by Bill Williams

Meet Arthur Quinn. What do the son of an accountant, an ex-fashion model, an ex-stripper, a drug dealer and a charming rogue all have in common? Quinn hunts for the five missing people in the five stories in this collection. From the streets of Tokyo to the slums of Central Texas, Quinn matches wits with an array of cutthroats and killers. 'Williams' collection of Quinn stories falls somewhere short of Andrew Vachss' Burke and somewhere ahead of Parker's Spenser (for hire). Williams loves writing in 'first person sarcastic' and keeps the tradition for American trouble-shooters having a wise-ass crack for everything alive and well. There's an interesting undercurrent in these stories, a kind of cheerfully sociopathic bent, that makes them a great guilty pleasure. If you like your crime stories terse with punches and gunshots, check this book out!' -Mark Finn, author of World Fantasy Award nominated Blood & Thunder