Max Allan Collins
Autor(a) de Road to Perdition
About the Author
Max Allen Collins was born in 1948 in Muscatine, Iowa. He is a two-time winner of the Private Eye Writer's of America's Shamus Award for his Nathaniel Heller historical thrillers "True Detective" and "Stolen Away". Collins also wrote the Dick Tracy comic strip begining in 1977 and ending in the mostrar mais early 1990s. He has contributed to a number of other comics, including Batman. Collins created his first independent feature film, Mommy, following a nightmarish experience as screenwriter on the cable movie The Expert. Collins has been contracted by DC Comics to write three tie-ins to his critically acclaimed graphic novel "The Road to Perdition", which was adapted into the feature film. Author of other such move tie-in bestsellers as "In the Line of Fire" and "Air Force One", he is also the screenwriter/director of the cult favorite suspense films "Mommie" and "Mommie's Day". (Publisher Provided) Max Allen Collins was born in Muscatine, Iowa on March 3, 1948. His graphic novel Road to Perdition, published in 1998, is the basis of the Academy Award-winning 2002 film starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Daniel Craig. His other works include Road to Purgatory, Road to Paradise, Return to Perdition, Bye Bye, Baby, and Target Lancer. He won the Shamus awards for True Detective in 1983 and Stolen Away in 1991. He is completing a number of Mike Hammer novels begun by the late Mickey Spillane. He has collaborated with his wife Barbara Collins on three novels and numerous short stories. Their Antiques Flee Market won the Romantic Times Best Humorous Mystery Novel award in 2009. His comics credits include the syndicated strip Dick Tracy (1977-1993), Ms. Tree, Batman; and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, based on the hit TV series for which he has also written ten novels. He has written tie-in books for several movies including Saving Private Ryan, Air Force One, and American Gangster, which won the Best Novel Scribe Award in 2008 from the International Association of Tie-in Writers. His non-fiction works include The History of Mystery and Men's Adventure Magazines, which won Anthony Award. He is also an independent filmmaker. He has written and directed five features and two documentaries, including the Lifetime movie Mommy and the sequel, Mommy's Day. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras de Max Allan Collins
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting America's Deadliest Unidentified Serial Killer at the Dawn of Modern… (2020) 81 cópias
Flesh & Blood: Dark Desires: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2002) — Editor & Contributor — 11 cópias
NYPD Blue: Blue Beginning (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) (English and Spanish Edition) (1997) 9 cópias
The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 2: The Little Death (2009) — Autor — 7 cópias
Flesh & Blood: Guilty as Sin: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2003) — Editor & Contributor — 6 cópias
Elvgren Girls I 5 cópias
Batman Vol. 1 #408 4 cópias
Batman Vol. 1 #410 4 cópias
Batman Vol. 1 #409 3 cópias
Batman Vol. 1 #411 3 cópias
Die Lover, Die! 3 cópias
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #4 2 cópias
Quarry's War #1 2 cópias
Mommy [1995 film] — Diretor — 2 cópias
Robber's Roost 2 cópias
Johnny Dynamite: Explosive Pre-Code Crime Comics - The Complete Adventures of Pete Morisi's Wild Man of Chicago (2020) 2 cópias
The Sound of One Hand Clapping 2 cópias
Elvgren girls 2 cópias
Fallout {short story} 1 exemplar(es)
A Pebble For Papa 1 exemplar(es)
The Night Of Their Lives 1 exemplar(es)
Batman 1/1988 1 exemplar(es)
A Long Time Dead [short story] 1 exemplar(es)
A Matter of Principal 1 exemplar(es)
Batman 3/1989 1 exemplar(es)
Puzzle of Bones 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane presenta Mike Danger n. 3: La giuria 1 exemplar(es)
Stakeout on Rush Street Chicago Illinois 1943 1 exemplar(es)
Ms. Tree's thrilling detective adventures 1 exemplar(es)
Max Collins and Terry Beatty's Ms. Tree 3-D 1 exemplar(es)
Ms. Tree quarterly 1 exemplar(es)
Ms. Tree special 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger (Comic) Sept. 1995 No. 1 (1) 1 exemplar(es)
True Crime (Nathan Heller, #2) 1 exemplar(es)
Sand's War (A Sand Shocker) 1 exemplar(es)
Wild Dog #2 1 exemplar(es)
Guest Services 1 exemplar(es)
Fly Paper (Nolan 3) 1 exemplar(es)
Batman - Os Intocáveis 1 exemplar(es)
Ms. Tree Quarterly (Issue #3) 1 exemplar(es)
un linceul pour le verseau 1 exemplar(es)
CSI: Cold Burn / Binding Ties / Killing Game 1 exemplar(es)
Hush Money (Nolan 4) 1 exemplar(es)
Mommy [AB] 1 exemplar(es)
Hard Cash (Nolan 5) 1 exemplar(es)
Scratch Fever (Nolan 6) 1 exemplar(es)
Hunger 1 exemplar(es)
the dick tracy casebook 1 exemplar(es)
The best of crime and detective tv 1 exemplar(es)
CSI Crime Scene Investigation: Die Last der Beweise 1 exemplar(es)
Flowers for Bill O'Reilly: Memorial Day 1 exemplar(es)
Mike Mist Minute Mist-Eries 1 exemplar(es)
DC Prestige n. 25: Batman: Gli intoccabili 1 exemplar(es)
Dick Tracy: The Ghost of Itchy 1 exemplar(es)
50th Anniversary Dick Tracy 1 exemplar(es)
The Best of the Tribune Company, vol. 2 1 exemplar(es)
Dick Tracy: The Russian Exchange 1 exemplar(es)
Ms. Tree 3-D 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane presenta Mike Danger n. 2: Danger nel futuro 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane presenta Mike Danger n. 1: Verso il pericolo 1 exemplar(es)
Batman n. 03 1 exemplar(es)
Batman n. 02 1 exemplar(es)
Batman n. 01 1 exemplar(es)
Collection super noire n° 26. la course au sac. 1 exemplar(es)
To Live and Spy In Berlin (John Sand, #3) 1 exemplar(es)
The Black Mountain 1 exemplar(es)
Ms. Tree Quarterly #1 1 exemplar(es)
CSI: Serial #2 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger (1995) #1 Danger Ahead 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger (1995) #2 Danger in the Future 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger (1995) #3 If the Jury 1 exemplar(es)
CSI: Serial #3 1 exemplar(es)
CSI: Serial #1 1 exemplar(es)
ESTRADA PARA PERDICAO - VOL 3 1 exemplar(es)
CSI: Serial #5 1 exemplar(es)
CSI: Serial #4 1 exemplar(es)
Fancy Anders Goes to War: Who Killed Rosie the Riveter?: The Fancy Anders Series, Book 1 1 exemplar(es)
Quarry's War Vol. 1 1 exemplar(es)
The Cold Case 1 exemplar(es)
I Had Bigfoot's Baby! 1 exemplar(es)
Mike Hammer: King of the Weeds 1 exemplar(es)
CSI: Bad Rap Issue #1 1 exemplar(es)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger 1 exemplar(es)
Thrilling Adventure Strips #10 1 exemplar(es)
Chicago Mob Wars 1 exemplar(es)
The Best of the Tribune Co. #2 1 exemplar(es)
Thrilling Adventure Strips #6 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels (2012) 247 cópias
Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores (2017) — Contribuinte — 191 cópias
The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Dailies & Sundays, Volume 01: 1931-1933 (2006) — Introdução, algumas edições — 92 cópias
By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year (2010) — Contribuinte — 85 cópias
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero (2012) — Contribuinte — 75 cópias
Writing the Private Eye Novel: A Handbook by the Private Eye Writers of America (1997) — Contribuinte — 56 cópias
Chicago Blues: A Collection of Crime Stories about the Real Windy City (2007) — Contribuinte, algumas edições — 55 cópias
Deadly Allies: Private Eye Writers of America/Sisters in Crime Collaborative Anthology (1992) — Contribuinte — 43 cópias
At the Scene of the Crime: Forensic Mysteries from Today's Best Writers (2008) — Contribuinte — 34 cópias
Greatest Hits: Original Stories of Hitmen, Hired Guns, and Private Eyes (2005) — Contribuinte — 17 cópias
The Eyes Have It: The First Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1984) — Contribuinte — 16 cópias
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition (1992) — Contribuinte — 16 cópias
Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1990) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition (1993) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition (1996) — Contribuinte — 7 cópias
Encore for Murder (The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Vol. 3) (2011) — Autor, algumas edições — 5 cópias
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror (2019) — Contribuinte — 4 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Culhane, Patrick
Allan, Barbara - Data de nascimento
- 1948-03-03
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Muscatine, Iowa, USA
- Locais de residência
- Muscatine, Iowa, USA
- Educação
- University of Iowa
- Ocupação
- mystery writer
- Organizações
- The Private Eye Writers of America (past president)
Western Fictioneers - Premiações
- Herodotus Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Historical Mysteries (2002)
Shamus Award (The Eye for Lifetime Achievement, 2006)
Scribe Award (Grandmaster, Faust Award, 2021) - Agente
- Ross Harris
Membros
Resenhas
“Ask not who you can kill for your country…”
Quarry gets married again! And his wife is expecting!
And then, his past pays him a visit…
Someone wants to hire Quarry to assassinate Donald Trump, I mean ‘Preston Freed’. When he says no, bad things happen. But Quarry is badder, and he’s pissed! And he wants revenge!
A fast read, lots of Quarry being a bad ass, and ultimately, he gets what he seeks! And, there is more than one way to assassinate a person! A good fifth book in this series!… (mais)
Quarry gets married again! And his wife is expecting!
And then, his past pays him a visit…
Someone wants to hire Quarry to assassinate Donald Trump, I mean ‘Preston Freed’. When he says no, bad things happen. But Quarry is badder, and he’s pissed! And he wants revenge!
A fast read, lots of Quarry being a bad ass, and ultimately, he gets what he seeks! And, there is more than one way to assassinate a person! A good fifth book in this series!… (mais)
I cannot fault this book in any way. It is a very pure and classic example of the hard boiled genre. I read it because I’m looking at the Edgar nominees. Plotting was taut, characters given just enough flesh and blood. Sex and violence dolloped out with aplomb.splashes of humor and pathos raise it above the average
“Ignorance is bliss, all right, but it’s also a good way to get blown away.”
Quarry runs into Turner, an old partner whom things went sour with five years before. Following Turner, Quarry ends up on a porno film set, which is in a snowbound lodge. Two murders quickly follow. It's not the best of the Quarry books, but it is entertaining! On to #5!
Quarry runs into Turner, an old partner whom things went sour with five years before. Following Turner, Quarry ends up on a porno film set, which is in a snowbound lodge. Two murders quickly follow. It's not the best of the Quarry books, but it is entertaining! On to #5!
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 408
- Also by
- 88
- Membros
- 15,265
- Popularidade
- #1,495
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 454
- ISBNs
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- Idiomas
- 22
- Favorito
- 16
Review of the Titan Books / Hard Case Crime Kindle eBook edition (November 12, 2019) published simultaneously with the Hard Case Crime paperback and Skyboat Media audiobook.
This is Quarry #15, a late entry in the long-running Quarry series (1976-2022) about an anti-hero hitman. After a betrayal, the anonymous character (Quarry simply being a trademark nickname) turned the tables on the various middleman brokers and the contract hitmen by stalking the stalkers and taking his fees from the planned victims. The prolific novelist and comic book author Max Allan Collins (761 books to his credit on Goodreads! 😲) returns periodically to this protagonist, but usually places the settings back in the late 1900s rather than aging the character up to the present day.
Thus Killing Quarry finds the hitman in retirement and running a motel resort. But suddenly it appears that he himself is being stalked by hired killers possibly in search of payback for his disruptions of the status quo. Eventually he manages to join forces with another character who is perhaps seeking retirement and together they end up infiltrating a summit of contract brokers. Will they manage to breakup the conspiracy and not turn on each other by the end? Never count Quarry out even when the chips appear to be down.
I read Killing Quarry from picking it up as a $1.99 Kindle Deal of the Day and after enjoying some recent books by Scott Von Doviak from Hard Case Crime.
Trivia and Links
Killing Quarry is part of the Hard Case Crime (2004-) series of new works, reprints, and posthumous publications of the pulp and noir crime genre founded by authors Charles Ardai and Max Phillips. GR's Listopia is not complete (as of April 2024) and the most current lists of publication can be found at Wikipedia or the Publisher's own Official Site.… (mais)