First published 2011
Ten thousand shoppers pack America, the Mall, a massive cube-shaped complex with its own amusement park in the center atrium. Ray Cruz, son of legendary Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger, walks the corridors with his fiancée and her family. The retired Marine sniper believes his days of combat are behind him. Then twelve terrorists calling themselves Brigade Mumbai launch their attack. They trap thousands of innocent people inside the sprawling structure. Cruz finds himself the only person with military training among the terrified crowds. He knows how to think like a soldier and move like a predator. The killers have weapons and a coordinated plan. Cruz has his training and his determination to protect the woman he loves. He needs to find a gun and turn the hunters into the hunted.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: America, the Mall
Period: 21st-century
256 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: violence