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Michael Newton (author)
American writer (1951–2021)
Michael Newton (September 16, 1951 – September 6, 2021)[1] was an American author best known for his work on Don Pendleton's The Executioner book series.[2][3]
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Michael Newton | |
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| Born | (1951-09-16)September 16, 1951 United States |
| Died | September 6, 2021(2021-09-06) (aged 69) Nashville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Pen name | Lyle Brandt, Don Pendleton, Jack Buchanan, Paul Malone |
| Occupation | Writer |
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Altogether, Newton published 357 books, which included 258 novels and 99 nonfiction books. He also published 91 nonfiction articles and 58 shorter pieces, including chapters in several best-selling true-crime anthologies.
In 2017 Newton received the Lifetime Achievement Peacemaker Award from Western Fictioneers, honoring his publication of 62 western novels.[citation needed]
Newton's Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology won the American Library Association's award for Outstanding Reference Work in 2006. The book features 2,744 entries on cryptozoology with a glossary and lengthy bibliography.[4] It was positively reviewed in The Quarterly Review of Biology as enjoyable reading and an important resource on the topic.[4]
The Executioner
- #--: The Executioner's War Book (with Don Pendleton)
- #29: Command Strike (with Don Pendleton)
- #30: Cleveland Pipeline (with Don Pendleton)
- #31: Arizona Ambush (with Don Pendleton)
- #32: Tennessee Smash (with Don Pendleton)
- #38: Satan's Sabbath (with Don Pendleton)
- #41: The Violent Streets
- #45: Paramilitary Plot
- #49: Doomsday Disciples
- #55: Paradines Gauntlet
- #60: Sold for Slaughter
- #68: Prairie Fire
- #71: Blood Dues
- #75: The Bone Yard
- #77: Hollywood Hell
- #81: Shock Waves
- #83: Missouri Deathwatch
- #89: Defenders and Believers
- #91: The Trial
- #100: Blood Testament
- #101: Eternal Triangle
- #103: Assault on Rome
- #106: Run to Ground
- #108: Time to Kill
- #111: The Fiery Cross
- #114: Cold Judgment
- #119: Line of Fire
- #124: Night Kill
- #129: Haitian Hit
- #133: Blood Run
- #142: Fatal Error
- #149: Blood Rules
- #151: Message to Medellin
- #155: Hawaiian Heat
- #162: Colors of Hell
- #165: Fire Sweep
- #170: Baja Blitz
- #186: Fire Burst
- #187: Cleansing Flame
- #190: Killing Range
- #194: Deadly Contest
- #200: Crisis Point
- #206: Hunting Cry
- #210: Fire Lash
- #211: Steel Claws
- #212: Ride the Beast
- #222: Patriot Gambit
- #223: Hour of Conflict
- #224: Call to Arms
- #229: Zero Tolerance
- #233: Tough Justice
- #249: Shadow Target
- #258: Target Lock
- #268: Shattered Trust
- #269: Shifting Shadows
- #270: Judgment Day
- #277: Dirty Mission
- #281: Blood Stone
- #287: Rogue Warrior
- #290: Pursued
- #300: Warrior's Requiem
- #303: Sea of Terror
- #308: Into the Fire
- #309: Flames of Fury
- #310: Killing Heat
- #317: Hour of Judgment
- #330: Dual Action
- #334: Jungle Justice
- #338: Nuclear Reaction
- #344: Primal Law
- #357: Extreme Justice
- #361: Final Resort
- #366: Pele's Fire
SuperBolan
- #5: Flight 741
- #8: Rogue Force
- #13: Flesh and Blood
- #19: Assault
- #29: Lethal Impact
- #36: Hellground
- #39: Blood Strike
- #41: Vendetta
- #43: Omega Game
- #47: Jungle Law
- #56: Terror Spin
- #64: Initiation
- #65: Cloud of Death
- #66: Termination Point
- #69: Vengeance
- #71: Killsport
- #79: Power of the Lance
- #80: A Dying Evil
- #88: Sleepers
- #93: Retaliation
- #107: Survival Reflex
- #111: State of Evil
- #116 Ripple Effect
- #124: Colony of Evil
- #129: Altered State
Stony Man
- #7: Stony Man VII
- #9: Strikepoint
- #11: Target America
- #15: Blood Debt
- #17: Vortex
- #28: Blood Star
The Destroyer
- #108: Bamboo Dragon
- #110: Never Say Die
- #132: Wolf's Bane
- #133: Troubled Water
as Lyle Brandt
The Gun Series
- The Gun (2002)
- Justice Gun (2003)
- Vengeance Gun (2004)
- Rebel Gun (2005)
- Bounty Gun (2006)
Lawman Series
- The Lawman (2007)
- Slade's Law (2008)
- Helltown (2008)
- Massacre Trail (2009)
- Hanging Judge (2009)
- Manhunt (2010)
Non-fiction
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- How to Write Action Adventure Novels (1989)
- Armed and Dangerous: A Writer's Guide to Weapons (1990)
- Silent Rage (1994)
- The FBI and the KKK
- The FBI Encyclopedia
- The Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
- The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida (2001)
- The Encyclopedia of Bank Robberies, Heists, and Capers (2002)
- The Encyclopedia of Kidnappings (2002)
- The Encyclopedia of high-tech crime and crime-fighting (2004)
- Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide to Hidden Animals and Their Pursuers (2005)
- The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories (2006)
- The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (2006)
- The Encyclopedia of American Law Enforcement
- The Encyclopedia of Crime Scene Investigation (2008)
- The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes (2009)
- Mr. Mob: The Life and Crimes of Moe Dalitz (2009)
- Criminal Justice: Crime and Criminals (2010)
- Criminal Justice: Crime-fighting and Crime Prevention (2010)
- Bradley Mengel Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction: An Encyclopedia from Able Team to Z-Comm. — McFarland, 2009. — P. 168
- Bayless, Mark K. (2005). "Reviewed Works: The Beasts that Hide from Man: Seeking the World's Last Undiscovered Animals by Karl P N Shuker; Cryptozoology: Science & Speculation by Chad Arment; Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology: A Global Guide to Hidden Animals and Their Pursuers by Michael Newton". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 80 (3): 367.
- Mason P. Review of Newton, Michael, The Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi: A History. // H-CivWar, H-Net Reviews. November, 2010.
- Ortiz P. Review of The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida, by Michael Newton // Journal of Southern History. — 2004. — Vol. 70, No. 4. — P. 949–950. — doi:10.2307/27648615.
- Zuber G. Michael Newton. The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida. The Florida History and Culture Series. Gainesville: University Press of Florida. 2001. xiii+260 pages // The Journal of Southern Religion. — 2002. — Vol. 5.