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Sniper Elite #3
The Sniper and the Wolf
From the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller American Sniper comes a heart-pounding military thriller in which American hero and SEAL Team sniper Gil Shannon joins up with an unlikely ally in order to stop a terrorist plot bent on destruction across Europe.
Hot on the trail of “The Wolf,” a rogue Russian military sniper-turned-Chechen-terrorist, Gil Shannon turns from hunter to hunted when his mission is exposed by a traitor high up in US government. Shannon must turn to an unlikely ally—a deadly Russian special operative—to help even the odds. But when they discover that “The Wolf” is just the tip of a global terrorist plot whose goal is to upend the US economy and the stability of the Western world, Shannon and his team of operatives must track the terrorists down before their plan comes to fruition.
Shannon comes head-to-head with legions of enemy fighters all across Europe in this breathtakingly cinematic and realistic military thriller, ending with a faceoff between Gil and the one sniper who may be his equal shot. Will he survive?
This third action-packed and battle-filled adventure in the Sniper Elite series takes readers along for a white-knuckle ride across Europe in the company of American soldiers, Russian Special Operatives, and global leaders—and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page.
Hot on the trail of “The Wolf,” a rogue Russian military sniper-turned-Chechen-terrorist, Gil Shannon turns from hunter to hunted when his mission is exposed by a traitor high up in US government. Shannon must turn to an unlikely ally—a deadly Russian special operative—to help even the odds. But when they discover that “The Wolf” is just the tip of a global terrorist plot whose goal is to upend the US economy and the stability of the Western world, Shannon and his team of operatives must track the terrorists down before their plan comes to fruition.
Shannon comes head-to-head with legions of enemy fighters all across Europe in this breathtakingly cinematic and realistic military thriller, ending with a faceoff between Gil and the one sniper who may be his equal shot. Will he survive?
This third action-packed and battle-filled adventure in the Sniper Elite series takes readers along for a white-knuckle ride across Europe in the company of American soldiers, Russian Special Operatives, and global leaders—and will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page.
385 pages, Hardcover
First published May 12, 2015
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About the author
Scott McEwen
35 books271 followersScott McEwen is a trial attorney in San Diego, California. He grew up in the mountains of Eastern Oregon where he became an Eagle Scout; hiking, fishing, and hunting at every opportunity presented. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Oregon and thereafter studied and worked extensively in London, England. Scott works with and provides support for several military charitable organizations, including the Seal Team Foundation.
Scott's interest in military history, intense patriotism, and experience with long-range hunting rifles, compelled him to accurately record the battlefield experiences of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in United States military history.
Japanese: スコット マキューエン
Scott's interest in military history, intense patriotism, and experience with long-range hunting rifles, compelled him to accurately record the battlefield experiences of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in United States military history.
Japanese: スコット マキューエン
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April 4, 2025
It was a fun listen and enjoyable. Looking forward to listening to #4.
August 29, 2018
Sniper Gill Shannon chases a terrorist all around Europe after being set up in Paris. Meanwhile, higher ups betray one another, and other gunmen kill each other.
Pretty exciting, but a lot of moving parts.
Pretty exciting, but a lot of moving parts.
July 27, 2019
Wow!! The Sniper Elite Series just keeps getting better and better! The Sniper And The Wolf was full of action and suspense right up to the very last page, never a dull moment!!
Semi-retired Navy Seal Gil Shannon just can't seem to get a break! After his latest mission is compromised and he is being targeted by a traitor high up in his own government, Shannon teams up with a deadly Russian Spetsnaz operative who assists him in his mission. But the man who wants Shannon dead is no ordinary assassin, he is known as The Wolf, a rogue Russian-military-sniper-turned-Chechen-terrorist, and he happens to be in league with a Chechen Warlord who wants to unleash a global terrorist plot to overthrow the U.S economy.
Now with his unlikely Spetsnaz partner-in-crime, Shannon is up against more than he bargained for, whilst fighting against the deadly Wolf who may just prove to be his biggest adversary yet!
Non-stop action throughout, but Gil Shannon also proves that he's not an unstoppable killing machine, he's not Arnold Schwarzenegger, he has wounds that some heal, and some don't, he's nowhere near indestructible.
I just can't get enough of the awesome Sniper Elite Series!
Semi-retired Navy Seal Gil Shannon just can't seem to get a break! After his latest mission is compromised and he is being targeted by a traitor high up in his own government, Shannon teams up with a deadly Russian Spetsnaz operative who assists him in his mission. But the man who wants Shannon dead is no ordinary assassin, he is known as The Wolf, a rogue Russian-military-sniper-turned-Chechen-terrorist, and he happens to be in league with a Chechen Warlord who wants to unleash a global terrorist plot to overthrow the U.S economy.
Now with his unlikely Spetsnaz partner-in-crime, Shannon is up against more than he bargained for, whilst fighting against the deadly Wolf who may just prove to be his biggest adversary yet!
Non-stop action throughout, but Gil Shannon also proves that he's not an unstoppable killing machine, he's not Arnold Schwarzenegger, he has wounds that some heal, and some don't, he's nowhere near indestructible.
I just can't get enough of the awesome Sniper Elite Series!
May 12, 2020
The third in this enjoyable series. I’ve been warned off the final one so my journey might stop here.
I still get strong Vince Flynn/Mitch Rapp vibes from the series, a lead character who doesn’t respect authority and will always get the job done, political games and treachery abound.
Here Shannon works with a member of the Russian Spetsnaz to chase down a terrorist threatening oil supply, and he is protected by a sniper who is the equal of Shannon and they are playing in his territory.
Nothing to not like in a fast paced military thriller. The balance of ground level action and top level politics and tactics works really well.
Great stuff.
I still get strong Vince Flynn/Mitch Rapp vibes from the series, a lead character who doesn’t respect authority and will always get the job done, political games and treachery abound.
Here Shannon works with a member of the Russian Spetsnaz to chase down a terrorist threatening oil supply, and he is protected by a sniper who is the equal of Shannon and they are playing in his territory.
Nothing to not like in a fast paced military thriller. The balance of ground level action and top level politics and tactics works really well.
Great stuff.
March 4, 2018
Another good read in the series. Looking forward to starting the next one which has been on my TBR shelf for quite some time now. Highly recommend to those who are a fan. You know who you are. "Gung-Ho" reading.
November 25, 2015
Though technically retired, former U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Gil Shannon finds he's still on the payroll of the U.S. government, which still has enemies that need to be dealt with from a long distance away, without anyone knowing, and permanently.
In his third outing, The Sniper and the Wolf, Gil finds he's been betrayed by someone in the secret corridors of the powerful, and now he's in someone else's crosshairs. Only by teaming with some Russian special forces soldiers who have no great reason to care whether he lives or dies can he find out who's on his trail, how to stop the enemy before the enemy stops him, and how to stop the terrorists who've got a plot several layers deeper than Shannon initially knows.
McEwen co-wrote the Chris Kyle biography American Sniper, and uses some real-world scenarios as the framework for Shannon's mission and exploits here. He takes Shannon into full he-man mode in Wolf, removing the inconvenient domestic life that might have kept him from chasing new targets and new dangers every few months. McEwen and co-author Thomas Koloniar craft great action and combat scenes and a good yarn to set them in, but Shannon himself is losing dimension as the series progresses rather than gaining it. Gil Shannon is indeed a badass hero, but he's on his way to being much more of a "cipher elite" than the "sniper elite" of the series title, blending in to the world of beach-read tough guys instead of standing out as his own man with distinctive flavor and characteristics.
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In his third outing, The Sniper and the Wolf, Gil finds he's been betrayed by someone in the secret corridors of the powerful, and now he's in someone else's crosshairs. Only by teaming with some Russian special forces soldiers who have no great reason to care whether he lives or dies can he find out who's on his trail, how to stop the enemy before the enemy stops him, and how to stop the terrorists who've got a plot several layers deeper than Shannon initially knows.
McEwen co-wrote the Chris Kyle biography American Sniper, and uses some real-world scenarios as the framework for Shannon's mission and exploits here. He takes Shannon into full he-man mode in Wolf, removing the inconvenient domestic life that might have kept him from chasing new targets and new dangers every few months. McEwen and co-author Thomas Koloniar craft great action and combat scenes and a good yarn to set them in, but Shannon himself is losing dimension as the series progresses rather than gaining it. Gil Shannon is indeed a badass hero, but he's on his way to being much more of a "cipher elite" than the "sniper elite" of the series title, blending in to the world of beach-read tough guys instead of standing out as his own man with distinctive flavor and characteristics.
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May 20, 2015
To protect a key oil pipeline in the Caucuses, US Navy Seal Gil Shannon partners with his Russian Stetsnaz counterpart Ivan Dragunov, to hunt and kill Russia's version of Bin Laden and Kovalenko, his master sniper bodyguard known as the Wolf. Complicating matters is a rogue CIA/GRU team undermining the operation by setting up Shannon and Dragunov for ambush in an adrenalin fueled chase across the world ending in Chechnya. In a complex plot with sharp dialogue and non stop action, Master Chief Gil Shannon leaves Jack Reacher, Jason Bourne, Scott Harvath, Kirk McGarvey, etc. still in literary first gear. This is a 5 star book for it's genre and highly recommended for my GR military thriller readers.
May 22, 2015
In The Sniper and The Wolf, Gil Shannon returns with a surprise ally in order to thwart a terrorist plot. As in his previous books, Shannon is up against terrorists about to harm the world. In this instance, the threat is against the US economy.
Although not particularly a fan of war books or movies, I did find this to be an enjoyable read, even though at times I found myself completely baffled. Then again, I'm not up to date on all the war/army related agencies. Scott definitely knows his stuff. I don't think anyone will come away disappointed.
Although not particularly a fan of war books or movies, I did find this to be an enjoyable read, even though at times I found myself completely baffled. Then again, I'm not up to date on all the war/army related agencies. Scott definitely knows his stuff. I don't think anyone will come away disappointed.
April 30, 2015
The Sniper And The Wolf
By Scott McEwen with Thomas Koloniar
The Sniper and The Wolf is a cerebral roller coaster ride. It takes the reader to places they have probably never seen. In addition to the grueling terrains of combat, the
behind the scenes in Washington, are also written incredibly believable .
This is the third book in an outstanding series. One does not have had to read the pre sequels to enjoy this story. The characterization and intensive details go beyond the last books. In this world of military operations, the violence is described with brutal intensity. The authors reveal some of the objectivity needed by those willing to defend this country
Navy Seal sniper Gil Shannon teams up with a deadly Russian special operative Dragunov, a Spetsnaz commander to stop global terrorist plot of destruction by Chechen terrorists . But first they must take out the Russian sniper Kovalenko, who is hunting them. He is ex Spetsnaz, and his skills are equal or maybe better than Shannon’s.
There are other incongruous groups working together that are part of the plot. The CIA is working with the GRU, to stall ex CIA agents and anex chief of staff from participating in the disruption of the world economy.
The Sniper and The Wolf is a brilliant page turner. The plot and characters never stop moving forward. and the subplots add to the suspense with descriptions of behind the scenes action.
By Scott McEwen with Thomas Koloniar
The Sniper and The Wolf is a cerebral roller coaster ride. It takes the reader to places they have probably never seen. In addition to the grueling terrains of combat, the
behind the scenes in Washington, are also written incredibly believable .
This is the third book in an outstanding series. One does not have had to read the pre sequels to enjoy this story. The characterization and intensive details go beyond the last books. In this world of military operations, the violence is described with brutal intensity. The authors reveal some of the objectivity needed by those willing to defend this country
Navy Seal sniper Gil Shannon teams up with a deadly Russian special operative Dragunov, a Spetsnaz commander to stop global terrorist plot of destruction by Chechen terrorists . But first they must take out the Russian sniper Kovalenko, who is hunting them. He is ex Spetsnaz, and his skills are equal or maybe better than Shannon’s.
There are other incongruous groups working together that are part of the plot. The CIA is working with the GRU, to stall ex CIA agents and anex chief of staff from participating in the disruption of the world economy.
The Sniper and The Wolf is a brilliant page turner. The plot and characters never stop moving forward. and the subplots add to the suspense with descriptions of behind the scenes action.
June 12, 2015
This is the third book with Gill Shannon and it opens slowly for a brief moment. Then it is fast paced until the end. A fantastic story of Gill going after “the wolf” a rogue Russian snipper now a Chechen terrorist. Gill is teamed with a Russian snipper as well named Dargunov, who knows the wolf and his ways. The story goes along and takes you across the globe but they are always one or two steps behind and though they are taking out some of the wolfs team to him it does not matter. Gill is wounded a few times but not until Dargunov is wounded that the bickering between the two of them really makes for a better story. There is also a traitor inside the U.S. Government. Finding the person is necessary for any hope of the mission to be a success because that person is telling the wolf where they are and allowing them to be played. The end of the book is very good and I feel if I say more I will give away more of the story. This is a good book with some of the characters from the other two books and for me is more action and go, go. A fast read there was no slow part of the story just action, action, action. I got this book from net galley.
July 13, 2015
Wanted to go back a couple books to refresh memory on the characters and existing background last time I was listening to this series.
Long, detailed and plenty of action. The ongoing sniper duel was pretty interesting; Russian Spetsnaz GRU vs. U.S. Navy Seal. Can't tell you how it turned out, but I bet you can guess correctly.
What's behind door number nine!?!
Long, detailed and plenty of action. The ongoing sniper duel was pretty interesting; Russian Spetsnaz GRU vs. U.S. Navy Seal. Can't tell you how it turned out, but I bet you can guess correctly.
What's behind door number nine!?!
July 8, 2015
This is the third featuring sniper Gil Shannon.The first two novels were already breathtaking .The Sniper and the Wolf .You start at the beginning and you end 24 hours later asking yourself were time has gone,well through 385 breathtaking pages
May 10, 2015
Great Navy Seal Thriller!!
June 30, 2015
Still craving Victor the Assassin, & John Rain, I tried this first book of the series. Liked enough to try the second book.
Nicely tense.
Nicely tense.
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May 23, 2015Loved it. The Sniper Elite series gets better with each book. by far one of my favorite authors.
February 14, 2016
This is my second Scott McEwen book with Gil Shannon as the protagonist. I generally like reading all the books in a series in the right order, but I couldn’t get my hands on the second book, Target America, before this 3rd book (Sniper and the wolf) and I didn’t have the patience to wait for the second book as I was hungry for more exploits of Gil Shannon after reading the first book, One way trip!
This book was a straight 5-stars for me, right from the very first page. I missed a bit of background when they referenced a few incidences in the second novel of the series, but it didn’t leave me completely blank though. Bob Pope, who was a whacky thinking man in the 1st book, seems to have become a very influential man due to his contributions made in the 2nd novel and the president made Bob the DCI, as the book begins. Shannon works directly for Pope now, in fact Pope is Shannon’s handler. He continues doing things which he is good at, that is takes out terrorist and individuals who were potential threats to US. Shannon gets sent to kill a Chechen Terrorist, Dakarov who is master-minding terror plots in US. But this terrorist is protected by a sniper, code-named “the wolf” who is a fellow Chechen terrorist, trained as a specialist Sniper by Russian military. This is the first time Gil Shannon meets his match, if not a slightly better sniper! The entire story takes through several plots and subplots, where Shannon and the Wolf pay a game of cat and mouse, each trying to best the other to come out as the better marksman.
The story is so fast paced, you would be forced to drop everything else, till you are able to finish reading the whole book. In this book, Shannon gets to partner with an equally daring Russian Stetsnaz counterpart, Ivan Dragunov, who used to work with the Wolf before Wolf changed sides to work for the Chechen terrorists. As usual, lot of plots and subplots, one of which where Shannon gets the opportunity to have lunch with Russian President, Putin and discuss over dinner Shannon’s exploits for the last 2 years. Great narration and dialogues, some nice& witty humour, brilliantly breathe taking pace and an absolute scorcher of a book! Some sub plots show Crosswhite coming back to work for the CIA, some upset people who were exposed by Pope, tried to assassinate him twice. Again some pop-corn munching action stuff towards the climax of the book.
With this book, I think Scott McEwen is now a true military action novelist and sits towards the very top of the league. Definitely enjoyed the book, maybe would have loved it even more if I had read the second book. Waiting for the next instalment of Gill Shannon now.
This book was a straight 5-stars for me, right from the very first page. I missed a bit of background when they referenced a few incidences in the second novel of the series, but it didn’t leave me completely blank though. Bob Pope, who was a whacky thinking man in the 1st book, seems to have become a very influential man due to his contributions made in the 2nd novel and the president made Bob the DCI, as the book begins. Shannon works directly for Pope now, in fact Pope is Shannon’s handler. He continues doing things which he is good at, that is takes out terrorist and individuals who were potential threats to US. Shannon gets sent to kill a Chechen Terrorist, Dakarov who is master-minding terror plots in US. But this terrorist is protected by a sniper, code-named “the wolf” who is a fellow Chechen terrorist, trained as a specialist Sniper by Russian military. This is the first time Gil Shannon meets his match, if not a slightly better sniper! The entire story takes through several plots and subplots, where Shannon and the Wolf pay a game of cat and mouse, each trying to best the other to come out as the better marksman.
The story is so fast paced, you would be forced to drop everything else, till you are able to finish reading the whole book. In this book, Shannon gets to partner with an equally daring Russian Stetsnaz counterpart, Ivan Dragunov, who used to work with the Wolf before Wolf changed sides to work for the Chechen terrorists. As usual, lot of plots and subplots, one of which where Shannon gets the opportunity to have lunch with Russian President, Putin and discuss over dinner Shannon’s exploits for the last 2 years. Great narration and dialogues, some nice& witty humour, brilliantly breathe taking pace and an absolute scorcher of a book! Some sub plots show Crosswhite coming back to work for the CIA, some upset people who were exposed by Pope, tried to assassinate him twice. Again some pop-corn munching action stuff towards the climax of the book.
With this book, I think Scott McEwen is now a true military action novelist and sits towards the very top of the league. Definitely enjoyed the book, maybe would have loved it even more if I had read the second book. Waiting for the next instalment of Gill Shannon now.
August 21, 2016
De Amerikaanse held en SEAL-scherpschutter Gil Shannon moet samenwerken met een onwaarschijnlijke bondgenoot om te voorkomen dat terroristen een spoor van verwoesting door Europa trekken.
Hij jaagt op 'de Wolf', een solitair opererende sluipschutter uit het Russische leger, die zich bij Tsjetsjeense terroristen heeft aangesloten. Maar Gil Shannon verandert van jager in prooi wanneer een verrader die een hoge functie bekleedt bij de Amerikaanse regering informatie over zijn missie doorspeelt. Shannon moet hulp zoeken bij een onwaarschijnlijke bondgenoot, een levensgevaarlijke Russische commando...
De cover van het boek lijkt op de Kyle Swanson serie van Jack Coughlin, ook door Karakter uitgevers uitgebracht. Die serie vind erg goed, dus ik ben benieuwd naar deze serie.
Dit is het eerste deel in een serie, althans dat staat op de cover… als je verder zoekt op internet naar informatie over dit boek, is het echter het derde deel waarin Gil Shannon, sluipschutter, de hoofdrol speelt. Ik vraag me af wat de reden is dat Uitgeverij Karakter de andere delen (nog) niet heeft laten vertalen. Of weet men dat niet vraag ik me af?
Omdat dit het derde deel is , kan ik me totaal niet vinden in de hoofdrolspeler, Gil, er wordt niks over zijn karakter verteld. Hij is klaarblijkelijk een held in de V.S. In dit verhaal komt hij veel in actie, hij heeft heel veel tegenspelers. Hierdoor raak je behoorlijk de weg kwijt in het verhaal. Iwan Dragoenov, een van de andere karakters vind ik soms beter dan Gil.
Er zijn redelijk veel stukken die nogal ongeloofwaardig over komen. De ene hinderlaag is net overwonnen of er is al weer een nieuwe…iedereen gaat dood maar Gil niet natuurlijk.
Het begin van het boek is wel aardig , daarna is het echt langdradig en ongeloofwaardig. Ik heb er ruim twee weken over gedaan om uit te lezen en dat is echt een record.Het plot vind ik niet sterk.
Er zit weinig humor in, Gil is vaak bot en grof. Jammer, het had een goede serie kunnen zijn.
Ik geef 2 sterren, sorry, meer zit er niet in .
Hij jaagt op 'de Wolf', een solitair opererende sluipschutter uit het Russische leger, die zich bij Tsjetsjeense terroristen heeft aangesloten. Maar Gil Shannon verandert van jager in prooi wanneer een verrader die een hoge functie bekleedt bij de Amerikaanse regering informatie over zijn missie doorspeelt. Shannon moet hulp zoeken bij een onwaarschijnlijke bondgenoot, een levensgevaarlijke Russische commando...
De cover van het boek lijkt op de Kyle Swanson serie van Jack Coughlin, ook door Karakter uitgevers uitgebracht. Die serie vind erg goed, dus ik ben benieuwd naar deze serie.
Dit is het eerste deel in een serie, althans dat staat op de cover… als je verder zoekt op internet naar informatie over dit boek, is het echter het derde deel waarin Gil Shannon, sluipschutter, de hoofdrol speelt. Ik vraag me af wat de reden is dat Uitgeverij Karakter de andere delen (nog) niet heeft laten vertalen. Of weet men dat niet vraag ik me af?
Omdat dit het derde deel is , kan ik me totaal niet vinden in de hoofdrolspeler, Gil, er wordt niks over zijn karakter verteld. Hij is klaarblijkelijk een held in de V.S. In dit verhaal komt hij veel in actie, hij heeft heel veel tegenspelers. Hierdoor raak je behoorlijk de weg kwijt in het verhaal. Iwan Dragoenov, een van de andere karakters vind ik soms beter dan Gil.
Er zijn redelijk veel stukken die nogal ongeloofwaardig over komen. De ene hinderlaag is net overwonnen of er is al weer een nieuwe…iedereen gaat dood maar Gil niet natuurlijk.
Het begin van het boek is wel aardig , daarna is het echt langdradig en ongeloofwaardig. Ik heb er ruim twee weken over gedaan om uit te lezen en dat is echt een record.Het plot vind ik niet sterk.
Er zit weinig humor in, Gil is vaak bot en grof. Jammer, het had een goede serie kunnen zijn.
Ik geef 2 sterren, sorry, meer zit er niet in .
November 24, 2015
I have been waiting to read The Sniper and The Wolf by Scott McEwen for the past couple of months. I saw it on netgalley and requested it, and was rejected. I didn’t let this deter me, I hunted down the first two books in the series and fell in love with the characters. I pre-ordered The Sniper and The Wolf on the Kindle , it was so cheap for a new release novel, and well worth the investment. I read it as part of the Bout of Books readathon.
The main character Gil is excellent, entertaining and hard as nails and in this book he works with a Russian operative who is excellently named Dragunov. Although I usually enjoy reading these books with an American team I enjoyed this installment more because there was that whole Cold War enemies working together element, and there was FANTASTIC bickering between these two hardassed men.
The action in this novel is similar to that in the other novels of the series. It of course, involves a sniper duel which is always entertaining, although is getting a little bit old, it has happened in each novel, and in reality would this happen that often? I feel stupid questioning the validity of these novels and other novels of the sort, they never pretend to be extreme realistic, however I do think that some accountability and authenticity is important. I hope the next book either has a different action sequence or some new fresh characters otherwise this series might get old fast. However at this stage it is still an enjoyable action romp.
I gave the sniper and the Wolf four stars although there were flaws with it. These books are addictive – and very easy to read
The main character Gil is excellent, entertaining and hard as nails and in this book he works with a Russian operative who is excellently named Dragunov. Although I usually enjoy reading these books with an American team I enjoyed this installment more because there was that whole Cold War enemies working together element, and there was FANTASTIC bickering between these two hardassed men.
The action in this novel is similar to that in the other novels of the series. It of course, involves a sniper duel which is always entertaining, although is getting a little bit old, it has happened in each novel, and in reality would this happen that often? I feel stupid questioning the validity of these novels and other novels of the sort, they never pretend to be extreme realistic, however I do think that some accountability and authenticity is important. I hope the next book either has a different action sequence or some new fresh characters otherwise this series might get old fast. However at this stage it is still an enjoyable action romp.
I gave the sniper and the Wolf four stars although there were flaws with it. These books are addictive – and very easy to read
November 10, 2015
The Sniper and The Wolf
Scott McEwen
11/5/15
The Sniper and The Wolf by Scott is a story about two high class snipers who have to hunt down a Russian military sniper turned Chechen terrorist, The Wolf. The main character Gil Shannon must team up with an unlikely ally- a deadly Russian special ops member- to even the odds against The Wolf. Shannon and his team must track down the terrorists before they can execute their horrific plan. In this amazing thriller, Shannon fights legions of enemies across Europe and The Caucasus Mountains.This third person action/adventure story keeps readers on their toes until the final page.
This book, being written by the co-author of American Sniper, was very intense at some places making the reader really think about the characters. Throughout the story there was a lot of exposition and the short chapters sometimes made it hard to follow. Scott did a really good job of setting a “heat of battle” mood and I would recommend this book to people of the older age group (8th grade and up). Thank You.
Scott McEwen
11/5/15
The Sniper and The Wolf by Scott is a story about two high class snipers who have to hunt down a Russian military sniper turned Chechen terrorist, The Wolf. The main character Gil Shannon must team up with an unlikely ally- a deadly Russian special ops member- to even the odds against The Wolf. Shannon and his team must track down the terrorists before they can execute their horrific plan. In this amazing thriller, Shannon fights legions of enemies across Europe and The Caucasus Mountains.This third person action/adventure story keeps readers on their toes until the final page.
This book, being written by the co-author of American Sniper, was very intense at some places making the reader really think about the characters. Throughout the story there was a lot of exposition and the short chapters sometimes made it hard to follow. Scott did a really good job of setting a “heat of battle” mood and I would recommend this book to people of the older age group (8th grade and up). Thank You.
July 8, 2018
This is a tough book to rate. There were some parts that were really engaging, particularly when the author detailed the sniping operations. The leshy suit was an interesting thing to learn about. And, I enjoyed the Dragunov character, though I felt we could have learned more about him. But, I just felt the story was a bit all over the place - jumping around to Cuba, Mexico, Russia, DC, etc. (and not in the fun Bond way). Some of the side stories just weren't that engaging. And, honestly, the body count that Gil Shannon racked up was bordering on absurd. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good run through the enemy ranks, in the vein of Rambo/Punisher/Josey Wales, but this kinda got silly. I also really didn't like the quick lines about Gil and his wife being separated. I just don't know why those were needed in this story and I felt it somewhat harmed the previous book, given what they had went through as a family. It's a shame, I feel like there's something here, maybe a stronger editor presence could have tightened it all up?
February 1, 2016
Navy Seal sniper Gil Shannon is hot on the trail of a high profile target when he turns
from hunter to hunted. He suddenly finds himself in the crosshairs of a Chechen
terrorist known as The Wolf. Now stranded in Paris Shannon must team up with an
unlikely ally, a deadly Russian Special Operative and he's there to help even the odds.
They soon discover that the Wolf is just one of many sinister players who are in a
global terrorist plot bent on thrusting the U.S. economy into total chaos. Shannon and his team
try to track down the terrorists before they can execute their plans. This leads them across
Europe and high up in the Caucasus Mountains where Shannon goes head to head against
the one sniper who may be his equal. This is book four in the Sniper Elite series and it's my
kind of book. Kill everyone and sort them out later. It's a little slow to start but once it does
it's nonstop action. I had to give it a 5 and I'll be there waiting for the next one.
from hunter to hunted. He suddenly finds himself in the crosshairs of a Chechen
terrorist known as The Wolf. Now stranded in Paris Shannon must team up with an
unlikely ally, a deadly Russian Special Operative and he's there to help even the odds.
They soon discover that the Wolf is just one of many sinister players who are in a
global terrorist plot bent on thrusting the U.S. economy into total chaos. Shannon and his team
try to track down the terrorists before they can execute their plans. This leads them across
Europe and high up in the Caucasus Mountains where Shannon goes head to head against
the one sniper who may be his equal. This is book four in the Sniper Elite series and it's my
kind of book. Kill everyone and sort them out later. It's a little slow to start but once it does
it's nonstop action. I had to give it a 5 and I'll be there waiting for the next one.
May 29, 2018
The Sniper and the Wolf (2015), a collaboration by Scott McEwan and Thomas Koloniar, is the third in their Sniper Elite series and my first read in that series. The sniper is Master Chief Gil Shannon, a U.S. Navy SEAL and a man who is often shot at but rarely hit. The wolf is Sasha Kovalenko, a top sniper in Russia’s Special Forces (Spetznaz). Kovalenko has gone rogue in the cause of Chechen independence and the Russians badly want to bring him down.
When I first started this book I had scant expectations—it seemed too formulaic and my interest waned. But once into it, I found it fast-paced and attention grabbing. The only distraction was the detail used in identifying a weapon system—everything but the serial number. For example, at one point a WWII bayonet for an M1 Garand is mentioned and reported to be “made by Union Fork and Hoe.” Yes, there was such a company. No, nobody cares.
The combat scenes are well done, and the backstories are nicely laid out. The geopolitical stuff and the bad guys in our government are formulaic, but that is part of the genre. Caveat: There will be blood!
The Context
What are the geopolitical foundations of all the gunfire to follow? Well, it’s complicated—we have the Russians vs. the Chechens and the U.S. vs. Chechen terrorism, the result being a cooperation between Russia and the U.S. in bringing Kovalenko down; after all, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” There are also rogue elements in the CIA and Senate who want to change the CIA into a less benign organization (less benign?).
The rogue CIA-Senate angle goes all the way up the line to a top dog named Tim Hagen. Hagen was the White House Chief of Staff and the President’s military advisor until he failed to stop Chechen terrorists from bringing a nuke into San Diego. Shannon and Pope saved the day, but Hagen pins the blame for his failure to stop the nuke on Shannon and Pope rather than his own errors; this proves once again the adage that “Denial is not just a river in Egypt.”
What we have is a multifaceted effort to undermine the principles of American democracy, all, of course, for the “Greater Good.” Shannon and Pope are the only obstacles. To contain opposition Hagan has hired an ex-marine to kill Pope and a CIA accomplice to assassinate Shannon. Their attempts fail. Meanwhile the President has found a new Chief of Staff and has elevated Pope to become CIA Director, authorizing him to drain the swamp.
The Plot
The book opens with Shannon and Kovalenko pitted rifle-to-rifle against one another on separate rooftops in Paris. Shannon gets Kovalenko in his scope and realizes that Kovalenko also him in the crosshairs; he dodges just as Kovalenko’s bullet travels directly down his scope to where his eye would have been. This is great news for Shannon, but not for me: the scene is a rip off of a very famous shot in 1967 by our top sniper in Vietnam, the USMC’s Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock. Hathcock put a bullet down the tube into the eye of a sniper who was at that moment zeroed in on him.
The signal this scene sent was that this is a book that’ll go by the book. But one must read on. After the rooftop debacle, a chase ensues with French Gendarmes after Shannon. Many shots are fired, but fortunately most are fired by the Gendarmerie so nobody non-French is harmed, To add to the local chaos, Kovalenko is picking off the Gendarmes who are after Shannon. Apparently he wants Shannon all to himself.
Eventually everybody retreats to a neutral corner. Russia sends a Spetsnaz operative named Dragunov with a team to assist Shannon in tracking Kovalenko down. Yes, this Dragunov is the grandson of the Russian who invented the very effective Dragunov sniper rifle, so we’ve dinged another bell on the sniper history timeline.
The chase continues to Malta, where Kovalenko kills a lot of people including the crew of a Maltese Naval Patrol Boat and the crew of a “Lürrsen Kismet yacht.” (Nitpick: there is no such thing as “a Lürssen Kismet yacht.” Kismet isnot a line of Lürssen yachts, it is a specific Lürrsen yacht—a gigantic 315 feet long, owned by an Arab billionaire, and launched in 2014.)
The next stop is Sicily, to which Shannon and Dragunov pilot the “Lürrsen Kismet yacht” in chase of the Maltese patrol boat piloted by Kovalenko and team. Once there, Shannon and Dragunov steal a car and kidnap its driver, a woman named Claudina who refuses to leave the car—cars must be hard to get in Sicily. The Chechens and Shannon-Dragunov clash in Sicily. Shannon and Dragunov track Kovalenko to a remote house where they kill all of his team, leaving only the sly Kovalenko at large.
Dragunov-Shannon and Kovalenko then go into a one-on-one hunter-prey scenario. Once again, the two are stalemated in their effort to kill Kovalenko. Shannon and Dragunov are exfiltrated from Sicily by a SEAL a submarine designed for infiltration and exfiltration. We don’t know what happened to Claudina, but we miss her.
Next stop: Istanbul, then on to Moscow, where Shannon lunches with Putin and gets marching orders to the Caucasus Mountains—home of the nation of Georgia, home of the Chechens in northern Georgia’s South Ossetia, and Kovalenko’s home. (This book is better than a subscription to National Geographic.)
Where's Kovalenko?
But be assured that all is well. There is much more, and many Chechens will die before the novel ends with a lead-in to the fourth book. If you set this up right you don’t even need to stop reading.
Four Stars.
When I first started this book I had scant expectations—it seemed too formulaic and my interest waned. But once into it, I found it fast-paced and attention grabbing. The only distraction was the detail used in identifying a weapon system—everything but the serial number. For example, at one point a WWII bayonet for an M1 Garand is mentioned and reported to be “made by Union Fork and Hoe.” Yes, there was such a company. No, nobody cares.
The combat scenes are well done, and the backstories are nicely laid out. The geopolitical stuff and the bad guys in our government are formulaic, but that is part of the genre. Caveat: There will be blood!
The Context
What are the geopolitical foundations of all the gunfire to follow? Well, it’s complicated—we have the Russians vs. the Chechens and the U.S. vs. Chechen terrorism, the result being a cooperation between Russia and the U.S. in bringing Kovalenko down; after all, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” There are also rogue elements in the CIA and Senate who want to change the CIA into a less benign organization (less benign?).
The rogue CIA-Senate angle goes all the way up the line to a top dog named Tim Hagen. Hagen was the White House Chief of Staff and the President’s military advisor until he failed to stop Chechen terrorists from bringing a nuke into San Diego. Shannon and Pope saved the day, but Hagen pins the blame for his failure to stop the nuke on Shannon and Pope rather than his own errors; this proves once again the adage that “Denial is not just a river in Egypt.”
What we have is a multifaceted effort to undermine the principles of American democracy, all, of course, for the “Greater Good.” Shannon and Pope are the only obstacles. To contain opposition Hagan has hired an ex-marine to kill Pope and a CIA accomplice to assassinate Shannon. Their attempts fail. Meanwhile the President has found a new Chief of Staff and has elevated Pope to become CIA Director, authorizing him to drain the swamp.
The Plot
The book opens with Shannon and Kovalenko pitted rifle-to-rifle against one another on separate rooftops in Paris. Shannon gets Kovalenko in his scope and realizes that Kovalenko also him in the crosshairs; he dodges just as Kovalenko’s bullet travels directly down his scope to where his eye would have been. This is great news for Shannon, but not for me: the scene is a rip off of a very famous shot in 1967 by our top sniper in Vietnam, the USMC’s Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock. Hathcock put a bullet down the tube into the eye of a sniper who was at that moment zeroed in on him.
The signal this scene sent was that this is a book that’ll go by the book. But one must read on. After the rooftop debacle, a chase ensues with French Gendarmes after Shannon. Many shots are fired, but fortunately most are fired by the Gendarmerie so nobody non-French is harmed, To add to the local chaos, Kovalenko is picking off the Gendarmes who are after Shannon. Apparently he wants Shannon all to himself.
Eventually everybody retreats to a neutral corner. Russia sends a Spetsnaz operative named Dragunov with a team to assist Shannon in tracking Kovalenko down. Yes, this Dragunov is the grandson of the Russian who invented the very effective Dragunov sniper rifle, so we’ve dinged another bell on the sniper history timeline.
The chase continues to Malta, where Kovalenko kills a lot of people including the crew of a Maltese Naval Patrol Boat and the crew of a “Lürrsen Kismet yacht.” (Nitpick: there is no such thing as “a Lürssen Kismet yacht.” Kismet isnot a line of Lürssen yachts, it is a specific Lürrsen yacht—a gigantic 315 feet long, owned by an Arab billionaire, and launched in 2014.)
The next stop is Sicily, to which Shannon and Dragunov pilot the “Lürrsen Kismet yacht” in chase of the Maltese patrol boat piloted by Kovalenko and team. Once there, Shannon and Dragunov steal a car and kidnap its driver, a woman named Claudina who refuses to leave the car—cars must be hard to get in Sicily. The Chechens and Shannon-Dragunov clash in Sicily. Shannon and Dragunov track Kovalenko to a remote house where they kill all of his team, leaving only the sly Kovalenko at large.
Dragunov-Shannon and Kovalenko then go into a one-on-one hunter-prey scenario. Once again, the two are stalemated in their effort to kill Kovalenko. Shannon and Dragunov are exfiltrated from Sicily by a SEAL a submarine designed for infiltration and exfiltration. We don’t know what happened to Claudina, but we miss her.
Next stop: Istanbul, then on to Moscow, where Shannon lunches with Putin and gets marching orders to the Caucasus Mountains—home of the nation of Georgia, home of the Chechens in northern Georgia’s South Ossetia, and Kovalenko’s home. (This book is better than a subscription to National Geographic.)
Where's Kovalenko?
But be assured that all is well. There is much more, and many Chechens will die before the novel ends with a lead-in to the fourth book. If you set this up right you don’t even need to stop reading.
Four Stars.
June 6, 2015
Gil Shannon is an unstoppable American Hero
5+ stars for a great read, an novel about an American hero of the finest calibre. You'll love this story. Despite impossible odds, the hero stands tall and tells the suits to f-off!!
5+ stars for a great read, an novel about an American hero of the finest calibre. You'll love this story. Despite impossible odds, the hero stands tall and tells the suits to f-off!!
September 23, 2022
This is 3 rd book in 4 book series, each one seems get better. Non stop action great characters.
“Only God can judge whether the terrorist are right are wrong. It is our job to arrange the meeting.” Unknown US Navy SEAL
“Only God can judge whether the terrorist are right are wrong. It is our job to arrange the meeting.” Unknown US Navy SEAL
June 15, 2015
Very good book; written in Vince Flynn style.
June 6, 2015
On the same plain as his other Gill Shannan books, but just getting more and more unbelievable. I like the "super soldier" books but not a superman soldier.
June 9, 2015
The sniper and the wolf
I read the first book So I thought the second would be as good but it turned out to be much better
I read the first book So I thought the second would be as good but it turned out to be much better
October 1, 2015
Great read.
Nicely done. Action packed, hard to put Down. Nicely edited.
Followed up nicely to previous stories. I hate 20 word
Nicely done. Action packed, hard to put Down. Nicely edited.
Followed up nicely to previous stories. I hate 20 word
November 7, 2015
well done, not too terribly fictious
December 10, 2015
lOVED IT!
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