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Alan Bernhardt #2
Silent Witness
San Francisco stage director and part-time private eye Alan Bernhardt investigates the death--supposedly during a burglary--of wealthy Constance Hale Price, whose eleven-year-old son may know more about her bludgeoning than he says
279 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1990
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Collin Wilcox
57 books3 followersAka 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).
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).
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September 8, 2008
SILENT WITNESS - Ex
Wilcox, Collin - 2nd in Alan Bernhardt series
The second novel of Alan Bernhardt, playwright, director, and moonlighting Bay Area gumshoe--by the author of the Lt. Frank Hastings police procedurals. Bernhardt will need every ounce of his stagecraft and street-smarts to get the truth out of a scared seven-year-old boy.
It's unfortunate that new readers don't know about Wilcox. A colleague of Bill Pronzini, he is a very good writer with great characters, dialogue, sense of place and plotting.
Wilcox, Collin - 2nd in Alan Bernhardt series
The second novel of Alan Bernhardt, playwright, director, and moonlighting Bay Area gumshoe--by the author of the Lt. Frank Hastings police procedurals. Bernhardt will need every ounce of his stagecraft and street-smarts to get the truth out of a scared seven-year-old boy.
It's unfortunate that new readers don't know about Wilcox. A colleague of Bill Pronzini, he is a very good writer with great characters, dialogue, sense of place and plotting.
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