Dick Tracy Meets His Match

by Max Allan Collins

On the verge of marrying Tess Trueheart on national television, Dick Tracy is nearly killed by a sniper, and he must leave his bride at the altar to pursue the would-be cop killer.

(Out of Print)

244 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1992

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

Reviews

[Josh Hitch]

it's a well written novel. It seems to drag a bit for me since I'm not a huge Tracy fan, only being vaguely familiar with the multiple formats he is in. A lot of explanations and stories for side characters that I'm sure are interesting to true Dick Tracy fans, but to me, it just slowed it down. Tracy and his long-time fiance Tess are getting married on TV to get the wedding paid for. Only a sniper is waiting and takes a shot at Tracy. The detective gets his man, at least the body, but knows there must be somebody else behind it. So, while planning another wedding and investigating this attempt on his life, more crimes pop up that are connected.

Recommended, all in all. I did enjoy it, even though it did drag. The ending was well done, and I will look for the other Collins' Tracy books.