Stephen Hunter - Black Light

Naturally, none of these good people is responsible for any mistakes or failures of nerve, taste and character in the book; those rest with me entirely.

STEPHEN HUNTER spent two years in the United States Army and since 1971 has been on the staff of the Baltimore Sun , where he is now the film critic. He is the author of nine other novels, including Dirty White Boys, Point of Impact, The Master Sniper , and Tapestry of Spies , and the nonfiction book Violent Screen: A Critic’s 13 Years on the Front Lines of Movie Mayhem . He is the father of two children and lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

“NOBODY WRITES ACTION BETTER THAN STEPHEN HUNTER AND BLACK LIGHT IS ONE OF HIS BEST … [THE] ACTION SCENES PLAY LIKE A MOVIE, THE PLOT IS INTRIGUING AND THE WRITING IS TOP-NOTCH.”

“Only a handful of writers today can match Hunter for imagination and the ability to make a reader’s adrenaline rush.”

“FILLED WITH DETAIL, CLEVER PLOTTING, SUSPENSE AND A HUNT TO THE DEATH THAT LEAVES THE READER DRY-MOUTHED WITH TENSION. Hunter knows his guns, and he writes about them with a precision that holds the attention of even a fervent anti-gun supporter.”

“THE SUSPENSE IN BLACK LIGHT IS A KILLER … Hunter has created powerful criminal characters.”

“ONE OF THE MOST SKILLED HANDS IN THE THRILLER BUSINESS. The plot is fast-paced, well-constructed and builds to a pulse-pounding night ambush … it should seal his reputation as an author who not only can write bestselling thrillers, but write them exceedingly well.”

“CALL THIS ONE A MAN’S THRILLER.”

“HUNTER IS ONCE AGAIN AT THE TOP OF THE GENRE’S FORM … THE BEST STRAIGHT-UP THRILLER WRITER AT WORK TODAY.”

“[Hunter has] done for the rifle what Tom Clancy did for the nuclear submarine.”

“BLACK LIGHT IS A GREAT READ. THE PLOT IS AS STEALTHY AS A TRUE SNIPER.”

Pale Horse Coming

Hot Springs

Time to Hunt

Dirty White Boys

Point of Impact

The Day Before Midnight

Tapestry of Spies

The Second Saladin

The Master Sniper

Violent Screen: A Critic’s 13 Years

on the Front Lines of Movie Mayhem

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