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  • Sniper's Honor

  • Bob Lee Swagger, Book 9
  • By: Stephen Hunter
  • Narrated by: Buck Schirner
  • Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (519 ratings)

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Sniper's Honor

By: Stephen Hunter
Narrated by: Buck Schirner
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Publisher's summary

In this tour de force - part historical thriller, part modern adventure - from the New York Times best-selling author of I, Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger uncovers why WWII’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 to the Carpathian Mountains, 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 listeners across oceans and time in an action-packed, compulsive listen.

©2014 Stephen Hunter (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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Another winner!

Hunter is a great story teller. His impeccable research allows him to weave interesting and believable settings and characters into intricate plots. Sniper’s Honor does not disappoint!

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Don't expect your typical Bob Lee story

Hunter was my favorite author for years in my teens, as I loved the Swagger books. After discovering Stephen King and as Bob Lee got old I stopped reading Hunter for years. I decided to give him another shot with Snipers Honor and was disappointed. I came very close to returning this book because it was SOOO boring for the first half. Instead, I ended up skipping more than a few chapters that were particularly boring, and was then able to finish because it did improve a little bit in the last half. This book was definitely more of a historical Detective story then action pack Bob Lee classic. Also, as many other reviews pointed out, the plot was a little thin and just somehow it all manage to work out in the end.

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not up to Hunter and Swagger's usual standards

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

If the friend were a Hunter/Swagger fanatic (like myself) yes.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

The story jumps back and forth between WWII and modern making it harder to follow

What aspect of Buck Schirner’s performance would you have changed?

Schirner was fine

Was Sniper's Honor worth the listening time?

Yes, but I really needed to focus to follow the back and forth

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GREAT, IMAGINATIVE STORY - AND SUPERBLY WRITTEN.

Highly recommended. If you enjoy reading about WW2, my guess is you won't regret reading this one.

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classic authenticity

it's classic detailed Stephen Hunter, gives a great timeline, and overall fantastic listen
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Swagger is the best!!

I have always loved the Swagger stories, ever since I saw the Shooter movie. Of course, the books are sooooooo much better! And now, being able to listen to a great narrator makes it even better! Thank you to everyone involved!

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somewhat boring

I have enjoyed the Bob Lee books, but this one is boring. hopefully next one will be better.

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awesome

Another great work by Mr. Hunter. I have come to expect no less. very well done.

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Good historical lesson and neat story but...

The plot is very robust but lacks a lot of glue to make the story even remotely plausible. It is a fun listen and the production value was very good but you have to take a lot of liberties with some of the plot twists.

I have loved Stephen Hunter books since my first (The Master Sniper) and I'm happy that I listen to this one but like not recommend it as an introductionto the Bob Lee Swagger anthology.

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Bob the investigator

An aging Bob the Nailer turns more to investigator than sniper looking into the past at a WW II sniper forgotten on purpose. A Bob Lee Swager book wouldn't be complete without a bit of action and at least 1 long shot...this book didn't disappoint!!!!

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