Most investigators don't even know what the word means. You stop the cops from using informants and the only crimes they'd ever solve would be those by deranged postal workers who come to work once too often.

I don't sign contracts for my books.

If a train is coming at you, closing your eyes won't save you ... but if you look right at it, you at least have a chance to jump.

The idea that you're not a writer until you're published is a lie.

Max Allan Collins blends fact and fiction like no other writer.

I'm in pursuit of what cannot be achieved: perfection.

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change.