--- product_id: 53333022 title: "The Wheelman" price: "¥5703" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/53333022-the-wheelman store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The Wheelman **Price:** ¥5703 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Wheelman - **How much does it cost?** ¥5703 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/53333022-the-wheelman) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Wheelman : Swierczynski, Duane: desertcart.co.uk: Books Review: Top banana! - Synopsis/blurb....... Meet Lennon, a mute Irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank. Betrayed, his money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, Lennon is on a one-way mission to find out who is responsible--and to get back his loot. But the robbery has sent a violent ripple effect through the streets of Philadelphia. And now a dirty cop, the Russian and Italian mobs, the mayor's hired gun, and a keyboard player in a college rock band manoeuvre for position as this adrenaline-fuelled novel twists and turns its way toward its explosive conclusion. One thing's for sure: This cast of characters wakes up in a much different world by novel's end--if they wake up at all. About 4 hours of fun reading this in the one sitting on Sunday afternoon. I read this originally back in the late 2000's and rated it a 4 on my own little scoring chart. Selected as my Goodreads Pulp fiction group's monthly read for August, I was initially tempted to give it a miss because of my previous reading. Bu then as the book was available relatively cheaply second hand I thought why not? Glad I did to be honest as second time around it ticked more boxes for me than it managed to a few years ago. Fast and frenetic with an intriguing main character and a decent support cast of double-crossing gangsters, corrupt cops, Russian Mafiya and Italian wise-guys. Horrible people doing horrible things interspersed with mainly "decent" people forced to do horrible things......lovely! It is unlikely that I will enjoy another book as much as this one this month, but hey I live in hope! (But will probably die in despair...) 5 from 5 Obtained second hand from Abe books recently. Review: Some Heist's go very wrong - I'm fairly new to the crime genre and started with this as it was short and self-contained. The book was a lot of fun (if you like bad things happening to bad people) and the pace was lightning fast throughout. The main character is likeable despite being a nasty piece of work, although the fact everyone else tends to be even worse makes it easier to root for him. One element I'm still not totally sure I liked or not was the fact that all the characters are so interconnected. While it makes the story more cohesive it has the tendency to stretch believability to breaking point as well. The ending is strong and the newspaper clippings at the end provide a funny epilogue. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 907,979 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 5,270 in Hard-Boiled Mystery 20,551 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery 75,083 in Mysteries (Books) | | Customer reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (139) | | Dimensions | 13.97 x 1.47 x 21.59 cm | | Edition | Reprint | | ISBN-10 | 0312343787 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0312343781 | | Item weight | 227 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 240 pages | | Publication date | 14 Nov. 2006 | | Publisher | Minotaur Books | ## Images ![The Wheelman - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81G2fN+ECGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top banana! *by C***0 on 15 August 2013* Synopsis/blurb....... Meet Lennon, a mute Irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank. Betrayed, his money stolen and his battered carcass left for dead, Lennon is on a one-way mission to find out who is responsible--and to get back his loot. But the robbery has sent a violent ripple effect through the streets of Philadelphia. And now a dirty cop, the Russian and Italian mobs, the mayor's hired gun, and a keyboard player in a college rock band manoeuvre for position as this adrenaline-fuelled novel twists and turns its way toward its explosive conclusion. One thing's for sure: This cast of characters wakes up in a much different world by novel's end--if they wake up at all. About 4 hours of fun reading this in the one sitting on Sunday afternoon. I read this originally back in the late 2000's and rated it a 4 on my own little scoring chart. Selected as my Goodreads Pulp fiction group's monthly read for August, I was initially tempted to give it a miss because of my previous reading. Bu then as the book was available relatively cheaply second hand I thought why not? Glad I did to be honest as second time around it ticked more boxes for me than it managed to a few years ago. Fast and frenetic with an intriguing main character and a decent support cast of double-crossing gangsters, corrupt cops, Russian Mafiya and Italian wise-guys. Horrible people doing horrible things interspersed with mainly "decent" people forced to do horrible things......lovely! It is unlikely that I will enjoy another book as much as this one this month, but hey I live in hope! (But will probably die in despair...) 5 from 5 Obtained second hand from Abe books recently. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Some Heist's go very wrong *by K***R on 20 August 2011* I'm fairly new to the crime genre and started with this as it was short and self-contained. The book was a lot of fun (if you like bad things happening to bad people) and the pace was lightning fast throughout. The main character is likeable despite being a nasty piece of work, although the fact everyone else tends to be even worse makes it easier to root for him. One element I'm still not totally sure I liked or not was the fact that all the characters are so interconnected. While it makes the story more cohesive it has the tendency to stretch believability to breaking point as well. The ending is strong and the newspaper clippings at the end provide a funny epilogue. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ferocious pace with numerous twists and turns *by R***N on 9 August 2012* If I had some spare cash waiting for an investment opportunity I would have sought to buy the movie rights to The Wheelman within the first thirty pages of starting. The novel starts at a ferocious pace and never lets up, driven by snappy dialogue and taut action, with almost every scene containing a twist. In fact I can't remember a story with so many twists and turns, with double, triple and more crosses, as every character seeks to get the better of the others in the hunt for the stolen money. In so doing, Swierczynski drags the principle character, Lennon, through the wringer, so that although he's no saint you can't put help root for the guy. The book is not without its faults - for example, a couple of the scenes lack credibility notably the first scene at the pipe - but ultimately it doesn't matter. The Wheelman is a rollercoaster of a book. I loved it from first page to last. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/53333022-the-wheelman](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/53333022-the-wheelman) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*