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David Healey

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David Healey made his publishing debut with SHARPSHOOTER, a what-if historical thriller about an attempt to assassinate Union General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, published by an imprint of Penguin Putnam. That novel was the result of years of research into the Civil War that included time as a reenactor at Gettysburg and other battlefields.

In its review, the Civil War News wrote: “SHARPSHOOTER has the feel of a techno-thriller, the kind offered by Tom Clancy or Dean Koontz ... SHARPSHOOTER moves quickly and is filled with all manner of intrigue."

Healey has brought that same passion for research and history to his World War II novels, GHOST SNIPER, ARDENNES SNIPER, and RED SNIPER. During a 21-year career as a journalist, he was f ...more

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	Ghost Sniper (Caje Cole, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 3,556 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pacific Sniper: A World War II Thriller 4.32 avg rating — 2,474 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron Sniper (Caje Cole, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 2,268 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ardennes Sniper (Caje Cole, #4) 4.53 avg rating — 1,910 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gods & Snipers (Caje Cole, #3) 4.52 avg rating — 1,824 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frozen Sniper (Caje Cole, #6) 4.46 avg rating — 1,583 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Sniper (Caje Cole, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 1,549 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fallen Sniper (Caje Cole, #8) 4.57 avg rating — 1,397 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sniper's Justice (Caje Cole, #9) 4.54 avg rating — 1,397 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sniper Ridge (Caje Cole, #7) 4.51 avg rating — 1,351 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Louisa went about her duties at the hospital, trying not to dwell on the fact that this might be her last day alive.”
― David Healey, Rebel Fever: A Civil War Novel

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“Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one's thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.”
― David Healey, Ghost Sniper

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“Much later, while I was recovering from being shot, I realized that the hunt for the last great Nazi war criminal had started because of a hunch I’d gotten while reading the newspaper.”
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“Louisa went about her duties at the hospital, trying not to dwell on the fact that this might be her last day alive.”
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