Front sight: three Swagger novellas
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NoveList Series:
Earl Swagger novels volume .
Published:
New York, NY : Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, [2024].
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Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
466 pages ; 24 cm.
Status:
Ashland Adult Fiction
HUNTER
Description
A collection of three interconnected novellas that follow each generation of the iconic Swagger family—grandfather Charles, father Earl, and fan favorite hero Bob Lee—from New York Times bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and “true master at the pinnacle of his craft” (Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Stephen Hunter.
In City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he’s brutally assaulted by a madman involved in a nearby narcotics ring. The ring plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago and to make matters worse, this is no ordinary drug—it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and kills many of the rest. Will Charles be able to stop the ring before it’s too late? Or is he in over his head among the dark streets of Chicago?
Earl Swagger investigates a violent bank robbery that left two dead and a fortune missing in small-town Maryland in Johnny Tuesday. At every turn, however, he’s met with silence and hostility from the townsfolk, which makes sense when he uncovers municipal corruption, gang politics, jaded aristocrats, scheming gamblers, a hitman, a femme fatale, and a whole bunch of men with guns. Luckily, Earl has brought his own guns in this unputdownable noir mystery.
Finally, in Five Dolls for the Gut Hook, a thirty-two-year-old Bob Lee Swagger is back from Vietnam nearly broken over good men lost for nothing. He’s turned down that whiskey road to hell. But one afternoon he’s awakened from his nightmares by two men with a problem. As nearby Hot Springs tries to retool its image from gambling paradise to family resort, a butcher has begun to prey on the city’s young women, a figure straight out of a horror movie. Hot Springs Homicide is baffled and recruit Bob’s help. “I’m a sniper,” says Bob, “not a detective.”
“But,” comes the reply, “you are the son and grandson of two of the greatest detectives this state has ever produced.” On that premise alone, Bob takes up the hunt for a killer who not only kills but desecrates. At the same time, we understand that Bob Lee Swagger is also hunting for his own salvation.
In City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he’s brutally assaulted by a madman involved in a nearby narcotics ring. The ring plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago and to make matters worse, this is no ordinary drug—it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and kills many of the rest. Will Charles be able to stop the ring before it’s too late? Or is he in over his head among the dark streets of Chicago?
Earl Swagger investigates a violent bank robbery that left two dead and a fortune missing in small-town Maryland in Johnny Tuesday. At every turn, however, he’s met with silence and hostility from the townsfolk, which makes sense when he uncovers municipal corruption, gang politics, jaded aristocrats, scheming gamblers, a hitman, a femme fatale, and a whole bunch of men with guns. Luckily, Earl has brought his own guns in this unputdownable noir mystery.
Finally, in Five Dolls for the Gut Hook, a thirty-two-year-old Bob Lee Swagger is back from Vietnam nearly broken over good men lost for nothing. He’s turned down that whiskey road to hell. But one afternoon he’s awakened from his nightmares by two men with a problem. As nearby Hot Springs tries to retool its image from gambling paradise to family resort, a butcher has begun to prey on the city’s young women, a figure straight out of a horror movie. Hot Springs Homicide is baffled and recruit Bob’s help. “I’m a sniper,” says Bob, “not a detective.”
“But,” comes the reply, “you are the son and grandson of two of the greatest detectives this state has ever produced.” On that premise alone, Bob takes up the hunt for a killer who not only kills but desecrates. At the same time, we understand that Bob Lee Swagger is also hunting for his own salvation.
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Ashland Adult Fiction
HUNTER
Available
Apr 29, 2024
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Hayward Adult And Young Adult Fiction
HUN
Available
Apr 13, 2024
Land O Lakes Adult Fiction
FIC HUN
Available
Mar 12, 2024
Manitowish Waters Adult Fiction
NEW F Hun Swagger novellas
Available
Mar 12, 2024
Presque Isle Adult Fiction
F Hun
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Mar 27, 2024
Sayner Adult Fiction
NEW HUNTER
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Apr 25, 2024
Spooner New Adult
F HUN
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Apr 27, 2024
Superior Adult Fiction
NEW FICTION Hunter, Stephen
Available
Mar 19, 2024
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bank robberies -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Drug traffic -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
Generations -- Family -- Fiction.
Snipers -- Fiction.
Swagger, Bob Lee (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Swagger, Charles (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Swagger, Earl (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Veterans -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Drug traffic -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
Generations -- Family -- Fiction.
Snipers -- Fiction.
Swagger, Bob Lee (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Swagger, Charles (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Swagger, Earl (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Veterans -- Fiction.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781668030363, 1668030365
Notes
Description
In the City of Meat, Charles Swagger is on the hunt for notorious bank robber Baby Face Nelson when he traces a tip to the Chicago stock yards. While there, he's brutally assaulted and discovers that the madman who attacked him is involved in a nearby narcotics ring with plans to spread its new drug to the residents of the disenfranchised 7th District of Chicago. Worse, this is no ordinary drug, it makes some users happy, drives others insane, and kills many of the rest. Will Charles be able to stop the ring before it's too late? Or is he in over his head among the dark streets of Chicago? Earl Swagger investigates a violent bank robbery in Johnny Tuesday that left two dead and a fortune missing in small-town Maryland. At every turn, however, he's met with silence and hostility from the townsfolk, which makes sense when he uncovers municipal corruption, working-class exploitation, gang politics, jaded aristocrats, scheming gamblers, a hitman, a femme fatale. And a whole bunch of men with guns. Luckily, Earl has brought his own guns in this unputdownable noir mystery. Finally, in Five Dolls for the Gut Hook, a thirty-two-year-old Bob Lee Swagger is back from Vietnam nearly broken over good men lost for nothing. He's turned hard down that whiskey road to hell. But one afternoon he's wakened from his nightmares by two men with a problem. As nearby Hot Springs tries to retool its image from gambling paradise to family resort, a butcher has begun to prey on the city's young women, a figure straight out of a horror movie. Hot Springs Homicide is baffled. "I'm a sniper," says Bob, "not a detective." "But," comes the reply, "you are the son and grandson of two of the greatest detectives this state has ever produced." On that premise alone, Bob takes up the hunt for a killer who not only kills but desecrates. Using his sniper's mind, Swagger is able to see things others have missed, drawing ever closer to a showdown. But equally, we understand, Bob Lee Swagger is hunting his own redemption.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Hunter, S. (2024). Front sight: three Swagger novellas. First edition. New York, NY, Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Hunter, Stephen, 1946-. 2024. Front Sight: Three Swagger Novellas. New York, NY, Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Hunter, Stephen, 1946-, Front Sight: Three Swagger Novellas. New York, NY, Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Hunter, Stephen. Front Sight: Three Swagger Novellas. First edition. New York, NY, Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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