The Blonde
(St. Martin’s Minotaur, 2006)
It’s a tale as old as time. Boy meets Girl. Girl kidnaps Boy.
Boy loses Girl, and is pursued by a hitman carrying a decapitated head in a gym bag.
The night before a big meeting, Jack Eisley is sitting in an airport bar in Philadelphia, chatting up a pretty blonde. Sure, Jack has a wife and daughter at home, but this is just a little harmless flirting. Harmless, that is, until the blonde leans forward and says: “I poisoned your drink.”
She tells Jack that unless she can keep someone within 10 feet of her at all times, she'll die. And if he wants the antidote, he’ll have to take her back to his hotel room, and promise to stay by her side.
Jack thinks she’s crazy. But as the violent night wears on, and he encounters a relentless government assassin, a deadly waitress, a psychotic scientist, dirty cops, and shady cab drivers… something even crazier happens. He begins to believe her.
PRAISE FOR the blonde
“Two parts adrenaline rush, one part medical thriller, this twisted story starts with a bang and rarely slows down. Full of offbeat characters, excruciatingly reckless twists, and sardonic humor, this fun ride shows great promise for a rising author.” –Library Journal (Starred review)
“Duane Swierczynski's The Blonde, is as lean as a starving model, mean as a snake, and fast as a jet. It's also one hell of fine read. This guy has got to be the hottest new thing in crime fiction, and The Blonde is one of the best crime reads I've had in some time.” —Joe R. Lansdale, Edgar-winning author of the Hap & Leonard series
“The Blonde… rockets forward with inventive ferocity. [The] double helix of a plot uncoils in a rapid-fire series of time-coded moments that generate a relentless tension… brilliantly paced insanity.” –The Houston Chronicle
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