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The assignment was simple: stake out the man's home and kill him. Easy work for a professional like Quarry. But when things go horribly wrong, Quarry finds himself with a new mission: learn who hired him, and make the bastard pay.NOW A CINEMAX TELEVISION SERIES!The longest-running series from Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition, and the first ever to feature a hitman as the main character, the Quarry novels tell the story of a paid assassin with a rebellious streak and an unlikely taste for justice. Once a Marine sniper, Quarry found a new home stateside with a group of contract killers. But some men aren't made for taking orders - and when Quarry strikes off on his own, god help the man on the other side of his nine-millimeter...
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Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006. He has also published under the name . He and his wife, , have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Book AwardsShamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True DetectiveShamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen AwayShamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal HoursShamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in ParadiseShamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia EarhartShamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in BlackJapanese: ????????????? or ???????? ????
