Monday, May 19, 2014

Giveaway - Sniper's Honor - Stephen Hunter

Bob Lee Swagger returns in Stephen Hunter's brand new book, Sniper's Honor. (#9) (releases May 20/14) And thanks to the great folks at Simon and Schuster, I have not one, but three copies to giveaway!

From the publisher:

"In this tour de force—part historical thriller, part modern adventure—from the New York Times bestselling 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 readers across oceans and time in an action-packed, compulsive read." Read an excerpt of Sniper's Honor.

Photo credit: Kelly Campbell

"Stephen Hunter has written seventeen novels. 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. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland."

Sound like a book you'd like to own? Simply leave a comment to be entered. Three copies - one week. Ends May 25/14. US only, no PO boxes.

9 comments:

Carl Scott said...

What a great idea for a story and so much of it unknown to the general public. I just found this great link to the topic. Amazing! http://englishrussia.com/2012/03/08/outstanding-soviet-female-snipers-of-wwii/

Unknown said...

Wow, sounds like a fantastic, interesting reading!

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Unknown said...

The description sounds fascinating. I would love the opportunity to read this book.

petite said...

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traveler said...

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Anita Yancey said...

You don't really hear to much about women snipers. It sounds like a thrilling story, and one I would enjoy reading. Thanks for having the giveaway.

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Unknown said...

Ohh this sounds really interesting, I will be putting it on my list on Goodreads.

mskayz said...

Sounds like a wonderful book perfect for summer reading!

Charlotte said...

Really sounds like a great book to add to the reading list.
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