1987)
2. Butcher's Dozen (1987)
3. Bullet Proof (1988)
4. Murder by the Numbers (1989)
Artist Archives
Elvgren Girls I (1999)
Elvgren Girls II (1999)
Swimsuit Sweeties (1999)
Varga Girls II (1999)
Elvgren Girls I (1999)
Elvgren Girls II (1999)
Swimsuit Sweeties (1999)
Varga Girls II (1999)
Disaster
1. The Titanic Murders (1999)
2. The Hindenburg Murders (2000)
3. The Pearl Harbor Murders (2001)
4. The Lusitania Murders (2002)
5. The London Blitz Murders (2004)
1. The Titanic Murders (1999)
2. The Hindenburg Murders (2000)
3. The Pearl Harbor Murders (2001)
4. The Lusitania Murders (2002)
5. The London Blitz Murders (2004)
Novels
Midnight Haul (1986)
Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine (1991)
Dick Tracy Goes to War (1991)
Tough Tender (1991)
Dick Tracy Meets His Match (1992)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Maverick (1994)
NYPD Blue: Blue Beginning (1995)
Waterworld (1995)
Gil Elvgren: The Wartime Pin-Ups (1996)
Mommy (1996)
Daylight (1996)
Air Force 1 (1997)
Earl MacPherson: The Sketchbook Pin-Ups (1997)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Elvgren: His Life and Art (1998)
Mommy's Day: Mommy 2 (1998)
The Mummy (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Regeneration (1999) (with Barbara Collins)
U-571: A Novel (2000)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
History of Mystery: Art Fiction Series (2001)
Windtalkers (2001)
The Scorpion King: A Novel (2002)
I Spy (2002)
Johnny Dynamite (2003)
Bombshell (2004) (with Barbara Collins)
Two for the Money (2004)
The War of the Worlds Murder (2005)
American Gangster (2007)
Deadly Beloved (2007)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine (1991)
Dick Tracy Goes to War (1991)
Tough Tender (1991)
Dick Tracy Meets His Match (1992)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Maverick (1994)
NYPD Blue: Blue Beginning (1995)
Waterworld (1995)
Gil Elvgren: The Wartime Pin-Ups (1996)
Mommy (1996)
Daylight (1996)
Air Force 1 (1997)
Earl MacPherson: The Sketchbook Pin-Ups (1997)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Elvgren: His Life and Art (1998)
Mommy's Day: Mommy 2 (1998)
The Mummy (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Regeneration (1999) (with Barbara Collins)
U-571: A Novel (2000)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
History of Mystery: Art Fiction Series (2001)
Windtalkers (2001)
The Scorpion King: A Novel (2002)
I Spy (2002)
Johnny Dynamite (2003)
Bombshell (2004) (with Barbara Collins)
Two for the Money (2004)
The War of the Worlds Murder (2005)
American Gangster (2007)
Deadly Beloved (2007)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Graphic Novels
Series contributed to
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
1. Double Dealer (2001)
2. Sin City (2002)
3. Cold Burn (2003)
4. Body of Evidence (2003)
5. Grave Matters (2004)
6. Binding Ties (2005)
7. Killing Game (2005)
8. Snake Eyes (2006)
Serial (2003)
Bad Rap (2004)
Demon House (2004)
Mortal Wounds (2007)
1. Double Dealer (2001)
2. Sin City (2002)
3. Cold Burn (2003)
4. Body of Evidence (2003)
5. Grave Matters (2004)
6. Binding Ties (2005)
7. Killing Game (2005)
8. Snake Eyes (2006)
Serial (2003)
Bad Rap (2004)
Demon House (2004)
Mortal Wounds (2007)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (with Elaine Bergstrom, Peter David, Mark Dawidziak, P N Elrod, Ed Gorman, C J Henderson, Stuart M Kaminsky, Brett Matthews and Robert E Weinberg)
The Night Stalker Chronicles (2005)
The Night Stalker Chronicles (2005)
Anthologies edited
Dick Tracy: The Secret Files (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Murder is my Business (1994) (with Mickey Spillane)
Vengeance is Hers (1997) (with Mickey Spillane)
Private Eyes (1998) (with Mickey Spillane)
Flesh and Blood: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2001) (with Jeff Gelb)
A Century of Noir: Thirty-Two Classic Crime Stories (2002) (with Mickey Spillane)
Flesh and Blood: Dark Desires (2002) (with Jeff Gelb)
Flesh and Blood: Guilty As Sin: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2003) (with Jeff Gelb)
My Lolita Complex: And other Tales of Sex and Violence (2006) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Murder is my Business (1994) (with Mickey Spillane)
Vengeance is Hers (1997) (with Mickey Spillane)
Private Eyes (1998) (with Mickey Spillane)
Flesh and Blood: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2001) (with Jeff Gelb)
A Century of Noir: Thirty-Two Classic Crime Stories (2002) (with Mickey Spillane)
Flesh and Blood: Dark Desires (2002) (with Jeff Gelb)
Flesh and Blood: Guilty As Sin: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2003) (with Jeff Gelb)
My Lolita Complex: And other Tales of Sex and Violence (2006) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Non fiction
The Mystery Scene Movie Guide: A Personal Filmography of Modern Crime Pictures (Brownstrone Mystery Guides, Vol 16) (1984)
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Anthologies containing stories by Max Allan Collins
Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes (1993)
Blue Motel: Narrow Houses Vol 3 (1994)
Deadly After Dark (1994)
Fear Itself (1994)
Shock Rock II (1994)
Adventures of the Batman (1995)
Celebrity Vampires (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Vampire Detectives (1995)
Werewolves (1995)
Dante's Disciples (1996)
White House Horrors (1996)
Kiss and Kill (1997)
Blue Motel: Narrow Houses Vol 3 (1994)
Deadly After Dark (1994)
Fear Itself (1994)
Shock Rock II (1994)
Adventures of the Batman (1995)
Celebrity Vampires (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Vampire Detectives (1995)
Werewolves (1995)
Dante's Disciples (1996)
White House Horrors (1996)
Kiss and Kill (1997)
Short stories
| The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1989) | |||
| Robber's Roost (1992) | |||
| A Good Head on His Shoulders (1993) | |||
| Quarry's Luck (1994) | |||
| Reincarnal (1994) | |||
| Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1994) | |||
| Mommy (1995) | |||
| The Night of Their Lives (1995) | |||
| Traces of Red (1995) | |||
| Wolf (1995) | |||
| The Cabinet of William Henry Harrison (1996) (with Barbara Collins) | |||
| A Wreath for Marley (1996) | |||
| Interstate 666 (1997) |
Awards
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Links to other websites
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Max Allan Collins recommends
 The Boys Are Back in Town (2004) Christopher Golden "Christopher Golden collides the ordinary and the supernatural with wonderfully unsettling results. THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN is a wicked little thriller. Rod Serling would have loved it." |
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