{"product_id":"9780312343781","title":"The Wheelman : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wheelman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Duane Swierczynski\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Lennon, a mute Irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank. Betrayed, his money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, Lennon is on a one-way mission to find out who is responsible—and to get back his loot. But the robbery has sent a violent ripple effect through the streets of Philadelphia. And now a dirty cop, the Russian and Italian mobs, the mayor's hired gun, and a keyboard player in a college rock band maneuver for position as this adrenaline-fueled novel twists and turns its way toward its explosive conclusion.\u003cbr\u003eOne thing's for sure: This cast of characters wakes up in a much different world by novel's end—if they wake up at all, in Duane Swierczynski's \u003ci\u003eThe Wheelman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you are partial to past-paced thrillers that present this world as an unforgiving, blood-soaked wasteland, you should love Duane Swierczynski's first novel. Swierczynski's novel, like those of [Elmore] Leonard, offers an undertow of humor beneath the churning sea of man's inhumanity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Swierczynski has an uncommon gift for the banal lunacy of criminal dialogue, a delightfully devious eye for character and a surprisingly well-developed narrative for a beginner.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] promising debut… the gripping tale of a heist gone wrong.” —\u003ci\u003eRobert Wade, San Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A great heist story in the rich tradition of Richard Stark's Parker novels and Stanley Kubrick's \u003ci\u003eThe Killing… \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ekeeps readers holding their breath\u003c\/b\u003e to see what's going to happen next. It is clearly the work of a maturing writer who is possessed of a keen style and abundant talent.” —\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAdrenaline-charged… fast-moving and funny\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wheelman\u003c\/i\u003e is Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in an R-rated amusement park.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I cancelled a night out and stayed up all night reading. That's how much I loved this book… \u003cb\u003eat every turn, I was blindsided\u003c\/b\u003e. Hilarious and bloody violent.” —\u003ci\u003eKen Bruen, author of the Shamus Award-winning The Guards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eDark stuff… hilariously funny\u003c\/b\u003e at the same time. Swierczynski has come up with his own twisted and thoroughly enjoyable genre. Bring on some more, sir.” —\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Astonishing! Duane Swierczynski has written \u003cb\u003eone of the great all-time heist novels\u003c\/b\u003e and this guy's just getting started.” —\u003ci\u003eJason Starr, Barry Award-winning author of Twisted City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Oh, what style!” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The plot twists of Richard Stark novel but the style of Ken Bruen's non-series work. \u003cb\u003eVery noir and highly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eBlack Orchid Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Duane Swierczynski is \u003cb\u003eone of the best new things to happen to crime fiction in a long time\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eVictor Gischler, Edgar-nominated author of Suicide Squeeze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312343781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40673517764814,"sku":"9780312343781","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_881c5e2a-f857-47fd-ac80-5537ce0d9a42.jpg?v=1639886627","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312343781","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}