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QUARRY’S BACK—FOR HIS TOUGHEST JOB EVER.

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?

And why in hell does he care?

On the 30th 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.

• USA Today writes, "The Last Quarry is violent and volatile and
  packed 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."
• From the bestselling author of Road to Perdition
• Collins is a nine-time nominee for (and two-time winner of) the Shamus Award
• THE LAST QUARRY is based on the award-winning short film “A Matter of Principal,” part of the anthology film “Shades of Noir”
• 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."

"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