White Star

by James Stewart Thayer

Book Overview

From Simon & Schuster, White Star is James S. Thayer's is a cram course in the art of killing... (Clive Cussler) and one not to miss. Once a military sniper, Owen Gray wants to live out his life... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671528173
• ISBN13: 9780671528171
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Bob Wehadababyitsaboy's rewiew of WHITE STAR

I read the book White star by James Thayer.A cram course in the art of killing. The best against the best in a compelling yet thoughtful thriller that draws you through a labyrinth of deceptions until the explosive climax. Two snipers in a dual where only one survives. Owen Gray, worlds best sniper, who killed 97 soildiers in Vietnam, against Nikolai Trusov, son of Victor Trusov who put 88 Nazi soliders in his crosshair and pulled the trigger. Nikolai lived all his life with sniping in mind and hes out to prove he's the worlds best. If there was a squad of fast-paced action writers, James Thayer whould without a doubt be the leader." We know how good Nikolai Trusov is because we've seen him do his work. And the Russians confirm how talented he was in Afganistan. So it has to be me." this quote touched me because Owen, the american sniper, said he was ready to dual against Nikolai by himself to save other peoples lives. James Thayer writes fiction and makes it sound so real, right at the barrier of unreal fiction. Which makes it the most exciting book you can read with out being too unrealistic. This book is definatley not for people under the age of 13, because it is very graphic writin and Thayer makes it sound so real.

Great read, as good as Stephen Hunter

I'm not a huge gun person, but I've enjoyed most of Stephen Hunter's books as well as White Star. It ranks up there with my favorite Hunter book, Point of Impact.

An insightful thriller that delivers a stunning climax.

White Star is a first rate action tale that plunges into the psyche of the military sniper, and the special skills that are required to be the best. Owen Gray is a legendary sniper who made a name for himself in the Vietman War. Now, as an assistant state attorney in New York, he's put his past behind him, along with a dark secret. Gray is drawn back into his former profession, when bodies begin falling around him as the result of a very efficient sniper. With the help of an NYPD detective, and a beautiful FBI agent, Gray realizes that the sniper, a renegade Russian, is drawing him into a one-on-one duel. Gray must not only confront the Russian sniper, but his own personal demons as well. Mr. Thayer has crafted an engrossing story with rich characters, and a description of the climactic confrontation that will have you smelling pine needles, hearing the wind as it wafts through the forest, and cringing as bullets whiz by your head. This is grand story telling in the tradition of Alistair MacLean. You will not only enjoy White Star, you'll savor it.

A very good book, a must for every 'action' reader

This book proves the saying 'don't judge a book by its cover'.

A great read if some parts could be deleted or revised!

This is a great book with great scenario. Thayer tried very hard as his THE PURSUIT, and became mature a lot! A lonely human hunter against a twist-minded head hunter. Great shooting scenes even better than Hunter's POINT OF IMPACT(his only good one so far). But Thayer needs to replace his editors to make him even greater. Here are some parts that should be deleted or shortened as much as possible:1)Page 81~82's 1/2 page:Delete! 2)Page214~217 completely delete! 3)P.219 delete the first upper paragraph; 4)page220,delete "What's in it?" Coates asked...to "not bad." it's meaningless blabs! 5)Completely delete page237~248's first upper para.;6)revised P.267,since it was ridiculous that how could the so experienced Russian guy not noticed? 7)Check P.280 & P.335, if the Right arm is right; and the middle para.of P.335., it seems wrong. 8)Most important, please revise the scene when these guys stormed that house whose owner was absent. That scene was so poorly constructed that leaked like sift! Other than these shortcomings, this could be included in my MUST READ AND MUST KEEP LIST!!!