Crosshairs (Lee Henry Oswald Mystery Series #3) - Hardcover

Hunsicker, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312348517 ISBN 13: 9780312348519

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2007

Synopsis

"Crosshairs delivers the goods:  Layered, intense, and rich with deadly characters.  Hunsicker is an emerging star." --Robert Crais, New York Times bestselling author
 
 
Hard-nosed Dallas detective Lee Henry Oswald is back...
and he's better than ever.
 
All he wants is to be left alone, a normal existence away from the assorted creeps and lowlifes inherent to his former profession as a private investigator.  Unfortunately, peace and solitude are hard to find for Lee Oswald, a battle-hardened veteran of the first Gulf War, now weary after a decade as the fix-it man of last resort on the back streets of Dallas.
But when internationally-renowned medical researcher Anita Nazari begs him to help find the person threatening her daughter's life, Oswald reluctantly returns to the shadowy world he's tried so hard to leave behind.  Once there, he finds himself engaged in a high stakes battle against a man known only as the Professor, a former intelligence operative intent on destroying the results of the doctor's latest research, a seemingly innocuous discovery about the mystery illness dubbed the Gulf War Syndrome.
The retired agent leads Oswald on a deadly search for the one man who can identify him and thus unravel a conspiracy of shady former government officials with an unhealthy interest in Dr. Nazari and her work. When Oswald locates the missing witness and learns the startling information the man possesses, Oswald places his allegiance with the truth, as he fights back against an enemy more insidious and deadly than he's ever faced.
            Gritty, tough, and smart, Hunsicker's tightly-wrapped thriller will leave you breathless long after the final page.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Lee Henry Oswald is back—with a vengeance—in the latest novel from Shamus Award finalist Harry Hunsicker

“A triumph.”—Kirkus Reviews

All former Dallas detective Oswald really wants is to be left alone. After all the battles he’s fought on the streets—and in the first Gulf War before then—he’s more than ready for some R&R. But when famed medical researcher Anita Nazari begs Oswald to help protect her daughter’s life, how can he refuse?

“A hands-down winner.”—Crimespree Magazine

Now Oswald finds himself engaged in a high-stakes battle against a conspiracy of shady former government officials with an unhealthy interest in Dr. Nazari and her work. Among them: A man known only as the Professor, who leads Oswald back into the dark heart of the Dallas underworld—and straight into the line of fire against an enemy more insidious and deadly than he’s ever faced...

“CROSSHAIRS HAS ONE GEM OF A PLOT...A FIRST-RATE THRILLER.”
—KEN BRUEN

About the Author

Harry Hunsicker lives in Dallas, the fourth generation of his family to call the city home. His debut book, Still River, was nominated for a Shamus Award for Best First Novel. This is his third novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312348517
• ISBN 13: 9780312348519
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288