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Dark Angel: Before the Dawn
Max Allan Collins has earned an unprecedented ten Private Eye Writers of amerika 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 B
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Dark Angel: After the Dark: A Novel
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
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Max Allan Collins
American mystery writer
Max Allan Collins | |
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Max Allan Collins early in his career (1982) | |
| Born | (1948-03-03) March 3, 1948 (age 76) 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 |
| 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 novels. His work has been published in several formats and his Road to Perdition series was the basis for a film of the same name.[citation needed] He wrote the Dick Tracy newspaper strip for many years and has produced numerous novels featuring the character as well.[citation needed]
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