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Quarry's Blood

Quarry's Blood

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  • Author：Max Allan Collins
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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Michael Reilly ，

You might have thought the "The Last Quarry" was the last Quarry。 In that 2011 book Quarry， a professional assassin， comes out of retirement after 30 years for one last job。 You would have been wrong。 In this book his old life catches up with him forty years after he retires。 It is difficult to sell a credible 70-year-old action hero。 Max Allan Collins does a pretty good job at it。The real fun is in the nature of the story。 Andrea Camilleri's last Montalbano book was issued last year。 He had him You might have thought the "The Last Quarry" was the last Quarry。 In that 2011 book Quarry， a professional assassin， comes out of retirement after 30 years for one last job。 You would have been wrong。 In this book his old life catches up with him forty years after he retires。 It is difficult to sell a credible 70-year-old action hero。 Max Allan Collins does a pretty good job at it。The real fun is in the nature of the story。 Andrea Camilleri's last Montalbano book was issued last year。 He had himself showing up in Montalbano's world for a great topsy-turvy self-referential ending to what had been traditional police stories。 The Quarry books are nothing like the Montalbano books。 They are hardboiled American crime stories， not nuanced Italian police stories， but Max Allan Collins uses a wonderful variation on Camilleri's approach to wrap up his series。He gives us a warning。 One of his three epigraphs is; "Showing or suggesting an explicit awareness of itself， self-referential。 DEFINITION of "Meta"。I won't spoil the fun。 Collins is very clever in weaving meta tricks into what is still on the surface a 1970 men's adventure story。 There is the requisite number of strip clubs， shoot outs， chases and hot babes。 Although some of the hot babes are middle aged or older and our hero worries about his bad heart。 Quarry revisits the scenes of some of his old hits but the book is fun even if you haven't read all of the previous ones。 This is an old pulp master enjoying himself。 It is a fun， clever read。 。。。more

Tj ，

A satisfying final entry， if that is what this actually is。 A fun version of Quarry playing "This Was Your Life，" and enough meta commentary to make this a succinct tribute to the entire series。 A satisfying final entry， if that is what this actually is。 A fun version of Quarry playing "This Was Your Life，" and enough meta commentary to make this a succinct tribute to the entire series。 。。。more

Greg Trosclair ，

It was another solid Quarry novel。 He is my favorite character in Collins' stable of characters。 This was a nice final epilogue to his career but I hope not an end to the Quarry stories。 It was another solid Quarry novel。 He is my favorite character in Collins' stable of characters。 This was a nice final epilogue to his career but I hope not an end to the Quarry stories。 。。。more

Mysticpt ，

If this is to be the end of the Quarry series， not a bad way to go out。 A solid 4 stars for a character and series that has been good solid entertainment for many years

Jromano296 ，

Another Winner in a Great Series！Quarry is back for another round of action， and that only means trouble for the bad guys。 Though he's older now， Quarry is more likable and dangerous than ever。 He's a hitman but you can't help but root for him。 It's a great tribute to Max Allan Collins， who keeps injecting a freshness into this character and this series 15 books in。 You don't have to read the others first to start with this one but once you finish it， you'll want to start at the beginning to see Another Winner in a Great Series！Quarry is back for another round of action， and that only means trouble for the bad guys。 Though he's older now， Quarry is more likable and dangerous than ever。 He's a hitman but you can't help but root for him。 It's a great tribute to Max Allan Collins， who keeps injecting a freshness into this character and this series 15 books in。 You don't have to read the others first to start with this one but once you finish it， you'll want to start at the beginning to see all the action you've missed before！ Highly recommended！ 。。。more

David C Ward ，

The last Quarry？ Maybe but I’d guess not。 The coincidence of a freelance writer （with a secret！） showing up at the same time as a hit team sends the now 70 year old Quarry down memory lane - Dixie Mafia， porn king， Chicago Mob - looking to see who wants to kill him。 Not bad although it’s not quite clear why they’ve waited so long。 Collins is careless about pistols as a Glock turns into a Browning and then back into a Glock and a Browning turns into a Luger。 Also: it’s unbelievable that after rea The last Quarry？ Maybe but I’d guess not。 The coincidence of a freelance writer （with a secret！） showing up at the same time as a hit team sends the now 70 year old Quarry down memory lane - Dixie Mafia， porn king， Chicago Mob - looking to see who wants to kill him。 Not bad although it’s not quite clear why they’ve waited so long。 Collins is careless about pistols as a Glock turns into a Browning and then back into a Glock and a Browning turns into a Luger。 Also: it’s unbelievable that after realizing someone might be after him Quarry would go swimming and take a sauna - without his pistol。 。。。more

Glen ，

Quarry is now almost 70， out of the hitman game for many years， when he gets a knock on the door。 It's a true crime writer， wanting to interview him for a book。Not long after， a hit team arrives， and Quarry is back in the game， trying to find out who put a contract out on him， and wasting wimps and engaging in senior sex along the way。Great old man action。 Quarry is now almost 70， out of the hitman game for many years， when he gets a knock on the door。 It's a true crime writer， wanting to interview him for a book。Not long after， a hit team arrives， and Quarry is back in the game， trying to find out who put a contract out on him， and wasting wimps and engaging in senior sex along the way。Great old man action。 。。。more

Tim Field ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It’s hard to review this novel without adding spoilers， soI apologize in advance。 First， we learn that Quarry has been publishing thinly disguised paperback novels of his exploits all these years。 At first I rolled my eyes， then realized - of course he did！ What have I been reading all these years but Quarry’s own first person accounts？ Well done， Mr。 Collins！Much of the book and the plot is concerned with revisit the past with Quarry traveling to various scenes of the crime across the country t It’s hard to review this novel without adding spoilers， soI apologize in advance。 First， we learn that Quarry has been publishing thinly disguised paperback novels of his exploits all these years。 At first I rolled my eyes， then realized - of course he did！ What have I been reading all these years but Quarry’s own first person accounts？ Well done， Mr。 Collins！Much of the book and the plot is concerned with revisit the past with Quarry traveling to various scenes of the crime across the country to determine who has put a hit on him。 The novel has a feeling of an elegy throughout as Quarry revisits both past lovers and enemies。The action is aplenty and the body count is high as Quarry fights for his life。 I especially enjoyed the chunk of the book that took place in my hometown of Minneapolis。 I enjoyed this installment of the Quarry series as much， if not more， than all the other books in the series。 If Quarry’s Blood turns out to be the final book， then the series has ended on a high note。 “It was hard to know everything a quarry was capable of。” 。。。more

Bradley Schlieper ，

Quick page turner and hard to put down。 Started it last night and finished it today。 Well worth adding to anyone’s collection。 Max Allan Collins knocks it out of the park！

Brett Benner ，

Back in the day I used to wait every year for two mystery writers to publish their next books: Michael Connelly and Robert Crais。 Both started their respective long running book series at the beginning of the nineties and end of the eighties respectively。 Connelly had Harry Bosch， and Crais Elvis Cole， two detectives whose feathers rarely got ruffled and always had a quip on standby。 I loved these characters and these books knowing I could never be this cool。So now I have to say， both thank you Back in the day I used to wait every year for two mystery writers to publish their next books: Michael Connelly and Robert Crais。 Both started their respective long running book series at the beginning of the nineties and end of the eighties respectively。 Connelly had Harry Bosch， and Crais Elvis Cole， two detectives whose feathers rarely got ruffled and always had a quip on standby。 I loved these characters and these books knowing I could never be this cool。So now I have to say， both thank you and I hate you to @hardcasecrime for #gifting me with their latest upcoming release， #QuarrysBlood Why hate you ask？ Because now I have no choice but go back to the origin of John Quarry and read all the former books！The world Max Allan Collins has written is my kind of mystery story。 Tough， and unapologetic with the casual violence balanced by the even more casual sex。 The whole tone of the book feels retro while the timeline is current， referencing COVID and the former orange President among other things。 Quarry is smart， cocky and really funny， the women he comes across equally charming and equally-shall I say-direct？ Quarry is a Vietnam vet who has spent his life as a contract killer。 In this latest book Quarry is the one whose has a target on his back， and he has to figure out who wants him dead， and why。 Clocking in at just over two hundred pages it’s a wickedly fun weekend read that’s the culinary equivalent of a whisky neat and a blood red steak。 Thank you to publisher again for the copy。 #QuarrysBlood is out February 22。 。。。more

Charles ，

Well done， Max， a fitting end to a great character。

Tom ，

This time， the job is personal。 Quarry gets a few unexpected allies along the way。 As always， Collins writes a fast paced read full of twists。 This may or may not be the final to the Quarry series， which I hope it’s not， but if so， it’s a great ride。 Will Quarry’s Blood be spilled？ Maybe， but it’s a sure bet the others will be！

Peter Ackerman ，

Quarry’s Blood by Max Allan Collins continues the adventures of his hit man Quarry。 This latest adventure takes place in the current time。 Quarry has all but left the life he led behind him as he nears 70 years of age。 A reporter who wrote a book speculating on the the various killings， suspects that Quarry is the subject but just cannot fully prove it。 But， as the reader and protagonist assumes，if a writer can track him down so might others。 They do， and this sends Quarry to track down who pu Quarry’s Blood by Max Allan Collins continues the adventures of his hit man Quarry。 This latest adventure takes place in the current time。 Quarry has all but left the life he led behind him as he nears 70 years of age。 A reporter who wrote a book speculating on the the various killings， suspects that Quarry is the subject but just cannot fully prove it。 But， as the reader and protagonist assumes，if a writer can track him down so might others。 They do， and this sends Quarry to track down who put the hit on him。 He gets assistance from the aforementioned writer and the remainder of the book offers a dangerous tour down memory lane as he discovers three likely past actions of his that led to the latest attempt。 Though I have not read all of the Quarry novels， I did not need to in order to join in the reminiscing that is offered during these dives into the past。 Author Collins is adept at providing the reader with enough information to follow the plot but not diminish the reader’s ability to enjoy reading the novels in which they originally appear。 Max Allan Collins is one of my favorite writers and Quarry a favorite series。 He does not disappoint。 This book offers a fitting conclusion to Quarry’s adventures if he and the publisher （Hard Case Crime） agree。 If you have not read a Quarry Nobel this might not be the best one to begin with in order to appreciate the typical element of the series。 However， if one does begin with a this， I imagine they will want more。 So， enjoy Quarry’s Blood。 It is a winner。 Having received an advanced reader’s copy of the book from the publisher， I agreed to leave an honest review which I have done here。 。。。more

Blair Roberts ，

Quarry never disappoints！

Ben ，

If this is truly the end， then Max Allan Collins and Quarry go out with a hell of a bang。My introduction to Quarry goes back several years and I read a handful of the early ones， but I spent 2019 and 2020 binging through the entire series from start to finish。 Max Allan Collins has become one of， if not， my favorite writer in that time。 I've seen him refer to this novel as a coda to the series and it nicely picks up on several plots from many books across the whole of the series。 It also gets en If this is truly the end， then Max Allan Collins and Quarry go out with a hell of a bang。My introduction to Quarry goes back several years and I read a handful of the early ones， but I spent 2019 and 2020 binging through the entire series from start to finish。 Max Allan Collins has become one of， if not， my favorite writer in that time。 I've seen him refer to this novel as a coda to the series and it nicely picks up on several plots from many books across the whole of the series。 It also gets enjoyably meta in places。 Without spoiling too much， it really brings the whole of the series full circle。 I hope that M。A。C。 can find room for more Quarry and Company tales， but like I said before， if this is the end， he did a great job。（Special Note: I received an digital ARC from Hard Case Crime/Random House through Edelweiss） 。。。more

Dave ，

Quarry’s Blood， released November 16， 2021， with cover art by Ron Lesser， is the final Quarry novel。 This one ought to be subtitled Reminiscing or Quarry’s Greatest Hits （but that was already done）。 It revisits Quarry’s past endeavors， from LuAnn in Biloxi to the Quad Cities。 Like another character of Collins’ （Nolan）， Quarry， through no fault of his own can’t stay retired。Set in post-Covid 2021， Quarry nearly becomes a target of a pair of hunters， leaving him wondering who from decades in his p Quarry’s Blood， released November 16， 2021， with cover art by Ron Lesser， is the final Quarry novel。 This one ought to be subtitled Reminiscing or Quarry’s Greatest Hits （but that was already done）。 It revisits Quarry’s past endeavors， from LuAnn in Biloxi to the Quad Cities。 Like another character of Collins’ （Nolan）， Quarry， through no fault of his own can’t stay retired。Set in post-Covid 2021， Quarry nearly becomes a target of a pair of hunters， leaving him wondering who from decades in his past， carries a grudge after all these years。 This Quarry， though， has some wrinkles and gray hairs and moves a step slower than he used to。 He doesn’t know who wants to ring his number， but you better believe he’s going to figure it out even if it’s the nosy reporter/ true crime writer who has figured out his secrets。Quarry was an ex Vietnam Vet who came became a contract killer for the broker and later solicited business from intended victims preventing their demise and hopefully ferreting out who ordered the hit。 But that was decades ago and all in his past。Fast-paced， action-packed， and a veritable trip down memory lane for Quarry fans。 。。。more

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