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ANTICIPATION!
My new book, THE SECOND GIRL, will be released on June 7, 2016!
It's available for pre-order through Mulholland Books or if you want to you can add it to your "to read" list here on Goodreads -
The Second Girl
It's available for pre-order through Mulholland Books or if you want to you can add it to your "to read" list here on Goodreads -
The Second Girl
Early Praise for THE SECOND GIRL Part One
"Within the first couple of pages, David Swinson pulls off a masterly piece of characterisation: he creates a damaged, damned protagonist who no sane person would want to get close to, and then he grabs you by the collar and hauls you into Frank Marr's mind so fast and so thoroughly that none of that matters. The writing throws sparks, and the ferocious plot peels back layer after layer of Frank's character as we - and he - find out how much of his humanity is still left."
Tana French, author of THE SECRET PLACE
"Once you’re drawn into Frankie Marr’s world (in, oh, the first few pages of this fine novel), you won’t want to leave. Marr is one of the most compelling and complex protagonists to come along in years. And, not content with just creating a memorable hero, author Swinson also offers up a breakneck plot, which he recounts in muscular prose and with a commanding knowledge of cops, bad guys and the streets of Washington, D.C. Reminiscent of The Wire and the writing of George Pelecanos and Dennis Lehane, The Second Girl is a winner."
Jeffery Deaver, author of THE STEEL KISS
"Like Dennis Lehane and Richard Price, David Swinson gives us a gritty urban crime novel populated with morally complex, utterly believable characters. Swinson knows how to build suspense, and he has a great ear for the patois of the streets, but it is Detective Frank Marr’s tightrope walk between noble and darker impulses that makes The Second Girl such a rewarding read from start to finish."
Ron Rash, author of SERENA
Tana French, author of THE SECRET PLACE
"Once you’re drawn into Frankie Marr’s world (in, oh, the first few pages of this fine novel), you won’t want to leave. Marr is one of the most compelling and complex protagonists to come along in years. And, not content with just creating a memorable hero, author Swinson also offers up a breakneck plot, which he recounts in muscular prose and with a commanding knowledge of cops, bad guys and the streets of Washington, D.C. Reminiscent of The Wire and the writing of George Pelecanos and Dennis Lehane, The Second Girl is a winner."
Jeffery Deaver, author of THE STEEL KISS
"Like Dennis Lehane and Richard Price, David Swinson gives us a gritty urban crime novel populated with morally complex, utterly believable characters. Swinson knows how to build suspense, and he has a great ear for the patois of the streets, but it is Detective Frank Marr’s tightrope walk between noble and darker impulses that makes The Second Girl such a rewarding read from start to finish."
Ron Rash, author of SERENA
Booklist Review
Here's a bit of the Booklist review for THE SECOND GIRL. It'll be in the March issue.
"Frank Marr turns the PI mold on its head...A gritty knockout debut that screams for a series."– Christine Tran, BOOKLIST
"Frank Marr turns the PI mold on its head...A gritty knockout debut that screams for a series."– Christine Tran, BOOKLIST
