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I became a fan of author Stephen Hunter upon reading The 47th Samurai. Since then, I’ve yet to come across an author who can describe a violent scene the way he does, or dispel so much knowledge when it comes to guns and ammo.According to the acknowledgments page, the book Black Light is the third novel of a Bob Lee Swagger trilogy which include the books; Point Of Impact (Which I’ve yet to read, because I saw the movie ‘Shooter’ which is based on the book, hey don’t judge—I got to get my money’...
It took me a while to get through this one, I had to keep bumping it to read library books so I could get them back on time. I still have 12 library books here but I just wanted to read this one. You can only hold off so long.This is as the title above says the second of the Bob Lee Swagger novels. We pick up here years after the events of the first novel when a young man shows up wanting to write a book about the events that surround the death of Bob's father. This book grows into a somewhat mo...
Second Bob Lee novel. Ties the first and Dirty White Boys together.
SUBJECTIVE READER REVIEW WITH PLOT SPOILERS FOLLOWS: It never ceases to amaze me how Stephen Hunter writes in the vernacular of a story's timeframe, to hell with modern social mores or political correctness. Sorta gives the damn thing a stamp of highly credible authenticity. Having dispatched my personal nuances, 'Black Light' is about the development and use of night vision technology and its transformation of 'the sniper.' Infrared scopes, along with muzzle suppressors, made snipers all but in...
This is my first Bob Lee Swagger. I have seen the movie and series Shooter based on the first book in the series, Point of Impact, so I thought I would move on to number two. This is an excellent almost epic tale that spans two generations. And while it is a mystery at heart, it is also a tale of race relations that could have come from a Grisham novel along with some fantastic action not unlike Jack Reacher or the Gray Man. The basic plot involves Bob Lee looking in to his father's death. It is...
An excellent thriller that pulls together the plots and characters of the author's previous books Point Of Impact and Dirty White Boys. Had my favorite type of plot, great characters, and realistic action.
Another 5 star book in the Bob Lee Swagger series! This book features Bob Lee looking into the death of his father, Earl ,an Arkansas State Trooper shot in an attempted arrest of 2 killers. Kept me riveted from beginning to end WARNING: This book is far from being PC!
I'm not sure how I stumbled across this series, but what a fun read. Bob Lee Swagger is a former sniper for the military and gets pulled back into action to avenge the death of his father.
Some negative reviews have called 'Black Light' predictable, racist and violent. Yeah, what's your point? Look, this is a book in Stephen Hunter's 'Bob Lee Swagger' series. Swagger is an ex-Marine sniper in the south. He hunts bad guys. Violent? I should HOPE so!In Black Light, Hunter's hero--Bob Lee Swagger-- is helping the search for clues regarding his father's death. (His father is ANOTHER S. Hunter major character, Earl Swagger). This journey bounces the reader from 1955 to the 1990s effort...
For awhile after starting this book I wasn't sure if it was gonna be half as good as Stephen Hunter's predecessor , but since I stuck with it, I turned out to be dead wrong! The main reason is because I was for the longest time very skeptical, because for about the first 150 pages it keeps going back and fourth from the past back to the present, but like I said, I'm glad that I stuck with it because the ending made reading all the flashbacks worth it.Former Marine Bob Lee Swagger, one of the...
This was a re-read. Hunter is a reliable read, part of a well-done series. It's a two generational series and,as in this book, the stories sometimes weave between the two generations.
SUPERB ! Why don't the bad guys realize if you mess with Bob Lee Swagger he will prevail at all costs ! A sizzling read to say the least. Wish I could rate it SIX stars. I read this one in just over 24 hours. At over 490 pages Kindle, this one flew by chapter after chapter. A must read in a must read series. Do not miss out ! check it out.
A good author. Tough hero. He wouldn't let a little back ache keep him down.
Another very good action thriller novel from Stephen Hunter. I had picked this one up thinking it was the second in the Bob Lee Swagger series and while it is the direct sequel to Point Of Impact, it is best to read the "non-Swagger book" Dirty White Boys first as the events of that book are referenced and have an impact here. This novel definitely ties together the two Swagger series, that of Earl Swagger and that of his son, Bob Lee Swagger.Good action scenes, more character definition, and of...
First rate. I will read all of the Bob Lee Swagger books Hunter ever writes.
I finished this yesterday but I had a hard time figuring out how I wanted to rate it..In the end I'm giving it a 3 and I will explain my reasons in just a sec. 1. The amount of "GD" said (taking the lords name in vain) Look a few times fine I know not everyone is religious but every other word in a sentence is a bit much..I myself cuss but the amount of cussing was too much even for me..2. The amount of the "N" word in this book. I get it people in the south say it but the amount was uncalled fo...
This was a great book, my first by Hunter. If you saw Sniper-that was one of his books, so you have an idea what this is like.
“Black Light” is the 2nd book that features Bob Lee Swagger, a jungle-smart hillbilly and premier sniper who had exploded into the scene in the 1st novel “Point of Impact”. Bob had served in the Vietnam War and is considered as the crème-de-la-crème of his area of expertise.The plot open where Bob has put his past behind him until he meets Russell Pewtie, who wants to write a book about Bob Lee's father, Earl, a state trooper who died in a shoot-out in 1955. The link between Pewtie and Bob Lee,