Collin Wilcox

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Collin Wilcox


Born
in Detroit, MI, The United States
September 21, 1924

Died
July 12, 1996

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Aka Carter Wick

Collin Wilcox was an American mystery writer.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, his first book was The Black Door (1967), featuring a sleuth possessing extrasensory perception. His major series of novels was about Lieutenant Frank Hastings of the San Francisco Police Department. Titles in the Hastings series included Hire a Hangman, Dead Aim, Hiding Place, Long Way Down and Stalking Horse. Two of his last books, Full Circle and Find Her a Grave, featured a new hero-sleuth, Alan Bernhardt, an eccentric theater director. Wilcox also published under the pseudonym "Carter Wick".

Wilcox's most famous series-detective was the television character Sam McCloud, a New Mexico deputy solving New York crime. The "urban cowboy" was played by Denni
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Average rating: 3.65 · 561 ratings · 77 reviews · 57 distinct works
The Lonely Hunter (Lt. Hast...

3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1969 — 15 editions
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Hiding Place (Lt. Hastings,...

3.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1973 — 15 editions
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Bernhardt's Edge (Alan Bern...

3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions
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Aftershock (Lt. Hastings, #6)

3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1975 — 12 editions
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A Death Before Dying (Lt. H...

3.33 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1990 — 13 editions
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Doctor, Lawyer... (Lt. Hast...

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3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1975 — 20 editions
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The Pariah (Lt. Hastings, #15)

3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions
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Long Way Down (Lt. Hastings...

3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1974 — 15 editions
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The Disappearance (Lt. Hast...

3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1970 — 15 editions
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Mankiller (Lt. Hastings, #11)

3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1980 — 14 editions
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Dead Aim Hiding Place Long Way Down Aftershock
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3.65 avg rating — 468 ratings

Bernhardt's Edge Silent Witness Except for the Bones Find Her a Grave Full Circle
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3.66 avg rating — 65 ratings

The Black Door The Third Figure
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3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings

McCloud The New Mexico Connection
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2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings