Duane Swierczynski

Los Angeles

NY Times bestselling author of CALIFORNIA BEAR, SECRET DEAD MEN, "The Field Guide to L.A. Pulp," + more. WGA. Film/TV: @_storydriven.

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Gleeful Mayhem

2 months ago | gleefulmayhem.substack.com | Duane Swierczynski

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L’ours de Californie, roman policier de Duane Swierczynski : 0 avis

Mar 4, 2025 | bibliosurf.com | Duane Swierczynski

11Appréciation générale :Ce roman policierincitant à la réflexion n'a pas encore de revue du web. Impact 0% - note estimée : 0/504-03-2025 -L’ours de Californie : le serial-killer, la jeune fille et les donuts.
Man Full of Trouble: Chapter One

Dec 3, 2024 | gleefulmayhem.substack.com | Duane Swierczynski

This is the first chapter of my pulp non-fiction gangster memoir, Man Full of Trouble, detailing the rise and fall of the gangster who killed a family member 100 years ago. I’ll be sharing chapters each Tuesday through the end of March 2025. Comments and questions always welcome; heartfelt thanks to the paying subscribers who are funding this book. Tuesday, December 11, 2018Nothing looks familiar. It’s not the city. It’s me.
Casino of Frankenstein: The Final Chapter

Oct 14, 2024 | gleefulmayhem.substack.com | Duane Swierczynski

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Casino of Frankenstein (Pt. 4)

Oct 12, 2024 | gleefulmayhem.substack.com | Duane Swierczynski

(Missed the first three installments of this road trip? Here they are: Pt. 1; Pt. 2; Pt. 3)On the way back to El Cortez, the sun tried to kill me. Nothing personal, I’m sure. But the angle of the rising sun meant that its fierce rays were perfectly aimed at my eyeballs, even behind the protection of a pair of Ray Bans. I also had been awake for the past 24 hours. Thankfully, the hotel was only 10 minutes away, and streets of Las Vegas were mostly empty.
Casino of Frankenstein (Pt. 3)

Oct 11, 2024 | gleefulmayhem.substack.com | Duane Swierczynski

(Missed the first two parts of this travelogue? You can find them here: Part 1; Part 2)I was the Bottle Opener King of the Jamboree. At least in my little section. Before heading to the drive-in, I picked up a camping chair and soft cooler from REI. (I’m not a camper, but I’m obsessed with REI. The gear, the maps, the dehydrated Lobster Thermidor in little bags… all of it.) My wife noticed that the cooler came with a cute little bottle opener, attached to the shell with a nylon string. Sweet.
Casino of Frankenstein (Pt. 2)

Oct 10, 2024 | gleefulmayhem.substack.com | Duane Swierczynski

Discover more from Gleeful MayhemThe latest dirt from writer Duane Swierczynski, weird and unpronounceable since 1972 (If you missed the first installment, you can check it out here.)Here’s the thing about Joe Bob Briggs: he’s a fictional character. It’s easy to forget that. “Joe Bob” was created by writer/actor John Bloom, who has a seriously impressive body of articles, columns, books and performances to his credit.
7 Hours to Die

Sep 12, 2024 | audible.com | James Patterson |Duane Swierczynski |Wesley Morris |Matthew Starr

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Of Mangled Mice and Dead Men

Aug 18, 2024 | gleefulmayhem.substack.com | Duane Swierczynski

Discover more from Gleeful MayhemThe latest dirt from writer Duane Swierczynski, weird and unpronounceable since 1972 My first novel, Secret Dead Men, exists because of a contest. And because I wanted to impress a girl. The contest was the annual “Set in Philadelphia” screenplay competition (which is still around, btw), and somewhere in the summer of 1994 I decided to write a murder mystery set in my hometown. I was fairly new to the genre, and only started reading Raymond Chandler, James M.
Secret Dead Men

Jul 24, 2024 | titanbooks.com | Duane Swierczynski

Del Farmer isn’t your ordinary hardboiled private eye. Instead of collecting fingerprints or clues, he collects souls of the recently dead. His latest dead guy, Brad Larsen, might just be the key to destroying Farmer’s long-time nemesis, The Association. Of course, Farmer is sadly mistaken. An FBI agent unstuck in time is toying with him. A mysterious couple keeps trying to kill him.