On Target

A Gray Man Novel

By: Mark Greaney

Narrated by: Jay Snyder

Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

Court Gentry, aka the Gray Man, is back – and once again on the run from old friends and foes.

Four years ago, Gentry was betrayed by his handlers in the CIA. Now, an old comrade, Russian arms merchant Sidorenko, returns to force him on a mission against his will: kill Sudan’s President Abboud, the supposed trigger for the Darfur genocide. But the CIA has its own plans for Abboud. With his ruthless employers on one side, his blackmailing former friends on the other, and a doomed mission ahead, Gentry would kill just to get out of this one alive.

Every bit as thrilling, informed, and addictive as The Gray Man, and once again skillfully narrated by Jay Snyder, On Target is sure to hit the mark for thriller fans.

Check out Mark Greaney's best-selling previous book, The Gray Man, now.

©2010 Mark Strode Greaney (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

“An action-filled yet touching story of a man whose reason has long ago been subsumed by his work ethic.” ( Publishers Weekly)

very well written book

all the characters are very believable, story line well thought out. I fought along side the Gray man in this story.

great author great reads

always a good read! hard to put down. love me some cort! can't wait to read next 1

Weak character

I was not enjoying the long and wussy self pity episodes.
A real warrior shrugs that kind of crap off and reinforces himself with confidence building internal dialog.
These kind of episodes of self recriminations dominated this book and he also had much less combat episodes where he dominated. .
I hope the next book has a lot less crybaby wussy man and much more butt kicking Gray Man.
The narrator gets a 5 star rating for a perfect job

Good, not great

Kept me interested and better than some others I’ve read / heard. I’ll keep listening to The Grey Man.

Keep me on the edge of my seat!

Loved it! The twists and turns kept me hooked on listening. Loved his smart ass sarcasm. On to the next book.

Good story

Nice…setting how you could get back in good graces but dealing with other people can lead things elsewhere. Good story but not as good as the first book.

Gray Man keeps it going

Good story flow and glad there is more books out there to feed the storyline.

really impressive

i'm a difficult reader to please but Mark Greaney has done it again. Like his previous, first work, Greaney packs this thriller with speed, suspense, and incredible imagination. This time he also adds an element of global politics. The gray man will constantly surprise you again. Also, if you are a fan of the more technical aspects of a good thriller, Greaney knows his weapons and machines and the types of backgrounds and training that go into becoming a CIA SAD operatives. Worth the money and time.

A Vulnerable Gray Man

I’m a fan of Mark Greaney’s “The Gray Man” (2009) and the series, narrated by Jay Snyder. “On Target” (2010) is my fourth book, after “Ballistic” (2011) and “Dead Eye” (2013).

One of the many nice things about this series is that it’s okay to listen to the books out of order. There’s backstory and some complex character development, but it carries from book to book and it's consistent. Court Gentry, the Gray Man, has some long established enemies that he has to watch out for, and he’s been burned by too many people too many times. Greaney’s adept at weaving the mythos to new action, and it works.

“On Target” shows a surprising side of the seemingly invincible Gray Man. Gentry was badly wounded in an earlier action/book, and picked up a nasty drug habit. He’s gone from being reliable to living and operating in the fog of addiction. It was a surprising turn for a warrior elite hero – but it made Gentry more likable and more real than fiction.

What about the armaments and the fighting? Well, I’m a veteran. I served too long ago to be familiar with some of the more recent weapons Greaney describes, but timing I know. I suspended time and enjoyed the story. It’s not a technical issue, but the speed at which things can be done and people can move just isn’t that fast. It sure makes for a better read speeded up, anyway.

Jay Snyder’s an enjoyable narrator for the series.

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Just gets better

Topping the first book in this series seemed impossible, but Mark Greaney managed to do it here. His Court Gentry is real, aches, pains, and brawn. There's none of the Superman stuff you get from other novels. He's all guts. And his constant running, away from handlers, those out to kill him, is just his lone wolf nature. Greaney has a special talent when it comes to making this man a three dimensional character. There is no one else who could narrate this book other than Jay Snyder. He has the edge to pull it off. Court is a brutal man, but deep down in there he has a heart. Well done, and I can't wait for book 3!