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Working undercover is all about trust - getting the target to trust you and then betraying them in order to bring them to justice.
But what do you do when you believe an undercover cop has crossed the line and aligned herself with the international drugs smuggler she was supposed to be targeting?
When Lisa Wilson stops passing on intelligence about her target, MI5 sends in Dan 'Spider' Shepherd to check that she's on the straight and narrow.
Now the lives of two undercover operatives are on the line.
'[Leather] has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real' Daily Mail
'Let Spider draw you into his web, you won't regret it' - Sun
Series: The Spider Shepherd Thrillers
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'Enthralling' Financial Times 'Explosive' The Sun 'Grabs the reader by the throat' Daily Mail Terrorists have shot down a British helicopter in West Africa and taken the crew hostage. Their lives are on the line, and the British government is refusing to negotiate. The pilot is Liam Shepherd, and only his father—Dan 'Spider' Shepherd of MI5—can help. Shepherd and an...Paperback$3500Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Tall Order
He is one of the world's most ruthless terrorists, codenamed Saladin. He plans and executes devastating attacks and then, ghost-like, he disappears. Ten years ago he blew a plane out of the sky above New York - and now he's killed dozens in a London strike. But one of the latest victims is related to the acting head of MI5,...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Stephen Leather writes really exciting action thrillers. It's like being there yourself' CHRIS RYAN, AUTHOR OF Zero 22 The fast-paced action scenes are expertly choreographed; the description of settings — from the luxurious bars where Ankara's gangsters gather, to Dubai's glittering skyscrapers — is brisk and richly detailed' FINANCIAL TIMES Who can you trust if you can't trust the people...Paperback$9400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
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The Russian oligarchs are the world's new elite. They treat the world as their plaything, travelling without borders and living lives of unimaginable luxury without fear or restraint. But when an assassin starts killing off some of the world's richest men, an oligarch with friends in high places seeks the protection of MI5. And Spider Shepherd is placed in the...Paperback$2699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Light Touch
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Dan 'Spider' Shepherd is used to putting his life on the line—for his friends and for his job with MI5. So when one of his former apprentices is kidnapped in the badlands of Pakistan, Shepherd doesn't hesitate to join a rescue mission. But when the plan goes horribly wrong, Shepherd ends up in the hands of al-Qaeda terrorists. His SAS...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Light Touch by Stephen Leather is a gripping addition to the crime and thriller genre, showcasing the author's skill at creating authenticity and imaginative plots. The book is filled with action-packed sequences, tactical details, and suspense that keeps readers engaged. Leather's storytelling captures the imagination, drawing readers into a tightly woven narrative.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781473604148
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 January 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Paperback
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 432
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.Also by Stephen Leather
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Spider Shepherd is back, and this time he's taking no prisoners... Professional killers are carrying out hits for the Iranian government across the European continent, targeting the wealthiest and most privileged. After a slew of murders in London, MI5 decides that enough is enough: they are going to have to hit back at the hitmen for hire. Dan 'Spider' Shepherd,...Paperback$3000Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Black Ops
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...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2699Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Hard Landing
Hard Landing by Stephen Leather follows Dan 'Spider' Shepherd, a man accustomed to risking his life. Working for an elite undercover squad, Shepherd has lied, cheated, and conned to bring Britain's most wanted criminals to justice. Now, faced with a powerful drugs baron who begins eliminating witnesses to his crimes, Shepherd is assigned his most perilous mission yet. He must...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Hot Blood
Dan Spider Shepherd is used to putting his life on the line. It goes with the turf when you're an undercover cop. Now working for the Serious Organised Crime Agency, Shepherd is pitting his wits against the toughest criminals in the country. But when the man who once saved his life is kidnapped in the badlands of Iraq, thrown into...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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