Shamus Award
2 appearances
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Edition 3 (1984) award
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Edition 11 (1992) award
Max Allan Collins
マックス・アラン・コリンズ
Makkusu Aran Korinzu
Pen Names:
Barbara Allan（Used for coauthored works (often with his wife Barbara Collins)）,
Patrick Culhane（Used as a pen name for some historical-mystery works）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-03-03 （Muscatine, Iowa, United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Screenwriter, Comics writer, Film director
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Memberships
- International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (co-founder)
- Influenced By
- Mickey Spillane, Chester Gould
- Influenced
- Lee Goldberg (co-founder / collaborator)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Iowa
Country:
United States
Studied at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Shamus Award | True Detective | — | Private Eye Writers of America | Winner |
| 1992 | Shamus Award | Stolen Away | — | Private Eye Writers of America | Winner |
Shamus Award
1984
Work:
True Detective
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Shamus Award
1992
Work:
Stolen Away
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
The Anthony Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2005) criticism / non-fiction award
The Nero Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Road to Perdition
1998 Graphic novel / CrimeA graphic novel about a father and son caught in organized crime; adapted into a major film.
FamilyBetrayalRevengeCrime
Adaptations
- [Film] Road to Perdition / Sam Mendes (2002)
Translations
- Japanese translation by Takeshi Matsumoto
True Detective
1983 Hard-boiled / Detective fictionIntroduces private eye Nathan Heller solving crimes in 1930s Chicago, blending fiction with historical events.
Historical crimePrivate investigatorNoir
Translations
- Japanese translation by S. Jindori
Ms. Tree
1980 Comics / DetectiveA comics series featuring a female private investigator as protagonist.
DetectiveVengeanceHard-boiled
Bibliography
- True Detective and numerous other novels, series, and tie-ins
- Road to Perdition series (including sequels Road to Purgatory, Road to Paradise)
Adaptations
- Road to Perdition (film adaptation, 2002)
Translations of Works
- Road to Perdition — Japanese edition (translated by Takeshi Matsumoto)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hard-boiledNoir-tingedPopular-crime storytelling
- Recurring Motifs
- Reinterpretation of historical eventsOrganized crimeFamily and revengeThe underworld of crime
Legacy
A prolific writer across crime fiction, comics, and tie-in novelizations; known for Road to Perdition's film adaptation and completing works of Mickey Spillane, leaving a notable mark on popular culture.
Academic Societies
- International Association of Media Tie-in Writers (co-founder)
In Popular Culture
- Became widely known beyond literary circles through the film adaptation of Road to Perdition.
Trivia
- Co-founded the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers with Lee Goldberg.
- Completed several unfinished works by Mickey Spillane (e.g., The Goliath Bone).
- Has written numerous film novelizations and original tie-in novels for TV series.