Hell and Gone (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316133296)

The second of three high-energy thrillers arriving back-to-back from cult crime fiction sensation Duane Swierczynski.

Left for dead after an epic shootout that blew the lid off a billion-dollar conspiracy, ex-cop Charlie Hardie quickly realizes that when you're dealing with The Accident People, things can get worse. Drugged, bound and transported by strange operatives of unknown origin, Hardie awakens to find himself captive in a secret prison that houses the most dangerous criminals on earth.

And then things get really bad. Because this isn't just any prison. It's a Kafkaesque nightmare that comes springloaded with a brutal catch-22: Hardie's the warden. And any attempt to escape triggers a "death mechanism" that will kill everyone down here -- including a group of innocent guards. Faced with an unworkable paradox, and knowing that his wife and son could be next on the Accident People's hit list, Hardie has only one choice: fight his way to the heart of this hell hole and make a deal with the Devil himself.

Author: Duane Swierczynski
ISBN-10: 0316133299
ISBN-13: 9780316133296
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2011
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.65w x 1.03d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2011 pg. 101
Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/15/2011 pg. 101
Publishers Weekly 09/12/2011
Booklist 10/15/2011 pg. 21
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011
New York Times Book Review 11/06/2011 pg. 22
Shelf Awareness 11/11/2011