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Hot Springs
A Novel  
By Stephen Hunter
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The undisputed master of the tough thriller, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Hunter delivers a masterpiece of crime fiction set in 1940s Arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a .45 automatic.

Earl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity—and overwhelming melancholy. Now he’s about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet.

It is the summer of 1946, organized crime’s garish golden age, when American justice seems to have gone to seed for good. Nowhere is this more true than in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the reigning capital of corruption. When the district attorney vows to bring down the mob, Earl is recruited to run the show. As casino raids erupt into nerve-shattering combat amid screaming prostitutes and fleeing johns, the body count mounts—along with the suspense.
Los Angeles Times Hunter is a consummate yarn-spinner whose eye for detail and ear for nuance...create their own riveting brand of reality.
The Denver Post Hunter is Robert B. Parker on steroids, Mickey Spillane with a thesaurus. He writes crime fiction like no one before him.
Publishers Weekly (starred review) Brilliant...His prose has that rare visual quality that takes the action off the page and into the mind....Furnished with brilliant period detail and a dynamo of a lead character, this big, brawny crime drama recountsin highly fictionalized formthe true story of the backlash against corruption and decadence in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during the years following World War II....Hunter has written a powerful, sweeping story, one that effectively deals with multiple themes: the anguish of war vets, deep-seated racism, and fairness and duty in personal and professional life.
The San Francisco Examiner Hot Springs is a richly told tale driven by complex characters, strong dialogue, and a unique plot....Hunter is one of the best storytellers of his generation and he just keeps getting better.
Publishers Weekly (starred review) Brilliant...His prose has that rare visual quality that takes the action off the page and into the mind....Furnished with brilliant period detail and a dynamo of a lead character, this big, brawny crime drama recountsin highly fictionalized formthe true story of the backlash against corruption and decadence in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during the years following World War II....Hunter has written a powerful, sweeping story, one that effectively deals with multiple themes: the anguish of war vets, deep-seated racism, and fairness and duty in personal and professional life.
The San Diego Union-Tribune In this fourth Swagger episode, Hunter has lost none of his touch. Hot Springs is an action novel that is almost as hot as the 142-degree water percolating from the Hot Springs mountain.
The Providence Sunday Journal (RI) Hunter brings power and poignancy to a tale that should be thought of as a great novel, not just a great thriller. Simply stated, he is one of the best novelists working today in any genre and Hot Springs is hands down the best book of the year so far.
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)This is a fast-paced, hard-driving book that brings a little slice of history vividly to life, capturing perfectly the cheek-by-jowl existence of the glamorous and the seedy.
Detroit Free PressHot Springs might be Stephen Hunter's best effort yet, and that's saying a lot.
The Denver PostStephen Hunter is one of this life's little pleasures....He writes the ultimate page-turner, books that are so full of testosterone that your voice lowers an octave just reading them. Hunter's latest, Hot Springs, just might be his best.
The Sun (Baltimore)Hot Springs is more ambitious than previous Hunter thrillers, and its historical sweep breaks new ground for the author. Real peoplePresident Truman, Bugsy Siegel, J. Edgar Hoover, Cole Porter, June Allyson, and othersare sprinkled throughout in cameo roles, adding zest and authenticity. Hunter has clearly mastered the period and place, and he serves up the illicit pleasures of postwar Hot Springs with gusto.
Denver Rocky Mountain NewsConsistently reading one genre of fiction...can lead one to become hypercritical. One's expectations become keener and sharper. Once you've driven a Jaguar, it's hard to go back to a Corolla, which is why when a storyteller as talented as Hunter puts out a new book, it is time for rejoicing.
The Kansas City StarHot Springs is vintage Stephen Hunter. Spare but precisely drawn. So vivid it plays large in the theater of the mind. Of the four thrillers Hunter has written involving members of the Swagger family, this one most resembles the prose of the hard-boiled crime novelists of the 1930s and the '40s, the era in which this book takes place.
The Wall Street JournalAn exciting and intelligent action thriller....The dialogue is crisp, the wit droll, and the scenes resonate well after the page is turned.
Book PageStephen Hunter is a skilled storyteller, familiar with his settings, his characters, and his genre. If you like tough thrillers, you'll like Hot Springs.
Nelson DeMilleHunter is in a class of his own
The Orlando SentinelHunker down for a first-class adventure with some real tough guys who know a lot about killing and even more about corruption. Stephen Hunter has hit another winner with Hot Springs, a tough-as-nails tale set in Hot Springs, Arkansas, at the end of World War II.
The Wall Street JournalAn exciting and intelligent action thriller....The dialogue is crisp, the wit droll, and the scenes resonate well after the page is turned.
Book PageStephen Hunter is a skilled storyteller, familiar with his settings, his characters, and his genre. If you like tough thrillers, you'll like Hot Springs.
Nelson DeMilleHunter is in a class of his own
The Orlando SentinelHunker down for a first-class adventure with some real tough guys who know a lot about killing and even more about corruption. Stephen Hunter has hit another winner with Hot Springs, a tough-as-nails tale set in Hot Springs, Arkansas, at the end of World War II.
The Providence Sunday Journal (RI)Hunter brings power and poignancy to a tale that should be thought of as a great novel, not just a great thriller. Simply stated, he is one of the best novelists working today in any genre and Hot Springs is hands down the best book of the year so far.
Book reviews: Hot Springs, by Stephen Hunter
Helium, August 29, 2009
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