Road to Purgatory by Max Allan Collins
From Max Allan Collins, 2017 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Honoree for a Lifetime of Excellence in Mystery Writing comes the brilliant sequel to Road to Perdition, his masterpiece of crime fiction that became both a literary and cinematic classic.
Twenty-two year-old Michael O’Sullivan returns from the second World War with a medal of honor, a glass eye, and the violent skills necessary to avenge his family, who were gunned down by the Chicago mob when he was a child. O’Sullivan becomes mobster Frank Nitti’s trusted chauffer…and an undercover operative for federal agent Eliot Ness…but even as he seeks revenge, he finds himself being seduced by the criminal underworld that he loathes.
Books by Max Allan Collins
The Perdition Saga: All Three Novels
All three books in Mystery Writer of America Grandmaster Max Allan Collins' legendary Perdition saga, the basis for the Academy Award winning movie.
USS Powderkeg
A high-seas adventure on an ammo ship facing racism, mutiny, typhoons, kamikaze pilots and murder during World War II.
Black Hats
Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp straps on his six-shooter to battle a new breed of bad man in a new land -- rising gangster Al Capone and his machine-gun toting killers on the streets of New York City.
Road to Paradise
Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Max Allan Collins brings his acclaimed and unforgettable Perdition saga to a breathtaking conclusion. It's 1973, and Michael is on the road with his 16-yedar-old daughter, his life-long struggle for redemption at odds with his thirst for revenge.
Reviews For Road to Purgatory
PURGATORY succeeds in putting us inside the head of an honorable man descending into a hell of his own creation
An explosive, action-packed blockbuster, destined to rank right up there with "The Godfather" series when all is said and done
Smooth and imaginative
No one can twist through a maze with the intensity and suspense of Max Allan Collins
Nobody writes about war era crime in Chicago as well as Collins... A delight for fans...and newcomers.
