I, Sniper

Stephen Hunter is an awesome writer, keeping the reader on the edge of their seat all the way through! Am adding this book to my large collection of his and other thrillers...

The pendulum has swung back to center. After his hero takes up sword fighting in "47th Samurai" and motocross in "Night of Thunder", with mixed results, Hunter gets back to familiar territory here. In this tale, Bob Lee Swagger's sniper-craft is a central element to the plot. Also in the mix are familiar characters, as dopplegangers for real people (Jane Fonda, Ted Turner, Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn are pretty obvious... Read Full Review

The "sixties" are long gone... and yet the images and memories of hippies... free love... and the mistreated Vietnam era vets (of which I am proudly one) come back to life... as four "sixties" anti-establishment major and minor icons are all murdered in a way that could only have been accomplished by a highly skilled and trained sniper. With the largest "LITERARY-WINK" imaginable the author names one of the victims Joan... Read Full Review

I, like many others, gave up on Stephen Hunter. His last few books have left something to be desired, though, in all honesty, a lukewarm effort by Hunter is better than the best efforts of several celebrated authors. I Sniper is a return to the old Hunter. Fast paced, well developed plot, great characters, and suspense squared, I Sniper might make your palms sweat. The story begins with the assassinations of four prominent... Read Full Review

Bob Lee Swagger is back in the game and Stephen Hunter is at the top of his form. One of Bob Lee's fellow snipers is the prime suspect in a series of horrific shootings and the press and the public want him brought down. No need for jury and judge. The guy is guilty: Just put him away! The deal is, the whole thing just doesn't sit right with Bob Lee. Once again, it's time to hunt. From the opening pages of this latest Hunter... Read Full Review