VJ Books Presents Author Max Allan Collins (aka Patrick Culhane)!
Max Allan Collin's is an award winning author nominated for an unprecedented 18 Private Eye Writers of America “Shamus” awards, winning for his Nathan Heller novels, True Detective (1983) and Stolen Away (1991).
In his latest novel, THE BIG BUNDLE, detective Nathan Heller returns in a brand new case that connects a millionaire’s kidnapped child to Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign to bring down union boss Jimmy Hoffa.
In addition to the Heller and Quarry series, Collins also penned four Elliot Ness novels about the famous real-life Untouchables’ Cleveland years. His graphic novel Road to Perdition (1998) is the basis for the 2002 Academy Award winning film starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Daniel Craig.
He has been termed “the novelization king” by Entertainment Weekly, with tie-in books on the USA Today bestseller list nine times and the New York Times list three times. His movie novels include Saving Private Ryan, Air Force One, and American Gangster (which one the Best Novel “Scribe” Award in 2008 from the International Association of Tie-in Writers).
He is the recipient of the PWA Eye life-achievement award and has been named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He co-founded the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers with Lee Goldberg.
He has written an Edgar-winning one-man show, and written or directed multiple screenplays and documentaries. His other credits include comics, video games, jig-saw puzzles, film criticism, short fiction, songwriting, trading-card sets, and a regular column in Asian Cult Cinema magazine. He also writes music for and performs as the lead singer and keyboardist for the rock band Cruisin'.
Collins lives in Muscatine, Iowa, with his wife, writer Barbara Collins with whom he has collaborated on three novels and numerous short stories.
You can find a collection of Max Allan Collins signed books below.
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Max Allan Collins Selected Bibliography
Nate Heller Chronology
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True Detective - 1983
- True Crime - 1984
- The Million-Dollar Wound - 1986
- Neon Mirage - 1988
- Stolen Away - 1991
- Carnal Hours - 1994
- Blood and Thunder - 1995
- Damned in Paradise - 1996
- Flying Blind - 1998
- Majic Man - 1999
- Angel in Black - 2001
- Chicago Confidential - 2002
- Bye Bye, Baby - 2011
- Target Lancer - 2012
- Ask Not - 2013
- Better Dead - 2016
- Do No Harm - 2020
- The Big Bundle - 2023
Elliot Ness Series
- The Dark City - 1987
- Butcher's Dozen - 1988
- Bullet Proof - 1989
- Murder by the Numbers - 1993
- Scarface and the Untouchable - 2018 (co-authored with A. Brad Schwartz)
- Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher - 2020
- Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction - 2023
Short Story Collections
- Dying in the Post-War World - 1991
- Kisses of Death - 2001
- Chicago Lightning - 2011
- Triple Play - 2012
Road to Perdition Series
- Road to Perdition - 1998
- Oasis - 2003
- Sanctuary - 2003
- Road to Perdition 2: On the Road Detour - 2004
- Road to Purgatory - 2004
- Road to Paradise - 2005
- Return to Perdition - 2011
Quarry Series
- Quarry - 1976 (aka The Broker)
- Quarry's List - 1976 (aka The Broker's Wife)
- Quarry's Deal - 1976 (aka The Dealer)
- Quarry's Cut - 1977 (aka The Slasher)
- Quarry's Vote - 1987 (aka Primary Target)
- The Last Quarry - 2006
- The First Quarry - 2008
- Quarry In The Middle - 2009
- Quarry's Ex - 2010
- The Wrong Quarry - 2014
- Quarry's Choice - 2015
- Quarry In The Black - 2016
- Quarry's Climax - 2017
- Quarry's War - July 2018
- Killing Quarry - 2019
- Quarry's Blood - 2022
Frank Nolan Series
- Bait Money - 1973
- Blood Money - 1973
- Fly Paper - 1981
- Hush Money - 1981
- Hard Cash - 1981
- Scratch Fever -1982
- Spree - 1987
- Mourn the Living - 1988
- Tough Tender - 1991
- Skim Deep - November 2020
- Double Down - June 2021
with Mickey Spillane
- Dead Street - 2007
- The Goliath Bone - 2008 (Mike Hammer Series)
- The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Vol. 2: The Little Death - 2009
- The Big Bang - 2010 (Mike Hammer Series)
- The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Vol. 3: Encore for Murder - 2011
- Kiss Her Goodbye - 2011 (Mike Hammer Series) (Trade Paper April 2021)
- The Consummata - 2011
- Lady, Go Die! - 2012 (Mike Hammer Series)
- Mickey Spillane's From the Files of…Mike Hammer - 2013
- Complex 90 - 2013 (Mike Hammer Series)
- It's in the Book - 2014 (Mike Hammer Series)
- King of the Weeds - 2014 (Mike Hammer Series)
- Kill Me, Darling - 2015 (Mike Hammer Series)
- The Legend of Caleb York - 2015
- Murder Never Knocks - 2016 (Mike Hammer Series)
- The Big Showdown - 2016
- A Long Time Dead: A Mike Hammer Casebook - 2016
- The Will to Kill - 2017 (Mike Hammer Series)
- The Bloody Spur - 2018
- The Last Stand - 2018
- Killing Town - 2018 (Mike Hammer Series)
- Mike Hammer: The Night I Died - 2018
- Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek - April 2021 (Caleb York Series)
- Murder, My Love - 2021
John Sand Series with Matthew V. Clemens
- Come Spy With Me - 2020
- Live Fast, Spy Hard - 2021
- To Live and Spy in Berlin - 2021
As Patrick Culhane
- Red Sky in Morning - 2008
- Black Hats - 2007
Other Novels
- Regeneration - 1999 (with Barbara Collins) - Trade Paperback 2021
- Two for the Money - 2004 (compilation of Blood Money and Bait Money)
- Girl Most Likely - 2019
* For a complete list of Max’s books, click here.
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