The Wheelman

by Duane Swierczynski
The Wheelman  
published 2006 by St. Martin's Minotaur
binding Paperback
isbn 0312343787   (isbn13: 9780312343781)
pages 256
description Meet 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 an...more
date added
04-04-07



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Jennifer
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05/12/08

bookshelves: personal-read
I had the privilege of reading Duane Swierczynski's THIS HERE'S A STICK-UP, his non-fiction tome of bank robbery facts and figures, a few years back when it first came out. In THE WHEELMAN, Mr. Swierczynski takes fact, mixes it up with a whole lot of fiction, and comes up with a thrilling crime debut that's well worth the read!

We first meet Lennon, a wheelman or get-away driver, waiting outside a Wachovia bank in Philadelphia as his two associates, Bling and Holden, get caught on their way ...more
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Tim
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05/03/08

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Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in May, 2008
Lennon isn't a bank robber, he's the getaway car driver. So when the robbery goes pear-shaped and his crew is double crossed, he finds his battered and near-dead body being shoved into a drain pipe for disposal. Fighting his way out, Lennon has to find out who crossed him... the Russian mob? The Italians? Was it the crooked cop, or even his own mentor? This is a wild and ultra-violent pulp noir where the bullets and bodies fly fast and furious and the loot is on the line. Swierczynski keeps the ...more
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Alex
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04/04/07

A mute who turns out not be a mute is the wheelman for a well planned bank job- but double cross abounds and things go quickly awry. Our hero- Lennon- is nearly killed a dozen times, but escapes time and again to go after the money- as well as his soon to be sister-in-law, who’s also carrying his niece or nephew. Her delicate condition doesn’t however stop her from taking cops hostage at gunpoint, killing men with her knees, or putting guns in the mouths of Russian mobsters. She’s cool, Le...more
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Brendon
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12/07/07

Read in December, 2006
A hard-boiled ride through Boston. A great crime read. If you like your crime thrillers pulpy and fast moving, this is for you.
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owen
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05/06/07

recommends it for: kids from the neast
awesome crime book cuz it was set in philly. also the guy who wrote it is boys with ken bruen, one of my favorites.
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Monty
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04/01/08

A mute getaway driver gets caught up in a deadly double cross. Mayhem ensues. Fun, popcorn read.
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Martin
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09/21/07

Read in January, 2005
recommends it for: thrillseekers and anyone who loves Philly
It's like riding a rollercoaster with your hands up and pants down.
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