Gene Hackman

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Gene Hackman was the author of two novels and coauthor of three other novels. He was a two-time Academy Award–winning actor with lauded performances in such films as Unforgiven, Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection, Mississippi Burning, and The Poseidon Adventure, among others. He lived in New Mexico and died in 2025.

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Books by Gene Hackman

Pursuit

By Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman, acclaimed actor and author of Payback at Morning Peak, “takes aim at a clear target: telling a good story” (St. Augustine Record) in this gripping thriller that pits a devoted police sergeant against a predator who may cost her everything that matters.

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