Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins | |
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Max Allan Collins early in his career (1982) | |
| Born | March 3, 1948 Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Pen name | Barbara Allan, Patrick Culhane |
| Genre | Mystery in the following media: novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, short stories, and historical fiction. |
| Notable works | Road to Perdition, Ms. Tree, Quarry series, Nolan series, Nathan Heller series |
| Notable awards | Inkpot Award 1982 Shamus Award 1984 and 1992 |
| Spouse | Barbara Collins |
| Children | 1 |
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Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic literature, screenplays and comics. His best known work includes the Ms. Tree and Road to Perdition comics (the latter being the basis for an acclaimed film of the same name), and his long-running literary series characters such as steely hitman Quarry, hardened thief Nolan, and antiheroic private investigator Nate Heller. He wrote the Dick Tracy newspaper strip for many years and has produced numerous novels featuring the character as well.
In 2017, the Mystery Writers of America named Collins a Grand Master. He is a three-time winner of the Private Eye Writers of America “Shamus”, received the organization’s Eye award for Life Achievement in 2006 and its Hammer award for making a major contribution to the private eye genre with the Nathan Heller saga in 2012.