Max Allan Collins

Nadie quiere contratar a un veterano de Vietnam. Hacerse asesino a sueldo le pareció una opción tan buena como cualquier otra, sobre todo tras haber «provocado un accidente» al amante de su mujercita

Nadie quiere contratar a un veterano de Vietnam. Hacerse asesino a sueldo le pareció una opción tan buena como cualquier otra, sobre todo tras haber «provocado un accidente» al amante de su mujercita

Contemporary / American English (Available June 2008) Saving Private Ryan one of the greatest war films ever made! Steven Spielberg Academy Award winner for Best Director! Its June 9 1944, three days after D-Day. On the orders of the government, Captain John Miller and his men go to look for Private James Ryan. They must bring him home. But how many will survive the mission?

El nieto de Michael O’Sullivan emprende un camino pedregoso a la perdición desde un campo de prisioneros de Laos hasta la locura del Hollywood de los años setenta. Ajeno a su legado, Michael Satarian

From the New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins and the iconic master of noir Mickey Spillane comes the first book in the Mike Hammer series.In the midst of a Manhattan snowstorm, Hammer halts the violent robbery of a pair of college sweethearts who have stumbled onto a remarkable archaeological find in the Valley of Elah: the perfectly preserved femur ofwhat may have been the biblical giant Goliath. Hammer postpones his marriage to his faithful girlfriend, Velda, to fight a foe deadlier than the mobsters and KGB agents of his pastIslamic terrorists and Israeli extremists bent upon recovering the relic for their own agendas.

Legendary crime writer Mickey Spillanes celebrated tin-star hero Caleb York returns in the explosive Western saga by New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins. This time, the feared New Mexico gunhand unloads his .44 in a brewing storm brutal enough to freeze the blood.A killer blizzard sweeping across the Southwest threatens the livelihoods of everyone in the town of Trinidad. But its two gunshots that fell Sheriff Caleb Yorks unlucky deputy. As sure as the blood pooling in the snow, York knows it was a case of mistaken identity. The bullets were meant for him. Its the first nasty step in a plan rustled up by former Quantrills Raider Luke "Burn Em" Burnham--eliminate the law, corral a team to rob a bank in booming Las Vegas, New Mexico, then lay low. With a treacherous local merchant for cover, and York out of the picture, all theyll have to do is wait for the calm. Then they get wind of one little hitch: not only is York still alive, but hes gunning for justice--and revenge.As the winter weather bears down, the stir-crazy outlaws aim to finish what they started--take down York and disappear into the blinding storm. As a chilling cat-and-mouse begins, York isnt about to let Burnham and his damnable gang get away. Itd be a cold

Legendary crime writer Mickey Spillanes celebrated tin-star hero Caleb York returns in the explosive Western saga by New York Times bestselling author Max Allan Collins. This time, Sheriff York will have to keep his wits about him as he goes toe-to-toe with a powerful cattle baroness who is manipulative, clever, and out for revenge...Inspired by the timeless Westerns of John Wayne and the hardboiled heroes of classic crime fiction, bestselling legends Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins turn up the heat on their tin-star tough guy Caleb York--in a gun-blazing showdown with two women ranchers calling the shots...It starts with an abusive, drunken young scoundrel who resists arrest, holds a barmaid hostage, and gets what he deserves from the blazing .44 of Sheriff Caleb York. The New Mexico lawman doesnt regret taking such deadly action, but the late youths powerful mother, cattle baroness Victoria Drummond, seems bound to feel differently. To Yorks surprise, Victoria takes the news with stoic resignation--all she asks of him is a favor: help her convince Willa Cullen--the love of Calebs life--to sell her the spread that Willas late father had carved out of the wilderness. Willa, every bit as strong-willed as her rival, refuses to give u

Contiene Return To Perdition HC USA La conclusión de una épica saga que sirvió como base para la excepcional película por la que Tom Hanks ganó un Óscar. El nieto de Michael O´Sullivan emprende su propio camino a perdición, desde un campo de prisioneros en Laos hasta el salvaje Hollywood de los años setenta. Sin conocer nada sobre su herencia maldita, Michael Satariano Jr. se verá envuelto en una trama de asesinato y espionaje mientras intenta vengar las muertes de su padre y hermanos.

"FRIEND, YOURE TALKING TO A GUY WITH A PRICE ON HIS HEAD AND THE POLICE AT HIS BACK"Compared to the $40 million the cops think he stole, seventy-five thousand may not sound like much. But its all the money in the world to the struggling Cuban exiles of Miami who rescued Morgan the Raider. So when its snatched by a man the Cubans trusted, Morgan sets out to get it back. A simple favor but as the bodies pile up...dead men and beautiful women.. .the Raider wonders what kind of Latin hell hes gotten himself into, and just who or what is the mysterious Consummata?Begun by mystery master MICKEY SPILLANE in the late 1960s and completed four decades later by his buddy MAX ALLAN COLLINS (Road to Perdition), The Consummata is the long-awaited follow-up to Spillanes bestseller The Delta Factor -- a breathtaking tale of treachery, sensuality, and violence, showcasing two giants of crime fiction at their pulse-pounding, two-fisted best.

Notorious hitman Quarry, star of the Cinemax series, comes out of retirement for one last assignment when a media mogul hires him to assassinate a beautiful younglibrarian? Twists and sexy surprises abound as Quarry delivers justice in his violent but principled fashion.QUARRYS BACK FOR HIS TOUGHEST JOB EVER.The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hitman into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one: Why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a beautiful young librarian dead?And why in hell does he care?On the 30th anniversary of the enigmatic assassins first appearance, bestselling author Max Allan Collins brings him back for a dark and deadly mission where the last quarry may turn out to be Quarry himself.

The novelization of the major motion picture from Universal Pictures about Frank Lucas, drug czar of Harlem. The film stars Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and is directed by Ridley Scott. For decades the Mafia controlled the flow of heroin onto the streets of Harlem. Frank Lucas changed all that. Born in rural North Carolina, he came to New York and rose to power under notorious mobster Bumpy Johnson. When Bumpy died, Frank moved to take over the drug business. Caught in a squeeze play between the Mafia and the street dealers, Frank got creative. Instead of being a tool of the mob, he went straight to the sourceCambodiaand set up his own unique distribution system. Using his brothers as his lieutenants and selling quality heroin in trademark blue plastic bags, Frank Lucas and his Country Boys became the kings of One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Street. Frank had it made. He was rich, successful, and untouchable. . . . . . . until Richie Roberts came along. Roberts, the Eliot Ness of drug enforcement, became a pariah among other detectives in the NYPD when he turned in the million dollars in cash he found in the trunk of a dealers car. His personal life was a messhis wife left him, and his son hardly knew him anymorebut on the job, Roberts was all business, and his business, heading up a Federal Narcotics Squad, was busting big-time dealers. His next target? Frank Lucas. This violent, action-filled chronicle of a uniquely American family.is based on Ridley Scott''s film, itself based on a New York magazine profile, "The Return of Superfly" by Mark Jacobson.