Editing Max Allan Collins (section)

===''Quarry'' series===
This series features a former [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] [[sniper]] turned professional [[assassin]] after returning from the [[Vietnam War]] in 1973. The books are narrated in first person by Quarry (a code name). He maintains his own code of honor, and rationalizes his crimes by taking contracts to kill people who he believes brought about their own demise and will eventually be murdered by one enemy or another (e.g., corrupt politicians, mobsters, exploitative businessmen, drug traffickers). 

*''Quarry'' (a.k.a. ''The Broker'') (1976)
*''Quarry's List'' (a.k.a. ''The Broker's Wife'') (1976)
*''Quarry's Deal'' (a.k.a. ''The Dealer'') (1976)
*''Quarry's Cut'' (a.k.a. ''The Slasher'') (1977)
*''Quarry's Vote'' (a.k.a. ''Primary Target'') (1987)
*''Quarry's Greatest Hits'' (contains 'Primary Target' and a short story) (2003)
*''The Last Quarry'' (2006)
*''The First Quarry'' (2008)
*''Quarry In The Middle'' (2009)
*''Quarry's Ex'' (2010)
*''The Wrong Quarry'' (2014)
*''Quarry's Choice'' (2015)
*''Quarry In The Black'' (2016)
*''Quarry's Climax'' (2017)
*''Killing Quarry'' (2019)
*''Quarry's Blood'' (2022)

[[Cinemax]] created a [[Quarry (TV series)|TV adaptation of ''Quarry'']]. Written by Michael D. Fuller and Graham Gordy based loosely on the book series, the project centers on a Marine marksman who, upon returning home from Vietnam in 1972, finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. The disillusioned vet is quickly recruited into a network of contract killers and corruption spanning the Mississippi River.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2013/04/cinemax-orders-contract-killer-drama-pilot-based-on-max-allan-collins-quarry-books-467274/|title= Cinemax Orders Contract Killer Drama Pilot Based On Max Allan Collins' ''Quarry'' Books|first= Nellie|last= Andreeva|date= April 3, 2013|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151017013028/http://deadline.com/2013/04/cinemax-orders-contract-killer-drama-pilot-based-on-max-allan-collins-quarry-books-467274/|archive-date= October 17, 2015|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://tvnewstoday.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/pilot-scoop-cinemax-orders-1970s-drama-quarry/|title= Pilot Scoop: Cinemax Orders 1970s Drama ''Quarry''|date= April 5, 2013|publisher= TV News Today|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130917173933/http://tvnewstoday.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/pilot-scoop-cinemax-orders-1970s-drama-quarry/|archive-date= September 17, 2013|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The show was cancelled in May 2017 after the first season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=May 31, 2017 |title='Quarry' Canceled By Cinemax After One Season |url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/quarry-canceled-cinemax-one-season-1202104986/ |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref>