The Sniper (novel)

The Sniper
First edition
AuthorNelson DeMille
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherLeisure Books
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited States
Followed byThe Hammer of God 

The Sniper is a 1974 thriller novel by American author Nelson DeMille. It was DeMille's first published novel. The Sniper introduces character NYPD Sergeant, Joe Ryker. Like the other books in the Joe Ryker series, it was re-published in 1989 with the author as "Jack Cannon."