Quarry

The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hit man into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one-why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a beautiful young librarian dead? And why in hell does he care? On the thirtieth anniversary of the enigmatic assassin's first appearance, bestselling author Max Allan Collins brings him back for a dark and deadly mission, where the last quarry may turn out to be Quarry himself.

Crime fiction readers know Quarry-the ruthless killer for hire from Max Allan Collins' acclaimed novels-but where did Quarry's story start? For first time ever, the bestselling author of Road to Perdition takes us back to the beginning, revealing the never-before-told story of Quarry's first job: infiltrating a college campus and eliminating a professor whose affair with one of his beautiful young students is the least of his sins.

First there was The Last Quarry, then there was The First Quarry-now look who's caught in the middle. The enigmatic hit man Quarry-star of seven celebrated novels and an award-winning feature film (The Last Lullaby)-is back in this violent, steamy tale of warring crime families. When two godfathers set out to bump each other off, guess who winds up with both contracts …

Even the enigmatic hit man called Quarry had to start somewhere. And for him that was the day he returned stateside from Nam to find his young wife cheating. He'd killed plenty overseas, so killing her lover was no big deal. And when he was recruited to use his skills as a contract killer, that transition was easy, too. He survived in this jungle as he had in that other one-by expecting trouble. What he didn't expect was ever running into his ex again ...

Quarry is a pro in the murder business. When the mysterious man he works for becomes a target himself, Quarry is sent south to remove a traitor in the ranks. But in this wide-open city-with sin everywhere and betrayal around every corner-Quarry must make the most dangerous choice of his deadly career: who to kill?

Where does a hit man draw the line?With a controversial presidential election just weeks away, Quarry is hired to carry out a rare political assignment: kill the Reverend Raymond Wesley Lloyd, a passionate civil rights crusader and campaigner for the underdog candidate. But when a hate group out of Ferguson, Missouri, turns out to be gunning for the same target, Quarry starts to wonder just who it is he's working for.The longest-running series from Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition, 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.

Memphis, 1975. "Raunchy" doesn't begin to describe Max Climer's magazine, Climax, or his all-hours strip club, or his planned video empire. And evangelists, feminists, and local watchdog groups all want him out of business. But someone wants more than that, and has hired a killer to end Max's career permanently. Only another hit man-the ruthless professional known as Quarry-can keep Climer from becoming a casualty in the Sexual Revolution.

Quarry, star of thirteen previous novels, a comic book, and the acclaimed Cinemax TV series, returns in an all-new assignment that takes the hitman's hitman into uncharted territory, when he finds out that-for the first time-someone has taken out a hit on him. And is the mysterious killer assigned to hit the hitman someone from Quarry's past? Maybe even a past lover? Check out more of Max Allan Collins' Quarry Series from Skyboat, including The First Quarry, The Last Quarry, Quarry's Choice, Quarry in the Middle, Quarry's Ex, Quarry in the Black, and Quarry's Climax.

The hitman hero of the acclaimed series Quarry on Cinemax returns for his final act. By Quarry's creator, the award-winning author of Road to Perdition!QUARRY'S VIOLENT PAST COMES LOOKING FOR HIM The professional hitman known as Quarry-star of the Cinemax TV miniseries of the same name-has put killing behind him. But after a beautiful writer of true-crime bestsellers drops by to announce he's the subject of her next book, killers descend to give him some of his own deadly medicine, forcing Quarry to journey into his bloody past to find the answers-and settle old scores. Quarry's Blood brings the hitman's decades-long saga right up to the present day as MWA Grand Master Max Allan Collins explores the startling final act of Quarry's professional career. "Quarry, the Maine sniper turned professional assassin who made his first fictional appeance in 1976, is pushing 70 and ready to retire-after one last job, that is. This is a surefooted ending to a series that marinated in the excesses of pure pulp." "Smoothly written and fast paced." "A gripping fast-paced epilogue and so much fun…This is one of the best Quarry books ever." "Easy listening for readers whose preferred soundtrack is muffled gunfire." "Intriguing backstories, crafty revelatory connections, tongue-in-cheek humor, and blistering present-day battles make this entry sizzle. Noir fans will be sorry to see the last of Quarry."

The hitman hero of the acclaimed Cinemax series comes out of retirement when his daughter, a true-crime writer, is abducted by the subject of one of her books. A nail-biting suspense thriller from the author of Road to Perdition. Someone snatched his daughter. Someone's going to pay. After nearly fifty years in the killing business, the hitman known as Quarry was enjoying a comfortable retirement – until the grown daughter he only recently met mysteriously went missing. Now it's up to the old man to show he hasn't lost a step and, with the help of a femme fatale from his past, prove he's as ruthless, deadly and unstoppable as any man half his age. Coming hard on the heels of the Edgar Award finalist Quarry's Blood, which first introduced Quarry's daughter, Quarry's Return is a high-stakes thriller from the legendary author of Road to Perdition that will remind you why this notorious killer (star of a feature film and a Cinemax TV series) is the best there ever was.

This collection includes books 7–9 in Max Allan Collins's Quarry Series: The Last Quarry, The First Quarry, and Quarry in the Middle The Last Quarry: The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hit man into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one-why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a beautiful young librarian dead? And why in hell does he care? The First Quarry: Crime fiction listeners know Quarry-the ruthless killer for hire from Max Allan Collins' acclaimed novels-but where did Quarry's story start? For the first time ever, the bestselling author of Road to Perdition takes us back to the beginning, revealing the never-before-told story of Quarry's first job: infiltrating a college campus and eliminating a professor whose affair with one of his beautiful young students is the least of his sins. Quarry in the Middle: First there was The Last Quarry, then there was The First Quarry-now look who's caught in the middle. The enigmatic hit man Quarry-star of seven celebrated novels and an award-winning feature film (The Last Lullaby)-is back in this violent, steamy tale of warring crime families. When two godfathers set out to bump each other off, guess who winds up with both contracts … "The 1972 presidential election provides the backdrop for Collins' entertaining thirteenth Quarry novel…Series fans will cheer as Quarry bests his opponents with commendable ease." "Retro pulpy pleasures."