<p>Praise for <i>Secret Dead Men</i></p><p>Swierczynski’s brisk pace and light comic touch often resemble vintage Donald Westlake...A delicious comic thriller with a science-fiction twist.<br />–Kirkus Reviews</p><p><i>Secret Dead Men</i> is the most inventive, uplifting, hilarious, moving novel since The Catcher in the Rye.<br />-- Ken Bruen, author of Galway Girl</p><p>A profoundly psychotic hilarious whodunit fantasy... It's as if [Swierczynski] simultaneously channeled Philip K. Dick, Eugene Ionesco, Richard Matheson, Raymond Chandler and Charles Willeford.<br />-- Ed Gorman, author of the Sam McCain mysteries</p><p>Filled with fascinating creations and memorable scenes. [<i>Secret Dead Men</i>] takes the traditional forms and puts a unique spin on them, reflecting the mind of an author with both new ideas and an idiosyncratic personality.<br />--Philadelphia Inquirer</p><p>Fresh and idiosyncratic... Offbeat, quirky and confident, revealing Swierczynski as a talented newcomer.<br />-- Chicago Sun-Times</p><p>One of the most surreal, amusing crime thrillers in recent memory. A masterpiece of weirdness and humor.<br />--January Magazine</p><p><i>Secret Dead Men</i> is a blast of a read and the most imaginatively conceived crime novel I've read in ages, possibly ever.<br />-- The View from the Blue House blog</p><p>Crime fiction doesn't get much weirder.<br />--Publisher's Weekly</p><p>Praise for Duane Swierczynski</p><p>Fresh, exciting, and brilliantly unpredictable.<br />-- James Patterson, New York Times bestselling author on California Bear</p><p>Duane Swierczynski is a much-needed breath of fresh air in the book world . . . This guy is a great storyteller. I never know what he is going to come up with or where he is going to take me. I just know I won't be complaining about a thing once I get there.<br />-- Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author on Revolver</p><p>Duane Swierczynski knows how to slam it down on the table. His tales are up there with the best of them.<br />-- John Carpenter, director of Halloween, Escape from New York, and The Thing</p><p>Swierczynski keeps the action pulsating along [with] an array of compelling characters, crisp dialogue, and pop culture references.<br />-- The Boston Globe on Canary</p><p>What a fantastic storyteller! Duane Swierczynski is the oh-so-talented face of the new noir.<br />-- Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The House Guest</p><p>Duane Swierczynski is one of the best thriller writers in America.<br />-- James Frey, New York Times bestselling author of Bright Shiny Morning and A Million Little Pieces</p><p>Duane Swierczynski writes the new noir', full of bad choices, courage, and sudden disaster, all delivered at a break-neck pace.<br />-- Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author on Canary</p><p>Duane Swierczynski puts the rest of the crime-writing world on notice. So learn to spell the last name. He's going to be around for a while.<br />-- Laura Lippman, Edgar Award-winning author of Every Secret Thing on The Wheelman</p><p>Swierczynski cleverly melds the thriller and fantasy elements (especially the notion of nonlinear time), producing a thoroughly readable, suspenseful romp.<br />-- Bill Ott, Booklist on Expiration Date</p><p>Swierczynski writes a brand of thriller whose pacing forces us to reexamine our casual use of the word breakneck - Booklist on Severance Package</p><p>Swierczynski is brilliant at fooling even savvy readers, and his jaw-dropping twists never compromise his exceptional character development.<br />-- Publishers' Weekly.</p>