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Soft Target #2
Tank
Soft Target 2 `Tank`- Conrad Jones The novel is the sequel to `Soft Target` . It is an action thriller following the Terrorist Task Force, who are based at Canning Place on the banks of the River Mersey. The Task Force`s lead agent is called John Tankersley, nicknamed Tank. Part two follows a plot which involves the kidnap of a Saudi Princess, by a Russian exile, trying to force the price of crude oil to rise.. The Taskforce are brought in under the radar as an Islamic extremist cell is suspected of the kidnap and subsequent bombings. The incident causes international unrest as the price of crude spirals out of control. Tensions in the Middle East reach boiling point when the Saudis retaliate against an insurgent Terror Training camp in Syria.The nefarious terrorist Yasser Ahmed from `Soft Target`, (a bin-Laden type character) had to go into hiding and has aligned himself with the Islamic Jihad in Chechnya. The Muslim struggle against the Christian Zionist invaders has brought him to the mountain region of Dagestan, where he finances and leads the Islamic rebels, Mujahideen. .Intrigue and espionage uncover the jigsaw pieces, which uncover the whereabouts of the Saudi Princess, and who took her. The book is packed with action as all roads lead to Kizlyar and a final showdown between Tank and Yasser Ahmed. The main characters from part one are present through part two. `Soft Target` has achieved great reviews from readers on amazon.co.uk and on the American site too. Soft Target has been published by Authorhouse, and has been ranked inside the top one-thousand on Amazon. Part one starts at US tourist destinations, but is mainly set in Liverpool climaxing at a fictional semi-final derby game at Anfield
- GenresFiction
296 pages, Paperback
First published February 20, 2009
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About the author
Conrad Jones
128 books399 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
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 14, 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
June 18, 2013
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.
October 25, 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.)
May 20, 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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