I, ripper book by stephen hunter official publisher. Stephen hunter books in order for his bestselling bob lee swagger, earl swagger, ray cruz series, and his other works. Signed, without inscription, by author on the full title page. The tv series aired between 2016 and 2018 for 3 series. Game of snipers is one of the hottest books hitting store shelves this summer.
Target novelization of the film with the same title featuring matt dillon and gene hackman, 1985. Although hunter himself is a very wellrespected movie critic, only one of stephen hunters books managed to be transformed to film. King is an author of science fiction, horror, supernatural and, fantasy stephen king audiobooks. Stephen edwin king was born on september 21st, 1947.
Phillip margolin, author of the burning man the best straightup thriller writer at work today. In addition to his fiction novels, hunter has also authored several nonfiction. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news. He is one of the most wellrenowned writers in the world. Stephen hunter when i read, i loved le carre cold war le carre, that is, ambler, many of the other brits, chandler, connelley, the great richard condon, leemore when i read, i loved le carre cold war le carre, that is, ambler, many of the other brits, chandler, connelley, the great richard condon, lee childs, and of course thomas harris. 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 featuringryan phillippe in the main role. 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 is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. Hunters precise descriptions of combat, hardware, and commando training are rendered in spare, uncluttered prose.
Stephen hunter author of point of impact goodreads. Stephen hunter has worked extensively across both film and television in both australia and new zealand. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. The real book spy game of snipers is a wonderfully written and plotted thriller that i could not put down. He graduated with a journalism degree from northwestern university, and was drafted into the u.
I found the characters to be more complete and interesting than the characters in time to hunt. 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. Please check our inventory for additional stephen hunter titles. Born in kansas city, missouri in 1946, hunter grew up in illinois. Books stephen hunter for sale shop with afterpay ebay. A novel by hunter, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. In all my years of reading, ive never seen an author fall so far from grace as i have stephen hunter. He holds nothing back, down to the almost clinical details of jacks mutilations.
Hunter said that if someone had asked him at 40 what he was going to do, the last thing he would have said is that he was going to. Nelson demille, author of mayday stephen hunter is simply the best writer of action fiction in the world and time to hunt proves it. Most of stephen hunters novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger. Apart from these fictional thrillers, hunter has written other novels like casey at the bat. I, sniper book by stephen hunter official publisher. Stephen hunter is well known for his earl swagger and bob lee swagger novel series. The second saladin is a better written, more intelligent novel.
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 born march 25, 1946 is an american novelist, essayist, and film critic. Stephen hunter was born march 1946 in kansas city, missouri. Earl swagger is the creation of american author stephen hunter. Download and read online for free ebooks written by. Stephen hunter on guns and his bob lee swagger character. In the 47th samurai, bob lee swagger, the gritty hero of stephen hunters bestselling novels point of impact and time to hunt, returns in hunters most intense and exotic thriller to date. In march of 2007, the movie shooter hit the market, with paramount pictures as the distributor. Stephen hunter, with i, ripper, has taken all of the evidence and shown us how the murders may have happened from the rippers perspective. From bestselling author and pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter, the latest episode in the bob lee swagger saga, which finds bob uncovering his familys secret tommy gun war with 1930s gangsters like john dillinger and baby face nelson.
Author stephen hunter bio and signed books vj books. Marine sniper bob lee swagger is the main protagonist of the book series written by the novelist, essayist, and film critic stephen hunter. Swagger is a retired marine gunnery sergeant who was born in 1946 and raised in blue eye arkansas. He also has written two books about ray cruz, along with several earlier novels. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with delivery confirmation. He has also written two novels in the ray cruz novel series. Earl swagger is the father of bob lee swagger, who has his own series of novels. Time to hunt is as vivid and haunting as a moving target in the crosshairs of a sniper scope. 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.
This is the official page of author stephen hunter. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news, a military paper, and joined the baltimore sun in 1971. Standalone and nonfiction stephen hunter books the master sniper, 1980. One of hunters books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter. Below is the order of all of stephen hunters novels. The novel centers on bob lee swagger, the best marine sniper in the vietnam war. Hunter wrote one of the best series of books in the original bob lee swagger trilogy.
Bob lee swagger is a true american literary icon and stephen hunter somehow continues to bang out one actionpacked masterpiece after the next. This is the second novel by stephen hunter that i have read. Some of his recent works include dead zero 2010, the third bullet 20 and snipers. Stephens breakthrough bigscreen role was as the dwarf, bombur in three of peter jacksons films the hobbit. Hunters thriller novels include point of impact filmed as shooter, black light and time to hunt, which form a trilogy featuring vietnam war veteran and sniper bob the nailer swagger. Review of i, ripper by stephen hunter jack the ripper. 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. Stephen hunter retired as a chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. On a more delightful note, jack the rippers account, told in diary form, details the nearmiss situations that continue to baffle those of us familiar with the case. I completely agree with all the points youve mentioned. Unusually for books of the genre, we get inside the mind of this murderer and understand his amorality and logic behind his actions. Famous in both the literature and the media world, stephen kings books have been sold to more than an amount of 350 million copies. Bestselling author stephen hunter takes on one of the most shocking crimes in american history when his celebrated hero exmarine sniper bob lee swagger follows the smallest hint of a lead to its staggering conclusionabout the fateful third bullet that ended the life of president john f.
In 1993, he started a book series called bob lee swagger, which contains eight titles. Hunter started another series of books in 2000 called earl swagger, which features three titles. Three of the most highly acclaimed novels by stephen hunter include. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter. Stephen hunter is the author of fourteen novels, and a chief film critic at the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize. I was also surprised to see that there were fewer twists than the other 2 books but it felt like cara hunter was more focused on character development in this one which i can understand given the premise of the book.
He is the author of several bestselling novels, including time to hunt, black light, point of impact, and the new york times bestsellers havana, pale horse. Stephen hunter hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. He graduated from northwestern in 1968 with a degree in journalism. This is the first novel in the bob lee swagger novel series by hunter. The spanish gambi t reissued as tapestry of spies, 1985. The story of bob lee swagger continued with the 47th samurai 2007, night of thunder 2008, i, sniper 2009, dead zero 2010, the third bullet 20, snipers honor 2014 and gman 2017. Stephen hunter books list of books by author stephen hunter. Pulitzerprizewinning film critic stephen hunter is also a bestselling novelist and essayist. Bob lee swagger and philip yano are bound together by a single moment at iwo jima, 1945, when their fathers, two brave fighters on opposite sides, met in the.
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