I, Sniper - Couverture souple

Hunter, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847399118 ISBN 13 : 9781847399113

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Quatrième de couverture

When four famous 1960s radicals are gunned down, it looks like an open-and-shut case. A wealth of evidence implicates ex-Marine sniper Carl Hitchcock, one-time holder of the record number of kills in Vietnam. Hitchcock's subsequent suicide would seem to confirm his guilt. FBI assistant director Nick Memphis is not so sure -- and calls on former Marie Corps sniper Bob Lee Swagger to investigate.
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 his most ruthless adversary yet -- a sniper whose keen intellect and pinpoint accuracy rival his own. The trail leads him to a bloody confrontation that only one of them can survive...
'American hardboiled at its very best, full of taciturn and stoical characters and plotting in explosive overdrive' The Times
'Hunter choreographs the violence in steely prose and Swagger remains one of crime fiction's most engaging heroes' Irish Independent

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1847399118
• ISBN 13: 9781847399113
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432