THICK AS THIEVES. by Quinn, Patrick - (1995)

New York:: Crown,, (1995). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's first novel. "Mackin is a thief. He's also a professional. When he does a job, he does it neatly, quietly, and with people he trusts. Frank Riles asks Mackin for a favor. There's a heist in another town with a guy named Pointy Williams that will eventually benefit Riles. Though Mackin has his doubts, Riles is okay and has never steered him wrong. But Williams decides to have Mackin killed after the job to avoid paying him. He uses a couple of bent cops for the job, but Mackin senses the double cross and kills the cops. Mackin wants revenge on Williams but has to lay low as the killer of two cops." (Booklist) 242 pp,