Or so the esteemed Dr. Werner Frederick would have people believe – people like the Congressmen holding hearings on banning violent crime and horror “funny books.” And when the crusade provokes a most un-funny murder, Jack Starr – comics syndicate troubleshooter – has no shortage of suspects. Was it the knife-wielding juvenile delinquent or the naked seductress? Perhaps a frustrated publisher or an outraged cartoonist. Or was it a comic book reader…? No One Delivers Like MAX ALLAN COLLINS “Collins masterfully blends fact and fiction…transcends the historical thriller." - Jeffery Deaver “Collins makes it sound as though it really happened.” — New York Daily News “Collins’ witty, hard-boiled prose would make Raymond Chandler proud.