<b>Pulitzer Prize winner and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Stephen Hunter returns with a taut, white-knuckled thriller featuring master sniper</b><b> Bob Lee Swagger </b><b>as he protects a group of political hostages during a perilous standoff and once again proves his title of “</b><b>true American literary icon” (</b><b>Mark Greaney, author of <i>Mission Critical</i>)</b><b>.</b><BR><BR>After his successful takedown of a dangerous terrorist, Bob Lee Swagger learns that no good deed goes unpunished. Summoned to court by the United States Congress, Swagger is accused of reckless endangerment by a hardheaded anti-gun congresswoman. But what begins as political posturing soon turns deadly when the auditorium where the committee is being held is attacked.<BR><BR> Swagger, the congresswoman, and numerous bystanders and reporters are taken hostage by a group of violent operatives. Soon, the very people who had accused him are depending on him to save their lives. Tra