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Nolan
Series · 7 books · 1973-2020

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#1

Bait Money

1973

The mob couldn\x26#8217;t kill him, the cops couldn\x26#8217;t catch him, and even time wouldn\x26#8217;t slow him down. His name\x26#8217;s Nolan \x26#8230; a shrewd, restless tough guy with a talent for theft. With a lifetime of heists under his belt and a bullet in his side, he\x26#8217;s ready to retire. And the Mafia\x26#8217;s eager to help him along \x26#8230; permanently. They think he\x26#8217;s got a debt to pay\x26#8212;with his life. But after all these years, they might be willing to settle for 100 grand instead. Nolan\x26#8217;s got to pull a bank job to try to save his ass. Trouble is, the only people willing to help him are a kid whose idea of danger comes out of comic books, a punk as green as the grass he smokes, and a sweet young thing who gets her kicks playing one man off another \x26#8230; and another \x26#8230; It\x26#8217;s a desperate gamble\x26#8212;for the highest stakes\x26#8212;and Nolan\x26#8217;s down to his last chip \x26#8230;
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#2

Blood Money

1973

Nolan was still alive; his wounds healed and his money was safe - all $800,000 of it. It was Nolan's birthday and he was sitting happy. Until Planner was killed. Planner was an eccentric antique dealer; Planner had the $800,000 in his safe. But now he was dead and the money was gone. Caught up in a sizzling crossfire of double-dealing, danger and death, Nolan was up against the 'Family' again. There was only one way out...Blood Money!
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#3

Fly Paper

1981

Third in the series by Max Allan Collins that's an homage to Richard Stark's Parker novels
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#4

Hush Money

1981

Book by Collins, Max Allan
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#5

Hard Cash

1981

Heist-man Nolan is enjoying his retirement from crime, running his own restaurant, when the president of a bank he robbed two years ago shows up with a blackmail demand. All Nolan has to do is rob the bank again—and play patsy to a sexy girl friend's murder scheme. Says the Atlanta Journal "Collins has a gift for creating believable low-life characters." With a new Introduction by the author.
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#8

Mourn the Living

1999

Book by Max Allan Collins
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#9

Skim Deep

2020

Nolan has spent his life pulling heists, and now he’s ready to retire. But one job after another keeps pulling him back in. Casino robberies, bank jobs, airplane hijackings – it’s all in a day’s work. But when things go wrong and lead starts flying, can the old man and his young partner in crime make it out alive…?

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