When four famous 1960s radicals are gunned down, including the wife of an international media mogul, it would appear to be an open-and-shut case. A wealth of evidence ties the chief suspect, retired Marine sniper Carl Hitchcock, to the murders. Holder, until recently, of the record number of kills in Vietnam and anxious to reclaim his title, Hitchcock's subsequent suicide would seem to confirm his guilt. But FBI assistant director Nick Memphis has his doubts -- and calls on former Marine Corps sniper Bob Lee Swagger to investigate. As Swagger digs deeper, it becomes clear that matters are more complicated than would initially appear. The shots were not executed with the scope of a 1972 rifle, Hitchcock's weapon of choice, but by a high-tech scope used by active Marines. But as Swagger starts to unravel the tangled web of connections surrounding the murders, he finds his own days may be numbered. Because he's about to face one of his most ruthless adversaries yet -- a sniper whose keen intellect and pinpoint accuracy rivals his own. The end result will be a bloody confrontation that only one of them can survive.
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Chief film critic at the Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, Stephen Hunter is the author of fourteen bestselling thrillers, including The 47th Samurai, Time to Hunt, Black Light, Point of Impact, Havana and Hot Springs. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The storyline of "I Sniper" is so far-fetched that you are best not trying to make sense of it - the asteroid sized holes in the plot may cause you stress! The dialogue, too, is dreadful - clichéd and clunky. And the final showdown is stark staring bonkers! But somehow, bizarrely, I found the book quite compelling. I just had to find out what happened - wacky though it is.
Really this is a book for gun-geeks and red-necks. It is badly written and I can't recommend it - and yet it is strangely page-turning.
Really this is a book for gun-geeks and red-necks. It is badly written and I can't recommend it - and yet it is strangely page-turning.
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By Glamsrv
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What a strange author our Mr. Hunter has turned out to be.
His first two books were turgid, unimaginative affairs which, if memory serves me, were published several years before the Swagger character came into being.
He then wrote four or five masterful books which almost redefined the action thriller and in the process created the wonderful Bob Lee Swagger in all his glory.
Then, for some reason, the whole thing seems to have gone pear shaped.
The last four offerings from Hunter would make many a less talented writer blush with embarrassment and leads a reader to wonder wether Mr Hunter should maybe move in a different direction altogether, although, one supposes that the advance fee on each new work must lead to considerable temptation on the authors part to keep churning out such dross as I, Sniper.
The plot for I Sniper is so unbelievable as to be laughable, the baddies are totally one dimensional and Swagger himself despite being in his mid sixties seems to have become superhuman.
All through the book, conclusions are jumped too, more logical scenario's totally ignored and almost every lazy plotting device available to a writer copiously abused.
The chapter towards the end of the book where the main villian tediously explains to Swagger the whole plot and the reasoning behind it reminded me of the denoument of an episode of Scooby Doo so amateurish was it.
And the dialogue-- Hunter writes dialogue that makes you cringe.( just read the telephone conversation with his wife on Page 234 to see what I mean)
Some of the interaction with Anto Grogan and his band of Irish compatriots is laugh out loud bad and is truly not worthy of someone who can write in the way that we know Hunter is capable of.
On the whole it must now be time fot Swagger to hang up his boots and I would respectfully suggest that unless Stephen Hunter can somehow rediscover his mojo he may well be advised to follow suit.
His first two books were turgid, unimaginative affairs which, if memory serves me, were published several years before the Swagger character came into being.
He then wrote four or five masterful books which almost redefined the action thriller and in the process created the wonderful Bob Lee Swagger in all his glory.
Then, for some reason, the whole thing seems to have gone pear shaped.
The last four offerings from Hunter would make many a less talented writer blush with embarrassment and leads a reader to wonder wether Mr Hunter should maybe move in a different direction altogether, although, one supposes that the advance fee on each new work must lead to considerable temptation on the authors part to keep churning out such dross as I, Sniper.
The plot for I Sniper is so unbelievable as to be laughable, the baddies are totally one dimensional and Swagger himself despite being in his mid sixties seems to have become superhuman.
All through the book, conclusions are jumped too, more logical scenario's totally ignored and almost every lazy plotting device available to a writer copiously abused.
The chapter towards the end of the book where the main villian tediously explains to Swagger the whole plot and the reasoning behind it reminded me of the denoument of an episode of Scooby Doo so amateurish was it.
And the dialogue-- Hunter writes dialogue that makes you cringe.( just read the telephone conversation with his wife on Page 234 to see what I mean)
Some of the interaction with Anto Grogan and his band of Irish compatriots is laugh out loud bad and is truly not worthy of someone who can write in the way that we know Hunter is capable of.
On the whole it must now be time fot Swagger to hang up his boots and I would respectfully suggest that unless Stephen Hunter can somehow rediscover his mojo he may well be advised to follow suit.
By Eric Holford
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One of those books that you can skip through in a day or two. Holds your attention, the ending is logical, but not too predictable. I enjoyed it.
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utterley dreadful
Why oh why do they let him keep publishimg such utter rubbish? Please stop sullying the excellence of dirty white boys with this none dimensional rubbish.
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The initial set of killings with graphic detail of every nano second of the bullets travel was vivid. Read more
The initial set of killings with graphic detail of every nano second of the bullets travel was vivid. Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2010 by J. Bolton
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vaguely familiar....
I have to agree with the low star reviews of this book. I've been a big fan of the Bob Lee Swagger novels, but this one drags. Read more
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I, Sniper
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This one was really bad. It's time for the writer to move on and retire the main character.
This one was really bad. It's time for the writer to move on and retire the main character.
Published on 7 Aug 2010 by Gandalf13
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Time to quit
It is such a disapointment to find that a seriously good author can turn out mediocre rubbish. Stephen Hunter is good, you just have to read "Dirty White Boys" to see that. Read more
Published on 12 July 2010 by sam32
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Heroic Look at Being Faithful . . . No Matter What
"Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
--Proverbs 27:6
This is the first Bob Lee Swagger book that I've read,... Read more
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
--Proverbs 27:6
This is the first Bob Lee Swagger book that I've read,... Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2010 by Donald Mitchell
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Master Hunter
Hunter comes roaring back to form, delivering his finest novel since 'Pale Horse Coming'. Some dialogue is a little hokey, but his plotting and delivery of taut action is as fecund... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2010 by Mr. Warren M. Fisher
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Almost as good as "Point of Impact"
With "I, Sniper" Stephen Hunter is back in form. The book has a fast pace, draws its characters in broad strokes, and delivers punch after punch. Read more
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