larke。 Mr。 Clarke's wonderful book is a vivid picture of Honolulu in 1941 filtered through a modem prism； this work… along with Tarzan Forever…provided the spine of my research； and I am indebted to him。
Other Hawaii references consulted include： All the Best in Hawaii （1949）； Sydney Clark； Aloha Waikiki （1985）； DeSoto Brown； Around the World Confidential （1956）； Lee Mortimer； Detective Jardine： Crimes in Honolulu （1984）； John Jardine with Edward Rohr…bough and Bob Krauss； Hawaii： A Profile （1940）； Merle Colby； Hawaii Recalls （1982）； DeSoto Brown； Anne Ellett； Gary Giernza； Hawaii： Restless Rampart （1941）； Joseph Barber； Jr。； Hawaiian Tapestry （1937）； Antoinette Withington； Hawaii！ 〃。。。 Wish You Were Here。〃 （1994）； Ray and Jo Miller； Hawaiian Yesterdays （1982）； Ray Jerome Baker； Honolulu…Waikiki Handbook （1994）； J。 D。 Bisignani； The Japanese in Hawaii： A Century of Struggle （1985）； Roland Kotani； Remembering Pearl Harbor （1984）； Michael Slack…man； Roaming Hawaii （1937）； Harry A。 Franck； The View from Diamond Head （1986）； Don Hibbard and David Franzen； Waikiki Beachboy （1989）； Grady Tim…mons； and When You Go to Hawaii （1930）； Townsend Griffiss。 The latter…a book I stumbled onto in a Honolulu used…book store while researching the Nathan Heller novel Damned in Paradise （1996）…was again particularly useful。
Two especially helpful references were Pearl Harbor （1969） by A。 J。 Barker； and the groundbreaking Day of Infamy （1957） by Walter Lord。 I also screened the film Tora！ Tora！ Tora！ （1970）； directed by Richard Fleischer； Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasuku。 Other valuable references on the attack include： At Dawn We Slept： The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor （1981）； Gordon W。 Prange； The Broken Seal （1967）； Ladislas Far…ago； Dec。 7 1941 （1988）； Gordon W。 Prange with Donald M。 Goldstein and Katherine V。 Dillon； Infamy： Pearl Harbor and its Aftermath （1982）； John Toland； Long Day's Journey into War： December 7； 1941 （1991）； Stanley Weintraub； Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial （1986）； Richard A。 Wisniewski； and Pearl Harbor： The Verdict of History （1986）； Gordon W。 Prange with Donald M。 Goldstein and Katherine V。 Dillon。
Internet research led me to several useful articles； including 〃Alewa Teahouse One of the Last of Its Kind〃 by Rod Ohira （Honolulu Star…Bulletin）； 〃The Pearl Harbor Spy〃 by Wil Deac （thehistorynet）； and the wonderful overview article 〃Turning Points： One Sunday in December〃 by Edward Oxford （American History magazine）； the single most important research document for my portrayal of the attack itself。
I would like to thank editor Natalee Rosenstein of Berkley Prime Crime for having the foresight to allow me to do this book sooner rather than later…and then to graciously grant me a brief but vital extension； my agent and friend； Dominick Abel； and of course my wife； Barbara Collins； who interrupted her own writing to help me survive various sneak attacks along the way。
About the Author
Max Allan Collins has earned an unprecedented nine Private Eye Writers of America 〃Shamus〃 nominations for his 〃Nathan Heller〃 historical thrillers； winning twice （True Detective； 1983； and Stolen Away； 1991）。
A Mystery Writers of America 〃Edgar〃 nominee in both fiction and nonfiction categories； Collins has been hailed as 〃the Renaissance man of mystery fiction。〃 His credits include five suspense…novel series； film criticism； short fiction； songwriting； trading…card sets and movie tie…in novels； including such international bestsellers as In the Line of Fire； Air Force One； and Saving Private Ryan。
He scripted the internationally syndicated ic strip 〃Dick Tracy〃 from 1977 to 1993； is cocreator of the ic…book features 〃Ms。 Tree〃 and 〃Mike Danger；〃 and has written the 〃Batman〃 ic book and newspaper strip。 DreamWorks has bought motion…picture rights to his 1998 graphic novel； Road to Perdition。
Working as an independent filmmaker in his native Iowa； he wrote and directed the suspense film Mommy； starring Patty McCormack； premiering on Lifetime in 19％； as well as its 1997 sequel； Mommy's Day。 The recipient of a record four Iowa Motion Picture Awards for screenwriting； he also wrote The Expert； a 1995 HBO World Premiere film； and wrote and directed the award…winning documentary Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane （1999） and the innovative feature Real Time： Siege at Lucas Street Market （2000）。
Collins lives in Muscaline； Iowa； with his wife； writer Barbara Collins； and their teenage son； Nathan。
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