Dead Zero

Dead Zero is a novel by Stephen Hunter, published by Simon & Schuster in 2011. It is Hunter's seventh novel whose hero is Bob Lee Swagger, a U. S. Marine Corps sniper who first appears in Point of Impact^[1] which is partially set in the Vietnam War. It is eleventh in order of publication and seventh in the chronology of the character.

Dead Zero

First edition
Language	English
Series	Bob Lee Swagger series
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	December 28, 2010
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback)
Pages	384 pp
ISBN	978-1-4391-3865-6
Preceded by	I, Sniper
Followed by	The Third Bullet

Summary

Reception

Reception was mixed, with Kirkus Reviews saying, "A premise that had a chance to be compelling is diffused by a momentum-killing willingness to digress. Hunter has done much better."^[2] and The Oregonian calling it "a disappointment",^[3] while Publishers Weekly gushed that a "solid characterization complements the tight, fast-moving plot."^[4]

The book currently holds a rating of 4.12 out of 5 on Goodreads with 38% of a total 6,298 ratings being 5 stars.^[5]