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Black Ops

The 12th Spider Shepherd Thriller
By Stephen Leather
Series: The Spider Shepherd Thrillers
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Black Ops by Stephen Leather is a tense crime thriller centred around Dan "Spider" Shepherd, an ex-SAS trooper turned undercover cop. As Shepherd navigates the dangerous underworld of terrorism and organised crime, he faces a complex web of deceit and high-stakes decisions. The novel delves into themes of loyalty and morality while delivering a fast-paced and engaging narrative.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This thrilling novel offers an intense journey into the shadowy world of covert operations, blending gripping action with intricate plots. You might enjoy this story if you're captivated by espionage and crime, and appreciate a fast-paced narrative filled with suspense and unexpected twists.

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Black Ops

The twelfth heart-pounding thriller in Stephen Leather's bestselling Spider Shepherd series.

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In what could be his highest-profile mission ever, Dan 'Spider' Shepherd is called in to prevent the assassination of a head of state on British soil.

As an MI5 agent, Spider is used to going undercover, but when he's asked to assume the identity of the contract killer hired to take out President Vladimir Putin, he knows he'll become a wanted man.

And things are about to get more complicated: Spider is told that his MI5 controller and close friend Charlotte Button has been running an off-the-books assassination operation, taking vengeance on the men who killed her husband. Spider owes his life to Button - but this discovery will stretch his loyalty to the limit...

Series: The Spider Shepherd Thrillers

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Stephen Leather's book is hailed as satisfying for fans, featuring abundant action, tactical detail, and creative plotting. The main character Spider draws readers into a thrilling narrative. It's described as a gripping British thriller, showcasing the author's skillful writing.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444736663

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 February 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Paperback

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 302g

Pages: 432

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Series: The Spider Shepherd Thrillers Stephen Leather

About the Author

Stephen Leather is one of the UK's 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. 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, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He is one of the country's most successful ebook authors and his titles have topped the Amazon Kindle charts in the UK and the US. His bestsellers have been translated into fifteen languages and he has also written for television.

You can learn more from Stephen's website, www.stephenleather.com, find him on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/stephenleather.

Stephen also has a website for his Spider Shepherd series, www.danspidershepherd.com, and for his Jack Nightingale series, www.jacknightingale.com.

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