Stephen leather books for sale in uk view 21 bargains. Stephen leather 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. Below is a list of stephen leathers spider shepherd books in order of when they were originally published. Dead drop is just under 14,000 words long, about thirty pages, perfect if you. Stephen leather is one of the uks most successful thriller writers, author of the sunday times bestselling dan spider shepherd series, and the jack nightingale supernatural detective books. I like the way that spider has aged in real time over the course of the books, as has liam. Stephen leather was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as the london times, the daily mail, and the south china morning post in hong kong. Bookseller magazine has named him as one of the top 100 most. He isnt married to one genre, however, and has even written a series of erotic novellas. Dan spider shepherds career path soldier, policeman, mi5 officer has always put a strain on his family.
Shepherd first appeared in hard landing, which has gone on to be a consistent ebook bestseller and spent several months at. Kidnapping is one of the cruellest crimes lives are put at risk for cold, hard cash. Liam started in hard landing as a toddler and is now flying helicopters for the army. Spider shepherd is the main character in the book hard landing by stephen leather. Sas trooper dan spider shepherd in action in afghanistan, on the trail of a murderous taliban assassin.
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. Jan 12, 2016 stephen leather set up the site to smear me, but by mistake he included a redirect to another of his websites, about his series character dan spider. Sunday times bestselling author of more than forty novels and creator of mi5 operative dan. Stephen leather 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. Shepherd was an sas trooper but he left the sas after being shot in afghanistan. The second book in the bestselling dan spider shepherd series. The main character of one series, dan spider shepherd, is a former special air service soldier who becomes an undercover policeman. Stephen leather is a british thriller author, best known for his popular dan spider shepherd and jack nightingale series, and also for his numerous standalone novels.
The short stories are personal protection, the rope, planning pack, friendly fire, dead drop and kill zone and feature dan spider shepherd whose adventures have been sunday times bestsellers. It follows the adventures of an sas trooper who suffers an injury during his deployment to afghanistan and leaves the service. Stephen leather is a british author of thriller and mystery novels. Visit stephen leathers amazon page to read about dan spider shepherds latest adventures. Stephen leather debuted his spider shepherd character with the novel hard landing, published in 2004. He is one of the top selling amazon kindle authors, the second bestselling uk author worldwide on kindle in 2011. Stephen leather set up the site to smear me, but by mistake he included a redirect to another of his websites, about his. Praise for stephen leather leather has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real daily mail. Spider shepherd by stephen leather overdrive rakuten. Spider is dan s nickname, hence dan spider shepherd. The second volume of six spider shepherd short stories in one volume by bestselling author stephen leather. Aug 16, 2004 the spider shepherd series of books from stephen leather could hardly start any better than this. Author stephen leather bio and signed books vj books.
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. Shepherd went on to become an undercover cop in london in the series written by bestselling author stephen leather. 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. Dead drop a spider shepherd short story by stephen. But when somali pirates seize the crew of a yacht off the coast of africa, they bite off more than they can chew. I enjoy the pace of stephen leathers books and also his perceptions of political, philisophical and.
Stephen leather born 25 october 1956 is a british thriller author whose works are. In leathers popular spider series of books, he follows dan spider shepherd a former british special air service soldier who has become an undercover police officer. Dan spider shepherd is a former sas trooper turned detective in an elite undercover squad. See the complete dan shepherd series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Hard landing is the first in the series headed by ultra detective dan shepherd. Leather also spends much time in thailand, and has been seen writing chapters of his books while sitting quietly in the corner of jamesons irish pub. Before becoming a novelist he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as the times, the daily mirror, the. The dan shepherd book series by stephen leather includes books hard landing, soft target, cold kill, and several more. Stephen leather thriller author, novelist, and entrepreneur. Below is a list of stephen leather s spider shepherd books in order of when they were originally published. If you wish to read the series in chronological order, you might want to read the prequel novellas first. Here is a quick description and cover image of book the runner. False friends by stephen leather, 9780340925010, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Before becoming a novelist he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as the times, the.
Sunday times bestselling author of more than forty novels and creator of mi5 operative dan spider shepherd and supernatural detective jack. So he is far from happy to learn that mi5 is using teenagers as informants. Shepherd is tested to his limits and gets his nickname. While many of his novels are written as stand alone books, leather has penned several series that chronicle the adventures of a single protagonist.
His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. Now the lives of two undercover operatives are on the line. Leathers novels frequently include themes of crime, imprisonment, military service, and terrorism. Stephen leather film credits leather has written numerous screenplays for television shows and made for tv movies. Sorry but no postage discount for combined purchases, or collection in person. When lisa wilson stops passing on intelligence about her target, mi5 sends in dan spider shepherd to check that shes on the straight and narrow. Sunday times bestselling author of more than sixty novels and creator of mi5 operative dan spider shepherd and supernatural detective jack. Stephen leather is one of the uks most successful thriller writers, a sunday times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed dan spider shepherd series and the jack nightingale supernatural detective novels. This stephen leather book list not only gives all the stephen leather s books in chronological order, but will let you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as stephen intended. Sunday times bestselling author of more than sixty novels and creator of mi5 operative dan. Aside from his novels, has written television, including londons burning, the knock and murder in the mind. Warranty and return policy buyer can requst a full refund or exchange returning the received item within days of the delivery date. Smashwords about stephen leather, author of tennessee. The spider shepherd series created by the crime fiction author stephen leather is often called the dan shepherd series.
Here leather shares a suggestion for casting the lead in an adaptation of false friends, the ninth. The next heartstopping thriller from bestselling author of the dan spider shepherd. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a. Stephen leather accused of cyberbullying by fellow thriller. His ebooks have topped the amazon charts in the uk and the us and amazon has named him as one of the top 10 selfpublishers of all time. 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. He has also written for television shows such as londons burning, the knock and the bbcs murder in mind series. To continue reading, get the full word biography in stephen leather books in order. As well as writing several standalone novels, stephen leather has also written several series, with his most popular perhaps being dan shepherd, also known as spider, who is an undercover policeman, with a history of being an operative in the sas. He is best known for his spider shepherd and jack nightingale series.
An actionpacked short story featuring dan spider shepherd during his days on the sas selection course. Hot blood hot blood isbn 9780340921692 hodder and stoughton 2007 is a new release from the prolific writer stephen leather and the fourth in his dan spider shepherd series. He has written for television shows such as londons burning, the knock, and the bbcs murder in mind series. Short range is the sixteenth book in the spider shepherd series. Stephen leather is one of the uks most successful thriller writers. Jan 23, 2020 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. Praise for stephen leathers dan spider shepherd series let spider draw you into his web, you wont regret it. Parents are being kept in the dark and shepherd fears that the children are being exploited. The next heartstopping thriller from bestselling author of the dan spider shepherd series. Dead drop a spider shepherd short story by stephen leather.
Thoughtprovoking, highoctane chase thriller with style financial times leather once again delivers highoctane thrillaminute action that reads like a pitch for a netflix series irish independent the explosive new standalone thriller from the author of the spider shepherd series sally page is an mi5 footie, a junior. Soft target is the second book in the dan spider shepherd series. 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. From the beginning, this is a completely absorbing thriller. Smashwords tennessee night the 8th jack nightingale. Dead drop is just under 14,000 words long, about thirty pages, perfect if you have half an hour to spare. A short story featuring sas trooper dan spider shepherd in action in afghanistan, helping a 12yearold boy get revenge for the death of his father. Stephen leather bestseller thriller writer collections. Dan spider shepherd is the creation of bestselling thriller writer and ebook entrepreneur stephen leather. 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 eighth book in the bestselling dan spider shepherd series. Stephen leather accused of cyberbullying by fellow. Aug 28, 2012 here leather shares a suggestion for casting the lead in an adaptation of false friends, the ninth book in the bestselling dan spider shepherd series. The spider shepherd series of books from stephen leather could hardly start any better than this.
The next heartstopping thriller from bestselling author of the dan spider shepherd series stephen leather. Stephen leather introduced the character of dan spider shepherd in his book hard landing. The actor id most like to play my hero dan spider shepherd is clive owen, star of sin city, children of men and killer elite. 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. The next heartstopping thriller from bestselling author of the dan spider shepherd series written by stephen leather which was published in. Natural selection is about 14,000 words, about thirty pages, perfect if you have half an hour to spare. Theres only one thing more dangerous than a corrupt cop. Leather writes different series in slightly different genres. Natural selection a free spider shepherd short story on. Here are the stephen leather books in order for his series, and the list of his standalone novels. If you love stephen leathers books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, coauthors, star ratings, and a host of other features, plus. When a group of armed police in an elite unit turn maverick and start to rip off drug dealers at gunpoint, undercover cop dan spider shepherd is given his most.
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