QUARRY’S CHOICE
By Max Allan Collins
Hard Case Crime
227 pages
If you’re a fan of hard-hitting crime novels, a new Quarry
book is always a case for celebration. “Quarry’s
Choice,” is no exception. In this one,
Collins takes us back in time to the early 70s when our Vietnam vet
hero was establishing himself as a killer for hire. When someone tries to shoot the Broker, the
man who employs him, Quarry is sent south to Biloxi, Mississippi
to repay the favor in kind. Finding
himself in land of the notorious Dixie Mafia, he must thread carefully, finding
himself very much a stranger in a strange land.
At the same time Quarry is saddled a young
stripper/prostitute named Luann who manages to wiggle her way through his
pragmatic, hard-shelled exterior and do what few people have ever done, reach
his heart. Thus, while attempting to
complete a difficult job, discern who his real enemies are and survive a savage
ambush, Quarry must also grapple with his own feelings towards this naïve blond
beauty. Is she a liability he can ill
afford? And if so, in the end, will he
be forced to see her as just another target?
“Quarry’s Choice,” moves at a speed just slightly over the
limit like a smooth oiled literary machine with enough pick up and power to
carry the reader to a damn satisfying finale.
Trust me, like his hero, Collins never misses.
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