Night of Thunder[雷霆之夜]

WoeuntohimwhocrossesBobLeeSwagger,especiallywhenhisdaughter'slifeisatstake.Forcedofftheroadandintoacrashthatleavesherinacoma,clingingtolife,reporterNikkiSwaggerhadbeguntopeelbacktheonionofaSouthern-friedconspiracybubblingwithalltheangst,resentment,anddysfunctionthatDixiegangsterscanmuster.Anancient,violentcrimeclan,possiblycorruptlawenforcement,gunmenofallstripesandshapes,andderangedevangelicalsreartheiruglyheads,andwilllivetoruethedaytheytargetedthewrongman'sdaughter.It'swhatyoucallyourbig-timebadcareermove.AllofitissetagainstthebackdropofexcitementandinsanitythatonlyaweeklongNASCAReventcanbringtothebackwoodsofatownasseeminglysleepyasBristol,Tennessee.BobLeeSwagger,atrueAmericanhero,seeksjusticeforhisdaughterandrevengeagainstthosewhowrongedher.HecontinuesNikki'sinvestigationandhuntsdownthoseresponsibleforhercoma.Thestoryisfilledwithengaging,well-developedcharacters,fromSwaggerhimselftoBrotherRichard,aself-proclaimed“Sinnerman“anddiabolicalvillain.Hunter'swritingstylebringstheactionandsuspensetolife,makingNightofThunderathrillingreadfromstarttofinish.ThebackdropofaNASCAReventinTennesseeaddsauniqueflavortothestory,makingitastandoutamongothercrimethrillers.Overall,NightofThunderisatriumphofstory,character,andstyle.Hunterdeliversanengagingthrillerthatwillkeepreadersontheedgeoftheirseats.Ifyou'reafanofaction-packedmysteriesandwell-writtencharacters,thisbookisamust-read.