Books


The Zen Man
Author: Colleen Collins
Published: December 6, 2011 by WIN, Inc.
Category: mystery, private eye
Main Character: Rick Levine and Laura Fitzhugh

Just as washed-up criminal defense attorney, life-long Deadhead (nickname “The Zen Man”), and current PI Rick Levine decides to get relicensed as a lawyer, he’s charged with killing one and ends up in the slammer with a half-mil bail.

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How Do Private Eyes Do That?
Author: Colleen Collins
Published: October 6, 2011 by WIN, Inc.
Category: nonfiction, private investigations

How Do Private Eyes Do That? is a compilation of articles about private investigations written by Colleen Collins, a professional private investigator. Its topics are geared to readers interested in the world of PIs, including fiction writers, researchers, investigators and those simply curious about the profession.

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How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths
Author: Colleen Collins & Shaun Kaufman
Published: July 9, 2011 by WIN, Inc.

The private eye genre has come a long way, baby, with new subgenres – from teenage PIs to vampire gumshoes to geriatric sleuths – attracting new readers every year. Although it can be safely said that all fictional sleuths, such as Edgar Allan Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin and Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski, are thinking machines, depending on their powers of observation, analysis and curiosity, the 21st century has opened up a brave new world of investigative technology, tools and Internet resources that would have made Sherlock Holmes weep with joy.


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IT'S A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS/MIRACLE ON BANNOCK STREET
Author: Colleen Collins (with Jasmine Cressell and Kathleen Long)
Published: December 1, 2007 by Harlequin
Series Name: Harlequin Books
Down-on-her-luck PI Stella Gray is about to lose her apatment and her business. The last thing she needs is temporary custody of a troubled boy and the distraction of his well-meaning lawyer, Victor Lancaster. But with Kris Kringle's help and a little Miracle on Bannock Street, this unlikely trio might actually form a family.
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