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Colleen Collins

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born

November 26

gender

female

website

http://colleencollinsbooks.com/

genre

Romance, Mystery, Non Fiction

member since

January 2012

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Colleen Collins is an award-winning author who’s written 24 novels and anthologies for Harlequin and Dorchester, including an indie-published mystery, The Zen Man and two nonfiction books, How Do Private Eyes Do That? and How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths (the latter co-authored with Shaun Kaufman).

Her books have placed first in the Colorado Gold, Romancing the Rockies, and Top of the Peak contests, and placed in the finals for the Holt Medallion, Best Indie Books 2012, Coeur de Bois Readers Choice, Award of Excellence, More than Magic, and Romance Writers of America RITA contests.

After graduating from the University of California Santa Barbara, Colleen worked as a film production...more

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Colleen Collins's Blog

The World of Real-Life Private Investigators: Naming Sources, Credibility in the Courtroom

Are Private Investigators Required to Name Their Sources?

"Never tell anybody anything unless you're going to get something
better in return."-- V.I. Warshawski in Deadlock by Sara
Paretsky

Answering Writers' Questions about Private Investigations

As some of you know, I managed a private investigations agency for a decade, during which time my partner (now a trial attorney) and I also taught courses...

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Colleen Collins's Books

Average rating: 3.26 · 266 ratings · 37 reviews · 35 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Zen Man 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shock Waves (Harlequin Blaze #354)(Sex On The Beach) 3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salah Pasangan 2.58 of 5 stars 2.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She's Got Mail! / Forget Me? Not (Harlequin Duets, # 39) by Colleen Collins (Goodreads Author), Darlene Gardner (Goodreads Author) 2.92 of 5 stars 2.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right Chapel, Wrong Couple by Colleen Collins (Goodreads Author), Cassandra Collins 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Next Right Thing 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joyride 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Close for Comfort 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths by Colleen Collins (Goodreads Author), Shaun Kaufman 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tongue-Tied 2.7 of 5 stars 2.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Colleen Collins wrote a new blog post The World of Real-Life Private Investigators: Naming Sources, Credibility in the Courtroom Are Private Investigators Required to Name Their Sources?"Never tell anybody anything unless you're going to get something better in return."-- V.I.... Read more of this blog post »
May 09, 2013 05:54pm · like
Colleen Collins added City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 29, 2013 11:42am
Colleen Collins added Faces of the Gone (Carter Ross Mystery #1) by Brad Parks (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 29, 2013 11:42am
Colleen Collins made a comment on John Snyder's review of The Zen Man "Hello John, I'm glad you found it to be a good read, and thanks for the 4 stars. I'll be curious what you think after finishing the book. Thanks for you...more "
Jun 12, 2012 12:01pm · see review
Colleen Collins made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — Currently Reading? Just Finished? topic "I've just started "Clare DeWitt and the City of the Dead" by Sara Gran. CNN review called it a "cool blend of Nancy Drew and Sid Vicious" so I'm very...more "
Feb 14, 2012 09:30am
Colleen Collins made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — The Zen Man by Colleen Collins: book giveaway Feb. 14-17 topic "Today I'm posting a guest blog at Terry's Place, a fellow mystery author's blog site. Being a private investigator as well as an author, and the fact...more "
Feb 14, 2012 09:22am
Colleen Collins made a comment in the group The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — Guns, Gams, and Gumshoes: a Blog About Private Investigations topic "I invite everyone to visit Guns, Gams, and Gumshoes, a blog I co-author with my investigations partner. The blog is geared primarily to writers writin...more "
Feb 14, 2012 09:06am
Colleen Collins said "yes" to attending Book Giveaway at Terry's Place blog date: February 14, 2012 10:56AM location: Terry's Place blog, The United States description: Today, Feb 14 2012, through Friday, Feb 17, everybody who enters a comment at my guest blog post "Lust, Ethics, and the Private Eye" is eligible to win a free copy of my current mystery THE ZEN MAN, A 21st-century Nick and Nora story, filled with chills, thrills, and a dose of romance. Click on website link above to go directly to blog post.
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