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In this tour de force—part historical thriller, part modern adventure—from the New York Times bestselling author of I, Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger uncovers why World War II’s greatest sniper was erased from history…and why her disappearance still matters today.
Ludmilla “Mili” Petrova was once the most hunted woman on earth, having raised the fury of two of the most powerful leaders on either side of World War II: Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler. But Kathy Reilly of The Washington Post doesn’t know any of that when she encounters a brief mention of Mili in an old Russian propaganda magazine, and becomes interested in the story of a legendary, beautiful female sniper who seems to have vanished from history.
Reilly enlists former marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger to parse out the scarce details of Mili’s military service. The more Swagger learns about Mili’s last mission, the more he’s convinced her disappearance was no accident—but why would the Russian government go to such lengths to erase the existence of one of their own decorated soldiers? And why, when Swagger joins Kathy Reilly on a research trip, is someone trying to kill them before they can find out?
As Bob Lee Swagger, “one of the finest series characters ever to grace the thriller genre, now and forever” (Providence Journal-Bulletin), races to put the pieces together, Sniper’s Honor takes readers across oceans and time in an action-packed, compulsive read.
- Sales Rank: #32283 in eBooks
- Published on: 2014-05-20
- Released on: 2014-05-20
- Format: Kindle eBook
From Booklist
*Starred Review* Time is taking its toll on Bob Lee Swagger: He was an old man in a dry month . . . hard, stoic, isolated, unmelted. The former sniper has been out of the game a long time, and, sadly, nothing has ever replaced what he’s appalled to call the killing fever. Then his friend Kathy Reilly, Moscow correspondent for the Washington Post, sends Bob an e-mail asking for his help in researching a story about legendary WWII Russian sniper Ludmilla Milli Petrova, whose name mysteriously disappeared from the historical record around 1945. Why was she expunged from both German and Russian records? Will Swagger help Reilly track the story? Of course he will, and so begins a remarkably textured novel that jumps between the war and the present, slowly unraveling Milli’s past while Swagger and Reilly discover that, even 70 years after the fact, there are still people who don’t want the story told. Hunter does a wonderful job of moving between and ultimately connecting his multiple story lines, and he peoples the stage with at least a dozen memorable characters, from Milli and her cohorts through the Nazis who hunt them, and, of course, to Swagger himself, an ever-more-complex character as he ages. Perhaps most memorable of all, though, is Hunter’s vivid re-creation of the carnage on the Eastern Front, where, as Milli notes, the Russians’ only advantage over the Germans was numbers: If they kill us five to one, we bring six to one . . . we shall prevail because, all things being equal, we can outbleed them. --Bill Ott
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“Absorbing . . . You don’t have to be a fan of military action fiction to enjoy this.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Hunter knows his hero like a brother: righteous character firmly set, crafty intelligence thoroughly hidden, stone-cold willing to take the shot if a bad actor must die. . . . Swagger displays mighty tradecraft [and] Hunter loads up a whole magazine of action, double-dealing and gun porn.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“A remarkably textured novel. . . . Hunter does a wonderful job of jumping between and connecting his multiple story lines, and he peoples the stage with at least a dozen memorable characters, from Mili and her cohorts through the Nazis that hunt them, and, of course, to Swagger himself, an ever-more-complex character as he ages. Perhaps most memorable of all, though, is Hunter’s vivid re-creation of the carnage on the Eastern Front, where, as Mili notes, the Russians’ only advantage over the Germans was numbers: ‘If they kill us five to one, we bring six to one . . . we shall prevail because, all things being equal, we can outbleed them.’” (Booklist)
“Given the return of the Russians to bad-guy status, this book couldn’t be more timely. But any Swagger tale is a treat, especially one as layered and nuanced as this one. Hunter remains the absolute master of the action thriller and this is a terrific tale from a wondrous storyteller.” (Providence Sunday Journal)
“My favorite thriller author […] fun to read.” (The Herald-Dispatch)
About the Author
Stephen Hunter is the author of nineteen novels, including I, Sniper; Point of Impact; and The Third Bullet. In 2003, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism before retiring as chief film critic of The Washington Post.
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70 of 73 people found the following review helpful.
SNIPER'S HONOR - "the war was hungry"
By dch822
A quick note: I'm writing this review from the perspective of a Stephen Hunter fan and someone who has read all the books in the Bob Lee Swagger series.
For readers already familiar with Bob Lee Swagger's violent gun world I'd rate this book on par with I, SNIPER or THE THIRD BULLET, far better than NIGHT OF THUNDER or THE 47th SAMURAI, but not as good as the old classics POINT OF IMPACT or TIME TO HUNT.
In other words, among Hunter's recent books it's a very good read. If you've never read a Bob Lee Swagger book that's okay - there's no need for having done so in order to enjoy this book.
About the plot: Swagger is bored and grumpy, as usual, prompting his wife to suggest he needs to "find a new war" to fight. And of course he does just that after receiving an email from Kathy Reilly, an American reporter in Russia who teamed up with Swagger in an earlier adventure in Russia. Reilly is writing a story about a Russian female sniper whose legendary war record against the Germans has mysteriously been erased from seemingly all official accounting of World War II.
Swagger flies to Russia and begins assisting Reilly in her research, and soon enough everything "goes to guns" as he is fond of saying ... but that's okay, because we all know Swagger lives for these moments.
So here's what I really liked about this book:
MILI PETROVA - she's the sniper, and her character is written beautifully. The book weaves the story of her final wartime mission in 1944 with Swagger's dogged present-day pursuit to find out what happened to her. I kept turning the pages because I was immersed in her story and wanted to find out what happened to her.
THE TEACHER, PEASANT and VON DREHLE - one Russian, one Ukrainian and one German ... Swagger laments the lack of heroes in his search for the truth about Petrova, but ultimately we find that heroes abound and they come in the form of three superbly nuanced characters whose varied perspectives adds immeasurable depth to the story.
THE PACING - it's a fast read, with events racing seamlessly from the past to the present; and as the story progresses we meet an enigmatic Mossad analyst in Israel and a soon-to-be appointed trade minister in Russia whose stories bring into focus how events in the past still have repercussions in the present.
THE THEME - yes, it actually has one beyond seeing how many guys Swagger can outsmart and gun down ... or at least I think it does. It's actually a ... love story. No kidding. Swagger's in love with this female sniper from the past, but really that's a pretext for showing the bond between soldiers past, present and future. You see the Sniper's Honor (now I understand why the original She, Sniper title was changed...) is Petrova's commitment to serving her country regardless of the corrupt officials running it; it's her commitment to her fellow soldier's she's defending; it's the way she honors the memory of her family by her perseverance; and it's her willingness to complete a mission even after she's been betrayed, sent to die, and left with no hope for a future even if she's successful; but beyond all that, it's Swagger's own perseverance to honor this heroic female sniper by assuring her story is never completely erased.
A few things that might annoy some readers:
Look, it's fiction - we all need to check our disbelief at the door and just accept that Swagger is one bad dude and really is capable of deducing what happened in a gun battle seventy years in the past by noticing the color of present-day tree branches on a hillside in the Carpathian mountains ... and if you're not good at suspending disbelief, then my guess is you'd have a hard time enjoying this or similar books in this genre.
However ... (trying not to write any spoilers here) there are two specific incidents of this where I believe the author really took a risk that might distract some readers to the point of irritation.
The first is the idea that Petrova was betrayed yet somehow she's the only person outside of the bad guys who is capable of deducing not only that she was betrayed but also who it was that betrayed her. That really just doesn't make sense - especially when Swagger can figure it out in one afternoon without any of the knowledge the Russians had seventy years ago; and when the motive for the betrayal is discovered by Swagger, it's something that absolutely there's no way the Russian spymasters would have missed in 1944. The reason this is so annoying is that protecting the person who betrayed Petrova is a critical link from the past events to the attempts on Swagger's and Reilly's lives in the present day.
The second is probably worse ... and that's when you find out who it is trying to kill Swagger. Won't write a spoiler, but I honestly felt the story would have been much better if Hunter had just gone with the most obvious group rather than trying to stun and surprise the readers with the big reveal that's followed by an impassioned speech about duty and honor by Swagger that pretty much falls flat because of who it is he's talking with.
I don't know ... I still enjoyed the book very much.
There are some very poignant moments during the war scenes - in particular, when Swagger describes the violence by writing "the war was hungry." In a lot of ways, I felt Hunter was crafting the story as he did with the intent of honoring soldier's past and present - be it intentional or not, he certainly succeeded.
My overall rating is 4 out of 5 stars, again that's coming from someone who has very high expectations when reading Stephen Hunter - and especially when it's a new Bob Lee Swagger novel.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Waste of time and money from a once-great author
By Wooleye
Pretty awful. Swagger hasn't aged well. The plot is based on a factoid, that the Brits supplied a few long range Enfield No.4 Mk 1(T) rifles to Communist guerrillas out of Cairo … and the wholly unsustainable wish fulfillment that German paratroops who'd fought in Crete and Russia would welcome a Soviet sniper as a colleague, and could behave as if they were British Guards officers. The initial traitor behaves incomprehensibly. The mass murderer villain is conveniently blown up by a deus ex machina event in Moscow, having scarcely featured in the story at all. The CIA is predictably untrustworthy, wrong-headed, vindictive, cowardly and unprepared. The Israeli wonk makes outrageous guesses that are always right. The ending comes straight from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and it is handled there better. BLACK LIGHT was in every conceivable way a superior novel. Don't waste the bucks.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Just not good writing anymore
By Mike
I really use to love Hunter's writing such as Point of Impact and Dirty White Boys. I don't enjoy it any longer. The last few Swagger books I read were interesting enough but I find the character of Swagger very exaggerated, bordering on annoying. For example in this book the timelines happen simultaneously...alternating chapters between the past and present. Swaggers insight is getting to the truth is too convenient, and the action is a little much for a man who is in his mid sixties at this point. Just how many adventures/plots/conspiracies can Bob Lee fall ass backwards into??
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