Some people has various feel when they reading the book. Bob is the main character of a set of books that are in relation to his life during and after the vietnam war. Hot springs is a novel telling about gangsters and gambling in. Born in kansas city, missouri in 1946, hunter grew up in illinois. Or a bar on a side street in a small, strange city. Hot springs book by stephen hunter official publisher page. You can get anything you want in postwar hot springs, arkansasgirls, gambling, drugs. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Click to read more about hot springs by stephen hunter. Stephen hunter is a skilled storyteller, familiar with his settings, his characters, and his genre. He graduated from northwestern in 1968 with a degree in journalism. Hot springs earl swagger novels by pocket books for online ebook. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The book opens with earl receiving the congressional medal of honor in.
He writes the ultimate pageturner, books that are so full of testosterone that your voice lowers an octave just reading them. Swagger is a retired marine gunnery sergeant who was born in 1946 and raised in blue eye arkansas. A rollicking read from the prolific stephen hunter, worth the price of admission for pages 7274 alone when protagonist, and wwii medal of honor winner, earl swagger, has a defining exchange with famed 40s gangster ben bugsy siegel in the hot springs, ark. Hunter taps into the eldridge quality of that place at the time. He is best known for the popular bob lee swagger series of thrillers featuring vietnam war veteran and sniper bob the nailer swagger which led to the earl swagger and ray cruz spinoff series. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending. Hard to match that description with what earl thought was a toff, a glossy little fellow who paid too much attention to the way he dressed. The san diego uniontribune in this fourth swagger episode, hunter has lost none of his touch. Buy a cheap copy of hot springs book by stephen hunter. Hot springs by stephen hunter penguin books australia. Stephen hunter was born march 1946 in kansas city, missouri.
I know you can only give 5 stars on goodreads, but this is only the second book that ive felt was a star better than several 5 star books ive read. Hot springs by stephen hunter overdrive rakuten overdrive. Buy hot springs book online at best prices in india on. This book focused on his father, earl, and his grandfather, charles. Buy hot springs earl swagger reprint by hunter, stephen isbn. About the book the undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york timesbestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a. The undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york times bestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a. Hunter began his journalism career writing for the pentagon news, a military paper, and joined the baltimore sun in 1971. Hot springs might be stephen hunter s best effort yet, and thats saying a lot.
They are chasing the mystery of a remarkable world war ii russian sniper a woman who. But the old man was looking for the wiring that would indicate the secret presence of the central book, where the phones poured their torrents of racing data, and owney knew if he found it, he could dry owney out in a. Bobby lee swagger, the vietnam vet hero of three of hunters previous books most recently. James neal webb has a gray fedora hanging on a hat rack in his living room.
Stephen hunter books list of books by author stephen hunter. Stephen hunter is simply a spectacular story teller. Hot springs isbn 9780671035457 is a fictional work by stephen hunter, published in 2000. Hot springs by stephen hunter 2000, hardcover 5 product ratings. Pulitzerprizewinning film critic stephen hunter is also a bestselling novelist and essayist. Pulitzer prize winner stephen hunter is famous for his novels featuring both bob lee swagger and earl swagger, and the apparent new hero ray cruz. Although hunter himself is a very wellrespected movie critic, only one of stephen hunters books managed to be transformed to film. He graduated with a journalism degree from northwestern university, and was drafted into the u. Book 4 stephen hunter author 2007 i, ripper stephen hunter author 2015. Hot springs by stephen hunter signed first edition book see all titles by stephen hunter the undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york times bestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a. This is the best of the three earl swagger books as of 2005. Each morning he shaved carefully with a wellstropped razor, buttoned a clean, crackly starched white shirt, tied a black string tie in a bow knot.
Most of stephen hunter s novels feature his favorite character, bob lee swagger. If you know how big advantage of a book, you can really feel enjoy to read a book. Hot springs is an action novel that is almost as hot as the 142degree water percolating from the hot springs mountain. Hot springs presents the back story of earl swagger bob lee a. Hot springs by stephen hunter 2000, hardcover for sale. This is the latest in the swagger saga and could be considered the prequel. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Below is the order of all of stephen hunter s novels. Stephen hunter won this years grits gresham shooting sports communicator award, awarded last week at the shot show in las vegas grits son tom perhaps put it best. Buy hot springs by stephen hunter online at alibris.
Recruited by the district attorney in hot springs to help break the hold of mob boss owney maddox on the city, earl, assisted by his team of. In the modern era like right now, many ways to get book that you just wanted. Hot springs is a novel telling about gangsters and gambling in u. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hot springs. Recruited by the district attorney in hot springs to help break the hold of mob boss owney maddox on the city, earl, assisted by. Stephen hunter has hit another homer with hot springs, a novel that is a variation on a theme given to his previous readers in point of impact, time to hunt and dirty white boys. Its the summer of 1946, and hot springs, arkansas, is under the thumb of. The previous stephen hunter books that i have read were about bob lee swagger, exmilitary sniper and all around good guy. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Hot springs 9780684863603 by stephen hunter and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Jul 03, 2000 we also meet bob lees brave and beautiful mama. Stephen hunter earl swagger is a lawman just returned from world war ii to hot springs, arkansas, where his latest battle is with the mafia and the corrupt men who run the casinos. I know you can only give 5 stars on amazon, but this is only the second book that ive felt was a star better than several 5 star books ive read. Stephen hunter is the author of the popular bob lee swagger military thriller series started back in 1993, a series which continues till today. Stephen hunter is the popular thriller author of the bestselling bob lee swagger series with this first book point of impact, which sparked the creation of the 2007 shooter movie with mark wahlberg, and the following tv series featuring ryan phillippe in the main role. Stephen hunter books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Also referred to as bob the nailer, bob lee swagger is a character that has been fictionalized andwhose creation was done by stephen hunter. It is run by an englishborn gangster named owney maddox, who represents the new york syndicate and. Thats not to say the others arent worth reading they are.
The retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, american gunfight. Stephen hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for the washington post, where he won the 2003 pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. Detroit free press stephen hunter is one of this lifes little pleasures. Reading the stephen hunter books in order is a joyride for anyone who enjoys the authors many blockbuster novels, especially his bob lee swagger series. Pale horse coming isbn 0684863618 is a novel by stephen hunter published in 2001. Hot springs by stephen hunter book 1 in the earl swagger crime mystery series, 2000. Jul 26, 2011 stephen hunter has hit another homer with hot springs, a novel that is a variation on a theme given to his previous readers in point of impact, time to hunt and dirty white boys.
Hot springs by stephen hunter the undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york times bestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime. Earl took a cocacola instead, though he encouraged junie to go ahead, and she ordered something called a mimosa, which turned out to be orange juice with champagne in it. In march of 2007, the movie shooter hit the market, with paramount pictures as the distributor. While the pilgrims take the cure in the mineralrich 142degree water that bubbles from the earth, the brothels and casinos are the true source of the towns prosperity. Below is the order of all of stephen hunters novels. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Hot springs by stephen hunter signed first edition book. This is stephen hunter s first full novel using earl swagger as his main character. Although hunter himself is a very wellrespected movie critic, only one of stephen hunter s books managed to be transformed to film. Hot springs earl swagger, book 1 by stephen hunter book cover, description, publication history. No white man would let a black one inflict so much pain on him without the word nigger being spoken at least ten times. Hot springs by hunter, stephen, 1946publication date 2001.
Stephen hunter is the author of eleven novels, including hot springs, pale horse coming, black light, time to hunt and dirty white boys. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, earl. This particular account jumps back in time to the postwar 1940s. Jul 26, 2011 the undisputed master of the tough thriller, new york times bestselling author stephen hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a. Author stephen hunter bio and signed books vj books. Nowhere is this more true than in hot springs, arkansas, the reigning capital of corruption. Hot springs by stephen hunter 2001, paperback, reprint. This is a period piece, taking place in 1946, in the very real town of hot springs arkansas. It is the first novel in the series featuring hunter s character earl swagger.
Packed with pageturning action, sex, sin and crime, stephen hunters hot springs is at once a relentlessly violent and deeply touching story. In the summer of 1946, the most wideopen town in america is hot springs, arkansas, a city of ancient, legendary corruption. Earl returns from the pacific campaign a medal of honor winner. Hunter, in hot springs, adds another chapter to the mythos of the swagger family. The attention and widespread following hunters novels garnered have caused other writers to work harder to get the details right on firearms. Im reading the whole bob leeearl swagger series from stephen hunter backtoback and have read four books beyond this one and this by far is the best book in the series. It is his second book in the series featuring the character of earl swagger.
Stephen hunters 18th novel teams his favorite character, bob lee swagger, with a newspaper reporter. One of hunters books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter. Written by stephen hunter, audiobook narrated by eric g. If you like tough thrillers, youll like hot springs. Hot springs book by stephen hunter official publisher. Its the summer of 1946, and hot springs, arkansas, is under the thumb of gangster owney maddox, who has a dream. Buy hot springs abridged by hunter, stephen, sanders, jay o. One of hunter s books, point of impact, was made into the movie shooter.