Bob Lee Swagger

Bob Lee Swagger
First appearancePoint of Impact
Created byStephen Hunter
Portrayed by
In-universe information
AliasTyler Lee Young
NicknameBob the Nailer
GenderMale
OccupationFormer U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Scout Sniper
Family
  • Earl Swagger (father)
  • June Swagger (mother)
Spouse
  • Susan Swagger (maiden name unknown)
  • Tien Dang
  • Julie Fenn-Swagger
Children
  • Nikki Swagger
  • Miko Swagger (adopted)
  • Ray Cruz (GySgt USMC)
  • Mary Swagger
NationalityAmerican

Bob Lee "the Nailer" Swagger is a fictional character created by Stephen Hunter. He is the protagonist of a series of 12 novels (as of 2022) that relate his life during and after the Vietnam War, starting with Point of Impact (1993) up to the most recent Targeted (2022). Swagger is the protagonist of the 2007 film and the 2016 TV series Shooter, each based on Point of Impact. Hunter has said that Swagger is loosely based on Carlos Hathcock, a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hunter, Stephen (2010). Dead Zero: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel. Simon and Schuster. p. 404. ISBN 978-1-4391-3865-6.
  2. ^ Penzler, Otto (2009). The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives. Hachette Digital, Inc. pp. 161–167. ISBN 978-0-316-03193-6.