Dead Zero: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel by Stephen Hunter (2010) First Ed.

Description: Dead Zero: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel by Stephen Hunter (2010) First Ed. Editorial Reviews Product Description A marine sniper team on a mission in tribal territories on the Afghan-Pakistan border, Whiskey 2-2 is ambushed by professionals using the latest high-tech shooting gear. Badly wounded, the team’s sole survivor, Gunnery Sergeant Ray Cruz, aka “the Cruise Missile,” is determined to finish his job. He almost succeeds when a mystery blast terminates his enterprise, leaving a thirty-foot crater where a building used to be—and where Sergeant Cruz was meant to be hiding. Months pass. Ray’s target, an Afghan warlord named Ibrahim Zarzi, sometimes called “The Beheader,” becomes an American asset in the region and beyond, beloved by State, the Administration, and the Agency. He arrives in Washington for consecration as Our Man in Kabul. And that brings Ray Cruz out of hiding. Swagger, the legendary hero of seven of Hunter’s novels from Point of Impact to last year’s bestselling I, Sniper, is recruited by the FBI to stop the Cruise Missile from reaching his target. The problem is that the more Swagger learns about what happened in Zabol, the more he questions the US government’s support of Zarzi and the more he identifies with Cruz as hunter instead of prey. Review: A Must Read as Swagger Moves Into New Territory!!! Fictional "real time" heroes are not comic book super heroes who never seem to age. They cannot stay young, vibrant, and 35 forever--to have fought in the Vietnam War makes Bob Lee Swagger a 64-65 year old man today with his skills and reflexes seriously eroded by age, yet some reviewers are outraged he is no longer performing heroics and physical actions as he did 20 years ago. Aging a beloved signature character can be a dangerous undertaking for an author. A clever author like Stephen Hunter can find ways to keep the aging hero involved but in an alternative manner as Hunter is doing with Bob Lee. Hunter has wisely and gently evolved Swagger from action hero to action consultant where his tremendous country-bred hunting skills, intuition, and ability to "read" people and crime scenes can be deeply engaged in solving perplexing crimes without having to pull a trigger himself. Circumstances are certainly ripe for Bob Lee to discover and mentor a "new" and improved "nailer". The book is in a good used condition. The dust cover is slightly worn up on the edges. · Please be serious about your bids. Checkout must be completed within 7 days of the close of auction. If payment is not received within this time period and you do not contact me to explain the reason, a dispute will be opened with eBay. If the dispute is not resolved within 5 business days, the order will be revoked and you may receive a strike from eBay. · Returns are only accepted IF: the description was inaccurate and you contact me within 3 days of receiving the item. Item must be returned in the condition at the time of shipping. Only the Bid amount will be refunded, as ALL shipping fees will be paid by the buyer. Check out my other items! N24 31/08/23 Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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