 Max Allan Collins was born in Muscatine, Iowa. He has created several series characters like ´Elliot Ness´, ´Nate Heller´ (a cop in the Chicago of Al Capone), ´Nolan´ (a professional thief), ´Quarry´ (a hired killer) and ´Mallory´ (a writer who gets frequently involved with murder). He also writes under the pseudonyms 'Barbara Allan' (with his wife Barbara Collins) and 'Patrick Culhane'. Visit also this site. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Elliot Ness´ Novels | |
| 1) The Dark City | 1987 |
| 2) Butcher's Dozen | 1988 |
| 3) Bullet Proof | 1989 |
| 4) Murder by the Numbers | 1993 |
| ´Nate Heller´ Novels | |
| 1) True Detective (Shamus Award) | 1983 |
| 2) True Crime | 1984 |
| 3) The Million-Dollar Wound | 1986 |
| 4) Neon Mirage | 1988 |
| 5) Stolen Away (Shamus Award) | 1991 |
| 6) Dying in the Post-War World (short stories) | 1991 |
| 7) Carnal Hours | 1994 |
| 8) Blood and Thunder | 1995 |
| 9) Damned in Paradise | 1996 |
| 10) Flying Blind | 1998 |
| 11) Majic Man | 1999 |
| 12) Kisses of Death (short stories) | 2001 |
| 13) Angel in Black | 2001 |
| 14) Chicago Confidential | 2002 |
| 15) Bye Bye, Baby | 2011 |
| 16) Chicago Lightning (short stories) | 2011 |
| 17) Target Lancer | 2012 |
| ´Nolan´ Novels | |
| 1) Bait Money | 1981 |
| 2) Blood Money | 1981 |
| 3) Fly Paper | 1981 |
| 4) Hush Money | 1981 |
| 5) Hard Cash | 1981 |
| 6) Scratch Fever | 1982 |
| 7) Spree | 1987 |
| 8) Mourn the Living | 1999 |
| ´Quarry´ Novels | |
| 1) The Dealer (Also published as: Quarry's Deal) | 1976 |
| 2) The Broker's Wife (Also published as: Quarry's List) | 1976 |
| 3) The Broker (Also published as: Quarry) | 1976 |
| 4) The Slasher (Also published as: Quarry's Cut) | 1977 |
| 5) Primary Target | 1987 |
| 6) Quarry's Greatest Hits (contains 'Primary Target' and three short stories) | 2003 |
| 7) The Last Quarry | 2006 |
| 8) The First Quarry | 2008 |
| 9) Quarry in the Middle | 2009 |
| 10) Quarry's Ex | 2011 |
| ´Mallory´ Novels | |
| 1) The Baby Blue Rip-Off | 1983 |
| 2) No Cure for Death | 1983 |
| 3) Kill Your Darlings | 1984 |
| 4) A Shroud for Aquarius | 1985 |
| 5) Nice Weekend for a Murder | 1986 |
| 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigations' Novels | |
| 1) Double Dealer | 2001 |
| 2) Sin City | 2002 |
| 3) Cold Burn | 2003 |
| 4) Serial | 2003 |
| 5) Body of Evidence | 2003 |
| 6) Neon Oasis | 2003 |
| 7) Bad Rap | 2004 |
| 8) Demon House | 2004 |
| 9) Grave Matters | 2004 |
| 10) Binding Ties | 2005 |
| 11) Killing Game | 2005 |
| 12) Snake Eyes | 2006 |
| 13) Mortal Wounds | 2007 |
| 'CSI: Miami' Novels | |
| 1) Florida Getaway | 2003 |
| 2) Heat Wave | 2004 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Midnight Haul | 1986 |
| 2) Dick Tracy | 1990 |
| 3) Dick Tracy Goes to War | 1991 |
| 4) Dick Tracy Meets his Match | 1992 |
| 5) Protect and Defend | 1992 |
| 6) In the Line of Fire | 1993 |
| 7) I Love Trouble | 1994 |
| 8) Maverick | 1994 |
| 9) NYPD Blue: Blue Beginning | 1995 |
| 10) Waterworld | 1995 |
| 11) Daylight | 1996 |
| 12) Air Force One | 1997 |
| 13) Mommy | 1997 |
| 14) NYPD Blue: Blue Blood | 1997 |
| 15) Mommy's Day | 1998 |
| 16) Saving Private Ryan | 1998 |
| 17) U.S. Marshals | 1998 |
| 18) Road to Perdition | 1998 |
| 19) The Titanic Murders | 1999 |
| 20) The Mummy | 1999 |
| 21) Regeneration (with Barbara Collins) | 1999 |
| 22) The Hindenburg Murders | 2000 |
| 23) U-571 | 2000 |
| 24) Murder His and Hers (short stories) (with Barbara Collins) | 2001 |
| 25) Blue Christmas and other Holiday Homicides (short stories) | 2001 |
| 26) The Pearl Harbor Murders | 2001 |
| 27) The Mummy Returns | 2001 |
| 28) Windtalkers | 2001 |
| 29) The Lusitania Murders | 2002 |
| 30) The Scorpion King | 2002 |
| 31) Where No Man Has Gone | 2002 |
| 32) I Spy | 2002 |
| 33) Before the Dawn | 2002 |
| 34) Johnny Dynamite | 2003 |
| 35) Skin Game | 2003 |
| 36) After the Dark | 2003 |
| 37) Oasis | 2003 |
| 38) Sanctuary | 2003 |
| 39) Bombshell (with Barbara Collins) | 2004 |
| 40) Detour | 2004 |
| 41) Two for the Money | 2004 |
| 42) Road to Purgatory | 2004 |
| 43) The London Blitz Murders | 2004 |
| 44) The War of the Worlds Murder | 2005 |
| 45) Road to Paradise | 2005 |
| 46) Bones: Buried Deep | 2006 |
| 47) A Killing in Comics | 2007 |
| 48) American Gangster | 2007 |
| 49) Deadly Beloved | 2007 |
| 50) Criminal Minds: Jump Cut | 2007 |
| 51) Criminal Minds: Killer Profile | 2008 |
| 52) Strip for Murder | 2008 |
| 53) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | 2008 |
| 54) The Goliath Bone | 2008 |
| 55) Criminal Minds: Finishing School | 2008 |
| 56) The X Files: I Want To Believe | 2008 |
| 57) G.I. Joe: Above and Beyond | 2009 |
| 58) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | 2009 |
| 59) The Big Bang | 2010 |
| 60) You Can't Stop Me (with Matthew Clemens) | 2010 |
| 61) No One Will Hear You (with Matthew Clemens) | 2011 |
| 62) Kiss Her Goodbye | 2011 |
| 63) The Consummata | 2011 |
| 64) Return to Perdition | 2011 |
| 65) Lady, Go Die! | 2012 |
| 66) Seduction of the Innocent | 2013 |
| 67) Complex 90 | 2013 |
| As 'Barbara Allan' (with Barbara Collins) | |
| 1) Antiques Roadkill | 2006 |
| 2) Antiques Maul | 2007 |
| 3) Antiques Flee Market | 2008 |
| 4) Antiques Bizarre | 2010 |
| 5) Antiques Knock-Off | 2011 |
| 6) Antiques Disposal | 2012 |
| 7) Antiques Chop | 2013 |
| As 'Patrick Culhane' | |
| 1) Black Hats | 2007 |
| 2) Red Sky in Morning | 2008 |
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