Targeted

Bob Lee Swagger Series, Book 12

By: Stephen Hunter

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times best-selling author Stephen Hunter returns with a taut, white-knuckled thriller featuring master sniper Bob Lee Swagger as he protects a group of political hostages during a perilous standoff and once again proves his title of “true American literary icon” (Mark Greaney, author of Mission Critical).

After his successful takedown of a dangerous terrorist, Bob Lee Swagger learns that no good deed goes unpunished. Summoned to court by the United States Congress, Swagger is accused of reckless endangerment by a hardheaded anti-gun congresswoman. But what begins as political posturing soon turns deadly when the auditorium where the committee is being held is attacked.

Swagger, the congresswoman, and numerous bystanders and reporters are taken hostage by a group of violent operatives. Soon, the very people who had accused him are depending on him to save their lives. Trapped in the auditorium and still struggling with injuries from his last assignment, Swagger must rely on his instincts, his shooting skills, and the help of a mysterious rogue sniper on the outside in order to ensure that everyone makes it out alive.

A heart-pounding and crackling action-packed novel, Targeted proves that Stephen Hunter is “a true master at the pinnacle of his craft. No one does it better” (Jack Carr, Former Navy SEAL Sniper and author of The Terminal List).

©2022 Stephen Hunter. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"With this inventive nail-biter, Hunter sets a new bar for both himself and the genre."―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Ingenious…Swagger’s adventures are escapist fun."―Kirkus Reviews

"Hunter writes action scenes as well as anyone in the genre…tremendous suspense and a great sense of timing."―Booklist (starred review)

Swagger is back!

Love me some Hunter and Swagger! Really enjoy Eric G. Dove as well.
Refreshing satirical commentary on the current state of things. Laughed out loud at times. I hope to have more of Hunter's Swagger soon!
Oh ya - and great Jack Carr shout out!

Another Winner

If you are a shooter, Stephen Hunter is your man. i
I cant ever stop reading until its over.

Fanfreakintastic!

As a fan of all things Stephen Hunter I can say without reservation that this offering was as outstanding as any to date. I laughed out loud numerous times and found myself very entertained. It is of note that Mr. Dove is responsible in half for the enjoyment of this, for his performance was superb. In all seriousness though, it’s fantastic.
Because everybody’s a critic, there is one lil not picky thing I’d point out. This is pretty much through the other books as well, and that’s this; the articulation of law enforcement officers, the depiction of them is just a bit off. (I can speak to this from a position of knowledge). To a lay person it fits well in with the TV depiction but not as well with the reality. It’s just a bit off, well ok in some spots it’s way off, but it is entertainment after all.
That lil bit of insignificance aside, I loved it. Can’t wait for what’s next!
Thank you both, Mr. Hunter and Mr. Dove for a great job!

Another tour de force by Hunter

I liked it so much better than the previous books that depended on revisionist history to write a Swagger into famous historical events.

However, I am not sure that "cantonment" would have been pronounced "cuntoonment" in 18th century British or in any language of the time. So one star deducted from the performance for that obscurity.

Brilliant portrayal of cowardly politicians and journalists on both sides of the aisle who fabricate any excuse to weaken our defenses against terrorists and criminals.

Minor point: It would be hard to prosecute a case of wanton disregard on the grounds of using a round that had not yet been officially adopted. Special operators are generally given wide latitude in their choice of weapons and the fact that the cartridge was later made official would make the claim of all the imagined hazards moot--especially when considered with Swagger 's profound experience and analytical expertises in the field of kinetic activity.

great book well written very entertaining

another great swagger novel. excellent read great storyline really enjoy all the backup data and fax that are provided by the author

OK story

The historic portions were kind of useless and not enjoyable and I simply skip those chapters.

took a while to get this one going

it was an interesting book, eventually but it took a while

the characters managed to keep me interested until the good stuff started

Slower

I love all Hunters books. This one was a little slow. Looking forward to Earl returning.

An excellent listen!

Loved it. Can’t wait for the next one. He is such a wonderful character. Straight ahead, no bs.

Even in his older years Bob Lee Swagger is still a bad ass!

I did not care for the reader. The reader should have Buck Schirner, that’s the voice(s) best associated with Bob Lee Swagger.