An act of treason : a sniper novel
(Book)

The authors' fourth novel in the Sniper series finds their hero, marine Kyle Swanson, pitted against the most formidable enemy he has faced yet. CIA agent Jim Hall recruits Swanson to help him rescue two captured soldiers in Afghanistan. Hall was Swanson's trainer, and years later they remain good friends. The rescue mission seems to be a success, but things quickly go sour and Swanson is captured, thrown in prison, and considered a traitor by the U.S. government. Hall set him up to take the fall. Faking his own death, Hall works behind the scenes to doctor evidence against Swanson and also ensure a nice financial windfall of his own. Swanson must escape, prove his innocence, and find Hall. Although the motives for Hall's treachery seem weak, the cat-and-mouse game that ensues between the two adversaries will have readers frantically turning pages. Series fans will enjoy the roller-coaster ride, and military-fiction buffs new to the series will find this episode a great place to start.--Ayers, Jeff Copyright 2010 Booklist

At the start of Coughlin and Davis's intricate, well-crafted fourth Sniper novel (after Clean Kill), Taliban fighters capture two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and cut off the head of a third, later posting a "gruesome little movie" of the beheading on the Internet. When Taliban commander Muhammed Waleed arranges with Jim Hall, a legendary CIA operative with whom Waleed worked against the Soviets, to take revenge on the killers, Hall selects his friend and former student, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Swanson, for the mission. But what Gunny Swanson doesn't know is that Hall, soon to retire, can't stand the thought of being shuffled off into insignificance, and he sets up Swanson to create a crisis that will allow Waleed to seize control of the Pakistani government while Hall blackmails the CIA into a luxurious retirement. Coughlin vividly contrasts the ethos of combat soldiers who never leave a buddy behind with the narcissistic CIA culture. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

The authors' fourth novel in the Sniper series finds their hero, marine Kyle Swanson, pitted against the most formidable enemy he has faced yet. CIA agent Jim Hall recruits Swanson to help him rescue two captured soldiers in Afghanistan. Hall was Swanson's trainer, and years later they remain good friends. The rescue mission seems to be a success, but things quickly go sour and Swanson is captured, thrown in prison, and considered a traitor by the U.S. government. Hall set him up to take the fall. Faking his own death, Hall works behind the scenes to doctor evidence against Swanson and also ensure a nice financial windfall of his own. Swanson must escape, prove his innocence, and find Hall. Although the motives for Hall's treachery seem weak, the cat-and-mouse game that ensues between the two adversaries will have readers frantically turning pages. Series fans will enjoy the roller-coaster ride, and military-fiction buffs new to the series will find this episode a great place to start. Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews.

No, marine sniper Kyle Swanson and his girlfriend, CIA agent Lauren Carson, have not turned traitor in this fourth outing. That's Jim Hall, Swanson's mentor and Carson's boss and former lover, who's selling secrets to a Pakistani warlord intent on making al Qaeda a legitimate political party. But Hall must get rid of Swanson to make things work. Dependable best-selling fiction.

At the start of Coughlin and Davis's intricate, well-crafted fourth Sniper novel (after Clean Kill), Taliban fighters capture two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and cut off the head of a third, later posting a "gruesome little movie" of the beheading on the Internet. When Taliban commander Muhammed Waleed arranges with Jim Hall, a legendary CIA operative with whom Waleed worked against the Soviets, to take revenge on the killers, Hall selects his friend and former student, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Swanson, for the mission. But what Gunny Swanson doesn't know is that Hall, soon to retire, can't stand the thought of being shuffled off into insignificance, and he sets up Swanson to create a crisis that will allow Waleed to seize control of the Pakistani government while Hall blackmails the CIA into a luxurious retirement. Coughlin vividly contrasts the ethos of combat soldiers who never leave a buddy behind with the narcissistic CIA culture. (Mar.)