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I loved this book! I still find myself thinking about it and the characters and I finished it a week ago!

When last we left our intrepid hero, Charlie Hardie was being whisked away by a shadowy organization for some nefarious reason. Well, the reason isn’t so nefarious as you might think: they want Hardie to be the new warden of their top secret prison. Not one to take spoonfed answers, Hardie begins asking uncomfortable questions and uncovers the dirty past of the ultra-secure prison. Could the inmates actually be the guards and the guards the inmates? Being a Swierczy novel, it isn’t even as straightforward as that. I’m not going to delve too deep into spoiler territory, but I can count on one hand the number of authors who could come up with Swierczy’s twist. Hell and Gone is the second novel in the Charlie Hardie trilogy. This is undoubtedly Swierczy’s homage to the prison movie. Though I can’t help but wonder if the chapters after Hardie’s escape (SPOILER ALERT!) were influenced by Lee Marvin’s Point Blank. Of the two, I enjoyed Fun & Games more, but Hell and Gone is still a hell of a ride. Duane Swierczynski is one of the most imaginative writers we have and his books are adrenaline soaked thrill rides that keep you turning the pages well past your bedtime. And the last couple chapters have me positively itching for the next book. Can’t wait.