The Last Quarry
Quarry
Published on 15. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-83541-177-3 (ISBN)
Description
Notorious hitman Quarry, star of the Cinemax series, comes out of retirement for one last assignment when a media mogul hires him to assassinate a beautiful young...librarian? Twists and sexy surprises abound as Quarry delivers justice in his violent but principled fashion.
THE BOOK THAT IGNITED THE QUARRY REVIVAL!
The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hitman into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one: Why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a beautiful young librarian dead?
Discover the volume that brought Quarry back after an 18-year hiatus and inspired a feature film, a Cinemax series, a comic book, and 10 more novels.
THE BOOK THAT IGNITED THE QUARRY REVIVAL!
The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hitman into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one: Why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a beautiful young librarian dead?
Discover the volume that brought Quarry back after an 18-year hiatus and inspired a feature film, a Cinemax series, a comic book, and 10 more novels.
Reviews / Votes
USA Today writes, "The Last Quarry is violent and volatile andpacked with sexuality...It's classic pulp fiction."
Entertainment Weekly on THE LAST QUARRY: "Collins' witty, hard-boiled prose would make Raymond Chandler proud. If only Bogart were around to record the audiobook."
Bookgasm on THE LAST QUARRY: "Rippling with brutal violence and surprisingly sexuality...I savored every turn."
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "THE LAST QUARRY is as cool as an Eskimo Pie on a hot summer day and as sharp as a Ginsu knife."
Booklist on THE LAST QUARRY: "Collins never misses a beat...All the stand-up pleasures of dime-store pulp with a beguiling level of complexity."
Publishers Weekly on THE LAST QUARRY: "Bristling with suspense and sexuality, this book is a welcome addition to the Hard Crime Case library."
Library Journal on THE LAST QUARRY: "This book is about as perfect a page turner as you'll find."
Raves for Max Allan Collins...
"A terrific writer!"
- Mickey Spillane
"No one can twist you through a maze with as much intensity and suspense as Max Allan Collins."
- Clive Cussler
"Collins is a master."
- Publishers Weekly
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Titan Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83541-177-3 (9781835411773)
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Person
Max Allan Collins was hailed in 2004 by Publishers Weekly as "a new breed of writer." A frequent Mystery Writers of America nominee in both fiction and non-fiction categories, he has earned an unprecedented eighteen Private Eye Writers of America nominations, winning for his Nathan Heller novels, True Detective (1983) and Stolen Away (1991). In 2002, his graphic novel Road to Perdition was adapted into an Academy-Award winning film, starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law and Daniel Craig. He lives in Iowa, USA.