SYNOPSIS
The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hitman into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one: Why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a beautiful young librarian dead? And why in hell does he care? On the 30th anniversary of the enigmatic assassin’s first appearance, bestselling author Max Allan Collins brings him back for a dark and deadly mission where the last quarry may turn out to be Quarry himself.

AUTHOR BIO
Max Allan Collins – NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING author
Max is a prolific American mystery writer who has been called "mystery's Renaissance man". He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movies and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition (which was developed into a film in 2002). He has also written two novel sequels to Road to Perdition - Road to Purgatory and Road to Paradise. He has also served as the creative consultant for a number of major productions, and has written books and comics based on the TV series franchise CSI. More recently, he has written a book, Buried Deep, based on the TV Series Bones.

READER BIO
Having hailed from Tulsa, Oklahoma... Kristi Stewart has gained more than 25 years experience in the voiceover and broadcasting industries.

Kristi has a background in on-air promotions for radio and television. Having worked at WKY Radio in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as the Promotions Director and at KJRH-TV2 in Tulsa as an associate producer.

Kristi has lived and worked in Toronto, Ontario for the past 19 years. During that time she has gained invaluable experience working in the Canadian Media. Kristi has worked at Rogers Community Television, where she was the Sponsorship Manager for the Community Channel. She has worked for a Marketing firm, where she recruited new clients and helped develop and implement marketing plans.

Kristi was most recently the National Female imaging voice for the Global Television Network in Canada and, CH channel 11 in Hamilton. Kristi was also the female voice for the cable specialty channel PRIME. She has also been a positioning and promo voice for EZ Rock radio station in Toronto and, can currently be heard on the new internet radio station LITEFAVORITES.com as an on-air personality.

Kristi Stewart has voiced many commercials and promos for radio and television and narrated many corporate video projects. including the series: CRIME STOPPERS for CH, Channel 11 and TRAILBLAZERS biographies.

REVIEWS
Publishers Weekly
Fans of Collins (Road to Perdition) will be delighted to find him resurrecting Quarry, the ruthless hit-man he put to rest years ago, after six Quarry novels and a small handful of short stories. Now living and relaxing in the Minnesota woods, Quarry is lured out of retirement by a Chicago media magnate who wants a seemingly harmless young librarian dead. But when he winds up falling for his target, one Janet Wright, Quarry begins second-guessing his assignment and experiences an uncharacteristic change of heart that almost gets him killed. Stemming from Collins's screenplay for the award-winning short film A Matter of Principal, this novel covers a lot of ground in a small space-a credit to the distinct, wry voice Collins has given Quarry, who doesn't waste anything, least of all words: "Louis cracked open the door and peered out and said, `What is it?' and I shot him in the eye." Compact enough to be read in a couple of sittings but bristling with suspense and sexuality, this book is a welcome addition to the Hard Crime Case library and, if there's any justice, will spark sales of Collins's back-catalogue titles.