Review by guy savage oct 31, 2011 hell and gone, another nailbiting read from author duane swierczynski is the second volume in the charlie hardie. And thus starts duane swierczynskis bizarre thriller where jack eisley is poisoned by a. Duane swierczynski writes the new noir, full of bad choices, courage, and sudden disaster, all delivered at a breakneck pace. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Csi creator zuiker teams with swierczynski severance package to. The wheelman ebook by duane swierczynski rakuten kobo. This deadly woman in black moonlights as a highclass escort to lure. Rachel put together this magnificent anthology with talent such as steve niles, batmans scott snyder, the brilliant paul tobin, tim seeley, ed brisson, duane swierczynski and so many more. In this workmanlike time travel thriller from swierczynski severance package, 37yearold mickey wade, a struggling journalist whos lost his job with an. A senator is seduced and assassinated, and his journalist son follows the trail to a fatally sexy soviet agent. Duane swierczynski is the author of the wheelman, the blonde, severance package, and expiration date, and writes for marvel comics. This novel deals with three generations of the same families where their stories are tied together through a singular revolver handgun. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved.
Like charlie hustons hank thompson series, the lead character patrick lennon in this fastpaced novel quickly discovers just how bad a day can get when one simple mistake causes a bank heist to head south in a big way. Meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the w. Author duane swierczynski bio and signed books vj books. Review of revolver by duane swierczynski crimespree magazine. In fact, the only straight crime novel swierczynski has written was his second novel, the wheelman, and even then, the novel was seriously cuckoo bananapants. The wheelman book by duane swierczynski thriftbooks. The wheelman by duane swierczynski fantastic fiction. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Reading duane swierczynskis debut novel, the wheelman, is like doing an enormous line of cocaine. After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, he moved to another neighborhood in northeast philadelphia from 2002 until 2016. I got 95% thru the blonde before i connected mike to the wheelman.
The wheelman was nominated for the gumshoe award and was optioned for film. The wheelman by duane swierczynski overdrive rakuten. Duane swierczynski, author of the wheelman and the blonde piccirilli is the master of that strange, thrilling turf where horror, suspense and crime share shadowy. Hes a stylist, providing hard driving, stripped down noir with characters readers tend to be more hypnotized by than enamored of. Duane louis swierczynski born february 22, 1972 is an american crime writer known for his. Duane gundrum absent without leave military police investigation at the presidio. The wheelman is the weirdest crime novel ive read in quite a while. Alongside allan guthrie and charlie huston here is another writer of no holds barred, punk rock neopulp. All members of the same family separated by 50 years and compelled by. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download audiobooks by duane swierczynski at and save. There was no such thing as an escapeproof prison, because to sustain life inside the prison you need support from the outside. Purchase bloodshot by duane swierczynski on hardcover online and enjoy having your favourite graphic novels books delivered to you in south africa.
See all books authored by duane swierczynski, including killer year. Duane swierczynski has 442 books on goodreads with 129830 ratings. Ill get back to those guys later, but for now im going to hunt down the next swierczynski crime novelway more fun. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. My top five heist novels by roger hobbs, author of ghostman. An enigmatic getaway driver chases, and is chased by, cops and mobsters, both. This cast of characters wakes up in a much different world by novels endif they wake up at all, in duane swierczynskis the wheelman. Bloodshot duane swierczynski hardcover books online. Duane swierczynski the wheelman the blonde severance package canary.
Duane swierczynski was born and raised in frankford, a neighborhood in lower northeast philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states. Duane swierczynski flip flops back and forth between the three generations to effectively tell the story, that is brought full circle by the end of the book. One kickass crime novel i had to put down one of stephen kings longwinded tales, as well as a dean koontz selfabsorbed oddity because i didnt want to stop reading the wheelman. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the wheelman. He is an american crime writer who is famously known for many of his nonfiction novels, books, and comics. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Duane swierczynski books list of books by author duane. Duane louis swierczynski was born on february 22, 1972 in frankford, pennsylvania.
Duane swierczynski ebooks epub and pdf format duane swierczynski ebooks. After a morning robbery in philadelphias center city, thieves bling and holden and wheelman lennon, an irish immigrant, are speeding to the airport when their subaru collides with a van and flips over. He has worked as the editorinchief of the philadelphia city paper, and has worked as an editor and writer at mens health, details, and philadelphia magazines. But a ruthless team of hightech snatchers has come up with a cruel twist on the oldest racket on the books. Betrayed, his money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, lennon is on a oneway mission to find out who is responsibleand to get back his loot. The wheelman ebook by duane swierczynski author, isbn. A criminal anthology, and the house husband, and more on. And im not complaining about any of this, i read swierczynski for the paranoid nuttiness and genre defying plot lines, but hes by no means a crime writer.
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The wheelman by duane swierczynski and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A receipt for this heres a stickup, duanes nonfiction book on american bank robbery, was found in the getaway car of a san francisco bandit whod hit at least thirty california banks. Hes written over 250 comics for marvel, dc, dark horse, valiant and idw, and most recently wrote the black hood, the first comic for archies new dark circle imprint. Duane was born in frankford, a town neighboring philadelphia, pennsylvania. In megacity one, kidnapping of the rich is a thing of the past, thanks to personal security droids. Duane swierczynski is editorinchief of the philadelphia city paper. This acclaimed book by duane swierczynski is available at in several formats for your ereader. Meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank. From celebrated crime and comics author duane swierczynski deadpool, wheelman.
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