His last book, Hard Landing, saw undercover policeman Dan Shepherd in trouble in prison. Now he is an assassin in a very tough and dangerous world. The action is good, the storyline is good, at times riveting and the further developments, the quirky and personal complications, endear one to the on-going hero. In fact, the whole thing is good.
Comparison: Lee Child, Robert Crais, Harlan Coben.
Similar this month: Karin Slaughter, Michael Cordy.
There’s only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop . . . and that’s a corrupt cop with a gun. When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick and start to rip off drug dealers at gunpoint, undercover cop Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd is given his most dangerous mission so far. Shepherd is ordered to infiltrate the tight-knit team, to gain their confidence and to ultimately betray them.
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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There’s only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop . . . and that’s a corrupt cop with a gun. When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick and start to rip off drug dealers at gunpoint, undercover cop Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd is given his most dangerous mission so far.
Soft Target features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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Soft Target was written by Stephen Leather and published by Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Soft Target has 520 pages
Yes it is part of The Spider Shepherd Thrillers series
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