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Soft Target #2
Soft Target II Tank
'Tank' is like Jack Reacher on steroids! Guardian Reviews. Crime thriller writing that will have you chewing your fingers as you read! ; Review
A Top 20 Title
Awesome thriller......
Blistering pace........
I could not put it down..
Like Reacher on steroids!
Soft Target 2- Tank; the action-packed and gripping 2nd chapter in the highly-acclaimed, and bestselling Soft Target series of thrillers featuring John Tankersley.
John Tankersley was the perfect taskforce agent. A loner. No real friends or family. Trained to deal with any situation with cold efficiency, devoid of emotion. But Tank is tasked with tracking down, nefarious terrorist, Yasser Ahmed. Ahmed, one of the world’s most violent terrorists has gone to ground but security forces across the planet know it is only a matter of time before he surfaces again. Pursuing his man relentlessly, oblivious to the growing trail of destruction that he leaves in his wake, Tank delves increasingly deeper into the web of lies and deceit surrounding the terrorist. Finally, he comes to learn just what it means to be a Soft Target.
Praise for Conrad
"an excellent and action-packed story that is hard to put down” - Andrew Gian
”twists and turns that kept me begging for more…jam-packed with detailed action and adventure” - Monica McDonald
"Conrad Jones is a genius story teller” - Catherine Rome
"A strong, dramatic and enjoyable series.” – Cat booth
"fast paced action thriller that will have you hooked from the first page…Jones is up there with the best.” John Downs
Also available in the international bestselling Soft Target Liverpool
Soft Target
Tank
Jerusalem
Coming Home; 18th Brigade
Blister
Conrad Jones is the bestselling author of The Anglesey Murders Series, The DI Braddick Books; The Detective Alec Ramsay Series and The Journey.
A multiple time Kindle All-Star author, as one of the most read authors on Kindle Unlimited, Conrad Jones’ books are fast-paced and full of breathless action, and perfect for fans of Chris Carter, Lee Child, Mark Edwards, CJ Box, JB Turner, Mark Greaney, Mark Dawson, Stephen Leather, Andrew Watts, Tim Tigner and others.
Best Selling Crime Thriller Series. Detective Alec Ramsay Series
Conrad Jones has done it again with his second thriller series, the Detective Alec Ramsay Series. Crime thriller writing that will have you chewing your fingers as you read! ; Review
The Child Taker
Slow Burn
Criminally Insane
Frozen Betrayal
Desolate Sands
Concrete Evidence
THE SOFT TARGET SERIES
Soft Target
Tank
Jerusalem
18th Brigade
Blister
The Child Taker
The Hunting Angels Diaries/ Reached No1 Horror in 4 Countries
A Child for the Devil
Black Angel
Blood Bath (horror collaboration with Stephen Leather)
The Book of Abominations
Non Fiction Writing Guides
How to write a novel in 90 days
- GenresFiction
356 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 20, 2009
About the author
Conrad Jones
249 books413 followersConrad Jones is a best-selling thriller writer with 30 thriller novels.
The Anglesey Murders 10 books
The Soft Target Series 6 books
The Detective Alec Ramsay Series 6 books
The Inspector Braddick Series 4 books
The Journey Series 3 books
Cuckoos on the Mersey
18 of his books are available in audio and his novels have been translated into six languages.
He is always keen to talk to readers and writers alike, jonesconrad5@aol.com
FaceBook Conrad Jones Author
Twitter @ConradJones
The Anglesey Murders 10 books
The Soft Target Series 6 books
The Detective Alec Ramsay Series 6 books
The Inspector Braddick Series 4 books
The Journey Series 3 books
Cuckoos on the Mersey
18 of his books are available in audio and his novels have been translated into six languages.
He is always keen to talk to readers and writers alike, jonesconrad5@aol.com
FaceBook Conrad Jones Author
Twitter @ConradJones
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August 17, 2017
Bad writing or bad editing?.
This author hasn't a.clue. He talks about a 75mm rifle, no such thing! That's either an r.p.g. or a mortar. 75 75mm is about 3 inches! He also doesn't know that a Glock doesn't have a safety catch, it's built into the trigger! He doesn't know the difference between an automatic and semi automatic weapon. No semi auto can fire 900 rounds per minute, unless you can pull the trigger 900 times! The editor must have slept his way through this book or is totally ignorant. The author is obviously just making stuff up as he goes along,so he loses all credibility, I'm not even sure I believe in Liverpool anymore!
This author hasn't a.clue. He talks about a 75mm rifle, no such thing! That's either an r.p.g. or a mortar. 75 75mm is about 3 inches! He also doesn't know that a Glock doesn't have a safety catch, it's built into the trigger! He doesn't know the difference between an automatic and semi automatic weapon. No semi auto can fire 900 rounds per minute, unless you can pull the trigger 900 times! The editor must have slept his way through this book or is totally ignorant. The author is obviously just making stuff up as he goes along,so he loses all credibility, I'm not even sure I believe in Liverpool anymore!
December 20, 2024
The second book in the Liverpool Thriller Series. A secretive fascist organisation, 18th Brigade who will do the will of the highest bidder, are involved in the kidnap of the daughter of a Saudi Diplomat. Full of fast paced narrative, the story switches from Liverpool to The Middle East - several sub plots come together, with those loose ends to presumably tie in nicely at the end of book three.
March 11, 2020
Page turner
Tank is still out to track down Yasser after his get away, he'll vent on carrying on his terrorist attacks and even more so after his sister was killed in mistaken identity of this most wanted man. Thanks mission to save the politicians daughter takes devastating when much loved team member onslaught up in the misson
Tank is still out to track down Yasser after his get away, he'll vent on carrying on his terrorist attacks and even more so after his sister was killed in mistaken identity of this most wanted man. Thanks mission to save the politicians daughter takes devastating when much loved team member onslaught up in the misson
July 21, 2026
TANK
Really enjoying all of Conrad jones books so far and this is the second one in the series that I’ve read really enjoyed it and have already downloaded all the other books to my kindle app will start the next one straight away if you like jd Kirk David g Hayward and John Carson or just crime thriller books Conrad jones would definitely be worth you reading 👍
Really enjoying all of Conrad jones books so far and this is the second one in the series that I’ve read really enjoyed it and have already downloaded all the other books to my kindle app will start the next one straight away if you like jd Kirk David g Hayward and John Carson or just crime thriller books Conrad jones would definitely be worth you reading 👍
March 3, 2020
Tank is on the rampage fighting russian mafia,right wing fascist and islamic terrorists from kidnapping to bombing he takes the fight across the UK and Chechnya.
November 13, 2024
I loved this book, and it terrified me at the same time! It was like reading a really exciting and thrilling History book and left me pretty breathless, to be honest.
July 4, 2025
Roller coaster ride
I am enjoying this series. Just love Tank and the chemical he has with his team. On to number 3
I am enjoying this series. Just love Tank and the chemical he has with his team. On to number 3
July 7, 2011
There is no doubt that Soft Target II is an exciting tale. Like the original Soft Target, the writing style is very heavy handed and frequently gets in the way of the story. I gave the first book a generous 3 stars because I enjoyed it overall, but I've had to knock one off here because if anything it's got worse.
There are quite a few spelling and grammatical errors which really should have been sorted out before publication. Jones style just doesn't let the story flow in the way that an exciting story such as this should do. Instead of weaving background into the narrative, he stops the action and clumsily inserts a big lump of it before returning. Sometimes it's not even relevant to the plot.
In one part of the book, a Russian gangster is in a board meeting at the "Premier League" football club he owns (yawn). We find out the manager is a Portuguese named Moanio (or something similar, I couldn't be bothered to find the scene). I nearly gave up at that point. Later on, a very minor character is introduced who happens to work at McDonalds. Jones goes into a bizarre spiel for several pages about what a good company McDonalds is to work for and how well they train their employees. Eh?
My final gripe, and in my mind one of the biggest writing sins, is that Jones switches POV in mid paragraph. The agents will described be sneaking into a room and in the next sentence the reader is in the mind of a terrorist. Ugh. The problem with the Soft Target books is although they are horribly written, the story is entertaining enough to make me want to finish. After all that, I'm reading the third one next. Go Figure.
There are quite a few spelling and grammatical errors which really should have been sorted out before publication. Jones style just doesn't let the story flow in the way that an exciting story such as this should do. Instead of weaving background into the narrative, he stops the action and clumsily inserts a big lump of it before returning. Sometimes it's not even relevant to the plot.
In one part of the book, a Russian gangster is in a board meeting at the "Premier League" football club he owns (yawn). We find out the manager is a Portuguese named Moanio (or something similar, I couldn't be bothered to find the scene). I nearly gave up at that point. Later on, a very minor character is introduced who happens to work at McDonalds. Jones goes into a bizarre spiel for several pages about what a good company McDonalds is to work for and how well they train their employees. Eh?
My final gripe, and in my mind one of the biggest writing sins, is that Jones switches POV in mid paragraph. The agents will described be sneaking into a room and in the next sentence the reader is in the mind of a terrorist. Ugh. The problem with the Soft Target books is although they are horribly written, the story is entertaining enough to make me want to finish. After all that, I'm reading the third one next. Go Figure.
January 18, 2009
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The manipulation of governments and world economies is highlighted in this book, number II in the series.
A wealthy Russian businessman/criminal manipulates a European terrorist group to do his dirty work and take the fall for the kidnapping of the daughter of the Saudi ruling family. His aim is to get the ruling family to manipulate oil prices so he can amass more wealth before his home country takes over his industries and leaves him with very little.
On another front the terrorist from the last book, Yasser Ahmed, is still training terrorists. In a plot that is sure to please everyone, Tank and Yasser Ahmed meet yet again during the rescue of our Saudi princess.
The manipulation of governments and world economies is highlighted in this book, number II in the series.
A wealthy Russian businessman/criminal manipulates a European terrorist group to do his dirty work and take the fall for the kidnapping of the daughter of the Saudi ruling family. His aim is to get the ruling family to manipulate oil prices so he can amass more wealth before his home country takes over his industries and leaves him with very little.
On another front the terrorist from the last book, Yasser Ahmed, is still training terrorists. In a plot that is sure to please everyone, Tank and Yasser Ahmed meet yet again during the rescue of our Saudi princess.
February 21, 2011
The story was good enough but the reason I have given it 2 stars is because it is littered with grammatical and spelling mistakes (eg. using was instead of were on numerous occasions.)
April 5, 2012
Liked this one, not quite as good as the first, but brilliant as a prelude to the 3rd one. Love the character Tank. A Jason Statham in text!!
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