Short range the spider shepherd thrillers book 16 by leather, stephen. The explosive new standalone thriller from the author of the spider. Spider shepherd is the main character in the book hard landing by stephen leather. The short stories are hard targets, natural selection, narrow escape, warning order, hostile territory and rough diamonds and feature dan spider shepherd whose adventures have been sunday times bestsellers. Stephen leather books for sale in uk view 18 bargains. Just a moment while we sign you in to your goodreads account. The 16th spider shepherd thriller kindle edition by. The 2nd spider shepherd thriller ebook written by stephen leather. Shepherd was an sas trooper but he left the sas after being shot in afghanistan.
The spider shepherd series of books from stephen leather could hardly start any better than this. Over the twelve books shepherd has been in the sas, an undercover officer with firstly the metropolitan police and then the serious organised crime agency. Stephen leather did real life research on the book, visiting prisons and speaking with inmates to gain real life insights and valuable hands on experience and says he enjoyed doing the research and talking with people currently serving time. Theres also some great facts on setting up a murder investigation. Please read the whole listing please before placing a bid you are bidding on a short range the spider absolute bargain from 1. The hero is a girl, sally page, and in my mind she is black but because if cultural appropriation issues, i cant say that.
Decided to read this, as i have read all of the stephen leather spider shepherd series up to the 12th book and wanted to find out more about the characters life in the sas, which is a prequel to the main book series. He is one of the top selling amazon kindle authors, the second bestselling uk author worldwide on kindle in 2011. So he is far from happy to learn that mi5 is using teenagers as informants. It takes place over twentyfour hours in london, mainly in wimbledon, putney, fullham and ealing, places i am very familiar with.
What is the next book in the spider shepherd series. Dan spider shepherds career path soldier, cop, mi5 officer has always put a strain on his family. Short range the spider shepherd thrillers book 16 kindle. Buy short range the spider shepherd thrillers book 16 by stephen leather from amazons fiction books store. His latest book, plausible deniability, is the start of a new series titled explosive lex harper. Aside from his novels, has written television, including londons burning, the knock and murder in the mind. He works for an elite undercover squad and had to lie, cheat and con in order to put the most wanted in britain behind bars. The 16th spider shepherd thriller by leather, stephen. Another great book by stephen leather in the dan spider shepherd series. In many ways, the long shot is a sequel to the chinaman, though they are totally different stories.
Stephen leather black ops the new spider shepherd book. Kidnapping i editions of fair game by stephen leather. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read soft target. From the beginning, this is a completely absorbing thriller. In leather s popular spider series of books, he follows dan spider shepherd a former british special air service soldier who has become an undercover police officer. There doesnt seem to be an upcoming book in the spider shepherd series. Thoughtprovoking, highoctane chase thriller with style. Fair game when somali pirates seize the crew of a yacht off the coast of africa, they bite off more. Stephen leather is one of the uks most successful thriller writers, an ebook and sunday times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed dan spider shepherd series and the jack nightingale supernatural detective novels.
This is the twelfth book in stephen leathers spider shepherd series. Ironically their first case is a murder in a local mosque. The next heartstopping thriller from bestselling author. Dan spider shepherds career path soldier, policeman, mi5 officer. Stephen leather born 25 october 1956 is a british thriller author whose works are published. Stephen leather was born in manchester, and grew up in sale, he attended manchester grammar school. He isnt married to one genre, however, and has even written a series of erotic novellas. The book is seen through the eyes of porter and nasri, alternately in each chapter. Stephen leather books list of books by author stephen.
Stephen leather is a british author of thriller and mystery novels. Dan spider shepherd is a former sas trooper turned detective in an elite undercover squad. A new spider book and once again my productivity goes to pot. Short range spider shepherd, book 16 by stephen leather.
Theres only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop. When i bought the book i thought it was another spider shepherd novel. Let spider draw you into his web you wont regret it sun the 8th, 9th and 10th thrillers in stephen leather s bestselling spider shepherd series, available in one allaction collection, including fair game, false friends and true colours. The newest book is short range and was released on july, 25th 2019. Stephen was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as the times, the daily mail and the south china morning post in hong kong. One of the new spider shepherd short stories, hard evidence. The explosive new thriller in the spider shepherd series. Di porter has a new bag carrier, a moslem dc nasri. Before he was an undercover cop and mi5 officer, spider was a soldier and a member of the elite sas seeing action in warzones around the world. Stephen leather well, i finished the new spider book. The 8th, 9th and 10th thrillers in stephen leather s bestselling spider shepherd series, available in one allaction collection, including fair game, false friends and true colours. The book is set in scotland, where leather worked for five years on the glasgow herald as a business writer.
False friends is the ninth book in stephen leather s bestselling dan spider shepherd series. For spider dan shepherd, putting his life at risk is a regular part of the job. The spider shepherd series was written by prolific crime fiction author stephen leather. Before becoming a novelist he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as the times, the daily mirror, the glasgow herald. By this i mean, i dont know if stephen leather is particularly right wing but from some of the stuff in the books i get the strong impression he is. Before becoming a novelist he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as the times, the daily mirror, the. Nightingales life is turned upside down the day that he inherits a mansion from a man who claims to be his father. The dan shepherd book series by stephen leather includes books hard landing, soft target, cold kill, and several more.
Stepping outside of his comfort zone, shepherd has also written a supernatural detective series, jack nightingale that is about a former police hostage negotiator and now a private detective. In this book and in the last few in the series he has now taken his talents to mi5. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The explosive new thriller in the spider shepherd series about the author stephen leather is one of the uks most successful thriller writers, an ebook and sunday times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed dan spider shepherd series and the jack nightingale supernatural detective novels. Six spider shepherd short stories in one volume by bestselling author stephen leather. Dan spider shepherd is the creation of bestselling thriller writer and ebook entrepreneur stephen leather.
As expected with a stephen leather book, this is an excellent read. Shepherd first appeared in hard landing, which has gone on to be a consistent ebook bestseller and spent several months at number 1 in the uk kindle bestseller list. The 12th spider shepherd thriller stephen leather ebook. The 12th book in the dan shepherd series by stephen leather. The long shot is set mainly on the east coast of the united states, as i was spending a lot of time there. Once all the clues where found, it turns out the project zorgo member wanted stephen and grace to do a new diy challenge, the pancake art challenge family fun edition where steven would challenge. Soft target is the second book in the dan spider shepherd series. Spider shepherd books by steven leather digital spy. See the complete dan shepherd series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. True colours spider shepherd, book 10 by stephen leather. Dan spider shepherd is the hero of the sunday times bestselling series written by stephen leather.
I ended up working 14 hours a day every day for almost a month. Light touch the spider shepherd thrillers book 14 kindle. This is book 12 in the spider shepherd series but although you could see the linkage to previous books, it did still 4. He is best known for his spider shepherd and jack nightingale series.
See all books authored by stephen leather, including the chinaman, and hard landing, and more on. The ending takes place in a baseball stadium in baltimore, close to where my apartment was. Thriller jack nightingale book series by stephen leather. Melted, smoked infused plastic is the new condiment. One thing re the spider shepherd books i sense a bit of the authors right wing leanings coming out in them. Slow burn spider shepherd, book 17 by stephen leather book cover, description, publication history. Currently stephen leather has written over 50 books as part of his main series and his standalone novels, all which have sold millions of copies all over the world.
Its a snappy page turner as you constantly flick between the perspective of spider and leathers new character. Slow burn book 17 in the spider shepherd series a novel. Stephen leather is one of the uks most successful thriller writers, an ebook and. Three allaction short stories, including two brand new spider shepherd adventures. Short range the spider shepherd thrillers book light touch the spider shepherd thrillers by leather, stephen book hardback. Hard landing is the first novel in stephen leather s spider shepherd series. The collection also includes an extract from the tenth spider shepherd thriller, true colours, out 18 july 20. Slow burn spider shepherd, book 17 by stephen leather.
Currently, he is rated among the best sellers on amazon kindle and the second bestselling uk author. He began working as a police officer in london but was soon recruited into an undercover squad that could make better use of his talents. They treat the world as their plaything, travelling without borders and living lives of unimaginable luxury without. Dan spider shepherds career path soldier, policeman, mi5 officer has always put a strain on his family. Stephen wrote the fireman while he was the business editor of the south china morning post in hong kong. Now jacks a struggling private detective and the chilling words come back to haunt him. It came in at 9,500 words, which is about 20,000 words more than usual. Stephen leather is a british thriller author who is the brains behind bbcs, murder in mind series, the knock and londons burning. Tall order by stephen leather paperback book for sale. Hard landing is the first in the series headed by ultra detective dan.
It is full of action, but more than that, the story brilliantly portrays life behind bars, and with most of the book set in a category a prison leather really does crank up the tension as the plot unfolds. Stephen leather introduced the character of dan spider shepherd in his book hard landing. False friends, the new thriller from stephen leather youtube. Game master pancake art challenge with grace sharer. He has written for television shows such as londons burning, the knock, and the bbcs murder in mind series. Top authors book next book added by 26 of our members.
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