Point of impact, black light, time to hunt, the 47th samurai, night of thunder, i, sniper, dead zero, and the third bullet. Pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter is famous for his novels featuring both bob lee swagger and earl swagger, and the apparent new hero ray cruz. Bob lee swagger series, earl swagger books, ray cruz series, all short stories, standalone novels, and nonfiction, plus. Hunter began working as a copy editor at the baltimore sun in 1971 and became its film critic in 1982. A map, a gun and a mystery send readers back to the days of dillinger, pretty boyd floyd and baby face nelson in stephen hunter. Stephen hunter was born march 1946 in kansas city, missouri. He received the pulitzer prize for criticism in 2003 and took a buyout from the. The attention and widespread following hunter s novels garnered have caused other writers. Stephen hunter books list of books by author stephen hunter.
Titled game of snipers, hunter s 11th swagger novel will pit the legendary sniper up against a foe with a similar set of skills, and weve got the explosive plot details below. I like and try to write books about human beings, not paradigms of good. Game of snipers is one of the hottest books hitting store shelves this summer. National bestseller bob lee swagger is a true american literary icon. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Hunter has published eight books about his character bob lee swagger. Stephen hunter is the author of fourteen novels, and a chief film critic at the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize. Funeral home services for stephen are being provided by rose mortuary broadway chapel. An earl swagger novel by stephen hunter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Born in kansas city, missouri in 1946, hunter grew up in illinois. Stephen hunter brought his agame in a big way here. Although hunter himself is a very wellrespected movie critic, only one of stephen hunter s books managed to be transformed to film. Stephen hunter reilly enlists former marine sniper bob lee swagger to parse out the scarce details of milis military service. Most of stephen hunter s novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger.
Hunters thriller novels include point of impact filmed as shooter, black light. Mark greaney, bestselling author of mission critical game of snipers is stephen hunter at his best. Titled game of snipers, hunters 11th swagger novel will pit the legendary sniper up against a foe with a similar set of skills, and weve got the explosive plot details below. The more swagger learns about milis last mission, the more hes convinced her. Readers who can tune out all the subplots will find the kidnappers easy to spot, but coben finds room for three climactic surprises, one of them a. A reader didnt have to have read any of the previous bob lee stagger books to jump right in and enjoy the story. If you havent checked in with bob lee in awhile, read this book, and youll see that hes still the man. His father was charles francis hunter, a northwestern university speech professor who was killed in 1975. Point of impact, paperback by hunter, stephen, brand new, free shipping in th. Pale horse coming book by stephen hunter thriftbooks. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his. In addition, he has written three prequels focusing on bob lees legendary father, earl swagger. Get the best deals on stephen hunter hardcover books when you shop the largest online selection at. Mark greaney, bestselling author of mission critical game of snipers is stephen hunter.
Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. Pale horse coming is classic stephen hunter an epic battle of good versus evil, the limits of human endurance, courage under fire, loyalty, and of course, guns. Pulitzerprizewinning film critic stephen hunter is also a bestselling novelist and essayist. Americas 1st freedom shooting straight with stephen hunter. Author stephen hunter bio and signed books vj books. Stephen hunter is the author of more than twenty novels. Below is the order of all of stephen hunters novels. Short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors. He graduated with a journalism degree from northwestern university, and was drafted into the u. Point of impact bob lee swagger novels book 1 english edition. The electrifying new thriller from new york times bestselling author stephen hunter takes you. The real book spy game of snipers is a wonderfully written and plotted thriller that i could not put down. Bob the nailer swagger is back in stephen hunter s new novel, i, sniper. The retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, american gunfight.
Stephen hunter s new thriller gman hums with guns, gangsters. His mother was virginia ricker hunter, a writer of childrens books. They come to him with ease, like kitchen utensils come to the average person. Released at the end of 2009, hunter s new bob lee swagger story has earned praise as the best stephen hunter book in years. Stephen hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, in 1946, and grew up in the chicago area. Stephen hunter s 18th novel teams his favorite character, bob lee swagger, with a newspaper reporter. Book 8 stephen hunter author 20 the master sniper stephen hunter author. Bob lee swagger is a true american literary icon and stephen hunter somehow continues to bang.
The story centers around two characters from hunter s previous works sam vincent, gentleman lawyer, and earl swagger, wwii veteran and medal of honor winner. In the fall of 1888, jack the ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in londons seamy whitechapel district. In the fall of 1888, jack the ripper slaughtered five prostitutes in londo. A novel by stephen hunter 2015, hardcover tell us what you think opens in new window or tab.
A fact that is similar with all the men in his family. For crimereads, stephen shares 6 rules for writing great gunfight scenes. Stephen hunter said the purpose of his first novel was to show how good, accomplished, smart and effective a toplevel shooter was. In addition to his fiction novels, hunter has also authored several nonfiction. He graduated from the medill school of journalism at northwestern university in 1968 and then spent two years in the united states army as a ceremonial soldier in the 3rd infantry in washington, d. I, ripper book by stephen hunter official publisher. A novel by hunter, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stephen hunter won this years grits gresham shooting sports communicator award, awarded last week at the shot show in las vegas grits son tom perhaps put it best. I like stephen hunter a lot but this book is a little dated and it didnt travel well for me. The electrifying new thriller from new york times bestselling author stephen hunter takes you deep inside the mind of the most notorious serial killer of all time. Hunters thriller novels include point of impact filmed as shooter, black light and time to hunt, which form a trilogy featuring.
I have pretty much spent my professional life trying to capture these moments in prose. He is best known for the popular bob lee swagger series of thrillers featuring vietnam war veteran and sniper bob the nailer swagger which led to the earl swagger and ray cruz spinoff series. He graduated from northwestern in 1968 with a degree in journalism. In 2015s bestseller, i, ripper, hunter turned his attentions to 1888 and. It will all trace back to 1934 and gangsters homer van. Hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, and grew up in evanston, illinois.
This was the first stephen hunter book that i have read. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger series. Bob lee swagger is a true american literary icon and stephen hunter somehow continues to bang out one actionpacked masterpiece after the next. To start this new department in this magazine, we thought there was no better place to start than with stephen hunter. Join facebook to connect with stephen hunter and others you may know. Earl swagger is the creation of stephen hunter and he sprung off the pages into the minds of readers everywhere.
Stephen hunter has 47 books on goodreads with 165439 ratings. A thrilling novella from the bestselling author of the bob lee swagger series. The electrifying new thriller from new york times bestseller stephen hunter takes you deep inside the mind of the most notorious serial killer of all time. A list of all stephen hunter s series in reading order.
The 47th samurai by stephen hunter sgd 1st dtd hb brand new. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Most of stephen hunters novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger. Fascinating the way the author went back to 1934 and told the story of charles swaggerchasing down the great bank robbers.
Stephen hunter receives poma award at 2020 shot show. As someone who has spent time behind the glass, hunter gets it. One of hunters books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter. Not a serious study of history, but youll probably enjoy it, if you like hunter. Stephen hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Titled game of snipers, hunters 11th swagger novel will pit the legendary sniper. He also has written two books about ray cruz, along with several earlier novels. He joined the washington post as its movie critic in 1997 and won the american society of newspaper editors distinguished writing award for the criticism in 1998. They are chasing the mystery of a remarkable world war ii russian sniper a woman who. Author stephen hunters complete list of books and series in order, with the. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news, a military paper, and joined the baltimore sun in 1971. Stephen hunter is the popular thriller author of the bestselling bob lee swagger series with this first book point of impact, which sparked the creation of the 2007 shooter movie with mark wahlberg, and the following tv series featuring ryan phillippe in the main role.
In i, sniper, four vietnamera peaceniks are shot dead and retired military sniper carl hitchcock is framed for their murders. Stephen hunter author 2015 pale horse coming stephen hunter author jay o. Mark greaney, author of mission critical in this blazing new thriller from pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, master sniper bob lee swagger takes on his biggest job to dateand confronts an assassin with skills that match his own. Following gman 2017, stephen hunter s next bob lee swagger thriller is set to hit bookstores on july 30, 2019. Below is the order of all of stephen hunter s novels.
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