Crosshairs

Lee Henry Oswald Mystery #3

by Harry Hunsicker

"Crosshairs delivers the goods:  Layered, intense, and rich with deadly characters.  Hunsicker is an emerging star." --Robert Crais, New York Times bestselling author
 
 
Hard-nosed Dallas detective Lee Henry Oswald is back…
and he's better than ever.
 
All he wants is to be left alone, a normal existence away from the assorted creeps and lowlifes inherent to his former profession as a private investigator.  Unfortunately, peace and solitude are hard to find for Lee Oswald, a battle-hardened veteran of the first Gulf War, now weary after a decade as the fix-it man of last resort on the back streets of Dallas.
But when internationally-renowned medical researcher Anita Nazari begs him to help find the person threatening her daughter's life, Oswald reluctantly returns to the shadowy world he's tried so hard to leave behind.  Once there, he finds himself engaged in a high stakes battle against a man known only as the Professor, a former intelligence operative intent on destroying the results of the doctor's latest research, a seemingly innocuous discovery about the mystery illness dubbed the Gulf War Syndrome.
The retired agent leads Oswald on a deadly search for the one man who can identify him and thus unravel a conspiracy of shady former government officials with an unhealthy interest in Dr. Nazari and her work. When Oswald locates the missing witness and learns the startling information the man possesses, Oswald places his allegiance with the truth, as he fights back against an enemy more insidious and deadly than he's ever faced.
            Gritty, tough, and smart, Hunsicker's tightly-wrapped thriller will leave you breathless long after the final page.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published August 7, 2007

About the author

Harry Hunsicker is the bestselling author of nine crime thrillers including The Life and Death of Rose Doucette, shortlisted for a 2025 Thriller Award, his second nomination. Hunsicker's work has been shortlisted for the Shamus Award. His story "West of Nowhere" (originally published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine) was selected to appear in The Best American Mystery Stories 2011, edited by Otto Penzler and Harlan Coben. Hunsicker lives in Dallas with his wife, Alison.

Reviews

[Viccy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lee Henry Oswald (not related to Kennedy's assassin) has left his job as a PI and works as a barback in a run-down bar in Dallas. But he cannot stop from investigating when Dr. Anita Nazairi hires him to find out who is stalking her. And then, his good friend from his days in the first Gulf War, asks him to find his daughter because he is dying. As Hank investigates, he is drawn into the world of the Travelers, Irish tinkers and con artists, who travel the roads of America pulling scams. He discovers that Dr. Nazari is not quite what she seems to be on the surface and there are layers upon layers of secrets being kept. Another adrenaline-laced adventure with the down-and-out PI. I have always liked this series. Too bad this is the end.

[Tom Metcalfe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can’t stop reading

Harry writes of Dallas poetically and gritty at the same time. Showing you why you love a fallible city even though. The way he shows the history and current conversion side by side is how his writing shows great perspective into where we are today. I want more, please.

[Rogue Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and well clued, a great sense of place and an ethical hero. Surprising insight into Traveler communities based in Texas, odd Irish isolates living out of RVs and off of scams and odds and ends. Unsettling how many killings Oswald commits without regret and without consequence. Lots of back story I'm sure in the long list of of Lee Harvey Oswald mysteries.

[E Sano · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, good series, begging for a follow up

[Jesse R Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not rocket science by any means, but I have become a fan of Harry Hunsicker and liked this book.

[Harvey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Author is allegedly trying to make a transition from PI novels to "thrillers" but unsuccessful (in my view).

The PI, Hank Oswald, has "retired" from the work but is "called back" into action. Otherwise same old thing with high body count.

This is third in series but I guess I am done.

[Ramon Dearmas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book definetly going to be looking for this author again! The action and plot was great.

[Loria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I pick this book out of store because of the cover. The auther was unfamiliar but I would buy more of his books. I enjoy the suspense of the book from beginning to ending.

[Caralyn Rubli · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice fast read. Like most books in this genre, a lot of action/answers in the last few (3-1 chapters yet to read) chapters...almost too much. Almost.

[Thomas Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Read

I am enjoying this series and the characters as they are developed. Quite original but not unbelievable. A good read.

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book.