Using a sniper’s rifle he has calmly executed a huge selection of enemy soldiers in one battle, and gunned down thousands of innocent civilians within a day, waiting patiently for the barrel of his gun to cool before resuming his craft…

It is the springtime of 1945. And Repp, the professional sniper, is about to perform his final mission – even as Germany’s enemies overrun it, whilst a tired, disorganized team of American and English agents tries everything in its power to stop him. Because for Repp, this is the job at which he cannot fail. For this period, he possesses the ultimate killing tool. And with it, he will commit the best crime…

“Mesmerizing suspense,” – Kirkus Critiques

“Hunter is a deft craftsman using a sure sense of pace and picture. He also knows about irony and sprinkles just a little over every corpse.” – The Washington Post

“Stephen Hunter is the best writer of straight-out thrillers working today.” – Rocky Mountain News