Target Acquired
Target Acquired is a thriller novel written by Don Bentley. It was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons on June 8, 2021.
Plot
Jack Ryan Jr. would do anything for Ding Chavez. That’s why Jack is currently sitting in an open air market in Israel helping a CIA team with a simple job. The man running the mission, Peter Beltz, is an old friend from Ding’s army days. Ding hadn’t seen his friend since Peter’s transfer to the CIA eighteen months prior and intended to use the assignment to reconnect. Unfortunately, Ding had to cancel at the last minute and asked Jack to take his place. It’s a cushy assignment–an all expense paid trip to Israel in exchange for a couple hours of easy work, but Jack could use the downtime after his last operation.
Jack is here merely as an observer, but when he hastens to help a woman and her young son, he finds himself the target of trained killers. Alone and outgunned Jack will have to use all his skills to protect the life of the child.
Principal Characters
United States
- Jack Ryan, Sr.: President of the United States
- Mary Pat Foley: Director of National Intelligence
The Campus
- John Clark: Director of operations
- Domingo Chavez: Assistant director of operations
- Gavin Biery: Director of Information Technology
- Jack Ryan, Jr.: Operations officer, senior analyst
- Lisanne Robertson: Director of Transportation
Operational Detachnent Alpha (ODA) 555
- Captain Alex Brown
- Master Sergeant Cary Marks
- Sergeant First Class Jad Mustafa
- Doug "Crumdog" Crum
- Sergeant First Class Brian Martin
- Staff Sergeant Greg Glass
- Staff Sergeant Jeff Mishler
Shin Bet Officers
- Tal Levy
- Dudu
Others
- Caroline Ryan: First Lady of the United States
- General Farhad Ahmadi
- Darien Moradi
- Katerina Sidorova
- Peter Beltz
- Dr. Rebecka Schweigart
- Tommy Schweigart
- Captain Natalie "Daisy" Smith
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