Mister Truck (novel)

Mister Truck is a 1995 novel by author Brendan M. Leonard, and the sixth in a series of 17 novels about sniper Jack Truck. Mister Truck won the 1995 National Book Award for fiction, one of the rare thriller novels to do so.

Synopsis
Jack Truck has faced down terrorists and mobsters alike. Now he faces his greatest challenge...teenagers. Truck goes undercover at a New England prep school to bust a massive marijuana and ecstacy ring while battling the return of his alcoholic demons (alluded to as the events of Truck, though this novel does not need to be read in sequence).

Reception
In addition to the National Book Award, Mister Truck was a hit with critics. The novel is known for its literary, high-minded style; Truck spends as much time with the students as he does on the case. "Imagine the best of John Irving with the occasional blood-spattered meltdown," wrote New York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani, "and you've got Mister Truck."