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Quarry's List

Quarry

Max Allan Collins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Titan Books Ltd

Published:18th Dec '15

Should be back in stock very soon

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Interviews, features and reviews in national newspapers, crime and literary magazines. Interviews and reviews on crime and cult entertainment websites. Promotion on Titanbooks.com. Debuting this Fall on Cinemax, a bold new TV series about Max Allan Collins' ruthless hitman starring Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus, 24) and Peter Mullan (Trainspotting). Hard Case Crime's most popular series character, Quarry has starred in 6 new novels over the past decade (The Last Quarry, The First Quarry, Quarry In The Middle, Quarry's Ex, The Wrong Quarry and The five original Quarry novels - published between 1976 and 1987 - were never published by Hard Case Crime and haven't been available in stores for nearly 30 years. HCC will reissue them in definitive new editions in October to coincide with the TV series' debut.

A rival sets out to take over the killing-for-hire business, and Quarry finds himself in the crosshairs.Sometimes information can be the most dangerous weapon.When the man he worked for abruptly exits the business, Quarry finds himself in the crosshairs as a rival tries to take over. But what does Quarry have that the new man wants? And how did the beautiful blonde in the swimming pool become a target?NOW A CINEMAX TELEVISION SERIES!The longest-running series from Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition, and the first ever to feature a hitman as the main character, the Quarry novels tell the story of a paid assassin with a rebellious streak and an unlikely taste for justice. Once a Marine sniper, Quarry found a new home stateside with a group of contract killers. But some men aren't made for taking orders - and when Quarry strikes off on his own, God help the man on the other side of his nine-millimeter...

"His plots are tricky but never overly so; like the late, great Ross Thomas, he knows how to build a maze but not lose his readers in it before showing them a way out." - Booklist

"This reissue is a good entry point to the series for fans of gritty crime fiction, and showcases some of the prolific Collins's best work." - Publishers Weekly

ISBN: 9781783298853

Dimensions: 206mm x 127mm x 18mm

Weight: 210g

224 pages