Confirmed Kill

Target: Terror #3

by Michael Z. Williamson

When a pair of soldiers faces down deadly enemies together time after time, they become an efficient and deadly team. Kyle Monroe and Wade Curtis, two of the Army's most dangerous snipers, work together like a well–oiled machine. After hunting down terrorists in Pakistan and Romania, always under the official radar, Monroe and Curtis have learned how to get the job done by working together. So when General Robash asked them to take on another extremely important mission, traveling to Indonesia to kill high–level terrorists with connections to Al Qaeda, they knew they were the best two men for the job. But as they're prepping for the mission, Robash has to undergo emergency heart surgery––leaving the men under another's command. Now the paper–pushing Colonel Wiesenger has decided to accompany the men on the mission, and it's soon obvious that three's a crowd. It will take all of the experience and skill the two snipers have to trek through the jungle villages of volatile Indonesia, and stop the terrorists in their tracks. They must kill the terrorist leaders before more innocents, including those of American oil workers, are added to the list of casualties in the war on terror.

Genres: Military Fiction, Thriller, Fiction

384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 30, 2005

Reviews

[Andreas · Rating 2 out of 5]

The second sequel to The Scope of Justice finds our two snipers, Monroe and Wade, dropped into the jungles of Indonesia, where they become involved in a power struggle between diverse anti-government factions, consisting both of terrorists and Indonesian Army. In a clever twist to the story, their new commanding officer, a born and bred bureaucrat Colonel, comes with them. Our heroes are Sergeants, but they have vastly superior skills and experience. This poses many challenges as the team attempts to complete its mission in a shifting local political environment.

I was afraid that this third book would be a mere re-hash or the first two in a new locale, but Williamson has managed to make it unique. The overall structure of a covert mission remains in all three books, but the missions themselves vary widely. Williamson also captures well, especially in this last installment, the good and the bad of the military. How some personnel is helpful, how some is annoyingly by the book, how some goes above and beyond. Most military fiction does not go very deeply into these interesting subjects. Overall, a satisfying read.

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[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun sniper book by Williamson. I like the Kyle/Wade team. They're fun and exciting. I like Williamson's other books a great deal, too, but I like his regular military fiction like these better than his sci-fi. I hope he will write more of these soon. This is the last one that's published so far. =(

[Zack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terrific book about 2 Army Ranger Snipers who go on a secret op mission. Kept me on the edge of my seat most of the time. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys military reading.