About
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter (born 1946) is an American author and screenwriter, known for his suspenseful thrillers and acclaimed war novels. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Hunter began his career as a journalist and editor. In 1978, he published his first novel, "The Master Sniper," which introduced the iconic character Bob Lee Swagger, a former Vietnam War sniper living in seclusion. Hunter's subsequent novels have continued to explore the themes of duty, honor, and redemption, often set against the backdrop of wartime or political intrigue. His notable works include "Time to Hunt" (1990), "Black Light" (2004), and the "Sniper" trilogy (2009-2014). Hunter has received numerous accolades, including the Edgar Award for Best Novel, the CWA Silver Dagger Award, and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His works have been praised for their intense realism, psychological depth, and gripping narratives. His books have been adapted into several films, including "Shooter" (2007) and "Shooter: Legacy" (2016), both starring Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger.
Book Series by Stephen Hunter
Bob Lee Swagger Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Point of Impact | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Black Light | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time to Hunt | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The 47th Samurai | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Night of Thunder | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| I, Sniper | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Zero | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Third Bullet | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sniper's Honor | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| G-Man | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Game of Snipers | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Targeted | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Earl Swagger Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pale Horse Coming | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bullet Garden | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
Chronological Earl Swagger Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Bullet Garden | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Springs | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pale Horse Coming | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
Swagger Collections
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Front Sight | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Ray Cruz Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Dead Zero | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Soft Target | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
Stephen Hunter Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Master Sniper | 1980 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Second Saladin | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Spanish Gambit / Tapestry of Spies | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| Target | 1985 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Day Before Midnight | 1989 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dirty White Boys | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| I, Ripper | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Basil's War | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
Stephen Hunter Short Stories/Novellas
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Longacre's Greatest Match (Short Story) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
Stephen Hunter Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Violent Screen | 1995 | Buy on Amazon |
| Now Playing at the Valencia | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| American Gunfight | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
Swaggerverse Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Second Saladin | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Point of Impact | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dirty White Boys | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Black Light | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time to Hunt | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Springs | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pale Horse Coming | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The 47th Samurai | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Night of Thunder | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| I, Sniper | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Zero | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Soft Target | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Third Bullet | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sniper's Honor | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| G-Man | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Game of Snipers | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Targeted | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bullet Garden | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| City of Meat (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Five Dolls for the Gut Hook (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Johnny Tuesday (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
Chronological Swaggerverse Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| City of Meat (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| G-Man | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bullet Garden | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Bullet Garden | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Johnny Tuesday (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Springs | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hot Springs | 2000 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pale Horse Coming | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pale Horse Coming | 2001 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Second Saladin | 1982 | Buy on Amazon |
| Five Dolls for the Gut Hook (Short Story) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Point of Impact | 1993 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dirty White Boys | 1994 | Buy on Amazon |
| Black Light | 1996 | Buy on Amazon |
| Time to Hunt | 1998 | Buy on Amazon |
| The 47th Samurai | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Night of Thunder | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| I, Sniper | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Zero | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Soft Target | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Third Bullet | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sniper's Honor | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Game of Snipers | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Targeted | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Chronological Bibliomysteries Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Virtue ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Scroll (Short Story) ( By: Anne Perry) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pronghorns of the Third Reich (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Death Leaves a Bookmark (Short Story) ( By: William Link) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Peter Robinson) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Thing ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of Ghosts (Short Story) ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Book Club (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Long Sonata of the Dead (Short Story) ( By: Andrew Taylor) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Final Testament (Short Story) ( By: Peter Blauner) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rides a Stranger (Short Story) ( By: David Bell) | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| What's in a Name? (Short Story) ( By: Thomas H. Cook) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| It's in the Book (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Nature of My Inheritance (Short Story) ( By: Bradford Morrow) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Remaindered (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Compendium of Srem (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Gospel of Sheba (Short Story) ( By: Lyndsay Faye) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Sequel (Short Story) ( By: R.L. Stine) | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book of the Lion (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Little Men (Short Story) ( By: Megan Abbott) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Every Seven Years (Short Story) ( By: Denise Mina) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Citadel (Short Story) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor in the Stacks (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mystery, Inc. (Short Story) ( By: Joyce Carol Oates) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Haze (Short Story) ( By: James W. Hall) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Dames Don't Sing (Short Story) ( By: John Harvey) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Reconciliation Day (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Fowler) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hoodoo Harry (Short Story) ( By: Joe R. Lansdale) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Pretty Little Box (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository ( By: John Connolly) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Hemingway Valise ( By: Robert Olen Butler) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Last Honest Horse Thief ( By: Michael Koryta) | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Book Case ( By: Nelson DeMille) | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| From the Queen (Short Story) ( By: Carolyn Hart) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Girl Who Did Say No (Short Story) ( By: David Handler) | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Traitor (Short Story) ( By: Martin Edwards) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dark Door ( By: Lisa Unger) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Honeymoon Trap (Short Story) ( By: Peter Swanson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Mysterious Profiles Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Rambo ( By: David Morrell) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Elvis Cole and Joe Pike ( By: Robert Crais) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Taylor ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Reacher ( By: Lee Child) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Parker ( By: John Connolly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hieronymus Bosch ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lincoln Rhyme ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alex Delaware ( By: Jonathan Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tess Monaghan ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlie Resnick ( By: John Harvey) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus ( By: Faye Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Inspector Morse ( By: Colin Dexter) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dismas Hardy ( By: John Lescroart) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bob Lee Swagger | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Aloysius X. L. Pendergast ( By: Douglas Preston) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lou Boldt (Short Story) ( By: Ridley Pearson) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Spenser ( By: Robert B. Parker) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Charlotte and Thomas Pitt ( By: Anne Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| John Rebus ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mallory ( By: Carol O'Connell) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Jane Whitefield (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ian Rutledge (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amos Walker (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Precious Ramotswe (Short Story) ( By: Alexander McCall Smith) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Maisie Dobbs (Short Story) ( By: Jacqueline Winspear) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Lincoln Lawyer (Short Story) ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Condor (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Ben Kincaid (Short Story) ( By: William Bernhardt) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Repairman Jack (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Joe Pickett (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Peter Diamond (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| Nathan Heller (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins) | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
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