The Third Bullet: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel
585833
Great book!! Beginning to end, I could not put it down. Once he figured out what could have happened and how and who... the story's got you.
2730443
I read this book in three days.  I think it rocks.  Plenty of plausible action, well connected, fast paced, it kicks ass.  I am well baited to get the next book in the sequel.  When I was in 2nd Ranger Batt, Feb 76 thru Aug 77 a lot of the guys read the Mack Bolan - Executioner series and the Louie Lamour series.  Adrenaline junkies need a fix to fill the void in those hours of boredom in between hours of maxed out stress and moments sheer insanity.  This book fits that need to read.  I read Killing Bin Laden and enjoyed it as well.
86691
The Bob Lee and Earl Swagger books are some of the best reading entertainment I have found in quite awhile. Real man American hero stuff but with humility, a low key country/western manliness and always full of well-researched information about an interesting topic. Each is different and weaves the currant plot history with earlier books. It is important and essential for full enjoyment to read the series in proper order. It will jump back and forth a bit, but is easy to follow and always fun. Much military referencing and full of what makes America great. Heroism, guns, fighting, principles, calm courage, NASCAR, law enforcement, real men - the list goes on and I hope it never ends and dread reading the last book. My hat is off to Mr. Stephen Hunter and beg him to keep writing.
2451418
My favorite book by Stephen Hunteris "I, Sniper" but this one is a close second.  As a retired Marine, gun nut and sport shooter, I really enjoy and appreciate the details that Mr. Hunter adds to the story.  It just adds an extra level of realism.  The story laid out in "The Third Bullet" is the most logical, believable conspiracy therory relating to JFK to date.  Overall; Awesome book!
1910857
Somewhere in this book a character refers to hero Bob Swagger as "a sacred killer" -- someone who kills for righteous reasons.  Which is a most accurate description of Swagger in this irrestible book which scoops you up at the beginning and doesn't release you till the last page.  Of course, Swagger is a superman: larger than life.  Fallible, but too much or too often.  This whole book -- as the title accurately describes -- is all about a hunt, but Hunter drops in so many surprises along the way that it keeps you interested.  It's not a perfect book, however.  In some places things get a little silly and as in any Hunter book, the technical details about guns and shooting can overwhelm you.  I found it the best of the three Hunter books I've read so far (the others:  Point of Impact and Dirty White Boys).  All in all, it's a very good book which will keep you enthralled throughout.
3150318
I found this novel tied in the first two books nicely.  Id recommend reading the first two in order to have a better understanding of the characters in this particular book.  The story moved along well and provided a lot of background to character plots from the previous novels.  My favorite portions of the series is always the immediate need to get to a safer location. This novel has that with two of the main characters and their struggles to get across the country in the very hectic and troubling time of the collapse. The only criticism I have is that I personally don't need the make and model number of the equipment in the descriptions all the time.  I understand if there are specifics about it such as known failings or exceptional qualities inherent to it for a particular task at hand where I can see the details being given in the introduction of the equipment being used.  After the initial introduction of say, someones SIG P228, to me it can then be referred to as his 9mm or his SIG 9mm. Other than this I feel the story was well worth the time to read.  Im looking forward to another JWR novel.
4256459
I enjoyed tis book very much.  Good action and suspence.  Thank You!  I didn't understand how that gun got to the past.  However it was so excitng all the way through.
4567138
This was a good Bob Lee Swagger story. Bob has to avenge his daughters misfortune from enemies of his fathers past. The only problem is that like all of Mr. Hunter's other books he didn't weave that together. That was one of the things that I liked about all the Swagger books. They all fold together into the Swagger universe. The Grumley's needed to know that they were being done in by Earl's son. Besides that there needed to be more gun fighting. I know the man is up there but he can still fight. I hope that before Mr. Hunter hangs up Bob Lee's gunfighting character, we see the nailor behind a scope wiht his bolt action Remington 700 engaging enemies of numerous quantities from a long distance.
3382916
This is not the best of Hunter's novels, which isn't to say it's bad, not at all. It's entertaining, just not up to par with the Bob Lee Swagger series. If you equate the BLS books to great feature films, Soft Target would be a good TV movie.
1164219
Bob Lee Swagger is back in the game and Stephen Hunter is at the top of his form. One of Bob Lee's fellow snipers is the prime suspect in a series of horrific shootings and the press and the public want him brought down. No need for jury and judge. The guy is guilty: Just put him away!
  The deal is, the whole thing just doesn't sit right with Bob Lee. Once again, it's time to hunt. From the opening pages of this latest Hunter work to the edge-of-your-seat ending, readers are in for a fast, furious and violent ride. The characterizations are vivid and entirely believable. Bob Lee looks at things as black or white, but much of this story is colored in shades of gray. Things are not always what they seem, or are they?
  As usual, Bob Lee is operating on his own much of the time. He's working for the good guys but they don't always see it that way. Some of the good guys actually may be bad guys. The opposition includes at least one very likable assassin. He even fools eagle-eye Bob.
  Hunter is right on in development of his characters, and the gunfights and other action scenes are superbly believable. There is much in the story line that should please many, many Vietnam veterans. Members of the so-called gun culture will be delighted, and rightly so. Hunter gets guns right!
  I like to ration myself to a chapter or two a night of Hunter's new works, stretching out the pleasure they bring for as long as possible. Sometimes I even manage to do that for two or three evenings. Impossible with "I, Sniper"! I went to bed, picked it up, read two chapters, got out of bed, went to the study and, several hours later, finished it.
  Now I can take it again, a chapter or two a night.
  Thanks, Hunter, but why couldn't the book have been published in time for Christmas gifts?
672379
An excellent read. Thanks for all of then hard work that it took to produce e this work. I look forward to the sequel.  I am a "gun guy" so I was distracted by a couple of erroneous details.  KIMBER manufactures firearms not scopes.  When Bill shot the drug cartel leader from around 1800 yards it was a miracle.  It is a small thing in a fine piece.
1156520
I've read all the Bob Lee Swagger books Hunter has written to date and found this one to be one of the best. It closes the loop between "Point of Impact" and "Time To Hunt" by providing detailed accounting of his father's death. Excellent read.
2100417
I enjoyed reading The Partner by John Grisham.  Mr. Grisham is an addicting story teller and this book reminded me more of his earlier works.  The story is fast and furious but easy to follow.  It is hard to put down once you start and like other novels Mr Grisham has written it is disappointing when the story finally ends.  You want to know more and more.

I would recommend the novel for those that enjoyed A Time to Kill and the Pelican Brief.
4376975
This was my third book in the Jack Swyteck series. It followed "Beyond Suspicion" and "Last to Die". I reviewed both those books and can say that this one was different from both of them. This book kept me guessing as to "who dunnit?" to the very end.
I thought the plot was very well laid out. The character development was also well done. The book kept me involved from page one to page last. That speaks to great reader memory, meaning in those times when I put the book down, when I came back to it, I did not have to re-read any pages to remember where I had left off. This writer has a tantalizing style of writing of keeping the reader interested and  thereby wanting to read on.
The setting was interesting in that it gave me a historical glimpse of not only "Gitmo", but also Cuba in general.
I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series, "Got The Look".
1745714
Bob Lee Swagger is one of the great characters of action fiction.  I have read all of these wonderful books, and loved them without exception.  This story finds Swagger bored at his ranch, when an old friend, a journalist in Moscow, seeks his help to discover the mystery of a beautiful Russian sniper who disappeared in WWII. In typical Swagger fashion, trouble finds him as he and the journalist travel to Ukraine to solve the mystery.  This book is different from the typical Swagger book.  It is really two stories, the events in 1944 and Swagger's conflicts in the course of unraveling the mystery.  I enjoyed the book, and Mr. Hunter's writing is, as always, superb, but it seems like the Swagger story line is getting thin.  Maybe it's time for Bob the Nailer to retire.
1575570
Another very good Bob Lee Swagger story. Even taking a somewhat contraversial piece of history, Stephen Hunter manages to add some very interesting twists - all based on Bob Lee's very special expertise.
3249857
Waited a year for this to go to paperback and it was worth the wait! Bob Lee swagger is "the ultimate" sniper, hunter, and detective. Loved it!!!