Quarry's Cut

When a hitman shows up at retired gunman Quarry's refuge, who is the target? Is it Quarry? Or is the assassin on a different mission--and if so, can Quarry foil it for revenge and profit? The fourth in the classic hard-boiled series from the 1970s, with a new introduction by author Max Allan Colliins. About the Author Max Allan Collins created killer-for-hire Quarry almost forty years ago as a student at the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. An admirer of Donald Westlake's Parker novels, Collins decided to go Westlake one better, featuring a first-person narration not by a mere criminal but by a professional hitman. The result is a cult favorite among fans of hard-boiled fiction. The first five titles in the long-running series are being reissued by Perfect Crime Books, with new introductions by the Author. "Quarry has retired. He is happy, or anyway content, with his beautiful bride in idyllic north woods surroundings. When he's offered a job to come out of retirement, the former hitman says no--and anyway, political assassinations were never his style. But refusing the assignment turns Quarry into an instant loose end. From the ashes of his quiet life, Quarry emerges to unleash a vengeance as cold as it is terrible."--Back cover "Who is Quarry? A Vietnam veteran. A nice, normal guy. A killer for hire. Normally he doesn't ask questions about the targets provided by the urbane Broker. This time the victim is so unlikely, Quarry gets curious-- but he doesn't pursue his curiosity until he's betrayed by whoever hired him. Now the hitman must solve the murder he committed"--Page 4 of cover "No longer a killer-for-hire, Quarry now offers his services to people targeted by other hitmen. In this case, the assassin is a beautiful woman who may be as deadly at the game as Quarry himself"--Amazon.com