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Michael Newton (September 16, 1951 – September 6, 2021) was an American author best known for his work on
Don Pendleton Donald Eugene Pendleton (December 12, 1927 – October 23, 1995) was an American author of fiction and non-fiction books, best known for his creation of the fictional character Mack Bolan, which have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide ...
's ''The Executioner'' book series.


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.


Cryptozoology

Newton's ''Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology'' won the
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's award for Outstanding Reference Work in 2006. The book features 2,744 entries on
cryptozoology Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that searches for and studies unknown, legendary, or extinct animals whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness ...
with a glossary and lengthy bibliography. It was positively reviewed in ''
The Quarterly Review of Biology ''The Quarterly Review of Biology'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biology. It was established in 1926 by Raymond Pearl. In the 1960s it was purchased by the Stony Brook Foundation when the editor H. Bentley Glass be ...
'' as enjoyable reading and an important resource on the topic.


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) *

' (2009) *
Criminal Justice: Crime and Criminals
' (2010) *
Criminal Justice: Crime-fighting and Crime Prevention
' (2010)


References


Reviews

* Mason P.br>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 The Southern Historical Association is a professional academic organization of historians focusing on the history of the Southern United States. It was organized on November 2, 1934. Its objectives are the promotion of interest and research in Sout ...
. — 2004. — Vol. 70, № 4. — P. 949—950. — . * 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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