Synopsis World War II veteran turned Southern lawman Earl Swagger has trouble on his mind. Haunted by his tour of combat, tortured by the memory of his abusive father, and apprehensive about his own impending fatherhood, Earl is now up against a vicious crime family in his hometown of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2001-05-22 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 532 pages | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 9.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Earl Swagger is a lawman just returned from World War II to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where his latest battle is with the Mafia and the corrupt men who run the casinos and prostitution rings. Reprint.
Industry Reviews "In the category of slam-bang, testosterone-laden, body-bag filling, hellazapoppin' potboilers, this is as good as it gets....Natural storyteller Hunter knows the value of the occasional poignant scene to give his firefights breathing room. Not for a minute to be taken seriously, but all in all, a blast." Biersdorfer
"...Stephen Hunter really is a master of the tough thriller, and HOT SPRINGS really is relentlessly violent, brutal and readable." Los Angeles Times - Eugen Weber (08/20/2000)
"There is a lot of terse talk, and bullets fly frequently. Hunter keeps the book from becoming a dull exercise in machismo, however, with smart character developments and a twisting subplot." New York Times Book Review - John D. Thomas (08/27/2000)
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