Duane Swierczynski is the two-time Edgar-nominated author of ten novels including Revolver, Canary, as well as the graphic novel Breakneck, many of which are in development for film/TV. Most recently, Duane co-authored Lion & Lamb with James Patterson, and co-scripted James Patterson's The Guilty, an Audible Original starring John Lithgow and Bryce Dallas Howard. He lives in Southern California with his family.
"Well-crafted...not only hair-raising but emotionally
resonant."--Elle
"A powerful story with myriad surprises . . . Swierczynski's
melding of a gripping plot and superb characters will prove
California Bear to be one of the year's best."--South Florida
Sun-Sentinel
"Twisty, engaging and surprisingly heartfelt . . . explor[ing]
police corruption, dysfunctional marriages, and the bond between
fathers and daughters. . . . A less ambitious writer might have
built his novel solely around the search for the Bear. But
Swierczynski has some tricks up his sleeve that make California
Bear anything but a straightforward thriller."--Book Reporter
"Loaded with emotion, redemption, and comeuppance in sufficient
measure to inspire the hope of encountering these characters again.
. . . Compelling not for its solution but for the act of solving,
with modern cultural references and screen-worthy action."--Library
Journal (starred review)
"The novel tackles a number of themes, including the current
fascination with true-crime stories, the difficulties of
reconciliation between people who have been estranged for many
years, and the question of whether someone who acquires a taste for
killing can ever really stop. The characters are beautifully
designed, and the author offers up some tantalizing questions. . .
. Swierczynski brings the story to a magnificent, surprising,
exhilarating conclusion. An ambitious and deeply satisfying
novel."--Booklist (starred review)
"If you've been looking for a thriller that checks all the boxes -
smarts, suspense and heart - you'll find it in Duane Swierczynski's
California Bear. The Girl Detective is a teenage crime-solver like
no other and the Bear she's up against is as dangerous as serial
killers come. This is cat and mouse fiction at its very best."--Gar
Anthony Haywood, author of the Aaron Gunner mystery series
"California Bear is a kick-ass serial killer thriller with heart.
It's Veronica Mars meets Hannibal Lector, about a formidable
girl-detective with a terrible sickness, her ex-con dad, and an
elusive monster in crime-riddled Los Angeles. Swierczynski's
written an utterly fresh take on LA noir."--Sarah Langan, author of
Good Neighbors and A Better World
"What a fantastic storyteller! Duane Swierczynski is the
oh-so-talented face of the new noir--and his terrific California
Bear is relentless (in a brilliant way) and propulsive, with
captivating characters hurtling toward certain disaster--and,
somehow, redemption. Swierczynski's unique voice is unstoppable,
and this evocative mystery is also infinitely heartbreaking. I
could not put it down." --Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today
Bestselling Author of The House Guest
"Swierczynski is brilliant at fooling even savvy readers, and his
jaw-dropping twists never compromise his exceptional character
development. This is a tour de force." --Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
"Duane Swierczynski pulls off a miracle of a crime book that is
both terrifyingly thrilling and deeply heartfelt--all while being
darkly funny in a Elmore Leonard kind of way. From Matilda, the
hospitalized wanna-be detective teen, to the coming out of
retirement serial killer at the heart of this novel, the California
Bear--I could not put this book down."--Scott Reynolds,
screenwriter of Jessica Jones and Dexter
"There's real truth at the core of California Bear, Duane
Swierczynski's latest novel. And no, it's not some
ripped-from-the-headlines true crime element. It's not even the
crafty writing or the dead-on dialogue. It's heart. Plain and
simple. This book was written straight from the heart, and I won't
ever forget it."--Eli Cranor, author of Don't Know Tough and Ozark
Dogs
"With all the wit and style of Elmore Leonard, but way more heart,
California Bear is a can't-put-it-down caper, an incisive look at
the dark side of true crime 'entertainment, ' and a beautifully
moving story of a family in crisis learning exactly how far they'll
go for each other, all in one. I can't wait to see more of Jack and
especially Matilda, who is the kickass twenty-first century
successor to Philip Marlowe Los Angeles crime fiction needs. I
loved this book!"--Halley Sutton, bestselling author of The
Hurricane Blonde
"Duane Swierczynski has written his best novel, and that's saying
something. From the tragi-comic opening sentence to the
heartrending final paragraph, California Bear is fresh, exciting,
and brilliantly unpredictable. The Girl Detective will live in my
heart forever."
--James Patterson, New York Times bestselling author
Praise for Duane Swierczynski and his novels----
"Breathless action. So much fun to read-on the couch or on the
run."--The New York Times Book Review
"Riveting . . . Memorable characters, suspense, a native's portrait
of a fascinating city, eruptions of spectacular violence--fans will
love this one."--Booklist (starred review)
"Swierczynski keeps the action pulsating along [with] an array of
compelling characters, crisp dialogue, and pop culture
references."--Boston Globe
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