Thick as Thieves

by Patrick Quinn

Book Overview

The sensational debut of a crime novelist who will remind readers of how thrilling it was to read Carl Hiassen, Robert B. Parker, or Elmore Leonard for the first time. This novel features Mackin, a rogue and a professional thief who survives by being the very best--and by never breaking his own rules.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517700093
• ISBN13: 9780517700099
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

fast paced fun

This book is a fast-paced, intelligent, action/revenge story that was a lot of fun to read. It's one of those books you won't be able to put down and will read in one sitting. If you like Elmore Leonard novels you'll love Thick as Thieves.

Great beach book!

Quick, fast-paced. You'll want to read it in one sitting, so find a rainy day, a comfortable chair and start reading...you won't want to put it down.

Elmore Leonard WISHES He Could Write This Well

Although it is popular to sketch the plot in these reviews, I won't spoil it for readers. Suffice to say that, if you like cop/thief/Mafia type stories this is one of the most intelligent, realistic thrillers of the genre. The "hero" is a thief; a consumate pro. Once the ending is known, it seems inevitable but you can't see it coming anyway. I wish author Patrick Quinn had written many books but - alas! - this is the only one I could find listed after I read "Thick" and went hunting. If you like the genre, you'll really like this book.

thick as thieves

My kind of fiction. Up there with Elmore Leonard and Michael Connelly for dialogue. I saw the film derived from this novel which sent me to the internet to find the original. Enjoyable film but only essentials from the novel. Both are worth your time if you are into this genre and if you are you will love it. Bad ... dudes, smart guys, dumb .... I had trouble finding this as it is out of print. Good luck getting a copy but it's worth the trouble.

fast paced fun

This book is fast paced, intelligent, action story that was a lot of fun to read. I couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting.