Point of Impact
by Stephen Hunter
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Author: Stephen HunterEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-12-01
ISBN: 0553563513
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: Bantam
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Book Review: "Bob the Nailer" makes great reading
Summary: 5 Stars
Bob Lee Swaggart, USMC retired, projects the cold calmness of a hard man, and if you sensed this about him, you'd be correct. "Bob the nailer," as he was known during his three tours in Nam, is one of the darkest of American heros, a sniper with 87 confirmed kills.
Bob's career ended in '72 when he received a near fatal wound from an enemy sniper working at extreme range - the same incident in which Bob's spotter Donny Fenn was killed. Now, in the 1990's, Bob lives in the tiny town of Blue Eye, deep in the Ouachita hills of Arkansas. He still loves the hunt but no longer kills. He uses Delrin bullets which only stun the prey, usually mature bucks whose antlers he then cuts off, rendering the animal useless as a trophy and ensuring its long life.
Enter twisted shrink Dobbler, Colonel Shreck and his henchman Jack Payne of the Ramdyne Corporation. They have a sinister plan, and Bob Lee Swaggart is the perfect fit. The question facing them is simple: how to find a trophy Bob Lee will hunt.
How about the Russian sniper who killed the man's spotter and ended his career?
Bob Lee is drawn in, allowed to fire a priceless rifle and prove he still has the skill. Slowly, Colonel Shreck reveals his true motive; there's a conspiracy to kill the president. The shot will be from more than fourteen hundred yards, an unheard of distance, and, the Russian will be the shooter. Only Bob Lee has the skills to figure out where and when it will happen.
Bob Lee signs on, only to watch helplessly as the sniper kills not the president, but a Salvadoran Bishop who'd just been honored with the Medal of Freedom. Moments later, Jack Payne, supposed ally, shoots Bob Lee at point blank range. It's a setup. They're framing Bob Lee for the murder.
Bob Lee throws himself out a window and practically into the arms of surprised FBI Special Agent Nick Memphis, who's been assigned to the far outskirts of the presidential cavalcade. Nick is the same notorious agent who muffed the shot and hit the person he was trying to rescue - leaving her a quadriplegic for life.
Bob makes his escape good. Things are nowhere near as happy for Memphis. When the fleeing felon disarms him and steals his agency car, Nick takes yet another of what will become a progression of downward steps that could lead to the end of his career. Still, he can't help remembering the compassion in Bob Lee Swagger's eyes, and the fact that he didn't pull the trigger when he easily could have killed Nick.
What follows is one of the most intriguing rollercoasters of story line I've read in many years. Bob Lee and Nick join forces, and Bob Lee forgets all about his vow never to kill again. You can't help but feel that even though the two are up against the FBI and the dark forces of the super secret RamDyne Corporation, the federal agencies are the ones who don't have a chance. I loved this one. I've seen the movie, too: the book is ten times better. Read it. Skip the movie until after.
Art tirrell is the author of The Secret Ever Keeps
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