Patrick's latest book, THE DROP-OFF, is out now in hardback
A gripping and twisting treat of a novel for fans of Tarantino and Elmore Leonard.
Smoke Dugan, one-time bomb-maker for the mob, is on the run. It's not easy to keep a low profile when you've got your girlfriend (Lola), her best friend (Pamela) and a retired professional assassin (Cruz) with you; and if you're carrying $2.5 million in cash, you can be sure the people the money belongs to won't let the trail go cold. The tiny Caribbean island of Saint Mark's seems a safe bet, but that's reckoning without the unexpected presence of ex-Navy Seal Stone, an old enemy of Cruz. Stone has heard of the massive finder's fee placed on Cruz's head by Big Vito back in New York, so he's very motivated. Soon the rest of the mob is on the way and the scene is set for a game of cat and mouse amid the palm trees and on the high seas. Who will end up swimming with the sharks?
Praise for Patrick's debut novel: SMOKED:
'A superb debut. A great crime novel. Brilliant is the word' Independent on Sunday
'Tightly plotted, confidently written and very hip' Observer
'SMOKED is a first novel rich in characters lovingly drawn and mercilessly executed' The Times
'Patrick Quinlan writes with such panache and skill that it's hard to believe this is his first novel...the ending reminds me of Elmore Leonard at his best' Mail on Sunday
Exhibit A: Maine Public Radio interview - click here to download the mp3
