Vendor
	Fritz Agency Christian Dittus
Original language
English
Categories
Thriller / suspense fiction

REVOLVER

Duane Swierczynski

Three generations torn apart - by bullets fired fifty years ago.

Philadelphia, 1965: Two street cops- one black, one white - are gunned down in a corner bar. One of the fallen officers, Stan Walczak, leaves behind a 12-year-old boy, Jimmy.

Philadelphia, 1995: Homicide detective Jim Walczak learns that his father's alleged killer, Terrill Lee Stanton, has been sprung from prison. Jim stalks the ex-con, hoping to finally learn the truth.

Philadelphia, 2015: Jim's daughter Audrey, a forensic science student, re-opens her grandfather's murder for a research paper. But as Audrey digs deeper, she comes to realize that Stanton probably didn't pull the trigger - and her father may have made a horrible mistake...

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Book Published 2016-07-01 by Mulholland Books

Comments

[...] Swierczynski, who enjoys high-concept high-wire acts, attempts what might be his riskiest move yet: a three-generation crime saga told in chapters that alternate between 1965, 1995, and 2015. Each story line features full-blooded characters and intrigue that work both on their own and in the larger context. Race plays a large role and is thoughtfully handled in this bleak, powerful tale of corruption and the lasting effects of crime in the City of Brotherly Love. --- Booklist Read more...

REVOLVER has been optioned by Neal H. Mortiz's Original Film (The Fast and the Furious, 21 Jump Street, etc.) and Sony Pictures Television.

Shortlisted for the Hammett Prize 2016 Read more...