Your brother is trapped behind enemy lines and on the verge of no. There is a killer about, targeting families whose strains outweigh the connection they have together. Duane swierczynski is the author of several crime thrillers, including the shamus awardwinning fun and games, the first in the charlie hardie series published by mulholland books, as well as the edgarnominated and anthony awardwinning expiratio. The wheelman was nominated for the gumshoe award and was optioned for film. Ill get back to those guys later, but for now im going to hunt down the next swierczynski crime novelway more fun. Hes written over 250 comics for marvel, dc, dark horse, valiant and idw, including the black hood, the first comic for archies dark circle imprint swierczynski has also collaborated with csi. The wheelman is a post modern black comic take on the classic caper gone wrong. 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. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Duane swierczynski is the author of thrillers expiration date and severance package,and the charlie hardie series. 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. The wheelman by duane swierczynski overdrive rakuten. Hes a stylist, providing hard driving, stripped down noir with characters readers tend to be more hypnotized by than enamored of.
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. The wheelman book by duane swierczynski thriftbooks. The wheelman carnegie library of pittsburgh overdrive. When a heist goes wrong, the getaway driver must figure out what happened to save his life and keep himself out of jail. Duane louis swierczynski born february 22, 1972 is an american crime writer known for his.
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. Csi creator zuiker teams with swierczynski severance package to. 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. The wheelman is the weirdest crime novel ive read in quite a while. Duane swierczynskis canary was one of my top reads for 2015, and hes repeated the trick with revolver. Shop amongst our popular books, including 114, black widow, bloodshot definitive edition and more from duane swierczynski. 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. Meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the w. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. 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. 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. Duane swierczynski was born and raised in frankford, a neighborhood in lower northeast philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states.
Duane swierczynski is the edgarnominated author of nine novels including canary, severance package, and the shamus awardwinning charlie hardie series fun and games, hell and gone, point and shoot. Duane was born in frankford, a town neighboring philadelphia, pennsylvania. The wheelman by duane swierczynski is the novel that made me an instant fan of this relatively unknown author. Duane swierczynski books list of books by author duane. Duane swierczynski ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank. Read the wheelman a novel by duane swierczynski available from rakuten kobo.
Duane swierczynski is the author of the wheelman, the blonde, severance package, and expiration date, and writes for marvel comics. The wheelman by duane swierczynski fantastic fiction. I love feeling like its a real world im reading about. Download audiobooks by duane swierczynski at and save. 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. Duane swierczynski ebooks epub and pdf format duane swierczynski ebooks. A phillyset murdermystery spanning three generations of polack cops, i tore through this one in a couple of days. Betrayed, his money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, lennon is on a oneway mission to find out who is responsible. Duane swierczynski is editorinchief of the philadelphia city paper. There was no such thing as an escapeproof prison, because to sustain life inside the prison you need support from the outside. Browse duane swierczynskis bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
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. A criminal anthology, and the house husband, and more on. 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. But to an elite unnamed investigations group assigned to hunt down the worlds most dangerous killers, headed by steve dark, a new category of killer is being defined. After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, he moved to another neighborhood in northeast philadelphia from 2002 until 2016. Except for the fact that duane swierczynski writes about a world i dont really want to be part of, since i am not a fan of real world violence.
Bloodshot deluxe edition book 1 duane swierczynski, manuel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. See all books authored by duane swierczynski, including killer year. Duane swierczynski is the master of modern crimepulp, and the wheelman is his masterpiece. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the wheelman. Ive been reading duane swierczynski for a few years now almost long enough to spell his last name without looking, and ive enjoyed the books hes written. Duane swierczynski audio books, best sellers, author bio. He is an american crime writer who is famously known for many of his nonfiction novels, books, and comics. This acclaimed book by duane swierczynski is available at in several formats for your ereader. Author duane swierczynski bio and signed books vj books. What makes it all the more mysterious is that said killer by night is a house husband. The wheelman ebook by duane swierczynski rakuten kobo. Im a little mad at everyone i know who has read duane swierczynski and didnt.
If you are partial to pastpaced thrillers that present this world as an unforgiving, bloodsoaked wasteland, you should love duane swierczynskis first novel. Duane louis swierczynski was born on february 22, 1972 in frankford, pennsylvania. A receipt for this heres a stickup, duane s nonfiction book on american bank robbery, was found in the getaway car of a san francisco bandit whod hit at least thirty california banks. If youve yet to read any swerzy, give revolver a shot, and witness one of todays best crime writers at the top of his game. Alongside allan guthrie and charlie huston here is another writer of no holds barred, punk rock neopulp. An enigmatic getaway driver chases, and is chased by, cops and mobsters, both russian and italian. Duane swierczynski the wheelman the blonde severance package canary dennis tafoya. The wheelman by duane swierczynski and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In this volume, featuring stories handpicked by noircon founder lou boxer and acclaimed author duane swierczynski, four of todays most promising crime fiction talents pay tribute to the often underrated writers who addressed the secret fears and desires of americans in the postwar period.
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. With a new author pairing, patterson brings duane swierczynski into the bookshot mix to show off his abilities, and what a debut venture this has become. The wheelman by duane swierczynski book cover, description, publication history. He also writes for marvel comics and coauthored level 26 with csi creator anthony zuiker.