The sniper

Guoli Zhang, 1955-

eBook - 2021

Jason Bourne meets John McClane in this electrifying Taiwanese thriller about a young special-forces sniper ordered to assassinate a high-level government official, and a seasoned homicide detective called in to investigate a series of grisly murders that lead to a criminal conspiracy at the highest levels of power. Twelve days before retirement, Taipei police detective Wu is handed a curious case: a Navy officer has been found dead in his hotel room. While it is immediately apparent to Wu that the officer has been murdered, the military insist it was suicide and want the case closed with no questions asked. Soon, however, more high-ranking Navy officers turn up dead, and Wu realizes he has a full-blown conspiracy on his hands. Meanwhile in... Italy, Alex, a young Taiwanese sniper, ex-Marine, ex-French Foreign Legion, and currently a fried-rice chef in Manarola, is reactivated and called back into service. Ordered to assassinate a high-level Taiwanese government advisor in Rome, he soon finds himself on the run, hunted across Europe by his old brothers-in-arms. Who is killing Navy officers in Taiwan? And who ordered the hit in Rome? As the body count rises, Wu finds himself in a race against time to solve the murders before his retirement, and Alex embarks on a journey back to Taiwan to uncover the truth about who set him up. Inspired by the biggest military corruption case in Taiwanese history - the murder of Navy Captain Yin Ching-feng - The Sniper is both a masterclass in thriller writing and a study of the heart of darkness in the time of war and peace.

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[United States] : House of Anansi Press Inc 2021.
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English
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Guoli Zhang, 1955- (author)
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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9781487008581
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Chang expertly combines intrigue, military action, and humor in his English-language debut. Former Taiwanese marine and French Foreign Legion sniper Alex is living in semiretirement as a cook in an Italian fishing village when an old handler contracts him to assassinate a Taiwanese government adviser in Rome. After successfully completing the mission, Alex becomes the target of snipers who chase him across Europe. In Taipei, hardboiled police detective Wu is investigating the suspicious deaths of two navy officers, one of which the military wants labeled a suicide. Wu begins to suspect a high-level government conspiracy when he discovers ties between those cases and a series of sniper attacks in Europe. Alex and Wu's paths collide when Wu turns to Taipei's organized crime underworld for leads, and Li goes looking for his old military network. Tidbits of Taiwanese and Chinese lore and history, along with mouthwatering descriptions of international cuisine, make up for the sometimes convoluted plot. Fans of Stephen Hunter's Bob Lee Swagger series will want to check out this tense thriller. (May)

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