Max Allan Collins

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Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.

He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.

Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black

Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
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I Just Completed PREY FOR THE MALTESE FALCON – What Now?

I have completed Prey for the Maltese Falcon, but I really should say “completed,” because – although the final draft has been completed, a big part of the process remains and will take me from a few days to a few weeks.

I also probably should have said “final draft,” too. The idea of multiple drafts of a novel (or a short story or a screenplay) went out the window for me, and maybe most profession

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“Evelyn: Look, I... I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am.
Rick: And what is that?
Evelyn: I... am a librarian.

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“Everyone needs help. That's the human condition.”
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“Evelyn: [drunk] You're wondering, 'What is a place like me doing in a girl like this?'
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