Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. The first novel in the series that featured earl swagger, was the 2000 published title hot springs. Stephen hunter won the 2003 pulitzer prize for criticism as well as the 1998 american society of newspaper editors award for distinguished writing in criticism for his work as film critic at the washington post.
The mafiarun casinos are rolling, and its just a 30minute flight from miami to a world of vice, gambling, sex, and drugs. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, earl is a decorated exmarine of absolute integrity and overwhelming melancholy. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, earl. Its 1951 and earl swagger is an arkansas state trooper in this one. The undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york times bestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like. Stephen hunter audio books, best sellers, author bio. Feb 29, 2020 like his father, earl, a wwii medal of honor winner and arkansas state trooper, and his grandfather, charles, a wwi hero and arkansas sheriff, swagger is a rugged individual with a strong sense of. A smoothtalking chicago lawyer comes to chat with sam vincent, the former prosecutor of polk county, arkansas, about a dangerous subjecta big prison for violent black convicts near thebes.
Bob lee the nailer swagger is a fictional character created by stephen hunter. 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. Now hes about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet. 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. Stephen hunter takes beloved hero, earl swagger, into the lush world of 1950s cuba to fight the american mobsters who control the havana casinos. Together with the ray cruz series and earl swagger novels, the stories of bob lee swagger continue to stick stephen firmly on the best seller lists. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read havana. Apart from these fictional thrillers, hunter has written other novels like casey at the bat. The earl swagger book series by stephen hunter includes books hot springs, pale horse coming, and havana.
Earl swagger is the creation of stephen hunter and he sprung off the pages into the minds of readers everywhere. Hot springs, pale horse coming, havana 9781536662047. Pale horse coming by stephen hunter overdrive rakuten. Stephen hunters powerful novels of the swagger clan, including vietnam sniper bob the nailer and his hardcase father, earl, have found places both on the new york times bestsellers list and in the hearts and bookshelves of gun owners everywhere. Stephen hunter born march 25, 1946 is an american novelist, essayist, and film critic.
Hot springs, pale horse coming, and havana form another trilogy centered on bob swaggers father, earl swagger. Earl swagger, wwii hero hired to clean up a corrupt gambling town in his home state of arkansas. Earl swagger is the creation of american author stephen hunter. Stephen hunter s powerful novels of the swagger clan, including vietnam sniper bob the nailer and his hardcase father, earl, have found places both on the new york times bestsellers list and in the hearts and bookshelves of gun owners everywhere. They come to him with ease, like kitchen utensils come to the average person. Hot springs by stephen hunter book 1 in the earl swagger crime mystery series, 2000. Swagger s father, earl, a state trooper, was investigating the brutal murder of a young woman that day. Order of earl swagger books earl swagger is the creation of american author stephen hunter. 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. Bob lee swagger series, earl swagger books, ray cruz series, all short stories, standalone novels, and nonfiction, plus. Earl is a police officer and war veteran, and his stories are set in the mid1900s. His rendition of earl swagger is fantastic and i truly hope he does more of stephen hunter s books. As the first spinoff of the popular bob lee swagger series, the first novel of the earl swagger series is incredibly popular among fans of the books. 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.
Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, earl is. Havana book by stephen hunter official publisher page. Earl swagger is the father of bob lee swagger, who has his own series of novels. Stephen hunter is well known for his earl swagger and bob lee swagger novel series. He wants to know the truth behind the shoot out that took his fathers life, a mystery buried in forty years of lies. He is the protagonist of a series of 10 novels as of may 2017 that relate his life during and after the vietnam warstarting with point of impact 1993 up to the most recent gman 2017. In the 47th samurai, bob lee swagger, the gritty hero of stephen hunter s bestselling novels point of impact and time to hunt, returns in hunter s most intense and exotic thriller to date. Pale horse coming book by stephen hunter thriftbooks. Buy hot springs earl swagger book online at low prices. In addition to his fiction novels, hunter has also authored several nonfiction pieces, including compellations of essays that he wrote for the sun and the washington post.
This stephen hunter book list not only gives all the stephen hunter books in chronological order, but will let you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as stephen. By midnight earl swagger lay dead in a deserted cornfield. He has also written two novels in the ray cruz novel series. Oct 07, 2003 stephen hunter takes beloved hero, earl swagger, into the lush world of 1950s cuba to fight the american mobsters who control the havana casinos. Featuring a tough protagonist and all out action, the book is sure to provide a thrill for any stephen hunter fan. Hes an expert in the military and scientific fields and has great knowledge about politics and history as well. Pale horse coming, featuring stephen hunters beloved sniper heroes earl and bob. Fortunately, earl swagger has a son, bob lee, who is a hero in his own right. The undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york times bestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a. The complete series list for earl swagger stephen hunter. Stephen hunters bob lee swagger books in order fantastic fiction. 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.
Hes a good fit for the series, just as will patton is a good fit for james lee burkes novels. However, for the continuitys sake, some readers prefer reading the series starting with the earl swagger books, followed by the bob lee swagger novels, and then catching up to the second ray cruz novel, which features swaggers son. The mafiarun casinos are rolling, and its just a 30minute flight from miami to. Stephen hunter novels books for sale in stock ebay. Pale horse coming, featuring stephen hunter s beloved sniper heroes earl and bob lee swagger, the first of eleven swagger thrillers from the pulitzer prizewinning author. Nowhere is this more true than in hot springs, arkansas. Earl swagger series in order stephen hunter fictiondb. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. Stephen hunter wrote various other books including standalone novels with one having a connection to bob lee and also books featuring bob lees father, earl swagger. One of hunters books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter.
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. Earl swagger, the gritty wwiivet hero of hunter s bestselling thriller hot springs, is back in this virtually unputdownable gothic chiller about unspeakable evil in the murky mississippi bayous. Although im militarytrained and ive owned and shot guns nearly all my life, im not an expert on firearms in the way that stephen hunter, the author of the bob lee swagger thrillers. 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 s prose is lyrical and its still a page turner. Buy hot springs earl swagger book online at best prices in india on. 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. An earl swagger novel ebook written by stephen hunter. See the complete earl swagger series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Oct 31, 2019 the story of bob lee swagger is an interesting one. Pale horse coming, featuring stephen hunters beloved sniper heroes earl and bob lee swagger, the first of eleven swagger thrillers from the pulitzer prizewinning author. 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. Im reading the whole bob lee earl swagger series from stephen hunter backtoback and have read four books beyond this one and this by far is the best book in the series. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
The spanish gambit was also published as tapestry of spies. Hunter was born in kansas city, missouri, and grew up in evanston, illinois. A smoothtalking chicago lawyer comes to chat with sam vincent, the former prosecutor of polk county, arkansas, about a dangerous subjecta big prison for violent black convicts near thebes, mississippi. Ryan philippe currently stars as bob lee swagger on the hit usa network series shooter. He also has written two books about ray cruz, along with several earlier novels. Stephen hunters earl swagger books in order fantastic fiction. 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. Stephen hunter on guns and his bob lee swagger character. Hunter started another series of books in 2000 called earl swagger, which features three titles. The tv series aired between 2016 and 2018 for 3 series. The story of bob lee swagger is an interesting one. A fact that is similar with all the men in his family. When the district attorney vows to bring down the mob, earl is recruited to run the show.
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. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is recommended especially for the bob lee swagger books. However in bob lee, stephen hunter created a book character who people just. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter. 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.
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