Author record · 2006 to 2025
Max Allan Collins: Awards and Best-of Lists
Max Allan Collins has 8 shortlist or finalist places, 14 longlist or nominee places, and 1 year-end list pick in our archive.
Also credited with James L. Traylor, Matthew Clemens
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Quarry’s Return | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Paperback Original | |
| 2024 | Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Biographical | |
| 2024 | Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Critical/Nonfiction Work | |
| 2024 | Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Nonfiction/Critical | |
| 2023 | The Big Bundle | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2023 | Quarry’s Blood | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Paperback Original | |
| 2023 | Quarry's Blood | Edgar Allan Poe Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2021 | Do No Harm | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2020 | Killing Quarry | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2020 | Girl Most Likely | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Novel | |
| 2018 | Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Quarry's Choice | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2014 | Seduction of the Innocent | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Paperback Original | |
| 2012 | Bye Bye, Baby | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Hardcover | |
| 2012 | Quarry’s Ex | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Paperback Original | |
| 2011 | You Can’t Stop Me | Thriller Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Novel | |
| 2010 | Quarry in the Middle | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2010 | Quarry in the Middle | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2009 | The First Quarry | Anthony Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original | |
| 2009 | The First Quarry | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2008 | Deadly Beloved | Shamus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Best P.I. Paperback Original | |
| 2007 | The Last Quarry | Barry Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Best Paperback Original Mystery/Crime Novel | |
| 2006 | The War of the World Murders | Macavity Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery |
Books
- Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction3 sources · 2024
- Quarry in the Middle2 sources · 2010
- Quarry’s Blood2 sources · 2023
- The First Quarry2 sources · 2009
- Bye Bye, Baby1 source · 2012
- Deadly Beloved1 source · 2008
- Do No Harm1 source · 2021
- Girl Most Likely1 source · 2020
- Killing Quarry1 source · 2020
- Quarry's Choice1 source · 2016
- Quarry’s Ex1 source · 2012
- Quarry’s Return1 source · 2025
- Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago1 source · 2018
- Seduction of the Innocent1 source · 2014
- The Big Bundle1 source · 2023
- The Last Quarry1 source · 2007
- The War of the World Murders1 source · 2006
- You Can’t Stop Me1 source · 2011