Quarry [Paperback]

Max Allan Collins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1985

Cult favorite Quarry, the killer for hire, is back in print with this debut novel and four other early works by author Max Allan Collins. They don't come any harder-boiled than Quarry. After carrying out his assignment in a down-at-heels river town, the gunman finds someone has played him for a sucker. To figure out who, he must solve the murder he committed. This new edition includes a previously unpublished Afterword by the author.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Max Allan Collins, who created the graphic novel on which the Oscar-winning film Road to Perdition was based, has been nominated fifteen times for top honors by the Private Eye Writers of America and has won twice with Nate Heller historical mysteries. His vivid, tough and sexy novels about killer-for-hire Quarry have thrilled readers for four decades. He lives in Muscatine, Iowa with his wife, Barbara Collins, with whom he had collaborated on several novels and many short stories. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Backcountry Pubns (October 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881500577
• ISBN-13: 978-0881500578
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,209,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lost classic from the 70s, May 3, 2011

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littlecatland "littlecatland" (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quarry (Paperback)

I can't believe that no one's reviewed this book since it went back into print. Older editions have gone for high prices in used stores and online. This is the first Quarry book and a really good start to the series. Quarry is a young vet returning from Vietnam who's life is further devastated when he comes home. He goes to work for The Broker, a mysterious old man with mob ties who sets Quarry up as a hitman. He does his job well but feels that he can never really trust his boss...

There's a lot of violent action and humor for a book that was part of the author's MFA thesis. If you are a fan of old 1970s crime writers like Richard Stark and George V Higgins, pick it up. The price goes up if it falls back out of print. Or if you're a fan of Collins's newer work, check it out. He was a good writer from the beginning.