MAX ALLAN COLLINS is the best-selling, award-winning author ofย Road to Perdition, the graphic novel that inspired the Oscar-winning movie starring Paul Newman and Tom Hanks, and of the acclaimed Nathan Heller series of historical hardboiled mysteries.ย He also wrote theย Dick Tracyย newspaper comic strip for years, as well as novels based on numerous major movies and TV series ranging fromย Saving Private Ryan,ย Air Force One, andย American Gangsterย toย CSI, Bonesandย NYPD Blue.ย Also a filmmaker himself, Collinsโ films include "Shades of Noir," "Real Time," and the documentary "Mike Hammerโs Mickey Spillane."