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The Master Sniper |  | Author: Stephen Hunter
Publisher: Island Books
Category: Book
List Price: $7.99
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 157983
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0440221870
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780440221876
ASIN: 0440221870
Publication Date: June 2, 1996
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It is the spring of 1945, and the Nazis are eliminating all the witnesses to their horrible crimes, including Jews and foreigners remaining in the prison camps. Kommandant Repp, who is known as a master sniper, decides to hone his sniping abilities by taking a little target practice at the remaining laborers in his own prison camp. But one man escapes and becomes the key to solving the mystery of the cold, calculating Kommandmant Repp and his plans for ending the war.
Repp was the master sniper whose deadly talent had come to the notice of British Intelligence as the linchpin of a desperate Nazi plot to reverse the fortunes of the Third Reich at the eleventh hour. But what was the nature of the weapon that Repp was to aim--and who was to be his last target? Allied Intelligence officers Leets, from the U.S., and Outhwaite from England are dispatched to identify and abort his lethal mission. And when they finally learn the truth, the Second World War's deadliest race against time is on....
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 Master Sniper Missed Shots. May 25, 2010
C. Lee (Santa Fe Springs, CA United States)
This was 4th Hunter book(Time to Hunt, Havana, Pale Horse Coming and this one) I've read.
The book was pretty usual Hunter good, up until the last few pages when, all of sudden,
the "Master" sniper turned into a jayshooter.
Not so great compared to other Hunter books.
Can someone explain why the German sniper
missed the shots in the final scene, please?
I just don't understand how that happened
(won't narrate it for fear of spoiling).
Thanks,
OK read but not among the best June 11, 2009
Yang Wang (Atlanta, GA)
I agree with the author in his letter that in the book Master Sniper he is trying to create a believable character from the German point of view, which too many books failed to do. Stephen Hunter had certainly achieved his goal. Nevertheless as a thriller this book is not as fast paced as I would have liked to. This is NOT a criticism of the literary value of this book. Rather it is a simple statement from my own point of view. When I read a Crichton or a Dan Brown it typically took me no more than three days to finish it because I couldn't put it down. But this one took me 10 days or so to finish because it just did not have the same kind of edge.
 Hunter is great December 21, 2008
rjgsphinx (Marietta, GA)
This is a fun book about the end of WWII. The story line moves well and, as with all Hunter's novels, is well written. Truly an enjoyable read.
 der Meisterschutze (The Master Sniper)......... December 15, 2008
BJ (East Peoria, IL United States)
A very good action book, especially if you like WWII stories & snipers!
The story starts a little slow, flipping back and worth between the German sniper Repp and the American officer Leets and his British counterpart Outhwaithe, but kicks into high gear and never lets up a few chapters in.
This novel was Stephen Hunter's 1st book, written in 1980. For a 1st novel, its excellent.
The story / plot of this book is amazing,once you find out what Repp's mission is, it will blow you away, this book should have been a movie long, long ago.
The Germans have a new weapon "Vampir (Vampire)", a highly sophisticated nightvision apparatus that attaches to a rifle, allowing the shooter to work at night and "Vampir" shoots a special 100 % lead round that makes very little sound when fired. Their is only one "Vampir" and the Germans have got their best man for the job, a German named Repp "der Meisterschutze (The Master Sniper)" as fellow Germans and the Jews know him. Germany is losing the war and its almost over, but Repp has one more mission to complete, a mission that could change the world.
An American officer named Leets has a hunch that something big is about to happen, he just doesnt know what or who it is, yet!
Good action, great characters and great storytelling from Stephen Hunter!
"Dirty White Boys" by Stephen Hunter was entertaining, I think "The Master Sniper" was a little better. Can't wait to read "Point of Impact" next!
Satisfying, But Who Edited This? November 7, 2008
Chris Ward (Costa Rica)
A good thriller, and worth your time, but there's a chunk of narrative in the middle of the thing that sits like a big turd in a punchbowl. It's a tennis game involving a non-central character, and it's not necessary or resolved later in the least. No further reference. Cut that and you have a 4-star instead of a 3-star read.
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