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Revolver
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski
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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 relentlessly, hoping to squeeze the truth out of him--anyway he can. 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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krismlars
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski
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I don't understand why, in a family of cops, it took 50 years and Audrey to determine the actual events of Stan's murder. I enjoyed the whodunnit aspect of the book, but cringe when I think of this family. I intensely disliked Audrey and moderately loathed Jim. Stan lied about his brother, Jim lied about Audrey's parentage, Audrey doesn't tell her family she has a child. And quit with the vodka already, you've got major problems.

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krismlars
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski
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I've noticed some common themes across the three generations: police/crime careers, a tendency to be overweight, and vodka. Definitely vodka.

Copwithabook It's whisky for me and my husband- might be a Southern thing. Lol 8y
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krismlars
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski
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But I can't start my bookmail today, because I went to the library! It's my happy place. I went in to pick up my hold of The Underground Railroad, but of course I had to get an extra book. Diving into Revolver tonight.

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JustinSteiner
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski
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This story of cop killings, family secrets, and the history of Philadelphia takes place in three different time periods and focuses on three different members of the Walczak family. The structure helps Swierczynski build tension and pushes the reader to keep turning pages. He sticks the landing too. This is my second of his books, having read Canary last year. I will be reading more.

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Chris_Ryall
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski
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Duane's books always have a way of jumping in front of others on the to-read shelf.

MrBook Great group of titles! 8y
LukewarmSiren Just looked up Rivers of London. I'll be reading that ASAP! 8y
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thatchrisblack
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski

We interrupt our previous #24in48 #readathon book thanks to finding out Duane Swierczynski has a new book out.

Who needs sleep anyway, right?

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MatthewBurris
Revolver | Duane Swierczynski
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I just started this and I can already tell I'm going to fly through this story of Philly cops.