Hell and Gone

By Duane Swierczynski (Electronic Book, 2011)

The second of three high-energy thrillers arriving back-to-back from cult crime fiction sensation Duane Swierczynski.

Left for dead after an epic shootout that blew the lid off a billion-dollar conspiracy, ex-cop Charlie Hardie quickly realizes that when you're dealing with The Accident People, things can get worse. Drugged, bound and transported by strange operatives of unknown origin, Hardie awakens to find himself captive in a secret prison that houses the most dangerous criminals on earth.

And then things get really bad. Because this isn't just any prison. It's a Kafkaesque nightmare that comes springloaded with a brutal catch-22: Hardie's the warden. And any attempt to escape triggers a "death mechanism" that will kill everyone down here--including a group of innocent guards. Faced with an unworkable paradox, and knowing that his wife and son could be next on the Accident People's hit list, Hardie has only one choice: fight his way to the heart of this hell hole and make a deal with the Devil himself.

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- Format: Electronic Book
- Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316180054
- On Sale Date: 10/31/2011
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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Duane Swierczynski is the author of several crime thrillers and also writes the X-Men spinoff CABLE and IMMORTAL IRON FIST for Marvel Comics. His latest novels include EXPIRATION DATE; LEVEL 26, cowritten with CSI creator Anthony E,. Zuicker; and SEVERANCE PACKAGE, which has been optioned by Lionsgate films. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children.

PRAISE FOR THE WHEELMAN:

"Swierczynski has an uncommon gift for the banal lunacy of criminal dialogue [and] a delightfully devious eye for character." (Chicago Tribune).
"A great heist story in the rich tradition of Richard Stark's Parker novels and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing." (Philadelphia Inquirer).
"Oh, what style!" (Kirkus).
PRAISE FOR THE BLONDE:

"Dialogue to sell your soul for and an array of characters as weird and wondrous as anything Hiassen ever conceived. This is new noir: neon lit with marvellous beautiful writing."
"Duane Swierczynski's new novel, The Blonde, is as lean as a starving model, mean as a snake, and fast as a jet. It's also one hell of fine read. This guy has got to be the hottest new thing in crime fiction, and The Blonde is one of the best crime reads I've had in some time."