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Pale Horse Coming
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780099436843
ISBN: 0099436841
Label: Arrow Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Arrow Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: March 06, 2003
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Studio: Arrow Books Ltd
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Editorial Review:
Medal of Honor winner Earl Swagger returns in a hard-hitting sequel to Stephen Hunter's best-selling Hot Springs, this time compelled by duty and friendship to follow his best friend, former Arkansas prosecutor Sam Vincent, to the most dangerous place in Mississippi. Sam has gone to Thebes, a prison for violent African American criminals, on a mission for a client. What he finds there is not only a travesty of justice, but a place where the inhumanity of the jailers is matched by the horrific secret research being carried out on helpless prisoners. Captured and tortured himself, Earl manages to escape, but in short order he's back, along with a hand-picked posse of aging sharpshooters who are eager to prove they've still got what it takes. They're also as intent as Earl is on unmasking the conspiracy and destroying the real criminals. Bloody, bullet-ridden, and brilliantly paced, this is Hunter at his explosive best. --Jane Adams
New York Times bestselling author Stephen Hunter has been hailed by critics as an immediate successor to the legendary Dashiell Hammett. Now he continues the story of the heroic Earl Swagger in a masterful depiction of crime and punishment in the Old South.
Mississippi, 1951: The last place any sane man wants to visit is Thebes State Penal Farm. Of the few who make the journey there, even fewer return.
But when an old friend disappears inside Thebes, ex-marine and Arkansas State Police Sgt. Earl Swagger takes a personal interest in the case. As he infiltrates the prison, what he experiences defies his wildest nightmares -- a savage world where death is the only salvation. As tough as he is, Swagger barely escapes with his life -- and his mind -- intact. But he's not going to stay away for long. Recruiting six of the hardest, deadliest gunmen ever known, bloody vengeance is soon at hand. Because Earl Swagger is going back to Thebes.
And Hell follows with him.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A good read
A good read written by Stephen Hunter featuring Earl Swagger . The book was received in like new condition and delivered promptly . I highly recommend this book if you are a Stephen Hunter fan .
Rating: - A Modern Pulp Classic
I've been reading Stephen Hunter's books since "Point of Impact" and it seems that he just keeps getting better. I finished "Hot Springs" a few years ago while I was spending some time in Arkansas. I had the book for awhile and thought that taking it along for the trip would be appropriate. As with a lot of Stephen Hunter's books, place is an important character. So it was with "Hot Springs" and it is with the "Pale Horse Coming" version of 1950's Mississippi. He captures the image that we all ... Read More
Rating: - Pale horse coming ... A very good read
Sam Vincent is a prosecuting attorney of Polk County, Arkansas. One day in June of 1951, a smooth-talking Chicago lawyer named Trugood comes to see Sam. Trugood needs a representative to travel to the town called Thebes, in Thebes County, Mississippi, the deepest part of the deepest South. He wants to make some private inquiries about the penal farm for Colored called Thebes Farm, a place that has an evil reputation.
When Sam vanishes in the mists and swamps, his old friend Earl Swagger ... Read More
Rating: - Pure Action
I have read many-many books in my time but can't recall any that has held me more spellbound than Pale Horse.....
Rating: - I'm Gonna Bring Guns. A Lotta Guns.
Stephen Hunter's book, PALE HORSE COMING, is the second book in his Earl Swagger series, following HOT SPRINGS. Like the first book, I listened to the abridged audiobook read by Jay O. Sanders.
The plot gets tangled from the beginning, but I trust Hunter's writing implicitly. I may be confused for a while out of the blocks, but by the end of the race I know he'll put all his cards on the table and I'll know everything. Part of the excitement of this book is trying to figure out everything ... Read More
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