Soft Targets (13 page)
Authors: John Gilstrap
“Not much to tell. I saw the muzzle flashes, and I think I saw him fall, but nothing confirmable. I don’t see any movement.”
The movement part was all he needed. Jonathan knew that the target was hit hard. Speed now trumped surprise. Jonathan sprinted through the underbrush with the speed of the Olympic contender that he once was, his rifle at the ready. A heartbeat later, he had the gunman’s sprawled, supine form in his sights. The wounds looked fatal, but the shooter was still breathing. “Don’t move,” Jonathan said, and he stepped closer.
What he saw next surprised the hell out of him.
Photo by Amy Cesal
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J
OHN
G
ILSTRAP
is the acclaimed author of ten thrillers:
High Treason, Damage Control, Threat Warning, Hostage Zero, No Mercy, Six Minutes to Freedom, Scott Free, Even Steven, At All Costs,
and
Nathan’s Run
. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A safety and environmental expert and former firefighter, he holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. John has also adapted four books for the big screen, including
Red Dragon
(uncredited), from the Thomas Harris novel,
Word of Honor
, from the Nelson DeMille novel; and
Young Men and Fire
, from the Norman Maclean book. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.). Please visit
www.johngilstrap.com
.
OHN
G
ILSTRAP
is the acclaimed author of ten thrillers:
High Treason, Damage Control, Threat Warning, Hostage Zero, No Mercy, Six Minutes to Freedom, Scott Free, Even Steven, At All Costs,
and
Nathan’s Run
. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. A safety and environmental expert and former firefighter, he holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. John has also adapted four books for the big screen, including
Red Dragon
(uncredited), from the Thomas Harris novel,
Word of Honor
, from the Nelson DeMille novel; and
Young Men and Fire
, from the Norman Maclean book. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.). Please visit
www.johngilstrap.com
.
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First electronic edition: October 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7860-3293-8
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