Michael David Kilian (16 July 1939 – 26 October 2005) was a journalist and author. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and raised in Chicago and Westchester, New York. Kilian died on 26 October 2005 from illness and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery. In addition to being a long-time correspondent for the Chicago Tribune in Washington, D.C., Kilian was an accomplished author of numerous books, including the Harrison Raines Civil War mysteries. His father was instrumental in his education of the Civil War era and in visiting the many battlefield sites. His family includes early settlers of Virginia and New York, and Union soldiers who died at Fredericksburg and fought at Gettysburg on Little Round Top. In 1993, Killian began writing the Dick Tracy comic strip with illustrator Dick Locher. One of their storylines involved Tess Trueheart serving Tracy with divorce papers.[1] Kilian was survived by his wife of 35 years and two sons. Kilian also served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Novels
- Harrison Raines series
- Murder at Manassas - 2000
- A Killing at Ball's Bluff - 2001
- The Ironclad Alibi - 2002
- A Grave at Glorieta - 2003
- The Shiloh Sisters - 2003
- Antietam Assassins - 2005
- Bedford Green series
- Weeping Woman - 2001
- Uninvited Countess - 2002
- Sinful Safari - 2003
- Other fiction
- Valkyrie Project - 1981
- Northern Exposure - 1983
- Blood of the Czars - 1984
- By order of the President - 1986
- Dance on a Sinking Ship - 1988
- Looker - 1991
- Last Virginia gentleman - 1992
- Big score - 1993
- Major Washington - 1998
- Deepkill - 2005
Non-fiction
- Who runs Chicago? - 1979
- Who runs Washington? - 1982
- Heavy losses: The dangerous decline of American defense (with James Coates) - 1985
- Flying can be Fun - 1985 (Pbk)