Hell and Gone

Spectacular Praise for Duane Swierczynski

and the Charlie Hardie Series

“More exciting than whatever you’re reading right now.”

—Ed Brubaker, Harvey and Eisner Award–winning author of Criminal and Incognito

“Duane Swierczynski puts the rest of the crime-writing world on notice. So learn to spell the last name. He’s going to be around for a while.”

—Laura Lippman

“Oh, what style!”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Duane Swierczynski has ideas so brilliant and brutal that one day the rest of us will have to tool up and kill him.”

—Warren Ellis

“So bloody satisfying.”

—Booklist

“Swierczynski has an uncommon gift for the banal lunacy of criminal dialogue, and a delightfully devious eye for character.”

—Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune

“Duane Swierczynski is one of the best thriller writers in America, and probably my favorite.”

—James Frey

“A major new talent.”

—Richard Aleas

“Duane Swierczynski is one of the best new things to happen to crime fiction in a long time. A kick-ass writer with wicked cool skills and the instincts of a seasoned veteran. Keep your eyes on him. He’s going places.”

—Victor Gischler

“Swierczynski seems to get such a kick out of writing about eccentric crooks, it’s almost criminal.”

—J. Kingston Pierce, January Magazine

“Duane Swierczynski is the bomb…the hottest new thing in crime fiction.”

—Joe R. Lansdale

“Swierczynski steps on the gas early in this pulse-pounding contemporary thriller and doesn’t let up…an unforgettable climax.…The sequel’s appearance won’t be too soon for many readers.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Cool, suspenseful, tragic, and funny as hell, Fun and Games is Duane Swierczynski’s best yet. I haven’t had this much fun reading in a long time.”

—Sara Gran, author of Dope and Come Closer

“An audacious, propulsive thrill ride that kidnapped me on page one and didn’t look back.”

—Brian Azzarello, Harvey and Eisner Award–winning author of 100 Bullets and Loveless

“This book could not be more perfect.”

—Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran

“This book has it all.…I declare this book fastest read of the year. I want part two, Hell and Gone, now.”

—Ruth Jordan, Central Crime Zone

“Duane Swierczynski leads an insurgency of new crime writers specializing in fast-paced crime rife with sharp dialogue, caustic humor, and over-the-top violence.”

—Garrett Kenyon, Spinetingler Magazine

“Brilliant…one hell of a roller-coaster read. Mr. Swierczynski writes like Elmore Leonard on adrenaline and speed.”

—New York Journal of Books

“Swierczynski’s style is muscular and very readable, pounding the rhythms of hard-boiled prose like he’s working a heavy bag.”

—Warren Moore, The American Culture