Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling 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).
