Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer noted for his graphic literature. His work has been published in several formats, including his Ms. Tree series and his Road to Perdition series, which was the basis for a film of the same name. He wrote the Dick Tracy newspaper strip for many years and has also produced numerous novels featuring the character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Allan Collins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.