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Quarry in the Middle Title: Quarry in the Middle
Release: October 27, 2009 (paperback)
ISBN: 978-0-8439-6124-9 (paperback)
Publisher: Hard Case Crime

Summary

FIRST...THERE WAS THE LAST QUARRY.

THEN...THERE WAS THE FIRST QUARRY.

NOW...LOOK WHO'S CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

The enigmatic hitman 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 rival casino owners covet the same territory, guess who puts himself in the crossfire...

Resources

Awards:

2010 Anthony Award Nominee — Best Paperback Original

2010 Barry Award Nominee — Best Paperback Original

January Magazine: Crime Fiction: Pierce's Pick of the Week October 26, 2009.

Bookgasm: Rod Lott's Best of 2009 list.

Reviews:

The Strand Magazine: "Collins begins with a killer sentence that grabs the reader and doesn't let go until all the twists and turns have been navigated."

Pulp Fiction Reviews: "Addictive as a jar of salted nuts."

Library Journal: "a lightning-fast-can't-put-it-down read."

Somebody Dies: "Collins blends past and present seamlessly..."

Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: "There's sex, violence, humor, and plenty of little twists before you get to the end..."

Ed Gorman Blog: "If the novels about hit-man Quarry continue to be this good, they may rival Max Allan Collins' most famous series, the Nathan Heller books."

Bookgasm: "No one — and I mean no one — does this better today than Collins."

MostlyFiction: "There is no end to the action and violence and no chance for the reader to put the book down for the night."

Bookhound: "It's like a tight B movie that shows you just enough to keep everything moving and doesn't hesitate about kicking you in the teeth when you least expect it."

Author Magazine: "But what makes the Quarry books special is Collins' blend of criminal-minded procedure and slyness..."

The Bleeding Tree: "...we're in familiar territory here....The fact that Collins is ready to twist this around in new and unexpected ways is part of the fun of the ride.

Interview:

Ed Gorman Blog: Max Allan Collins Talks About His Hit Man Quarry

Sample Chapter from Hard Case Crime

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