In a novel of dazzling suspense and excitement, Robert A. Shearer demonstrates the mastery of craft in this historically significant novel that has made him a significant voice in the historical fiction. Based on actual events that occurred after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and set in a small Texas town, Swift is a fictional account of lives altered in a time of war.

Part mystery, part personal tragedy, Swift presents the reader with a fascinating cast of characters who demonstrate courage and resiliency in a time of chaos, confusion, and criminal victimization.