A ruthless peddler of poison is closing in. How long can she evade the inevitable?Elite assassin Ember Clarke never thought she would have to stare death in the face. In week two of a six-week trial by combat, she’s working hard to keep her head above water. But the hitman after her this week changes everything by poisoning Ember’s crew solely to get to her.Devastated by these senseless killings, … her.
Devastated by these senseless killings, Ember strikes out to find the vicious murderer. But a technicality in the rules keeps the poisoner’s identity secret.
Can Ember uncover the identity of her shadow before this person kills again?
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Subtle Target is the second book in the pulse-pounding Six Assassins crime and action thriller series. If you like gritty noir heroes, shocking twists and turns, action adventure, and pages so riveting they practically flip themselves, you’ll love Jim Heskett’s and Nick Thacker’s epic six-part tale.
From Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Authors Jim Heskett and Nick Thacker, authors of the well-loved Harvey Bennett Thrillers series, comes a brand-new thriller series, for fans of Harlan Coben, Stieg Larsson, and Vince Flynn.
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Subtle Target – a review by Rosemary Kenny
Allison Campbell, aka Ember Clarke, is a member of the Denver Branch of the so-called DAC, (Denver Assassin’s Club) of elite killers-for-hire, from which the eponymous Six Assassins have now consecutively each been given one week to finish Ember off – or be taken down themselves.
So far, the score is Ember 1, Assassins 0, but will that score change in week two?
The Parker Group (of the DAC), has been invited to send one of their best killers against Ember…but will assassin # 2 learn from Ember’s first round victory over her predecessor?
The week gets off to a spine-chilling start, when many members of Ember’s group are made seriously (and in two instances fatally), ill at a traditional monthly branch get-together.
How will Ember escape her appointment with death?
Can she and her Branch colleagues live to fight – not die – another day?
Get your copy of, (Primary Target first, as the series is best enjoyed in order) this second in series spy-killer thriller, Subtle Target, as soon as you can and thrill at these great new gritty, all-action psychological adventures, by two talented authors Nick Thacker and Jim Heskett.
They’ll skillfully take you far away from your Covid-19 fears and Lockdown Blues, with a great read, plus a heroine who reminds me of a mix of Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight and (a younger) Helen Mirren in Red.
Subtle Target is yet another 5-star winner for Jim Heskett and Nick Thacker – don’t miss out!
Subtle Target starts where Primary Target ended, the start of week 2. I figured something out in chapter one, just by the way the assassin tried to kill Ember. It was interesting in that assassin sent other people to kill Ember, so there was a lot things going on. If you’re not careful you could get lost in what is going on. I like the different points of view, it fills in parts of the story that you might not get if it was one point of view. Jim Heskett and Nick Thacker kept me turning the pages. I’m find Ember more interesting the more the story moves on. In my opinion Ember has many layers. In my opinion the ending was predictable and very anticlimactic. In my opinion the ending lack the suspense I look forward too. I found the story pretty good just lacking at the end. I can’t wait to start Unstable Target. I read on Kindle Unlimited.
As Bette Davis said back in 1950, Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. This series is really heating up!
Ember survived the first week of her six week punishment but will she survive the second? Lydia, the new assassin contracted for week two has a lot on her plate but she is determined to do it all. Read along with Ember as she fights to stay alive and take out those who Lydia subcontractors with.
As always Nick and Jim being their characters to life and leave you hanging on the edge of your seat. No sleep after you start this thriller.
I received a free advanced copy to read but the review and opinions are all mine and left of my own free will.
I received a review copy from the author at my request and this is my honest opinion. This series is quickly becoming one of my favorites. The action is almost non-stop (even though a little slower this time due to the method this assassin uses. The characters are strong, capable, and not exaggerated in any way. In fact, there are a few of them I wouldn’t mind having as friends if they would change their profession. I also enjoy the way the authors have several plots going at the same time and still maintain a smooth flowing story. Nothing feels jumbled together or confusing or as if it were thrown together; that takes talent for the type of stories going on here. I highly recommend this series and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next installment.
Th is the second week of Ember’s trial. She has to stay aware at all times and not everything is as it seems. A quick, page turning, suspenseful read.
This is a hard review to write because one wrong word and the plot is blown as are the surprises. I don’t want to rob anyone of that, but I will advise that the first book (Primary Target) be read first.
The premise of the series is Ember Clarke is in a black dot combat situation. In the previous book, she accidentally killed another assassin who wasn’t supposed to be on the scene of her kill. He was from another branch of the Denver Assassins Club and somehow the two of them ended up with the same contract. It bears stating that the Denver Assassins Club (DAC) is a well-oiled machine with different branches that have their own people, but they all answer to David Wellner, who is the president of the whole deal. Anyway, this is the law of the jungle. Kill or be killed. Ember has six assassins after her. One a week for the next six weeks. She doesn’t know who will come after her or how they’re going to try to kill her. She has to figure it out and outsmart them or end up taking a dirt nap.
This book is week two.
Ember and Gabe go to the monthly lunch at their post office. They’re all ready for some good food and some fellowship when people start getting sick, including Gabe, her recruit. This is important because my gut tells me there’s going to be repercussions from this further into the series. Read the book and find out why.
Again, Ember has no idea who her assassin is or how they’re going to take her out. That adds suspense right from the very beginning. The surprise in this particular book was who it was and how they’re going to do it. I was as shocked as Ember. Mind. Blown. But you never really know anybody. This assassin was particularly disturbing.; more diabolical than others because it’s the last person anybody would ever suspect of having these kinds of thoughts and capabilities.
But what makes this worse is this assassin doesn’t do their own dirty work. Oh no. They have somebody try to do it for them. A man who is a little slow mentally and does everything this assassin tells him to do without questions. Ember realized this when she first met him and despite him being after her, she showed him some compassion.
The other part of the story is Zach Bennett. He’s a younger twenty-something-year-old college kid who does some kind of research for a company he knows nothing about. He gets paid well for it and the boss wants him to move from Colorado to California. That piques Zach’s interest about just who he’s working for (other things do, too) and when he starts investigating…I don’t know how this is going to end. What he’s into seems bigger than anything he can handle. He’s innocent, but try telling that to a judge.
Off the subject a little bit here, Ember has this hot neighbor guy yet she chooses to hang with the younger guys. She’s got a thing for Zach Bennett, which is sweet and he’s willing, but wow, she’s such a cougar. It’s not appalling or disgusting necessarily and both she and Zach are of age and consenting adults, but I picture him as just another college kid and she’s got far more life experience than he does. For now. I have a feeling things are going to start getting hairy for him in future books.
Ember’s hot neighbor guy. I’m not going to say who he is until he ends up making a move, if he ever does. I thought it was going to be in one scene in this book. I know he knew what was going on because when she got back, he was outside his door and gave her a nod and went back inside. Knowing that he’s there and what he’s capable of just puts me on edge. He hasn’t done anything so far and he may not ever do anything, but just the thought that he’s so close just adds to the tension and anticipation. He’s a sleepy character at this point. Maybe a sleeping bear would be a better description.
This book packed a punch, but in a different way than Primary Target, which had my heart pounding and my adrenaline kicked up. This is more suspenseful and the surprises came from the assassin who was to take out Ember. It kept me turning the pages and made me anxious to read the next book in the series.
*I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily left a review.
Subtle Target (Six Assassins #2), my thirty-first read from author Jim Heskett. Another excellent read! The problem with writing a successful book is amplified in a successful series, the reader’s expectations are that this book will be even better than the last. This is a good book, and I anticipate a good series, that you can’t wait to turn the next page and read more. Next up, Unstable Target (Six Assassins #3). (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
Make sure you read the first one in the series prior to this one.
If you weren’t completely hooked after the first one the second book definitely will.
The second book starts of with the second week of Ember’s trail by combat. It seems more and more that the other groups do not play by the same rules. The punishment giving to Ember for her offence doesn’t seem to be matching what other assassins are allowed to do without any talk about punishing them. The stories that are going around about Ember been vicious and would torturer innocent relatives doesn’t hold truth in the way Ember works. So who is behind these rumors?
Having finished this book in record time I’m anxious to find out where we go from here. Some intriguing story lines have opened up leaving more possibilities.