In a story based on the famous air disaster, mystery writer Leslie Charteris is disturbed to find the Hindenburg under Nazi control, a situation that is further complicated when an undercover Gestapo agent mysteriously disappears.
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