Soft Target (2011)

by Stephen Hunter

Series: Ray Cruz (2)

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A follow-up to "Dead Zero" finds retired marine sergeant Ray Cruz confronting a band of terrorists who have taken over the Mall of America, where they begin to systematically execute more than one thousand hostages.

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BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

ok. quick read. it was annoying to read America, the mall every time. the mall would be sufficient after the intro of the mall. also I got tired of reading the same description of somalis over and over again. (

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RunsOnEspresso | Mar 25, 2020 |

The mathematical detail honestly made this book for me. The characterization was good, the writing was wonderfully tense, but the thing I never forgot was all that sniper trig.

A gloriously nerdy thriller. (

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LaRiccia | Apr 4, 2017 |

A disappointing and half-hearted effort from a usually top-notch author. (

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CharlesHornaday | Jan 18, 2016 |

Hunter was one of my favorite authors in the past. His Bob Lee Swagger series were great. I think he has lost his passion for story-telling, it seems like he is just phoning it in now, counting on his past reputation to sell books. This particular book was awful. (

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Soft Target

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Soft Target: A Thriller

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2011

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Ray Cruz

Molly Chan

Colonel Douglas Obobo

Nick Memphis

Dave McElroy

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Do not combine Soft Target by Stephen Hunter with Soft Target by Stephen Leather. These are two different books and authors.

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A follow-up to "Dead Zero" finds retired marine sergeant Ray Cruz confronting a band of terrorists who have taken over the Mall of America, where they begin to systematically execute more than one thousand hostages.

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