Mickey Spillane is the legendary crime writer who created Mike
Hammer (I, the Jury; Kiss Me Deadly). Before his death at the age
of 88 in 2006, Spillane chose long-time friend Max Allan Collins to
complete his unfinished works and act as his literary executor.
Max Allan Collins, Shamus-Award winner and 2017 Mystery Writers of
America Grand Master Edgar Award-winner, is the New York Times
bestselling author of fiction, nonfiction and graphic novels,
including Road to Perdition, which was adapted into the
Oscar-winning film starring Paul Newman and Tom Hanks. He is the
author of many popular mysteries, including Quarry, which was
adapted into a Cinemax original crime drama series. He and his wife
also coauthor the acclaimedTrash 'n' Treasures cozy mystery series
under the name Barbara Allan. In addition to writing, Collins is a
filmmaker and createdthe documentary Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane.
He lives in Iowa and can be found online at MaxAllanCollins.com.
Praise for the Caleb York Westerns "A straight-ahead, story-driven
Western about captives held by bad men in a ghost town called Hell
Junction. It is a straight-shooting, two-fisted Western that will
satisfy fans of the genre while paying homage to the Spillane
legacy."
--True West on Last Stage to Hell Junction "Max Allan Collins is
the closest thing we have to a 21st Century Mickey Spillane."
--This Week "Collins does a fine job of creating a realistic
environment and some pretty darned interesting characters."
--Booklist on The Bloody Spur "Well-crafted ...great fun."
--Publishers Weekly on The Bloody Spur "The authors have created a
protagonist larger than life--he usually comes through each
conflict without a scratch--who delivers all the cheeky dialogue
and comebacks...This book will not disappoint."
--Library Journal on The Legend of Caleb York "Using characters
created by Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins pays tribute to the
mythic West and casts an informed eye on the end of an era in The
Bloody Spur."
--True West "There are plenty of twists and turns here, as York
takes advantage of a break here, some luck there and an unexpected
ally who may well figure in potential future installments. In the
meantime, those delving into this fine work quickly find that there
is no good place to stop reading short of the last page. What
higher praise is there for a book than that?"
--Bookreporter on Last Stage to Hell Junction "As always, Collins'
prose is just as smooth and fast-flowing as can be, and his
characters are interesting, including the villains...If you're
looking for good, solid traditional Westerns with a hardboiled
edge, I highly recommend Last Stage to Hell Junction and the other
Caleb York novels."
--James Reasoner, Rough Edges blog
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