Time to Hunt
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385480431 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Hunter fleshes out the mythology that he began to create in Point of Impact as readers watch Swagger add to his famed body count and confront his nemesis, Solaratov. Swagger uncovers a deep connection between the Vietnam demonstrations of the 1970s, the predatory work of the CIA, and the killer who is after him and his family now. Nothing is as it first seems, and readers of Point of Impact and Black Light will have to revise all their expectations. But all of this action is only a prelude to Donny's subsequent relationship with Swagger in Vietnam. In this first section, readers waiting to discover the outcome of the assassination and glimpse Bob "The Nailer" Swag
He is the most dangerous man alive. He only wants to live in peace with his family, and forget the war that nearly killed him It's not going to happen.Stephen Hunter's epic national bestsellers, Point of Impact and Black Light, introduced millions of readers to Bob Lee Swagger, called "Bob the Nailer," a heroic but flawed Vietnam War veteran forced twice to use his skills as a master sniper to defend his life and his honor. Now, in his grandest, most intensely thrilling adventure yet, Bob the Nailer must face his deadliest foe from Vietnam--and his own demons--to save his wife and daughter.During the latter days of the Vietnam War, deep in-country, a young idealistic Marine named Donny Fenn was cut down by a sniper's bullet as he set out on patrol with Swagger, who himself received a grievous wound. Years later Swagger married Donny's widow, Julie, and together they raise their daughter, Nikki, on a ranch in the isolated Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho. Although he struggles with the painful legacy of Vietnam, Swagger's greatest wish--to leave his violent past behind and live quietly with his family--seems to have come true.Then one idyllic day, a man, a woman, and a girl set out from the ranch on horseback. High on a ridge above a mountain pass, a thousand yards distant, a calm, cold-eyed shooter, one of the world's greatest marksmen, peers through a telescopic sight at the three approaching figures.Out of his tortured past, a mortal enemy has once again found Bob the Nailer. Time to Hunt proves anew why so many consider Stephen Hunter to be our best living thriller writer. With a plot that sweeps from the killing fields of Vietnam to the corridors of power in Washington to the shadowy plots of the new world order, Hunter delivers all the complex, stay-up-all-night action his fans demand in a masterful tale of family heartbreak and international intrigue--and shows why, for Bob Lee Swagger, it's once again time to hunt.
Kindle Customer said Best genre writer alive. Bar none.. I read about two hundred thriller, action, police type novels a year, plus some other stuff. Stephen Hunter is in a league of his own. Lee Child is a close second, if one is allowed to compare apples and pears (not oranges; too related). Nelson DeMille is another must-read. John Sandford rounds up the top four entertaining thriller writers in the country in my opinion.. Riveting Tale of a Sacred Killer Somewhere in this book a character refers to hero Bob Swagger as "a sacred killer" -- someone who kills for righteous reasons. Which is a most accurate description of Swagger in this irrestible book which scoops you up at the beginning and doesn't release you till the last page. Of course, Swagger is a superman: larger than life. Fallible, but too much or too often. This whole book -- as the title accurately describes -- is all about a hunt, but Hunter drops in . Rodney Huff said Great story. As always with Stephen Hunters books it. Great story. As always with Stephen Hunters books it very hard to put down. After reading the last chapter and several days later I find myself still putting together all the pieces and discovering how it all fit together.