Michael Newton (author)

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]

Biography

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]}

Cryptozoology

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]

Bibliography

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

• 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)

References

Reviews

• 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.

External links

• Official website

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