Act of Fear

Description

Until he lost his arm, Dan Fortune was known all over Chelsea as a crook with promise. Since fate forced him to go straight, he has become the resident private eye of this run-down part of Manhattan, chiselling a career out of divorce work and subpoena delivery. But a big case is coming his way. A beat cop is mugged in broad daylight and the only possible witness disappears the next morning. Unsure if hes looking for a witness or a perp, Fortune hunts for the kid, unearthing ugly secrets in a neighbourhood he thought he knew well.

Michael Collins is the pen name of Dennis Lynds, the author of more than eighty novels and two hundred short stories. He earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service in WWII, and lived in California.

To spin tales as intriguing and thought provoking as these for three decades is a remarkable enough achievement. Even more remarkable is the sustained quality * Los Angeles Times * Collins is a skilled performer in the Hammett-Chandler-Macdonald tradition * The New York Times *