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Bezig met laden... Time to Hunt (origineel 1998; editie 1999)door Stephen Hunter
Informatie over het werkTime to Hunt door Stephen Hunter (1998)
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.   ) jercox | Jun 2, 2021 |  Bob Lee was (and for part of this book is) a Marine sniper. The author describes him as 'the looks of Clint Eastwood and the voice of Gomer Pyle' - cute but Bob Lee has a laconic drawl which is quite unlike Gomer. This book starts in the days of the Vietnam War protests in Washingon, DC which had me wondering and not too engaged but this is essential for the book. It also fills in some of the blanks for us Bob Lee fans. The rest of the book is split between Vietnam and the US - Oregon and the DC area. Ironically, the Vietnam part is located in Da Nang, Hoi An, and Kham Duc - all places we'll be visiting next March! The Kham Duc part is what made Bob Lee the legend he became and fill in essential blanks in other books. The ending could have been better for me but didn't really detract. (  ) martinhughharvey | Jul 31, 2017 | If you had told me that I would LOVE the book, AND the series and begin to seriously think about owning them in hardcover and put them on my favorite" shelf, I probably would have told you some very unpleasant things that I would do to you before that happened. And look at me now! I am absolutely loving this series. Part of it is that it is so well written. And having consistently been dipping my toe in the indie world, I appreciate good writing even more so. The story is gripping, the characters are real and believable and I LOVE reading about a sniper. Something about the lone wolf aspect is really drawing me in. And the honest look at the downside to it all as well. this is just a really well written book that I enjoyed and have been enjoying and I look forward to the rest of the series as well. I enjoy them enough that I might just go watch that movie, Shooter again for the hey of it..." ( ) BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 | The first part of the story details how Fenn was given an assignment to Viet Nam, even though he only had about a year to go on his enlistment. He was given this punishment because he wouldn't betray another Marine who was in contact with the peace marchers in Washington, D. C. In Viet Nam, the two men team up and cause such havoc to the Viet Cong that the VC ask their Russian advosor for help. The advisor is able to identify Swagger by the weapon the sniper uses and his choice of ammunition. It turns out that Swagger had been in competition against the Russian and beat the Russian. Now this man is sent into the field against Swagger to try to eliminate him and his spotter, Donnie. As the plot moves swiftly from Viet Nam to Swagger's home on a farm in Iowa, I was so caught up in the plot and drama that I was almost spellbound. The author has given an excellent story with a number of plot twists that left me shaking my head. Needless to say, nothing was as it seemed. The novel is a good example of why the author is considered one of the top thriller writers in America. The plot is unique and Swagger is a great character and true hero. Highly recommended. ( ) mikedraper | Dec 1, 2009 |  trexm5qp7 | Mar 10, 2015 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Bob Lee Swagger (3)
Fiction.
Literature.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:“Stephen Hunter is in a class by himself. Time to Hunt is as vivid and haunting as a moving target in the crosshairs of a sniper scope.”—Nelson Demille, author of Mayday 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. Praise for Time to Hunt “Stephen Hunter is simply the best writer of action fiction in the world and Time to Hunt proves it.”—Phillip Margolin, author of The Burning Man “The best straight-up thriller writer at work today.”—Rocky Mountain News. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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