The First Quarry, Max Allan Collins
The First Quarry, Max Allan Collins
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The First Quarry

Author: Max Allan Collins

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged: 4 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Skyboat Media

Published: 03/31/2015

Synopsis

Crime fiction readers know Quarry—the ruthless killer for hire from Max Allan Collins’ acclaimed novels—but where did Quarry’s story start? For the first time ever, the bestselling author of Road to Perdition takes us back to the beginning, revealing the never-before-told story of Quarry’s first job: infiltrating a college campus and eliminating a professor whose affair with one of his beautiful young students is the least of his sins.

About Max Allan Collins

Max Allan Collins is the author of Road to Perdition, the acclaimed novel that inspired the movie, and the award-winning Nathan Heller series of historical hardboiled mysteries.

About Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom, CBE, is an English film and stage actress, known for leading roles in plays such as Streetcar Named Desire, A Doll’s House, and Long Day’s Journey into Night, along with nearly sixty films and countless television roles, during a career spanning over six decades. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen’s birthday honors for services to drama.

About Stefan Rudnicki

Stefan Rudnicki is an avid audiobook narrator, receiving numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. He is also a Grammy-winning audiobook producer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert on March 25, 2014

I’d say I’ve met my new favorite all American badass, and what I hope is the start of a beautiful friendship. Quarry is a former soldier that doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty, and there are enough beautiful dames and plenty of broads to keep even a man like Quarry satisfied throughout the pages......more

Goodreads review by Lawyer on December 23, 2011

Ernest Hemingway once said, "All things truly wicked start from an innocence." I suppose that even applies to professional hit men. Quarry was innocent at one time. But being a soldier in Vietnam ended that innocence. Quarry learned to kill, but it was a matter of self defense. It was them or you. Wh......more

Goodreads review by Edwin on June 22, 2020

The First Quarry doesn’t dwell on an origin story but rather shows the young hitman being fully formed as a cold-blooded and intelligent killer as he accepts his first assignment after being recruited by The Broker - killing a college professor and destroying his manuscripts. The story takes place i......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on July 02, 2009

Hitman books are usually entertaining, and I liked the first Quarry book that HCC did. Even though this was recently written, it's a stone cold throwback to another era. This is the kind of crime novel that people used to buy in drug store book racks for less than a dollar. And it is seriously fun. C......more

Quotes

“Violent and volatile and packed with sexuality…classic pulp fiction.” USA Today

“As cool as an Eskimo Pie on a hot summer day and as sharp as a Ginsu knife.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“An amalgam of hard sex, harder violence, bodily functions, and belly laughs, this fun, fast read will leave readers craving the next installment. Recommended.” Publishers Weekly

“Collins knows the terrain, mixing pulp-style action with just enough character building to keep us going. Great entertainment from a pro’s pro.” Booklist

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