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Max Allan Collins

Author's website: MaxAllanCollins.com. Collins is a prolific writer and is the author of a large number of novels, a series of books derived from the television series CSI, novels with tie-ins to movies, and many, many more … and some of which need to be added to this page. Max Allan Collins also writes under the pseudonym Patrick Culhane.

Series: Mallory (1)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

No Cure for Death

Walker • US-HC • 06/1983 • $12.95 • 9780802754882
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185217

The Baby Blue Rip-Off

Walker • US-HC • 12/1982 • $11.95 • 9780802754752
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185248

Kill Your Darlings

Walker • US-HC • 10/1984 • $13.95 • 9780802755940
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185224

A Shroud for Aquarius

Walker • US-HC • 09/1985 • $14.95 • 9780802756299
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185231

Nice Weekend for a Murder

Walker • US-HC • 09/1986 • $15.95 • 9780802756565
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185255

Series: Nathan Heller (2)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

True Detective (3)

St. Martin's Press • US-HC • 06/1983 • $14.95 • 9780312820510
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 08/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180885
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180885

True Crime

St. Martin's Press • US-HC • 12/1984 • $15.95 • 9780312820459
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180939

The Million-Dollar Wound

St. Martin's Press • US-HC • 02/1986 • $16.95 • 9780312532529
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180953

Neon Mirage

St. Martin's Press • US-HC • 02/1988 • $18.95 • 9780312014841
I-Books • US-PB • 12/2010 • $6.99 • 9780743497824
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612181011

Stolen Away (4)

Bantam • US-HC • 05/1991 • $22.50 • 9780553071337
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180908

Dying in the Post-War World

Foul Play • US-HC • 10/1991 • $19.95 • 9780881502107

Carnal Hours

Dutton • US-HC • 04/1994 • $20.95 • 9780525937586
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180977

Blood and Thunder

Dutton • US-HC • 08/1995 • $21.95 • 9780525937593
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180984

Damned in Paradise

Dutton • US-HC • 10/1996 • $23.95 • 9780525942252
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612181004

Flying Blind

Dutton • US-HC • 08/1998 • $24.95 • 9780525943112
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180892

Majic Man

Dutton • US-HC • 09/1999 • $23.95 • 9780525945154
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180991

Angel in Black

NAL • US-HC • 03/2001 • $21.95 • 9780451202635
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180960

Kisses of Death

Crippen & Landru • US-HC • 06/2001 • $42.00 • 9781885941565

Chicago Confidential

NAL • US-HC • 06/2002 • $22.95 • 9780451206503
AmazonEncore • US-TP • 09/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180946

Bye Bye, Baby

Forge Books • US-HC • 08/2011 • $24.99 • 9780765321794
Forge Books • US-PB • 05/2012 • $7.99 • 9780765361462

Chicago Lightning

Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 10/2011 • $14.95 • 9781612180915

Target Lancer

Forge Books • US-HC • 11/2012 • $25.99 • 9780765321800
Forge Books • US-PB • 10/2013 • $7.99 • 9780765361479

Ask Not

Forge Books • US-HC • 10/2013 • $25.99 • 9780765336262
Forge Books • US-PB • 09/2014 • $9.99 • 9780765370686

Better Dead

Forge Books • US-HC • 05/2016 • $26.99 • 9780765378286

Series: Nathan Heller Novellas

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

Triple Play

Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 04/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612180922

Series: Nolan (5)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

Bait Money

Curtis • US-PB • 01/1973 • — •

Blood Money

Curtis • US-PB • 01/1973 • — •

Fly Paper

Pinnacle • US-PB • 08/1981 • — • 9780523411613

Hush Money

Pinnacle • US-PB • 10/1981 • — • 9780523411620

Hard Cash

Pinnacle • US-PB • 12/1981 • — • 9780523411637

Scratch Fever

Pinnacle • US-PB • 06/1982 • — • 9780523411644

Spree

Tor • US-HC • 10/1987 • $15.95 • 9780312930295

Mourn the Living

Five Star • US-HC • 12/1999 • $21.95 • 9780786222117

Series: Jack and Maggie Starr (6)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

A Killing in Comics

Berkley • US-TP • 05/2007 • $14.00 • 9780425213650

Strip for Murder

Berkley • US-TP • 05/2008 • $14.00 • 9780425221396
Dover Publications • US-TP • 03/2015 • $9.95 • 9780486798110

Seduction of the Innocent

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 02/2013 • $9.95 • 9780857687487

Series: Eliot Ness (7)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

The Dark City

Bantam • US-PB • 05/1987 • — • 9780553265392

Butcher's Dozen

Bantam • US-PB • 10/1988 • — • 9780553261516

Bullet Proof

Bantam • US-PB • 03/1989 • — • 9780553279825

Murder by the Numbers

St. Martin's Press • US-HC • 03/1993 • $17.95 • 9780312088569

Series: Disaster (8)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

The Titantic Murders

Berkley • US-PB • 04/1999 • — • 9780425168103
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185187

The Hindenburg Murders

Berkley • US-PB • 06/2000 • — • 9780425174098
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185170

The Pearl Harbor Murders

Berkley • US-PB • 05/2001 • — • 9780425179437
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185194

The Lusitania Murders

Berkley • US-PB • 11/2002 • — • 9780425186886
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185163

The London Blitz Murders

Berkley • US-PB • 05/2004 • — • 9780425198056
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185200

The War of the Worlds Murder

Berkley • US-PB • 07/2005 • — • 9780425204016
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185156

Series: Criminal Minds (9)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

Jump Cut

Signet • US-PB • 11/2007 • $6.99 • 9780451223180

Killer Profile

Signet • US-PB • 05/2008 • $6.99 • 9780451223821

Finishing School

Signet • US-PB • 11/2008 • $6.99 • 9780451225474

Series: Quarry (10)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

The Broker
(also published as Quarry)

Berkley • US-PB • 06/1976 • $1.50 • 9780425031353
Perfect Crime Books • US-TP • 11/2010 • $14.95 • 9781935797012

The Broker's Wife
(also published as Quarry's List)

Berkley • US-PB • 08/1976 • $1.50 • 9780425031872
Perfect Crime Books • US-TP • 11/2010 • $13.95 • 9781935797029

The Dealer
(also published as Quarry's Deal)

Berkley • US-PB • 10/1976 • $1.50 • 9780425032596
Perfect Crime Books • US-TP • 11/2010 • $13.95 • 9781935797036

The Slasher
(also published as Quarry's Cut)

Berkley • US-PB • 01/1977 • — • 9780425034996
Perfect Crime Books • US-TP • 11/2010 • $13.95 • 9781935797043

Primary Target
(also published as Quarry's Vote)

Countryman Press • US-HC • 10/1987 • $14.95 • 9780881500981
Perfect Crime Books • US-TP • 11/2010 • $14.95 • 9781935797050

The Last Quarry

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 08/2006 • $6.99 • 9780843955934

The First Quarry

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 09/2008 • $6.99 • 9780843959659

Quarry in the Middle

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 10/2009 • $7.99 • 9780843961249

Quarry's Ex

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 09/2011 • $9.95 • 9780857682864

The Wrong Quarry

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 01/2014 • $9.95 • 9781781162668

Quarry's Choice

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 01/2015 • $9.95 • 9781783290840

Quarry

Hard Case Crime • US-TP • 10/2015 • $9.95 • 9781783298839

Quarry's List

Hard Case Crime • US-TP • 12/2015 • $9.95 • 9781783298853

Quarry's Cut

Hardcase Crime • US-TP • 02/2016 • $9.95 • 9781783298891

Quarry in the Black

Hard Case Crime • US-TP • 10/2016 • $9.95 • 9781783298143

Series: Mike Hammer (11)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

The Goliath Bone

Houghton Mifflin • US-HC • 10/2008 • $23.00 • 9780151014545
Vanguard • US-PB • 08/2010 • $7.99 • 9781593155971

The Big Bang

Houghton Mifflin • US-HC • 05/2010 • $25.00 • 9780151014484
Mariner Books • US-TP • 04/2011 • $13.95 • 9780547521701

Kiss Her Goodbye

Houghton Mifflin • US-HC • 05/2011 • $25.00 • 9780151014606
Mariner Books • US-TP • 06/2012 • $13.95 • 9780547541204

Lady, Go Die!

Titan Books • US-HC • 05/2012 • $25.99 • 9780857684653
Titan Books • US-PB • 08/2013 • $7.99 • 9780857689764

Complex 90

Titan Books • US-HC • 05/2013 • $22.99 • 9780857684660
Titan Books • US-PB • 04/2014 • $7.99 • 9780857689771

King of the Weeds

Titan Books • US-HC • 05/2014 • $22.99 • 9780857684677

Kill Me, Darling

Titan Books • US-HC • 03/2015 • $22.99 • 9781783291380
Titan Books • US-PB • 02/2016 • $7.99 • 9781783291397

King of the Weeds

Titan Books • US-PB • 11/2015 • $7.99 • 9780857689788

Murder Never Knocks

Titan Books • US-HC • 03/2016 • $22.99 • 9781783291342

The Will to Kill

Titan Books • US-HC • 03/2017 • $22.99 • 9781783291427

Series: Mike Hammer Casebook

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

A Long Time Dead

Open Road • US-TP • 09/2016 • $14.99 • 9781504036092

Series: Road to Perdition (12)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

Road to Perdition (13)

Pocket • US-TP • 06/1998 • $14.00 • 9780671009212
Vertigo • US-TP • 11/2011 • $14.99 • 9781401231910

Road to Purgatory

William Morrow • US-HC • 12/2004 • $24.95 • 9780060540272

Road to Paradise

William Morrow • US-HC • 12/2005 • $24.95 • 9780060540289

Series: Joe Reeder and Patti Rogers (14)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

Supreme Justice

Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 07/2014 • $14.95 • 9781612185309

Fate of the Union

Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 11/2015 • $15.95 • 9781503947405

Executive Order

Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 04/2017 • $15.95 • 9781477819432

Series: Caleb York (15)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

The Legend of Caleb York

Kensington • US-HC • 04/2015 • $22.00 • 9781617735943

The Big Showdown

Kensington • US-HC • 04/2016 • $22.00 • 9781617735967

Road to Perdition Graphic Novels

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

Return to Perdition

Vertigo • US-HC • 11/2011 • $19.99 • 9781401223830
Vertigo • US-TP • 11/2012 • $14.99 • 9781401223847

On the Road

Vertigo • US-TP • 11/2011 • $14.99 • 9781401231903

Non-Series

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

Midnight Haul

Countryman Press • US-HC • 12/1986 • $14.95 • 9780881500776
Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 12/2012 • $14.95 • 9781612185286

You Can't Stop Me

Pinnacle • US-PB • 03/2010 • $6.99 • 9780786021345

No One Will Hear You

Pinnacle • US-PB • 03/2011 • $7.99 • 9780786021352

What Doesn't Kill Her

Thomas & Mercer • US-TP • 09/2013 • $14.95 • 9781612185293

A Killing in Comics

Dover Publications • US-TP • 10/2015 • $9.95 • 9780486798707

Non-Series (co-written with, or continued from an unfinished novel by, Mickey Spillane)

Title

Publisher • Format • Date • List Price • ISBN

The Consummata

Hard Case Crime • US-PB • 10/2011 • $9.95 • 9780857682888

Notes

(1) Mallory (no first name) is a mystery writer in Iowa.

(2) Nathan Heller is an ex-cop turned private investigator. The series is set in 1930s Chicago.

(3) Winner of the 1984 Shamus Award for Best P. I. Hardcover.

(4) Winner of the 1992 Shamus Award for Best P. I. Hardcover.

(5) Nolan (no first name) is a thief. The series is set in Iowa.

(6) Maggie Starr is an ex-striptease artist who is running her late husband's newspaper syndicate. Jack Starr is her stepson and vice president of the company.

(7) Eliot Ness is a public safety officer in 1930s Cleveland.

(8) The Disaster mysteries feature a different real-life author in the role of the detective.

(9) The Criminal Minds mysteries are a tie-in to the television show Criminal Minds.

(10) Quarry is a killer for hire.

(11) Mike Hammer is a private investigator in Manhattan. This series of titles was begun as a collaboration between Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, and continues with Collins writing the books from outlines and notes left by Spillane.

(12) The Road to Perdition novels feature the O'Sullivan crime family of Depression-era Chicago.

(13) Visit Cinemystery for more information about the film adaptation of Road to Perdition.

(14) Joe Reeder is an ex-Secret Service agent; Patti Rogers is an FBI Special Agent.

(15) Caleb York is a gunslinger in the wild little town of Trinidad, New Mexico.

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