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kegriese1's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
Quarry's working with a movie director to stop the guys hired to kill him and find out who hired them. Too bad the last person Quarry expected to see again is complicating matters... his ex-wife.
The Hard Case Crime series is back and they've brought Quarry with them. Quarry is the same old methodical hitman he's been in the other Hard Case Quarry books. After reading the Perfect Crime reprints of the early Quarry books, it was nice to read one of the ones written once Max Allan Collins had a bit more seasoning. Quarry doesn't make the stupid mistakes that impared my enjoyment of the the reprints.
The plot is a pretty good one, although superficially it's a bit like Quarry's Cut. Movie man in trouble, Quarry comes in to save the day for big pile of cash. The addition of Quarry's much talked about ex-wife to the mix, while interesting, doesn't really do all that much for the story. It's like she was thrown in so the title Quarry's Ex could be used. I had a feeling I knew who was behind the hitmen gunning for Arthur Stockwell but it was still a good ending.
One thing I noticed about this one was some subtle humor. Eric Conrad is a dead ringer for Tom Cruise and I snorted when Quarry mentioned that Collateral Damage would be a good title for a move.
Any complaints? Well, for some reason I always find MAC's sex scenes a little creepy. Not sure why. Quarry's Ex is a good entry to the Hard Case Crime series. I wouldn't say it's my favorite Quarry, though.
The Hard Case Crime series is back and they've brought Quarry with them. Quarry is the same old methodical hitman he's been in the other Hard Case Quarry books. After reading the Perfect Crime reprints of the early Quarry books, it was nice to read one of the ones written once Max Allan Collins had a bit more seasoning. Quarry doesn't make the stupid mistakes that impared my enjoyment of the the reprints.
The plot is a pretty good one, although superficially it's a bit like Quarry's Cut. Movie man in trouble, Quarry comes in to save the day for big pile of cash. The addition of Quarry's much talked about ex-wife to the mix, while interesting, doesn't really do all that much for the story. It's like she was thrown in so the title Quarry's Ex could be used. I had a feeling I knew who was behind the hitmen gunning for Arthur Stockwell but it was still a good ending.
One thing I noticed about this one was some subtle humor. Eric Conrad is a dead ringer for Tom Cruise and I snorted when Quarry mentioned that Collateral Damage would be a good title for a move.
Any complaints? Well, for some reason I always find MAC's sex scenes a little creepy. Not sure why. Quarry's Ex is a good entry to the Hard Case Crime series. I wouldn't say it's my favorite Quarry, though.
bundy23's review against another edition
3.0
Still quick & entertaining but this series gets less and less plausible the further it goes. Plot wise, this is the worst one yet.
zzzrevel's review against another edition
3.0
This is the third Quary book I've read in the
series, and even though the premise would
seem to make the whole series formulaic,
the author does manage to change it up
so each story does not sound like the one
before it.
This time, Quarry is preventing a killing as
the author's curve ball plot. It works. Still
nice and pulp-y, and of course Quarry has
his way with a couple of women.
A quick entertaining read.
series, and even though the premise would
seem to make the whole series formulaic,
the author does manage to change it up
so each story does not sound like the one
before it.
This time, Quarry is preventing a killing as
the author's curve ball plot. It works. Still
nice and pulp-y, and of course Quarry has
his way with a couple of women.
A quick entertaining read.
boesgesicht's review
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
psteve's review against another edition
3.0
Breezy but light episode in Quarry's story. He's a former hitman who found a list of a boss's other hitmen and uses that list to help out the potential victims. In this case, the potential victim is a movie producer on a shoot in Nevada. It turns out the girlfriend of the producer is Quarry's ex, who he was married to briefly some years before. The story moves quickly, with for me only the first section remaining memorable. Still, I picked up another novel in the series at a used book store.
ericwelch's review against another edition
3.0
Really a prequel to the other Quarry books. This one had the least plausible plot, I thought. Quarry is well into his role as hitman of hitmen, in the service of those who have become targets. Those who have read any of the other Quarry novels will have already have numerous pieces to Quarry’s back-story: how he came to be recruited by the Broker, the betrayal by his ex-wife, his time in Vietnam. That he would meet his ex-wife as the wife of a B-movie director who has been targeted for assassination *and* run into part of the team assigned to perform the hit struck me as coincidences beyond the possible.
Nevertheless, all the Quarry stories are just plain fun, and this one is no exception.
Nevertheless, all the Quarry stories are just plain fun, and this one is no exception.
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