Ah, one of my personal favorites. Duane Swierczynski first came to my attention back in 2006 with this book that was recommended by a forgotten blogger. I wish I could remember him so I could thank him for sending me onto this twisted and oh so satisfying ride.
What starts off as a simple job of being a getaway driver for Lennon, a mute Irishman, devolves into a journey into Philadelphia's underworld. A place filled with losers, fiends, dirty cops and the mob. Betrayal and murder is second nature for many of the citizens of it. Lennon has to navigate various tight spots, including, but not exclusively, a concrete drain pipe, in order to get out of his fucked up situation alive.
And any book where a woman handcuffed to a radiator is still able to be kick some ass, is a book I'm recommending!
Swierczynski followed this book up with The Blonde, which is even more over the top. It's a psuedo-sequel to this but I want him to write a full blown sequel one day. I really want to see how he tops the madness in this one.
Severance Package is another of his books which I found very interesting and much more intriguing than The Wheelman. You should check it out!
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