Michael Newton (September 16, 1951 – September 6, 2021) was an American author best known for his work on Don Pendleton'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 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. It was positively reviewed in The Quarterly Review of Biology 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