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Pulitzer winner Stephen Hunter is an American novelist, film critic, and essayist. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Hunter is a fireman enthusiast and his in-depth knowledge of various firearms is evident in his written works. Incidentally, he also shoots as a hobby.

Stephen Hunter is well known for his Earl Swagger and Bob Lee Swagger novel series. He has also written two novels in the Ray Cruz novel series. Apart from these fictional thrillers, Hunter has written other novels like Casey at the Bat. He has also penned a number of non-fictional works like American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill Harry Truman and the Shoot-Out That Stopped It.

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Order of Bob Lee Swagger Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Point of Impact 1993 Description / Buy
2 Black Light 1996 Description / Buy
3 Time to Hunt 1998 Description / Buy
4 The 47th Samurai 2007 Description / Buy
5 Night of Thunder 2008 Description / Buy
6 I, Sniper 2009 Description / Buy
7 Dead Zero 2010 Description / Buy
8 The Third Bullet 2013 Description / Buy
9 Sniper's Honor 2014 Description / Buy
10 G-Man 2017 Description / Buy
11 Game of Snipers 2019 Description / Buy
12 Targeted 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Earl Swagger Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Hot Springs 2000 Description / Buy
2 Pale Horse Coming 2001 Description / Buy
3 Havana 2003 Description / Buy
4 The Bullet Garden 2023 Description / Buy

Chronological Order of Earl Swagger Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 The Bullet Garden 2023 Description / Buy
2 Hot Springs 2000 Description / Buy
3 Pale Horse Coming 2001 Description / Buy
4 Havana 2003 Description / Buy

Order of Swagger Collections

# Read Title Published Details
1 Front Sight 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Ray Cruz Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Dead Zero 2010 Description / Buy
2 Soft Target 2011 Description / Buy

Order of Stephen Hunter Standalone Novels

# Read Title Published Details
1 The Master Sniper 1980 Description / Buy
2 The Second Saladin 1982 Description / Buy
3 The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of Spies 1985 Description / Buy
4 Target 1985 Description / Buy
5 The Day Before Midnight 1989 Description / Buy
6 Dirty White Boys 1994 Description / Buy
7 I, Ripper 2015 Description / Buy
8 Basil's War 2021 Description / Buy

Order of Stephen Hunter Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match (Short Story) 2014 Description / Buy
2 Citadel (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy

Order of Stephen Hunter Non-Fiction Books

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1 Violent Screen 1995 Description / Buy
2 Now Playing at the Valencia 2005 Description / Buy
3 American Gunfight 2005 Description / Buy

Order of Swaggerverse Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 The Second Saladin 1982 Description / Buy
2 Point of Impact 1993 Description / Buy
3 Dirty White Boys 1994 Description / Buy
4 Black Light 1996 Description / Buy
5 Time to Hunt 1998 Description / Buy
6 Hot Springs 2000 Description / Buy
7 Pale Horse Coming 2001 Description / Buy
8 Havana 2003 Description / Buy
9 The 47th Samurai 2007 Description / Buy
10 Night of Thunder 2008 Description / Buy
11 I, Sniper 2009 Description / Buy
12 Dead Zero 2010 Description / Buy
13 Soft Target 2011 Description / Buy
14 The Third Bullet 2013 Description / Buy
15 Sniper's Honor 2014 Description / Buy
16 G-Man 2017 Description / Buy
17 Game of Snipers 2019 Description / Buy
18 Targeted 2022 Description / Buy
19 The Bullet Garden 2023 Description / Buy
20 City of Meat (Short Story) 2024 Description / Buy
21 Five Dolls for the Gut Hook (Short Story) 2024 Description / Buy
22 Johnny Tuesday (Short Story) 2024 Description / Buy

Chronological Order of Swaggerverse Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 City of Meat (Short Story) 2024 Description / Buy
2 G-Man 2017 Description / Buy
3 The Bullet Garden 2023 Description / Buy
3 The Bullet Garden 2023 Description / Buy
4 Johnny Tuesday (Short Story) 2024 Description / Buy
5 Hot Springs 2000 Description / Buy
5 Hot Springs 2000 Description / Buy
6 Pale Horse Coming 2001 Description / Buy
6 Pale Horse Coming 2001 Description / Buy
7 Havana 2003 Description / Buy
7 Havana 2003 Description / Buy
8 The Second Saladin 1982 Description / Buy
9 Five Dolls for the Gut Hook (Short Story) 2024 Description / Buy
10 Point of Impact 1993 Description / Buy
11 Dirty White Boys 1994 Description / Buy
12 Black Light 1996 Description / Buy
13 Time to Hunt 1998 Description / Buy
14 The 47th Samurai 2007 Description / Buy
15 Night of Thunder 2008 Description / Buy
16 I, Sniper 2009 Description / Buy
17 Dead Zero 2010 Description / Buy
18 Soft Target 2011 Description / Buy
19 The Third Bullet 2013 Description / Buy
20 Sniper's Honor 2014 Description / Buy
21 Game of Snipers 2019 Description / Buy
22 Targeted 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Bibliomysteries Series

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1 The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) 2012 Description / Buy
2 Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) 2012 Description / Buy
3 The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) 2012 Description / Buy
4 The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) 2012 Description / Buy
5 An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012 Description / Buy
6 Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) 2012 Description / Buy
7 The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) 2013 Description / Buy
8 Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) 2013 Description / Buy
9 The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) 2013 Description / Buy
10 The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013 Description / Buy
11 The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014 Description / Buy
12 What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014 Description / Buy
13 Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) 2014 Description / Buy
14 The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) 2014 Description / Buy
15 The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014 Description / Buy
16 Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014 Description / Buy
17 The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) 2014 Description / Buy
18 It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) 2014 Description / Buy
19 The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) 2014 Description / Buy
20 The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) 2015 Description / Buy
21 The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) 2015 Description / Buy
22 Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) 2015 Description / Buy
23 Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015 Description / Buy
24 Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) 2015 Description / Buy
25 From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) 2015 Description / Buy
26 From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) 2015 Description / Buy
27 The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) 2016 Description / Buy
28 Citadel (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
29 Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) 2016 Description / Buy
30 Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) 2016 Description / Buy
31 The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) 2016 Description / Buy
32 Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017 Description / Buy
33 The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) 2018 Description / Buy
34 Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) 2018 Description / Buy
35 The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018 Description / Buy
36 The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) 2018 Description / Buy
37 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) 2018 Description / Buy
38 The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) 2020 Description / Buy
39 The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) 2022 Description / Buy
40 The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) 2022 Description / Buy
41 The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) 2022 Description / Buy

Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) 2012 Description / Buy
2 The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) 2014 Description / Buy
3 Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) 2012 Description / Buy
4 An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012 Description / Buy
5 Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) 2012 Description / Buy
6 Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) 2018 Description / Buy
7 The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) 2012 Description / Buy
8 The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013 Description / Buy
9 Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014 Description / Buy
10 The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) 2013 Description / Buy
11 The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) 2013 Description / Buy
12 Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) 2013 Description / Buy
13 What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014 Description / Buy
14 It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) 2014 Description / Buy
15 The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) 2014 Description / Buy
16 Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) 2014 Description / Buy
17 The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014 Description / Buy
18 The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014 Description / Buy
19 The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) 2014 Description / Buy
20 The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) 2015 Description / Buy
21 The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) 2015 Description / Buy
22 From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) 2015 Description / Buy
23 Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) 2015 Description / Buy
24 Citadel (Short Story) 2016 Description / Buy
25 Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) 2015 Description / Buy
26 Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015 Description / Buy
27 The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) 2016 Description / Buy
28 The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) 2016 Description / Buy
29 Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) 2016 Description / Buy
30 Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) 2016 Description / Buy
31 Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017 Description / Buy
32 The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) 2018 Description / Buy
33 The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) 2018 Description / Buy
34 The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018 Description / Buy
35 The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) 2018 Description / Buy
36 The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) 2012 Description / Buy
37 From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) 2015 Description / Buy
38 The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) 2020 Description / Buy
39 The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) 2022 Description / Buy
40 The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) 2022 Description / Buy
41 The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) 2022 Description / Buy
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Order of Mysterious Profiles Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Rambo ( By: David Morrell) 2022 Available at mysteriousbookshop.com
2 Elvis Cole and Joe Pike ( By: Robert Crais) 2022 Description / Buy
3 Jack Taylor ( By: Ken Bruen) 2022 Description / Buy
4 Jack Reacher ( By: Lee Child) 2022 Description / Buy
5 Charlie Parker ( By: John Connolly) 2022 Description / Buy
6 Hieronymus Bosch ( By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Description / Buy
7 Lincoln Rhyme ( By: Jeffery Deaver) 2022 Description / Buy
8 Alex Delaware ( By: Jonathan Kellerman) 2022 Description / Buy
9 Tess Monaghan ( By: Laura Lippman) 2022 Description / Buy
10 Charlie Resnick ( By: John Harvey) 2022 Description / Buy
11 Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus ( By: Faye Kellerman) 2022 Description / Buy
12 Inspector Morse ( By: Colin Dexter) 2022 Description / Buy
13 Dismas Hardy ( By: John Lescroart) 2022 Description / Buy
14 Bob Lee Swagger 2022 Description / Buy
15 Aloysius X. L. Pendergast ( By: Douglas Preston) 2022 Description / Buy
16 Lou Boldt (Short Story) ( By: Ridley Pearson) 2022 Description / Buy
17 Spenser ( By: Robert B. Parker) 2022 Description / Buy
18 Charlotte and Thomas Pitt ( By: Anne Perry) 2022 Description / Buy
19 John Rebus ( By: Ian Rankin) 2022 Description / Buy
20 Mallory ( By: Carol O'Connell) 2022 Description / Buy
21 Jane Whitefield (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) 2022 Description / Buy
22 Ian Rutledge (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) 2022 Description / Buy
23 Amos Walker (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) 2022 Description / Buy
24 Precious Ramotswe (Short Story) ( By: Alexander McCall Smith) 2022 Description / Buy
25 Maisie Dobbs (Short Story) ( By: Jacqueline Winspear) 2022 Description / Buy
26 The Lincoln Lawyer (Short Story) ( By: Michael Connelly) 2022 Description / Buy
27 Condor (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) 2023 Description / Buy
28 Ben Kincaid (Short Story) ( By: William Bernhardt) 2023 Description / Buy
29 Repairman Jack (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) 2023 Description / Buy
30 Joe Pickett (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) 2024 Description / Buy
31 Peter Diamond (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) 2024 Description / Buy
32 Nathan Heller (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins) 2024 Description / Buy
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STEPHEN HUNTER AWARDS

In 1998, Stephen Hunter, in the criticism category, was awarded the American Society of Newspapers Editors Distinguished Writing Award. Hunter managed to clinch the 2003 Pulitzer Award for criticism. He was able to bag these awards partly due to his work at the Washington Post as a dedicated film critic.

STEPHEN HUNTER BOOKS INTO MOVIES

Point Of Impact, the first novel in the popular Bob Lee Swagger forms the basis of the latest USA Network silver screen series named Shooter. The starring role of the marksman character, Bob Lee Swagger was played by Ryan Phillippee. Apart from playing the lead role, Phillippee will also produce the series.

The book was also made into a movie years prior starring Mark Wahlberg.

BEST STEPHEN HUNTER BOOKS

Three of the most highly acclaimed novels by Stephen Hunter include:

Point Of Impact: This is the first novel in the Bob Lee Swagger novel series by Hunter. The novel centers on Bob Lee Swagger, the best Marine sniper in the Vietnam War. Two decades later, Swagger wants to leave all the wanton killings behind and be left all alone.

A dark, shadowy military organization with questionable intent lures Bob into one last mission for his country. They cleverly trick and convince him and Swagger realizes when it is too late that he has been set up.

The mission is an assassination that Bob executes perfectly and comes out alive. He becomes the sole target of a manhunt on a national scale. His only allies are an FBI agent discredited by the agency and a woman he just met. Bob becomes a man on the run. He makes use of his lethal military skills to break up the dark conspiracy of mammoth proportions and track down the men who set him up.

Hot Springs: Hot Springs is the first installment in the Earl Swagger novel series by Stephen Hunter. Earl Swagger, the central character is a highly decorated ex-Marine with high moral and professional integrity. Despite his tough façade, Earl has skeletons in his cupboard. He is constantly disturbed by his childhood memories which feature an abusive paternal figure. At the same time, he is worried about his impending role as a father.

The gripping tale by Stephen Hunter is set in the summer of 1946 when organized crime ran the show and American justice had gone south. Arkansas happens to be the capital of corruption and crime.

When the District Attorney vows to bring organized crime in the capital down, Earl Swagger is recruited for the job. The novel is punctuated by raids on casinos marked by fights, fleeing johns, screaming women of the night and an ever-increasing body count.

Pale Horse Coming: The second novel in the three book Earl Swagger series by Stephen Hunter is Pale Horse Coming. The novel is set in 1951 Mississippi, specifically in Thebes State Penal Farm, the last place where anyone in their right mind would want to visit. There are very few people who make it there. Even the few who manage to make it to Thebes, there are even fewer who return from the penal state farm.

Former Marine, Sergeant Earl Swagger, an Arkansas State Police Sergeant is the central character in the Stephen Hunter novel. When an old friend of his disappears in the bowels of Thebes, Swagger takes it upon himself to find out how and why. When Earl infiltrates the dark penal farm, the experience challenges his tough guy constitution. He plunges head-on into a dark world that is defined by evil savagery. Earl manages to barely escape with his life and sanity intact. Swagger does not intend to stay away. As he plans his vengeance and return to Thebes, he recruits six of the toughest, best and deadliest gunmen in town.

When Does The Next Stephen Hunter book come out?

Stephen Hunter doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is City of Meat and was released on January, 23rd 2024. It is the newest book in the Swaggerverse Series.

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  1. Huge fan of the Bob Lee Swagger series. Swagger is a veteran living in the remote Arkansas wilderness. Stephen Hunter captures this perfectly and doesn’t make Swagger sound like a paranoid weirdo; rather, you end up rooting for Swagger almost instantly. I recommend the movie “Shooter” as it captures the book quite well, but I haven’t tried the television show of the same name. I’m skeptical but might watch one of these days. Start with the Bob Lee Swagger series if you’re just getting into Hunter’s work.

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