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Duane Louis Swierczynski (born February 22, 1972) is an American crime writer known for his work in non-fiction books, novels and comic books. Early life Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in Frankford, a neighborhood in lower Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After leaving in the late 1990s and making several stops elsewhere, he moved to another neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia from 2002 until 2016. He currently resides with his family in the Los Angeles area. Swierczynski's surname loosely translates as "dweller near a fir tree." He and his brother Gregg were named after the Allman Brothers. Career Swierczynski has written six non-fiction books, including This Here's A Stick-Up: The Big Bad Book Of American Bank Robbery (Alpha, 2002) and The Big Book O’ Beer (Quirk, 2004). He has worked as an editor at Men's Health and Details as well as Philadelphia magazines including the Philadelphia City Paper, which he left in February 2008. Secret Dead Men, Swierczynski's crime fiction debut, was published in 2005 by PointBlank and has since written nine further novels. His fiction draws heavily on crime noir themes, making frequent use of femmes fatale. In 2008, Swierczynski signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Comics, where he penned Moon Knight Annual #1, a Punisher one-shot ("Force of Nature"), and the second volume of Cable, which lasted 24 issues. He also assumed writing duties on The Immortal Iron Fist from issue #18 until the title's cancellation. His other planned projects with Marvel included a revival of Werewolf By Night, a story starring Bishop, and contributing to the X-Men-related event Messiah War. He later wrote the 2012 rebooted Bloodshot series from Valiant Comics and the Black Hood series from Archie Comics beginning in 2015. Lion's Gate Entertainment picked up Swierczynski's novel Severance Package for film treatment and hired Brett Simon to direct the film and co-write the script with Swierczynski. Swierczynski is known for using a variety of social media tools, including Twitter and Blogspot. In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched Birds of Prey with issue #1 as part of their The New 52 publishing initiative. Swierczynski replaced Marc Andreyko as the writer, with Jesus Saiz handling the art. Batgirl and Poison Ivy will later be joining the team. Personal life Duane Swierczynski is married and has two children. His first-born son (born March 30, 2002), Parker, is named in honor of the Richard Stark character as well as Spider-Man's secret identity, Peter Parker. He also has a daughter (born July 15, 2003), Evelyn, or Evie for short. Works Non-fiction This Here's A Stick-Up: The Big Bad Book Of American Bank Robbery (Alpha, 2002) ISBN 0-02-864344-5 The Big Book O’ Beer (Quirk, 2004) ISBN 1-931686-49-1 The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List, 1950 to Present ISBN 0-8160-4560-7 The Perfect Drink for Every Occasion (Quirk) The Spy's Guide: Office Espionage (Quirk) The Complete Idiot's Guide to Frauds, Scams, and Cons (Alpha) Fiction Secret Dead Men (PointBlank, 2005) ISBN 1-930997-58-2 The Wheelman (St. Martin's Press, 2005) ISBN 0-312-34377-9 Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir (Busted Flush Press, editor, 2006) ISBN 0-9767157-5-9 The Blonde (St. Martin's Press, 2006) ISBN 0-312-34379-5 Severance Package (St. Martin's Press, 2008) ISBN 0-312-36339-7 Murder at Wayne Manor: An Interactive Batman Mystery (Quirk, 2008) ISBN 1-59474-237-5 Expiration Date (Minotaur Books, 2010) ISBN 978-0-312-36340-6 (Winner of the 2011 Anthony award for Best Paperback Original) Canary (Mulholland Books, 2015) ISBN 978-0316403207 Revolver (Mulholland Books, 2016) ISBN 978-0316403238 The House Husband (with James Patterson, BookShots, 2017) ISBN 978-1786530981 Charlie Hardie Trilogy Fun and Games (Mulholland Books, 2011) ISBN 978-0-316-13328-9 Hell and Gone (Mulholland Books, 2011) ISBN 978-0-316-13329-6 Point and Shoot (Mulholland Books, 2013) ISBN 978-0-316-13330-2 Comics Moon Knight: Annual #1 (Marvel, 2007) Punisher: Force Of Nature (Marvel, 2008) Cable #1–25 (Marvel, 2008–2010) The Immortal Iron Fist #17–27 (with Travel Foreman, ongoing series, Marvel, 2008–2009) Immortal Iron Fist: The Death Queen of California (Marvel, 2008) Punisher: Frank Castle #66–70, #75 (Marvel, 2009) Dead of Night: Werewolf by Night #1-4 (Marvel, 2009) X-Men: The Times and Life of Lucas Bishop #1–3 (Marvel, 2009) Immortal Weapons #1-5 (Marvel, 2009-2010) Dark X-Men #1-5 (Marvel, 2010) Deadpool: Wade Wilson's War #1-4 (Marvel, 2010) X-Men: Hope #1 (Marvel, 2010) X-Men Origins: Deadpool #1 (Marvel, 2010) X-Men: Curse of the Mutants — Blade #1 (Marvel, 2010) Black Widow #6-8 (Marvel, 2010) Widowmaker #2, #4 (Marvel, 2010-2011) Birds of Prey #1-17, ongoing series, (DC, 2011-2013) Infestation 2 #1-2 (IDW, 2012) Infestation 2: 30 Days of Night #1 (IDW, 2012) Bloodshot #1-13, ongoing series, (Valiant Comics, 2012-2013) Godzilla #1-13, ongoing series, (IDW, 2012-2013) X (comics) #0-24, ongoing series, (Dark Horse, 2013-2015) Judge Dredd #1-30, ongoing series, (IDW, 2012-2015) Two Past Midnight #1-3 (Dark Horse, 2013) Harbinger Wars #1-4 (with Joshua Dysart, limited series, Valiant Comics, 2013) Deadpool vs. X-Force #1-4 (Marvel, 2014) The Black Hood vol. 4 #1-11, ongoing series, (Archie Comics, 2015-2016) The Black Hood vol. 5 #1-5 (Archie Comics, 2016-2017) Star Wars: Rogue One: Cassian & K-2SO #1 (Marvel, 2017) Conferences NoirCon: 2007-2022 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) References. 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Get Lucky
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Good Guy
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The Seduction Series Boxset
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Pretty Little Lies
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Peace on Earth
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Once Upon A One-Night Stand
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His Girl Next Door
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Little Women
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A Christmas Carol
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The Three Little Pigs
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Meditations
Emperor of Rome Marcus AureliusMeditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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A Bookshop to Die For
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The Holy Bible - King James Version
King JamesHoly Bible King James Version Few Sample Paragraphs from The Holy Bible eBook, Genesis (OT) 1 Gen. 1 IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was with...
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Silver Santa
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Rogue Alpha
Kimber WhiteOne touch made her crave him. But the pull of fate could be the path to ruin. College student Laura Prince lands a plum internship deep in the Michigan wilderness. When she discove...
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre DumasAn Apple Books Classic edition. Alexandre Dumas’ classic paints a portrait of Edmond Dantès, a dark and calculating man who is willing to wait years to exact his perfect plan for r...
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Coffee Girl
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Noxious
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Tempting the King
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Dream Psychology
Sigmund FreudAn Apple Books Classic edition. Written by the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud’s 1899 book is the definitive text on learning to interpret dreams. Freud’s groundbr...
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Inception of Gold
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The Scarlet Letter
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How to Choose a Guy in 10 Days
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The Stoic Mind
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Awaken Me
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Always Yours
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Law of Attraction
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The Great Gatsby
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A Green Kind of Witch
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Dracula
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Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove
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Enemies With Benefits
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The Art of War
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Nothing to Hide
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Alpha
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School of Potential
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Teased by Fire
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All Fired Up
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Dark Psychology and Manipulation
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Teach Me
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You Are Kind
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Silenced Girls
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Never Enough
Lexy TimmsBe good enough never is... Anthony Accardi is a man on a mission: make his father's watch company a success while bringing in millions of dollars. To do that, he needs an assi...
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Wuthering Heights
Emily BrontëAn Apple Books Classic edition. If you’ve only ever seen Wuthering Heights on screen, you may have an image of Catherine and Heathcliff as the ultimate starcrossed lovers. But that...
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Think and Grow Rich
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Salvation
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Masters of Restraint
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The Honeymoon Homicide
J. R. Mathis & Susan MathisEnjoy this SmallTown Murder Mystery Featuring A Unique Sleuthing Couple I'm Father Tom Greer, a Catholic Priest in a smalltown parish who never expected this . . . When I came...
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Hard Love
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The Cupcake Cottage
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