Dead Zero by Stephen Hunter My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book started out really well, but the ending was so incredibly stupid that I have to give it just a couple of stars. The book starts out with Ray Cruz, a Marine sniper who is tasked with having to assassinate an Afghan warlord …
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The Cobra by Frederick Forsyth My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Cobra was a bit of a disappointment for me, especially since I love Forsyth and most of his works. The premise is pretty simple. The president, who is clearly meant to be Obama, decides to take on the cocaine cartels and wants them …
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Soft Target by Stephen Hunter My rating: 1 of 5 stars If I wanted to read right wing politics, I'd pick up Bill O'Reilly or Glenn Beck, etc., but not Stephen Hunter. Yet under the guise of a "thriller," we have Hunter's view of Obama and the left and it's not pretty. Int his tale …
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The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book by Frederick Forsyth, following on the heels on the Day of the Jackal, which I also really enjoyed. I've waited several days to write anything about it because for some reason I don't feel like I have anything …
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The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter My rating: 4 of 5 stars I liked this book. It was a real adventure to read and even though it plodded along at times (I wouldn't call it a "thriller."), I guess it was kind of a suspense novel. Bob Lee Swagger is a former Marine sniper who …
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