The 100th Kill: A Novel of Vietnam

by Charles W. Sasser

Nicknamed Dog because of his gift for sniffing out his prey, Vietnam Marine sniper Johnny Able works toward his record hundredth kill while trying to overcome the price on his head and a shattering personal secret. Reissue.

288 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer/journalist/photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces, the Green Berets), a combat veteran and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide detective). He has taught at universities, lectured nationwide, and traveled extensively throughout the world. He has published over 2,500 articles and short stories in magazines ranging from Guideposts, Parents and Christian Life to Soldier of Fortune, True West, and Writer's Digest. He is author, co-author or contributing author of more than 30 books and novels.

As an adventurer, Sasser has, at various times: solo-canoed across the Yukon; sailed the Caribbean; motorbiked across the continent; rode camels in the Egyptian desert; floated the Amazon River; dived for pirate treasure; rode horses across Alaska; motorcycled Europe; climbed Mount Rainier; ran with the bulls in Spain; chased wild mustangs...

He has been a professional rodeo clown and bronc rider; professional kickboxer; sky diver and SCUBA diver; college professor; newspaperman; archaeologist/anthropologist...

Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma with wife Donna where he is a writer, rancher, and businessman who trains horses and team ropes. He also has a private pilot's license and is an ultralite aircraft Certified Flight Instructor.

Reviews

[Ike · Rating 3 out of 5]

One word = goo’ness

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is written by the same guy who wrote the true story of Carlos Hathcock, America's top sniper in Vietnam. That book is titled One Shot One Kill. My problem is most of the big time exploits of America's top sniper in Vietnam for this book are the exploits of Hathcock. Pretty much all of the major stories involving the sniper were real events performed by Hatchock. This might not be a big deal if you haven't read the other book, but I have so it made those parts pretty lame, especially once I figured out this stuff was happening. It made it so parts of the book that are supposed to be interesting and cool were boring and taxing to me. The love story and history in this book didn't interest me for most of the book, but by the end I finally cared about it. Not bad overall.

[bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story line that easily captivates the read and keeps you wanting more. This is a brilliant survival story set during Vietnam.