Full Circle

Alan Bernhardt #5

by Collin Wilcox

A dying art collector asks Bernhardt to revisit him in his darkest hour.

236 pages, Unknown Binding

First published November 1, 1994

About the author

Aka Carter Wick

Collin Wilcox was an American mystery writer.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, his first book was The Black Door (1967), featuring a sleuth possessing extrasensory perception. His major series of novels was about Lieutenant Frank Hastings of the San Francisco Police Department. Titles in the Hastings series included Hire a Hangman, Dead Aim, Hiding Place, Long Way Down and Stalking Horse. Two of his last books, Full Circle and Find Her a Grave, featured a new hero-sleuth, Alan Bernhardt, an eccentric theater director. Wilcox also published under the pseudonym "Carter Wick".

Wilcox's most famous series-detective was the television character Sam McCloud, a New Mexico deputy solving New York crime. The "urban cowboy" was played by Dennis Weaver in the 1970-1977 TV series McCloud. Wilcox wrote three novelizations based on scripts from the series: McCloud (1973), The New Mexican Connection (1974), and The Park Avenue Executioner (1975).

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alan Bernhardt, private investigator, is hired by multi-millionaire Raymond DuBois to sell and move his stolen art collection worth millions from his home. DuBois has heard that the Feds are after him and knows if he is caught, he will end his days in prison. He is already a prisoner in his own body as he needs people to care for his every need.
Bernhardt is working against other forces who also want their share of the millions.

[LJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

FULL CIRCLE - VG
Wilcox, Colin - 5th in Alan Bernhardt series

Investigating his most dangerous case yet, stage director and part-time private investigator Alan Bernhardt uncovers a plot by a millionaire art collector and a sinister former employee to foment blackmail and conspiracy among San Francisco's elite society.

A San Francisco actor/PI, this is such a good series.