This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/30/2021
COLLINS, Max Allan. Group of Noir Manuscripts related to Nathan Heller. Typescripts include: True Crime (1984) 12 pp. proposal (the second Nate Heller novel); Kaddish for the Kid (1998) 37 pp. Depression era short story set in Chicago signed by Collins; Unreasonable Doubt (2001) 33 pp. short story; Shoot–Out on Sunset (2001) 43 pp. short story about Mickey Cohen in Los Angles signed by Collins; House Call (1986) 26 pp. short story about Chicago’s Peacock Murder case signed; Marbled Mildred (1992) 46 pp. short story on another famous 1930’s Chicago murder signed by Collins; Shell Shock (1986) 19 pp. proposal which became the award winning Nate Heller novel Million Dollar Wound; Dying in the Post–War World (1991) 8 pp. proposal for the short novel plus 116 pp. script signed by Collins. Dying in the Post War World deals with the famous “Stop Me Before I Kill More” murders in Chicago that led to the conviction of Bill Heirens. Provenance: George Hagenauer’s research copies.