Max Allan Collins

Max Allan Collins has written at least 180 books. Their most popular book is How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America with 16 saves with an average rating of 4.33⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fiction, Mystery, and Adventure.

Details	Rating	Readers Count
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America Lee Child Laurie R. King Meg Gardiner Rachel Howzell Hall Alex Segura Charlaine Harris Jacqueline Winspear Tess Gerritsen Gayle Lynds Susan Vaught Chris Grabenstein Kelley Armstrong Dale Berry Gary Phillips Art Taylor Lyndsay Faye Jeffery Deaver Deborah Crombie Frankie Y. Bailey Allison Brennan T. Jefferson Parker Craig Johnson Greg Herren William Kent Krueger Catriona McPherson Charles Todd Max Allan Collins Liliana Hart Louise Penny	4.33	8 reads
Supreme Justice Max Allan Collins	3.2	10 reads
Quarry Max Allan Collins	3	3 reads
On the Road to Perdition — Oasis, Sanctuary, and Detour — Max Allan Collins	3.5	6 reads
The Mummy Max Allan Collins	4	4 reads
True Detective Max Allan Collins	5	2 reads
Two for the Money Max Allan Collins	4	2 reads
The first quarry Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
The Titanic Murders Max Allan Collins	4	2 reads
Fate of the Union Fate of the Union Max Allan Collins Matthew V. Clemens	3.33	4 reads
The X-Files Max Allan Collins	2.75	2 reads
Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago Max Allan Collins A. Brad Schwartz	4.5	2 reads
Girl Most Likely Max Allan Collins	3.5	2 reads
The War of the worlds murder Max Allan Collins	3.5	2 reads
Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores Loren D. Estleman Ken Bruen Max Allan Collins John Connolly Anne Perry Jeffery Deaver C.J. Box Laura Lippman Reed Farrel Coleman Nelson DeMille Thomas H. Cook	3	1 read
The London Blitz Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Quarry in the middle Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Quarry's List Max Allan Collins	3.5	2 reads
The Pearl Harbor Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
The Lusitania Murders The Lusitania Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Deadly beloved Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Waterworld Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side Steve Brewer Dana Cameron Toni L.P. Kelner Elaine Viets Barbara D'Amato Martin Meyers Jack Fredrickson Carolyn G. Hart Max Allan Collins Mickey Spillane Parnell Hall William Kent Krueger Margaret Maron Brendan DuBois Harley Jane Kozak S.W. Hubbard Jeff Somers Lou Kemp Terrie Farley Moran Mike Wiecek	3.5	2 reads
CSI Max Allan Collins	3.67	3 reads
The Hindenburg Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Executive Order Executive Order Max Allan Collins	3	2 reads
Batman: Second Chances Max Allan Collins Jim Starlin Jo Duffy	3	1 read
Seduction of the Innocent Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Quarry's War Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
CSI Miami CSI Miami: Heat Wave Max Allan Collins	3	2 reads
The Further Adventures of Batman	0	0 reads
Dig Two Graves Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	5	1 read
Road to Perdition Max Allan Collins Richard Piers Rayner	4	2 reads
Girl Can't Help It Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
The Silent Invasion, Red Shadows Larry Hancock	1.5	2 reads
The Last Quarry The Last Quarry Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Road to Perdition: The New, Expanded Novel Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
Hardboiled Horror Hardboiled Horror Jonathan Maberry Heather Graham Kevin J. Anderson Rachel Caine Scott Sigler Seanan McGuire Alethea Kontis Josh Malerman Chris Ryall Jim Beard Jon McGoran Jacopo della Quercia Dana Fredsti John Gilstrap Nancy Holder Max Allan Collins Matthew V. Clemens	0	0 reads
Mike Hammer: King of the Weeds: A Mike Hammer Novel Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting America's Deadliest Unidentified Serial Killer at the Dawn of Modern Criminology Max Allan Collins A. Brad Schwartz	0	0 reads
The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 1 The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 1: 1931-1933 Chester Gould	3	1 read
Lady, Go Die! Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
True Crime True Crime Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Ms. Tree, Vol. 1: One Mean Mother Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Goliath Bone Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
You Can't Stop Me Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Quarry's Ex Quarry's Ex Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Heller - The Big Bundle Heller - The Big Bundle Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Bones: Buried Deep Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
In Pursuit of Spenser	5	1 read
Tales of the Batman	0	1 read
First Cases, Volume 1	0	0 reads
Crafty Cat Crimes	0	0 reads
Cat Crimes III	0	0 reads
At the Scene of the Crime	0	0 reads
Mob Magic Various	0	0 reads
Celebrity Vampires Various	2	0 reads
The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 2 The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 2: Featuring the Penguin	0	0 reads
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year	0	0 reads
By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year	0	1 read
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero	4	1 read
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles	0	0 reads
Dante's Disciples James Dorr	0	0 reads
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats: Paranormal Crime Stories That Just Might Kill You	0	1 read
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror	5	1 read
Johnny Dynamite Johnny Dynamite: Explosive Pre-Code Crime Comics - The Complete Adventures of Pete Morisi's Wild Man of Chicago	0	0 reads
The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 2 The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 2: 1933-1935 Chester Gould	3	1 read
Too Many Tomcats and Other Feline Tales of Suspense Barbara Collins	0	0 reads
The EC Archives: Crime SuspenStories, Vol. 1	0	0 reads
The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume 3 The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume 3: The Girl Hunters / The Snake / The Twisted Thing Mickey Spillane	0	0 reads
The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume I Mickey Spillane	0	0 reads
Batman: Child of Dreams Kia Asamiya Max Allan Collins (Translator)	5	1 read
Skin Game Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
The Pink Panther Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Criminal minds Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
What doesn't kill her Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Florida getaway Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
Flying Blind Flying Blind Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
U-571 Max Allan Collins Gianni Montanari (Translator) Matteo Montanari (Translator)	0	0 reads
Strip for Murder Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Majic Man Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
A Killing in Comics Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Dark Angel Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Road to purgatory Max Allan Collins	4.5	1 read
Scarface and the Untouchable Max Allan Collins A. Brad Schwartz	3	1 read
Complex 90 Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Body of Evidence Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Vampire Detectives William F. Nolan Tanya Huff Kathe Koja Barry N. Malzberg Peter Crowther J.N. Williamson Douglas Borton Max Allan Collins Gary Alan Ruse James Kisner Edward D. Hoch William Sanders John Maclay Jack Ketchum P.N. Elrod John Lutz Barbara Paul Wayne Allen Sallee Richard Laymon Nancy Holder	0	0 reads
Kill Me If You Can Max Allan Collins Mickey Spillane	4	1 read
The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics Alan Moore Alex Raymond Bernard Krigstein Terry Beatty Johnny Craig Jack Cole Joe Simon Jack Kirby Jordi Bernet Ed McBain Max Allan Collins Lloyd Thatcher Enrique Sánchez Abulí Dominique Grange Gianluigi Gonano Gianni De Luca Colin McLoughlin Dennis Mcloughlin Carlos Sampayo José Muñoz Will Eisner Bill Everett Paul Grist Fred Guardineer Harry Sahle Ed Robbins Warren Pleece Oscar Zárate Neil Gaiman Alex Toth Dashiell Hammett Mickey Spillane Lesley Charteris Raymond Chandler Charles Burns Jacques Tardi	0	1 read
The Mummy Returns The Mummy Returns Max Allan Collins Stephen Sommers	0	0 reads
Bones Max Allan Collins Kathy Reichs	0	0 reads
Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads Hank Wagner David Hewson David Morrell Lee Child William Bernhardt Andrew Klavan A.J. Hartley David Liss Gary Braver Rick Wilber Katherine Neville Francine Mathews Douglas Preston D.P. Lyle Sarah Langan Michael Palmer Carole Nelson Douglas Tom Grace Laura Benedict H. Terrell Griffin Christine Kling Jim Fusilli Lisa Black W. Craig Reed James A. Moore Janet Berliner Justin Scott Katherine Ramsland Melodie Johnson Howe R. L. Stine Kathleen Sharp Mark T. Sullivan Joe R. Lansdale Allison Brennan Gayle Lynds Thomas F. Monteleone M.J. Rose Lincoln Child Rob Palmer David Baldacci Max Allan Collins Scott Nicholson Ward Larsen James Rollins Matt Lynn Raymond Benson Robert S. Levinson Jeffery Deaver James Grady Milton C. Toby Duane Swierczynski Denise Hamilton W.D. Gagliani Sandra Brown Josh Conviser Terry H. Watkins F. Paul Wilson John Lescroart Steve Berry Lee Goldberg P.J. Parrish Mark Terry Zoë Sharp James O. Born Grant Blackwood Daniel Kalla CJ Lyons Tess Gerritsen J.A. Konrath J.D. Rhoades Bev Vincent Blake Crouch Robert Liparulo Chris Kuzneski Barry Eisler Chris Mooney J.T. Ellison Lee Thomas M. Diane Vogt Jon Land Mary SanGiovanni Christopher Rice Deborah LeBlanc Rhodi Hawk Hank Phillippi Ryan Marcus Sakey	1	1 read
Mommy Mommy Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Stalkers Stalkers Ed Gorman Martin H. Greenberg Trish Janeshutz Joe R. Lansdale Rick Hautala Rex Miller Al Sarrantonio John Maclay Charles de Lint Max Allan Collins Edward D. Hoch Barry N. Malzberg Richard Laymon Dean Koontz James Kisner John Coyne J.N. Williamson F. Paul Wilson Michael Seidman Robert McCammon Dan Lowry	2	1 read
Quarry's Blood Max Allan Collins	5	1 read
Killing Town Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Murder, My Love Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Mike Hammer: Masquerade for Murder Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
The Will to Kill Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read

Details	Rating	Readers Count
How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America Lee Child Laurie R. King Meg Gardiner Rachel Howzell Hall Alex Segura Charlaine Harris Jacqueline Winspear Tess Gerritsen Gayle Lynds Susan Vaught Chris Grabenstein Kelley Armstrong Dale Berry Gary Phillips Art Taylor Lyndsay Faye Jeffery Deaver Deborah Crombie Frankie Y. Bailey Allison Brennan T. Jefferson Parker Craig Johnson Greg Herren William Kent Krueger Catriona McPherson Charles Todd Max Allan Collins Liliana Hart Louise Penny	4.33	8 reads
Supreme Justice Max Allan Collins	3.2	10 reads
Quarry Max Allan Collins	3	3 reads
On the Road to Perdition — Oasis, Sanctuary, and Detour — Max Allan Collins	3.5	6 reads
The Mummy Max Allan Collins	4	4 reads
True Detective Max Allan Collins	5	2 reads
Two for the Money Max Allan Collins	4	2 reads
The first quarry Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
The Titanic Murders Max Allan Collins	4	2 reads
Fate of the Union Fate of the Union Max Allan Collins Matthew V. Clemens	3.33	4 reads
The X-Files Max Allan Collins	2.75	2 reads
Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago Max Allan Collins A. Brad Schwartz	4.5	2 reads
Girl Most Likely Max Allan Collins	3.5	2 reads
The War of the worlds murder Max Allan Collins	3.5	2 reads
Bibliomysteries: Stories of Crime in the World of Books and Bookstores Loren D. Estleman Ken Bruen Max Allan Collins John Connolly Anne Perry Jeffery Deaver C.J. Box Laura Lippman Reed Farrel Coleman Nelson DeMille Thomas H. Cook	3	1 read
The London Blitz Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Quarry in the middle Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Quarry's List Max Allan Collins	3.5	2 reads
The Pearl Harbor Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
The Lusitania Murders The Lusitania Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Deadly beloved Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Waterworld Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Crimes by Moonlight: Mysteries from the Dark Side Steve Brewer Dana Cameron Toni L.P. Kelner Elaine Viets Barbara D'Amato Martin Meyers Jack Fredrickson Carolyn G. Hart Max Allan Collins Mickey Spillane Parnell Hall William Kent Krueger Margaret Maron Brendan DuBois Harley Jane Kozak S.W. Hubbard Jeff Somers Lou Kemp Terrie Farley Moran Mike Wiecek	3.5	2 reads
CSI Max Allan Collins	3.67	3 reads
The Hindenburg Murders Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Executive Order Executive Order Max Allan Collins	3	2 reads
Batman: Second Chances Max Allan Collins Jim Starlin Jo Duffy	3	1 read
Seduction of the Innocent Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Quarry's War Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
CSI Miami CSI Miami: Heat Wave Max Allan Collins	3	2 reads
The Further Adventures of Batman	0	0 reads
Dig Two Graves Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	5	1 read
Road to Perdition Max Allan Collins Richard Piers Rayner	4	2 reads
Girl Can't Help It Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
The Silent Invasion, Red Shadows Larry Hancock	1.5	2 reads
The Last Quarry The Last Quarry Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Road to Perdition: The New, Expanded Novel Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
Hardboiled Horror Hardboiled Horror Jonathan Maberry Heather Graham Kevin J. Anderson Rachel Caine Scott Sigler Seanan McGuire Alethea Kontis Josh Malerman Chris Ryall Jim Beard Jon McGoran Jacopo della Quercia Dana Fredsti John Gilstrap Nancy Holder Max Allan Collins Matthew V. Clemens	0	0 reads
Mike Hammer: King of the Weeds: A Mike Hammer Novel Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting America's Deadliest Unidentified Serial Killer at the Dawn of Modern Criminology Max Allan Collins A. Brad Schwartz	0	0 reads
The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 1 The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 1: 1931-1933 Chester Gould	3	1 read
Lady, Go Die! Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
True Crime True Crime Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Ms. Tree, Vol. 1: One Mean Mother Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Goliath Bone Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
You Can't Stop Me Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Quarry's Ex Quarry's Ex Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Heller - The Big Bundle Heller - The Big Bundle Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Bones: Buried Deep Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
In Pursuit of Spenser	5	1 read
Tales of the Batman	0	1 read
First Cases, Volume 1	0	0 reads
Crafty Cat Crimes	0	0 reads
Cat Crimes III	0	0 reads
At the Scene of the Crime	0	0 reads
Mob Magic Various	0	0 reads
Celebrity Vampires Various	2	0 reads
The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 2 The Further Adventures of Batman Volume 2: Featuring the Penguin	0	0 reads
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year	0	0 reads
By Hook or By Crook and 30 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year	0	1 read
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero	4	1 read
Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles	0	0 reads
Dante's Disciples James Dorr	0	0 reads
Ghouls, Ghosts, and Ninja Rats: Paranormal Crime Stories That Just Might Kill You	0	1 read
Pop the Clutch: Thrilling Tales of Rockabilly, Monsters, and Hot Rod Horror	5	1 read
Johnny Dynamite Johnny Dynamite: Explosive Pre-Code Crime Comics - The Complete Adventures of Pete Morisi's Wild Man of Chicago	0	0 reads
The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 2 The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 2: 1933-1935 Chester Gould	3	1 read
Too Many Tomcats and Other Feline Tales of Suspense Barbara Collins	0	0 reads
The EC Archives: Crime SuspenStories, Vol. 1	0	0 reads
The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume 3 The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume 3: The Girl Hunters / The Snake / The Twisted Thing Mickey Spillane	0	0 reads
The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume I Mickey Spillane	0	0 reads
Batman: Child of Dreams Kia Asamiya Max Allan Collins (Translator)	5	1 read
Skin Game Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
The Pink Panther Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Criminal minds Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
What doesn't kill her Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Florida getaway Max Allan Collins	3	1 read
Flying Blind Flying Blind Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
U-571 Max Allan Collins Gianni Montanari (Translator) Matteo Montanari (Translator)	0	0 reads
Strip for Murder Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Majic Man Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
A Killing in Comics Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Dark Angel Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Road to purgatory Max Allan Collins	4.5	1 read
Scarface and the Untouchable Max Allan Collins A. Brad Schwartz	3	1 read
Complex 90 Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Body of Evidence Max Allan Collins	4	1 read
Vampire Detectives William F. Nolan Tanya Huff Kathe Koja Barry N. Malzberg Peter Crowther J.N. Williamson Douglas Borton Max Allan Collins Gary Alan Ruse James Kisner Edward D. Hoch William Sanders John Maclay Jack Ketchum P.N. Elrod John Lutz Barbara Paul Wayne Allen Sallee Richard Laymon Nancy Holder	0	0 reads
Kill Me If You Can Max Allan Collins Mickey Spillane	4	1 read
The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics Alan Moore Alex Raymond Bernard Krigstein Terry Beatty Johnny Craig Jack Cole Joe Simon Jack Kirby Jordi Bernet Ed McBain Max Allan Collins Lloyd Thatcher Enrique Sánchez Abulí Dominique Grange Gianluigi Gonano Gianni De Luca Colin McLoughlin Dennis Mcloughlin Carlos Sampayo José Muñoz Will Eisner Bill Everett Paul Grist Fred Guardineer Harry Sahle Ed Robbins Warren Pleece Oscar Zárate Neil Gaiman Alex Toth Dashiell Hammett Mickey Spillane Lesley Charteris Raymond Chandler Charles Burns Jacques Tardi	0	1 read
The Mummy Returns The Mummy Returns Max Allan Collins Stephen Sommers	0	0 reads
Bones Max Allan Collins Kathy Reichs	0	0 reads
Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads Hank Wagner David Hewson David Morrell Lee Child William Bernhardt Andrew Klavan A.J. Hartley David Liss Gary Braver Rick Wilber Katherine Neville Francine Mathews Douglas Preston D.P. Lyle Sarah Langan Michael Palmer Carole Nelson Douglas Tom Grace Laura Benedict H. Terrell Griffin Christine Kling Jim Fusilli Lisa Black W. Craig Reed James A. Moore Janet Berliner Justin Scott Katherine Ramsland Melodie Johnson Howe R. L. Stine Kathleen Sharp Mark T. Sullivan Joe R. Lansdale Allison Brennan Gayle Lynds Thomas F. Monteleone M.J. Rose Lincoln Child Rob Palmer David Baldacci Max Allan Collins Scott Nicholson Ward Larsen James Rollins Matt Lynn Raymond Benson Robert S. Levinson Jeffery Deaver James Grady Milton C. Toby Duane Swierczynski Denise Hamilton W.D. Gagliani Sandra Brown Josh Conviser Terry H. Watkins F. Paul Wilson John Lescroart Steve Berry Lee Goldberg P.J. Parrish Mark Terry Zoë Sharp James O. Born Grant Blackwood Daniel Kalla CJ Lyons Tess Gerritsen J.A. Konrath J.D. Rhoades Bev Vincent Blake Crouch Robert Liparulo Chris Kuzneski Barry Eisler Chris Mooney J.T. Ellison Lee Thomas M. Diane Vogt Jon Land Mary SanGiovanni Christopher Rice Deborah LeBlanc Rhodi Hawk Hank Phillippi Ryan Marcus Sakey	1	1 read
Mommy Mommy Max Allan Collins	0	0 reads
Stalkers Stalkers Ed Gorman Martin H. Greenberg Trish Janeshutz Joe R. Lansdale Rick Hautala Rex Miller Al Sarrantonio John Maclay Charles de Lint Max Allan Collins Edward D. Hoch Barry N. Malzberg Richard Laymon Dean Koontz James Kisner John Coyne J.N. Williamson F. Paul Wilson Michael Seidman Robert McCammon Dan Lowry	2	1 read
Quarry's Blood Max Allan Collins	5	1 read
Killing Town Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Murder, My Love Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
Mike Hammer: Masquerade for Murder Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read
The Will to Kill Mickey Spillane Max Allan Collins	0	1 read

Max Allan Collins

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