Oh, yes, in fact, I have. Max Allen Collins is very
approachable and
friendly. In fact, I was reviewing one of his books early in
the '90's
and called his house and his father answers, but Al (as he is
known for
differentiate him from his father) called me back and
answered every
question. I really got to visit with both he and his wife,
Barbara, who
is also a published author, at the original Oma-ha-cons.
Commander
Holton was also at those early con's in Oma-ha and we visited
and
corresponded about my Kate Warne (being beried in Chicago
with the rest
of the Pinkertons) and I renew old acquaintances with them at
every
chance. Hugh has written a column in Mystery Scene for a long
time (even
before he published his first book). But then there are folks
on this
list (like Gary Neibaur who know Al Collins much better than
I and Barb
D'Amato who is a friend of Hugh Holton's) who are much more
knowledgable
about these folks than I.
-- whose DOROTHYL nom is Kate Warne the ex-Pinkerton in The Woman With the Rose Tattoo by Mari Hall See y'all at Bouchercon 29 in Philly Oct.1-4 # # To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" to majordomo@icomm.ca. # The web pages for the list are at http://www.vex.net/~buff/rara-avis/.