189:"The break in private eye novels started with Michael Collins. At the end of the 1960s, he gave the form something new, a human touch needed for years. His novels are much more than entertainment. There is a philosophy behind the detective, and in each book we take a look at a special section of American society."
232:, in 1970. Both novels are about mercenaries in a future where they are despised and reviled by most people. When suddenly the society is attacked by a very dangerous enemy, they are called upon to fight and die to protect the same people who were treating them so badly not long before.
365:
In the late 1980s and into the 1990s, Lynds's work took another turn. He began lacing his detective novels with short stories, biographies, and symbolic vignettes, a literary technique that recent mystery writers have copied and expanded. Critic
Richard C. Carpenter discussed it in
197:... inspired the by-now monotonous chant by critics about each new hard-boiled author being 'the best since Hammett,' 'the new Chandler,' and 'the heir to Ross Macdonald.' Fortune enjoys a senior status among modern private eyes", predating
262:
Under this same name, he also wrote five novels featuring private eye Kane
Jackson, a former military policeman who has become an industrial security specialist after leaving the military. The first Jackson novel,
353:
182:
313:
listed his books annually as among the nation’s top mysteries. One year, two appeared on the same list, each written under a different pseudonym. He also penned
79:(MWA), the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Private Eye Writers of America and the Marlowe Lifetime Achievement Award from MWA, Southern California Chapter.
283:
Prolific, explaining that he had more ideas than he knew what to do with, in addition to his
Collins name, he created additional series under the pseudonyms
718:
107:. He studied chemistry (Bachelor's degree in 1949) and journalism (Master's degree in 1951). After working as a magazine editor in New York, he moved to
341:
As he was writing detective novels, he also published literary books and some 100 literary short stories. Five of the stories were honored in
374:"Powerful and memorable, indicate that Collins has embarked on a new course after some 60 books. Truly he is a writer to be reckoned with."
748:
758:
314:
147:"Many critics believe Dan Fortune to be the culmination of a maturing process that transformed the private eye from the naturalistic
743:
295:. For a few years, he published under three of these pseudonyms at the same time at three different publishing houses —
708:
753:
738:
357:
many times. Twice he was the guest of honor at literary festivals in France honoring the
American detective novel.
31:
723:
139:, which earned a 1968 Edgar Award, for Best First Novel. As Collins, Lynds is largely credited with bringing the
733:
728:
17:
713:
348:
343:
76:
254:
210:
320:
181:"After naming Lynds the Best Suspense writer of the 1970s", Baker and Nietzel continue, the
703:
698:
8:
596:
580:
88:
193:
Baker and
Nietzel point out a popular phenomenon that began with Collins's first book: "
309:
259:
132:
100:
202:
160:
152:
140:
53:
646:
206:
198:
168:
156:
593:
Slot-Machine Kelly: The
Collected Private-Eye Cases of the "One-Armed Bandit,"
692:
330:
317:
304:
218:
92:
300:
104:
96:
272:
268:
112:
72:
64:
91:, the only child of actors who were touring at the time. He grew up in
564:
325:
164:
108:
271:
short story "Success of a
Mission," which was a finalist for the 1968
296:
214:
148:
41:
267:, appeared in 1968. As Arden, Lynds also wrote the highly regarded
124:
68:
49:
224:
As
Michael Collins, he also wrote two science fiction novels,
683:
647:
Mainstream novels and short story collections by Dennis Lynds
60:
383:
351:. His mystery and detective short stories have appeared in
402:
111:
in 1965 to write full-time. Married to thriller author
48:(January 15, 1924 – August 19, 2005), an American
523:
565:
Detective short story collections by
Michael Collins
329:
from 1964 to 1967 under the Shadow's author by-line
603:
690:
171:) to the sociological Fortune (Michael Collins)"
248:Lynds wrote fourteen novels under the pen name
131:stories constitute one of the longest-running
354:Best Crime & Mystery Stories of the Year
30:For other people named Michael Collins, see
719:American military personnel of World War II
368:Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers
115:, he lived in California until his death.
59:Over four decades Lynds published some 80
384:Science Fiction novels by Michael Collins
378:
185:of West Germany praised him as follows:
135:series written, beginning in 1967 with
14:
691:
403:Dan Fortune novels by Michael Collins
118:
524:Kane Jackson novels by William Arden
347:. He was twice short-listed for the
123:Written under the "Michael Collins"
587:Spies and Thieves, Cops and Killers
511:Crime, Punishment, and Resurrection
278:
235:
71:themes. He was a recipient of the
27:American mystery writer (1924–2005)
24:
749:20th-century American male writers
571:Crime, Punishment And Resurrection
252:for the juvenile detective series
177:(Robert Baker and Michael Nietzel)
25:
770:
759:20th-century pseudonymous writers
677:
673:, novella and short stories, 1995
32:Michael Collins (disambiguation)
744:20th-century American novelists
604:Paul Shaw novels by Mark Sadler
242:The Mystery of the Moaning Cave
336:
13:
1:
360:
82:
183:Crime Literature Association
95:and fought in Europe during
7:
349:Drue Heinz Literature Prize
344:Best American Short Stories
175:- Private Eyes: 101 Knights
10:
775:
258:, which was originated by
77:Mystery Writers of America
29:
665:Why Girls Ride Sidesaddle
228:in 1969, and its sequel,
709:American mystery writers
275:for best short fiction.
244:and ending in 1989 with
163:) and the psychological
754:Novelists from Missouri
739:American male novelists
255:The Three Investigators
240:Beginning in 1968 with
155:) through the romantic
143:into the modern age:
724:Writers from St. Louis
321:mass-market paperbacks
67:, in both mystery and
667:, short stories, 1980
548:Die to a Distant Drum
379:Selected bibliography
217:, Michael Lewin, and
734:Shamus Award winners
729:Pulp fiction writers
671:Talking To The World
597:Crippen & Landru
581:Crippen & Landru
499:The Irishman's Horse
396:The Planets of Death
230:The Planets of Death
52:who primarily wrote
714:Edgar Award winners
517:The Cadillac Cowboy
451:The Blood-Red Dream
89:St. Louis, Missouri
552:Murder Underground
542:The Goliath Scheme
421:Night Of The Toads
310:The New York Times
307:. For many years,
260:Robert Arthur, Jr.
119:As Michael Collins
87:Lynds was born in
40:is the best-known
439:The Silent Scream
433:Shadow Of A Tiger
427:Walk A Black Wind
415:The Brass Rainbow
133:private detective
16:(Redirected from
766:
640:Deadly Innocents
536:Deal in Violence
505:Cassandra In Red
457:The Nightrunners
279:Other pseudonyms
236:As William Arden
161:Raymond Chandler
153:Dashiell Hammett
21:
774:
773:
769:
768:
767:
765:
764:
763:
689:
688:
684:DennisLynds.com
680:
659:Uptown Downtown
649:
610:The Falling Man
606:
577:Fortune’s World
567:
526:
475:Minnesota Strip
405:
386:
381:
363:
339:
281:
238:
141:detective novel
121:
85:
54:mystery fiction
38:Michael Collins
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
772:
762:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
687:
686:
679:
678:External links
676:
675:
674:
668:
662:
656:
653:Combat Soldier
648:
645:
644:
643:
637:
634:Touch of Death
631:
628:Circle of Fire
625:
619:
613:
605:
602:
601:
600:
590:
584:
574:
566:
563:
562:
561:
555:
545:
539:
533:
525:
522:
521:
520:
514:
508:
502:
496:
493:Chasing Eights
490:
484:
478:
472:
466:
460:
454:
448:
442:
436:
430:
424:
418:
412:
404:
401:
400:
399:
393:
385:
382:
380:
377:
376:
375:
362:
359:
338:
335:
280:
277:
237:
234:
207:Elmore Leonard
199:Lawrence Block
191:
190:
179:
178:
172:
169:Ross Macdonald
120:
117:
84:
81:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
771:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
696:
694:
685:
682:
681:
672:
669:
666:
663:
661:, novel, 1963
660:
657:
655:, novel, 1962
654:
651:
650:
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
607:
598:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
578:
575:
572:
569:
568:
559:
558:Deadly Legacy
556:
553:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
527:
518:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
410:
407:
406:
397:
394:
391:
388:
387:
373:
372:
371:
369:
358:
356:
355:
350:
346:
345:
334:
332:
331:Maxwell Grant
328:
327:
322:
319:
318:Belmont Books
316:
312:
311:
306:
305:Bobbs-Merrill
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
276:
274:
270:
266:
261:
257:
256:
251:
250:William Arden
247:
243:
233:
231:
227:
222:
220:
219:Bill Pronzini
216:
212:
211:Joseph Hansen
208:
204:
203:Robert Parker
200:
196:
188:
187:
186:
184:
176:
173:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
145:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
116:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
93:New York City
90:
80:
78:
74:
70:
66:
65:short stories
62:
57:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
33:
19:
18:William Arden
670:
664:
658:
652:
639:
633:
627:
622:Mirror Image
621:
615:
609:
592:
586:
576:
570:
557:
551:
550:, 1972 (aka
547:
541:
535:
530:A Dark Power
529:
516:
510:
504:
498:
492:
486:
480:
474:
468:
462:
456:
450:
444:
438:
432:
426:
420:
414:
408:
395:
389:
367:
364:
352:
342:
340:
324:
308:
301:Random House
292:
288:
284:
282:
265:A Dark Power
264:
253:
249:
245:
241:
239:
229:
225:
223:
194:
192:
180:
174:
136:
128:
122:
105:Purple Heart
99:, earning a
97:World War II
86:
58:
46:Dennis Lynds
45:
37:
36:
704:2005 deaths
699:1924 births
616:Here To Die
463:The Slasher
409:Act Of Fear
337:Other works
293:Carl Dekker
285:Mark Sadler
273:Edgar Award
246:Hot Wheels,
195:Act of Fear
137:Act of Fear
129:Dan Fortune
113:Gayle Lynds
101:Bronze Star
73:Edgar Award
693:Categories
445:Blue Death
361:New styles
326:The Shadow
289:John Crowe
109:California
83:Early life
390:Lukan War
297:Dodd Mead
269:espionage
226:Lukan War
215:Joe Gores
75:from the
42:pseudonym
487:Castrato
481:Red Rosa
125:pen name
69:literary
63:and 200
157:Marlowe
642:, 1986
636:, 1981
630:, 1973
624:, 1972
618:, 1971
612:, 1970
599:, 2005
589:, 2002
583:, 2000
573:, 1992
560:, 1973
544:. 1970
538:, 1969
532:, 1968
519:, 1995
513:, 1992
507:, 1992
501:, 1991
495:, 1990
489:, 1989
483:, 1988
477:, 1987
471:, 1983
465:, 1980
459:, 1978
453:, 1976
447:, 1975
441:, 1973
435:, 1972
429:, 1971
423:, 1970
417:, 1969
411:, 1967
398:, 1970
392:, 1969
303:, and
291:, and
165:Archer
127:, his
103:and a
61:novels
50:author
469:Freak
149:Spade
323:of
44:of
695::
595:,
579:,
370::
333:.
299:,
287:,
221:.
213:,
209:,
205:,
201:,
56:.
554:)
315:8
167:(
159:(
151:(
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.