Jack & Maggie Starr #1

A Killing in Comics

max allan collins terry beatty

In 1948, when the publisher of the blockbuster "Wonder Guy" comic strip is found dead, Maggie Starr joins forces with her stepson, Jack Starr, to uncover a killer among a host of suspects.

Genres mysteryfictioncrimecomicspulphistorical mysteryhistorical fictionnoir

261 pages, Paperback

First published May 1,2007

Series

Jack / Maggie Starr

Places

manhattan new york city new york,

This edition

Format: 261 pages, Paperback
Published: May 1, 2007 by Berkley Trade
ISBN: 9780425213650
ASIN: 042521365X
Language: English

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About the author

max allan collins

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

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