True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak

by Max Allan Collins, Anthony Lapaglia (Narrator), Renee Taylor (Narrator)

In Depression-era Chicago, private eye Nathan Heller is caught between the Mob and City Hall in a battle for control of the 1933 World’s Fair while he attempts to find a lovely actress’ missing brother. Along the way, Heller meets an array of famed heroes and villains from Eliot Ness to Al Capone, climaxing with the detective dangling off a beam of the Fair’s sky tower.

From the legendary author of Road to Perdition comes another riveting “movie,” this one for the ears. With a truly stellar, unrivaled cast, an impressive musical score and stunning sound design, True The Assassination of Anton Cermak brings the award-winning Max Allan Collins novel True Detective—and the author’s celebrated detective hero Nathan Heller–to vivid, unforgettable life.



Anthony LaPaglia

Renée Taylor

Bill Smitrovich

Katee Sackhoff

Richard Portnow

Barry Bostwick

Jeffrey Combs

PJ Byrne

John Kapelos

Jesse Spencer

Louis Lombardi

a full cast

Kris Carr

C. Thomas Howell

Adam Arkin

Michael Rosenbaum

Don McManus

Curtis Armstrong

Vincent Pastore

Devon Conrad

David Strathairn

Corey Landis

Saverio Guerra

Bill Mumy

William Sadler

Rob Roy Fitzgerald

Patton Oswalt

Audible Audio

Published February 17, 2026

About the author

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

Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ