First published 2013
A fragile lead reaches Bob Lee Swagger decades after Dallas. The legendary Marine sniper finds himself drawn into the events of November 22, 1963, pursuing questions that others missed. Why did the fatal bullet explode on impact? Why did Lee Harvey Oswald return to his boarding house for a pistol when escape seemed urgent? How could conspirators organize such an operation in just two days? As Swagger digs deeper into the mystery, he attracts the attention of Hugh Meachum, a Yale educated CIA veteran with buried secrets. Meachum has the resources and ruthlessness to eliminate threats to his legacy. Now each man stalks the other across continents and through decades of hidden history. The hunt builds toward a final confrontation that will determine whether justice can emerge from fifty years of lies.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, conspiracy, hidden-history
Setting: Dallas, Yale
Period: 1963, Decades After Dallas
477 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster