Bob Lee Swagger novel

When four 1960s radicals are gunned down, Vietnam veteran Carl Hitchcock, an expert marksman, becomes the prime suspect, but FBI Special Agent Nick Memphis thinks the case is a little too perfect and calls on retired Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger for help in tracking down the real killer.

Retired marine Bob Lee Swagger agrees to help Philip Yano, whose father was killed in Iwo Jima by Bob's father, find the sword his dad fought with in World War II--which is considered a national treasure in Japan--and becomes involved in a deadly conspiracy with people who believe having possession of the sword is more important than life itself.

Bob Lee Swagger vows revenge when his car is forced off the road, leaving his daughter in a coma, and, as reporter Nikki Swagger investigates the crash, she uncovers a Southern conspiracy that threatens her own life and Bob's.