Soft Target, Stephen Hunter
Soft Target, Stephen Hunter
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Soft Target

Bestseller

Author: Stephen Hunter

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Unabridged: 7 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/06/2011


Synopsis

Ten thousand people jam the aisles, the corridors, the elevators, and the escalators of America, the Mall—a giant Rubik’s Cube of a structure with its own amusement park located in the spacious center atrium. Of those people, nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight have come to shop.The other twelve have come to kill.Ray Cruz, one of the heroes of Hunter’s last bestseller, Dead Zero, is in the mall with his fiancée and her family. The retired Marine sniper thought he was done with stalking and killing—but among the trapped thousands, he’s the only one with a plan and the guts to confront the self-proclaimed “Brigade Mumbai.” Now all he needs is a gun.FBI Sniper Dave McElroy has a gun. But positioned on the roof of the vast building and without explosives or fuses—or the go-ahead from his superiors—he is cut off from his targets and forced into the role of witness to the horror unfolding below.Having learned the lessons of Columbine, the feds believe that immediate action is the only solution. But Douglas Obobo, the charismatic and ambitious commandant of the state police, orders cooperation, tolerance, communication, and empathy for the gunmen. He feels that with his superior negotiating skills, he can make contact with the shooters and gently nudge them into surrender. But what if their goal all along has been unparalleled massacre—and they’re only waiting for prime time?

About Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter has written 17 novels. The retired chief film critic for The Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, American Gunfight. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on September 12, 2013

This book is the "logical continuation" of the Bob Lee Swagger series of books...but it's not a Bob Lee book. Bob you see has gotten a little...long in the tooth. He was 64 years old in his last outing. Luckily for us however Bob discovered a long lost son! In this book the "saga" continues with Bob......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on May 20, 2012

Ray Cruz was a Marine. He is trying to adjust to cilivan life. It is Christmas time. Ray and his friend, Molly are shopping. So are tons of other people on this day. People ae in a jolly mood and children are having fun sitting n Santa's lap, telling him their wish list. Suddenly, a shot is fired. S......more

Goodreads review by Mark on April 18, 2014

I suddenly wanted mind candy, I suddenly got mind candy. In this terrorism, malcontent against the world thriller, former Washington Post film critic Stephen Hunter creates a massive hostage incident at the Mall of America in Minnesota. One day, Somali gunmen emerge in the mall, start firing and kill......more

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on February 20, 2012

Taut short thriller. When terrorists take over the America Mall and hold 1000 hostages, what will the police and FBI do to stop the carnage. Ray Cruz, a former marine sniper, and his girlfriend are in the Mall shopping for gifts for Christmas when the action starts. The police are led by a bureaucrat......more

Goodreads review by Rex on September 24, 2019

Got the feeling Hunter was struggling to empathize with his lead character, Ray Cruz. Maybe that's why he didn't write any more in the series. He certainly compensated by making the smarmy, super-PC head of the Minnesota State Police who commands the response to an attack on a Mall of America look-a......more