The wheelman by duane swierczynski 2006, paperback for. Duane swierczynski books list of books by author duane. 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. After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, he moved to another neighborhood in northeast philadelphia from 2002 until 2016. A novel by duane swierczynski meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank. Duane louis swierczynski was born on february 22, 1972 in frankford, pennsylvania. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. The wheelman was nominated for the gumshoe award and was optioned for film. This acclaimed book by duane swierczynski is available at in several formats for your ereader.
Nov 14, 2006 duane swierczynski is editorinchief of the philadelphia city paper. 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. When two partners, one black and one white, are gunned down in a workingclass philly bar, a lowlevel holdup man is presumed to be the killer, though theres never enough evidence to convict him. In megacity one, kidnapping of the rich is a thing of the past, thanks to personal security droids. Do yourself a favor get to know swierczynski and his rocking tales of philadelphia noir. 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. 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. Read online, or download in secure epub format meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with. The wheelman has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The wheelman by duane swierczynski overdrive rakuten. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the wheelman, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
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Duane swierczynski s most popular book is birds of prey, volume 1. Duane was born in frankford, a town neighboring philadelphia, pennsylvania. I prefer books with very high stakes so i mostly read crime, noir, and horrorscifi, but i enjoy any great story. The wheelman by duane swierczynski is the novel that made me an instant fan of this relatively unknown author. Apr 26, 2010 a few years back i discovered a pretty cool crime novel called the wheelman. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. Books by duane swierczynski author of birds of prey. Duane swierczynski author of birds of prey, volume 1. Betrayed, his money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, lennon is on a oneway mission to find out who is responsible and to get back his loot. Clay calls, and wheelman accuses him of arranging a setup. An enigmatic getaway driver chases, and is chased by, cops and mobsters, both russian and italian. An editorinchief of the philiadelphia city paper and author of the nonfiction book about bank robberies, this heres a stickup, swierczynski already has another novel coming out, the blonde.
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The wheelman by duane swierczynski fantastic fiction. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read revolver. 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. Duane swierczynski has 442 books on goodreads with 129830 ratings. The wheelman by duane swierczynski and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank.
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Duane swierczynski has written one of the great alltime heist novels and this guys just getting started. Wheelman ignores repeated calls and menacing texts from an unknown number. Duane swierczynski was born and raised in frankford, a neighborhood in lower northeast philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states. Duane swierczynski is editorinchief of the philadelphia city paper. Author duane swierczynski bio and signed books vj books.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Clearly, the wheelman is the type of novel with regards to sheer craftsmanship and undeniable talent that every beginning author dreams of writing, and duane swierczynski has clearly hit a home run right out of the park his first time at bat. Duane swierczynski is an american crime writer who has written a number of nonfiction books, novels and also writes for comic books duane swierczynski. 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.
He is an american crime writer who is famously known for many of his nonfiction novels, books, and comics. The wheelman livros na amazon brasil 9780312343774. Ill get back to those guys later, but for now im going to hunt down the next swierczynski crime novelway more fun. Duane swierczynski delivers a full tilt boogie of a novel with the wheelman. But a ruthless team of hightech snatchers has come up with a cruel twist on the oldest racket on the books. I missed secret dead man the debut novel by books writer, duane swierczynski, so i had no idea he was interested and capable of crafting a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the blonde. Buy a cheap copy of the wheelman book by duane swierczynski. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the wheelman. Betrayed, robbed, and left for dead by a team of thieves, lennon, a mute irish getaway driver, launches a oneman quest to find out who is responsible and to retrieve his money, matching wits with a dirty philadelphia cop, the russian and italian mobs, the mayors hired gun, and the keyboard.
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. It was a gritty caper novel full of interesting characters and blasts of dark humor. Duane swierczynski is the author of the wheelman, the blonde, severance package, and expiration date, and writes for marvel comics. Buy the wheelman book online at best prices in india on. Duane swierczynski is the real deal a writer who clearly enjoys his craft and practices it with hip, clean prose that is meant to shock and entertain. A criminal anthology, and the house husband, and more on. Betrayed, his money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, lennon. I previously read two of his other books, the wheelman from 2006 and severance package from 2008. But the robbery has sent a violent ripple effect through the streets of philadelphia. 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. So clearly he brings a certain authority to this novel centered around a bank robbery in philadelphia.
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