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(b.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 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 son, Nathan.
Awards: Shamus (2014) see all
Genres: Mystery, Horror, Thriller, Western, Historical Mystery, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
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)
9. Skim Deep (2020)
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)
9. Skim Deep (2020)
Quarry
1. Quarry (1976)
aka The Broker
2. Quarry's List (1976)
aka The Broker's Wife
3. Quarry's Deal (1976)
aka The Dealer
4. Quarry's Cut (1977)
aka The Slasher
5. Quarry's Vote (1987)
aka Primary Target
6. Quarry's Greatest Hits (2003)
7. The Last Quarry (2006)
8. The First Quarry (2008)
9. Quarry in the Middle (2009)
10. Quarry's Ex (2010)
11. The Wrong Quarry (2014)
12. Quarry's Choice (2015)
13. Quarry in the Black (2016)
14. Quarry's Climax (2017)
15. Killing Quarry (2019)
16. Quarry's Blood (2022)
17. Quarry's Return (2024)
1. Quarry (1976)
aka The Broker
2. Quarry's List (1976)
aka The Broker's Wife
3. Quarry's Deal (1976)
aka The Dealer
4. Quarry's Cut (1977)
aka The Slasher
5. Quarry's Vote (1987)
aka Primary Target
6. Quarry's Greatest Hits (2003)
7. The Last Quarry (2006)
8. The First Quarry (2008)
9. Quarry in the Middle (2009)
10. Quarry's Ex (2010)
11. The Wrong Quarry (2014)
12. Quarry's Choice (2015)
13. Quarry in the Black (2016)
14. Quarry's Climax (2017)
15. Killing Quarry (2019)
16. Quarry's Blood (2022)
17. Quarry's Return (2024)
Mallory
1. The Baby Blue Rip-Off (1982)
2. No Cure for Death (1983)
3. Kill Your Darlings (1984)
4. A Shroud for Aquarius (1985)
5. Nice Weekend for a Murder (1986)
1. The Baby Blue Rip-Off (1982)
2. No Cure for Death (1983)
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. Stolen Away (1991)
6. Carnal Hours (1994)
7. Blood and Thunder (1995)
8. Damned in Paradise (1996)
9. Flying Blind (1998)
10. Majic Man (1999)
11. Angel in Black (2001)
12. Chicago Confidential (2002)
13. Bye Bye, Baby (2011)
14. Target Lancer (2012)
15. Ask Not (2013)
16. Better Dead (2016)
17. Do No Harm (2020)
18. The Big Bundle (2022)
19. Too Many Bullets (2023)
Nathan Heller: A Mysterious Profile (2024)
1. True Detective (1983)
2. True Crime (1984)
3. The Million Dollar Wound (1986)
4. Neon Mirage (1988)
5. Stolen Away (1991)
6. Carnal Hours (1994)
7. Blood and Thunder (1995)
8. Damned in Paradise (1996)
9. Flying Blind (1998)
10. Majic Man (1999)
11. Angel in Black (2001)
12. Chicago Confidential (2002)
13. Bye Bye, Baby (2011)
14. Target Lancer (2012)
15. Ask Not (2013)
16. Better Dead (2016)
17. Do No Harm (2020)
18. The Big Bundle (2022)
19. Too Many Bullets (2023)
Nathan Heller: A Mysterious Profile (2024)
Eliot Ness
1. The Dark City (1987)
2. Butcher's Dozen (1988)
3. Bullet Proof (1989)
4. Murder by the Numbers (1989)
1. The Dark City (1987)
2. Butcher's Dozen (1988)
3. Bullet Proof (1989)
4. Murder by the Numbers (1989)
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy: The Secret Files (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Dick Tracy Goes to War (1991)
Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine (1991) (with Dick Locher)
Dick Tracy Meets His Match (1992)
Dick Tracy: The Secret Files (1990) (with Martin H Greenberg)
Dick Tracy Goes to War (1991)
Dick Tracy and the Nightmare Machine (1991) (with Dick Locher)
Dick Tracy Meets His Match (1992)
Nathan Heller Casebook
Dying in the Post-War World (1991)
Kisses of Death (2001)
Chicago Lightning (2011)
Triple Play (2012)
Dying in the Post-War World (1991)
Kisses of Death (2001)
Chicago Lightning (2011)
Triple Play (2012)
Fangoria Dreadtime Stories
A Good Head on His Shoulders (1993)
Reincarnal (1994)
Wolf (1995)
Mercy (2018)
A Good Head on His Shoulders (1993)
Reincarnal (1994)
Wolf (1995)
Mercy (2018)
Artist Archives
Elvgren Girls I (1999)
Swimsuit Sweeties (1999)
Varga Girls II (1999)
Elvgren Girls II (1999)
Elvgren Girls I (1999)
Swimsuit Sweeties (1999)
Varga Girls II (1999)
Elvgren 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)
6. The War of the Worlds Murder (2005)
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)
6. The War of the Worlds Murder (2005)
Mummy
1. The Mummy (1999)
2. The Mummy Returns (2001)
3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
1. The Mummy (1999)
2. The Mummy Returns (2001)
3. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Jack and Maggie Starr
1. A Killing in Comics (2007)
2. Strip For Murder (2008)
3. Seduction of the Innocent (2013)
1. A Killing in Comics (2007)
2. Strip For Murder (2008)
3. Seduction of the Innocent (2013)
Mike Hammer (with Mickey Spillane)
6.5. Kill Me If You Can (2022)
14. The Goliath Bone (2008)
15. The Big Bang (2010)
16. Kiss Her Goodbye (2009)
17. Lady, Go Die! (2012)
Skin (2012)
18. Complex 90 (2013)
19. King of the Weeds (2014)
20. Kill Me, Darling (2015)
21. Murder Never Knocks (2016)
22. A Long Time Dead (2016)
23. The Will to Kill (2017)
24. Killing Town (2018)
25. Murder, My Love (2019)
26. Masquerade for Murder (2020)
27. Dig Two Graves (2023)
28. Baby, It's Murder (2025)
6.5. Kill Me If You Can (2022)
14. The Goliath Bone (2008)
15. The Big Bang (2010)
16. Kiss Her Goodbye (2009)
17. Lady, Go Die! (2012)
Skin (2012)
18. Complex 90 (2013)
19. King of the Weeds (2014)
20. Kill Me, Darling (2015)
21. Murder Never Knocks (2016)
22. A Long Time Dead (2016)
23. The Will to Kill (2017)
24. Killing Town (2018)
25. Murder, My Love (2019)
26. Masquerade for Murder (2020)
27. Dig Two Graves (2023)
28. Baby, It's Murder (2025)
You Can't Stop Me (with Matthew V Clemens)
1. You Can't Stop Me (2010)
2. No One Will Hear You (2011)
1. You Can't Stop Me (2010)
2. No One Will Hear You (2011)
Reeder and Rogers
1. Supreme Justice (2014)
2. Fate of the Union (2015) (with Matthew V Clemens)
3. Executive Order (2017) (with Matthew V Clemens)
1. Supreme Justice (2014)
2. Fate of the Union (2015) (with Matthew V Clemens)
3. Executive Order (2017) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Caleb York Western (with Mickey Spillane)
1. The Legend of Caleb York (2015)
2. The Big Showdown (2016)
3. The Bloody Spur (2018)
4. Last Stage to Hell Junction (2019)
5. Hot Lead, Cold Justice (2020)
6. Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek (2021)
1. The Legend of Caleb York (2015)
2. The Big Showdown (2016)
3. The Bloody Spur (2018)
4. Last Stage to Hell Junction (2019)
5. Hot Lead, Cold Justice (2020)
6. Shoot-Out at Sugar Creek (2021)
John Sand (with Matthew V Clemens)
1. Come Spy With Me (2020)
2. Live Fast, Spy Hard (2021)
3. To Live and Spy In Berlin (2021)
1. Come Spy With Me (2020)
2. Live Fast, Spy Hard (2021)
3. To Live and Spy In Berlin (2021)
Max Allan Collins Collection
1. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume One (omnibus) (2022)
2. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Two (omnibus) (2023)
3. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Three (omnibus) (2023)
4. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Four (omnibus) (2023)
5. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Five (omnibus) (2023) (with Barbara Collins)
1. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume One (omnibus) (2022)
2. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Two (omnibus) (2023)
3. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Three (omnibus) (2023)
4. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Four (omnibus) (2023)
5. Max Allan Collins Collection Volume Five (omnibus) (2023) (with Barbara Collins)
Novels
Midnight Haul (1986)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Maverick (1994) (with Dewey Gram)
Waterworld (1995)
NYPD Blue: Blue Beginning (1995)
Daylight (1996)
Air Force 1 (1997)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Regeneration (1999) (with Barbara Collins)
U-571 (2000)
Windtalkers (2001)
The Scorpion King (2002)
I Spy (2002)
Johnny Dynamite (2003)
Bombshell (2004) (with Barbara Collins)
Black Hats (2007) (as by Patrick Culhane)
American Gangster (2007)
Deadly Beloved (2007)
Red Sky in Morning (2008) (as by Patrick Culhane)
The Pink Panther (2009)
The Consummata (2011) (with Mickey Spillane)
Inherit the Dead (2013) (with others)
What Doesn't Kill Her (2013)
USS Powderkeg (2018)
aka Red Sky in Morning
The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton (2021) (with Dave Thomas)
The Menace (2022) (with Mickey Spillane)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Maverick (1994) (with Dewey Gram)
Waterworld (1995)
NYPD Blue: Blue Beginning (1995)
Daylight (1996)
Air Force 1 (1997)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Regeneration (1999) (with Barbara Collins)
U-571 (2000)
Windtalkers (2001)
The Scorpion King (2002)
I Spy (2002)
Johnny Dynamite (2003)
Bombshell (2004) (with Barbara Collins)
Black Hats (2007) (as by Patrick Culhane)
American Gangster (2007)
Deadly Beloved (2007)
Red Sky in Morning (2008) (as by Patrick Culhane)
The Pink Panther (2009)
The Consummata (2011) (with Mickey Spillane)
Inherit the Dead (2013) (with others)
What Doesn't Kill Her (2013)
USS Powderkeg (2018)
aka Red Sky in Morning
The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton (2021) (with Dave Thomas)
The Menace (2022) (with Mickey Spillane)
Collections
My Lolita Complex (2006) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Early Crimes (2013)
Mommy & Mommy's Day (2020)
Murder - His & Hers (2020) (with Barbara Collins)
Murderlized (2020) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Too Many Tom Cats (2020) (with Barbara Collins)
Blue Christmas & Other Holiday Homicides (2020)
Reincarnal & Other Dark Tales (2021)
Shoot The Moon (and more) (2021)
Suspense - His & Hers (2021) (with Barbara Collins)
Early Crimes (2013)
Mommy & Mommy's Day (2020)
Murder - His & Hers (2020) (with Barbara Collins)
Murderlized (2020) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Too Many Tom Cats (2020) (with Barbara Collins)
Blue Christmas & Other Holiday Homicides (2020)
Reincarnal & Other Dark Tales (2021)
Shoot The Moon (and more) (2021)
Suspense - His & Hers (2021) (with Barbara Collins)
Novellas and Short Stories
A Wreath for Marley (1996)
My Lolita Complex: A Short Story (2014) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Cutout (2024) (with Barbara Collins)
My Lolita Complex: A Short Story (2014) (with Matthew V Clemens)
Cutout (2024) (with Barbara Collins)
Anthologies edited
Murder is my Business (1994) (with Mickey Spillane)
Vengeance is Hers (1997) (with Mickey Spillane)
Private Eyes (1998) (with Mickey Spillane)
A Century of Noir (2002) (with Mickey Spillane)
Vengeance is Hers (1997) (with Mickey Spillane)
Private Eyes (1998) (with Mickey Spillane)
A Century of Noir (2002) (with Mickey Spillane)
Anthology series
Flesh and Blood (with Jeff Gelb)
Flesh and Blood (2001)
Flesh and Blood: Dark Desires (2002)
Flesh and Blood: Guilty As Sin (2003)
Flesh and Blood (2001)
Flesh and Blood: Dark Desires (2002)
Flesh and Blood: Guilty As Sin (2003)
Series contributed to
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
1. Double Dealer (2002)
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 (2002)
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)
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