I read this novel when it was released in 1990. It made an impression on me then. I was twenty-two and finishing up my college career with hopes of getting into law enforcement (boy was I young). Now in 2015 I'm forty-seven and I've been a cop for almost fifteen years (October will be my anniversary) - though I have never been a police sniper. I also spent many years in the Army between college and my current career.
Twenty-five years later I am pleased to report that "Sniper's Moon" is still a fast moving novel, full of little observations about the world of cops that ring true in 2015. Carsten Stroud used to be an investigative journalist and understands the world of police and criminals. His observations are dead on in my opinion. It's a cracking good police procedural novel with several nicely choreographed action pieces in it.
However there is another level to the novel. It deals with the relationships between people and the power of memories and past events. This was an element that wasn't very important to me in 1990. I simply hadn't been alive all that long, but it has a greater significance now. Much to my surprise I found there was a bittersweet element to the story that went by me the first time.
I recommend this novel highly.
Twenty-five years later I am pleased to report that "Sniper's Moon" is still a fast moving novel, full of little observations about the world of cops that ring true in 2015. Carsten Stroud used to be an investigative journalist and understands the world of police and criminals. His observations are dead on in my opinion. It's a cracking good police procedural novel with several nicely choreographed action pieces in it.
However there is another level to the novel. It deals with the relationships between people and the power of memories and past events. This was an element that wasn't very important to me in 1990. I simply hadn't been alive all that long, but it has a greater significance now. Much to my surprise I found there was a bittersweet element to the story that went by me the first time.
I recommend this novel highly.