Quarry's Reunion

by Max Allan Collins

The hitman hero of the acclaimed Cinemax series comes out of retirement for another nail-biting suspense thriller from the author of ROAD TO PERDITION.

YOU'RE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF MURDER… 

Since his first appearance in 1976, Max Allan Collins' quintessential killer-for-hire, Quarry, has starred in 17 novels, two films, a graphic novel, and a Cinemax TV series -- and with QUARRY'S REUNION, he reaches a milestone never before achieved by any character in American crime a series that has continued for 50 years. 

To celebrate, MWA Grand Master Collins is taking Quarry somewhere he's never gone back home, to the town in Ohio where he grew up, before his tour of duty in Vietnam and his even bloodier experiences Stateside. An old high-school girlfriend summons Quarry for his 50th reunion – but old times take a back seat when bullets start to fly. Thrilling, moving, and revealing, this new installment in Quarry's Edgar and Shamus Award-nominated saga delivers a powerful capstone to the killer's career – and a perfect entry point for readers new to Quarry's story.

224 pages, Paperback

Expected publication November 10, 2026

About the author

Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2006.

He has also published under the name Patrick Culhane. He and his wife, Barbara Collins, have written several books together. Some of them are published under the name Barbara Allan.

Book Awards
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1984) : True Detective
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : Stolen Away
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : Carnal Hours
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : Damned in Paradise
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1999) : Flying Blind: A Novel about Amelia Earhart
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Angel in Black

Japanese: マックス・アラン・コリンズ
or マックス・アラン コリンズ

Reviews

[Ben A · Rating 5 out of 5]

For his 50th Anniversary, Old Man Quarry returns to his hometown just in time for his high school reunion, and as a special favor, the former hitman for hire has to go into detective mode in an adventure that stands alongside the best of the series as it builds towards an explosive conclusion.

Special Thanks to Hard Case Crime, Titan Books and Edelweiss Plus for the digital ARC. This was given to me for an honest review.