Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks. Much of the book is taken up with descriptions of shepherds attempts to tighten security around grechko, interspersed with flashbacks to afghanistan, and shepherds meeting with the paranoid harper, a man who thinks probably correctly that. If you love stephen leather s books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, co. Oct 17, 2017 buy the mass market paperback book takedown by stephen leather at indigo. Stephen leather accused of cyberbullying by fellow thriller. The explosive lex harper novella kindle edition by leather, stephen. Currently, he is rated among the best sellers on amazon kindle and the second bestselling uk author. The inimitable spider shepherd is at the very core of his training in sas written by stephen leather and with an outstanding audiobook narration by british actor paul thornley. Best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books.
Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ici, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the inland revenue. Stephen leather books list of books by author stephen leather. The amount of mispronunciations and truly awful male voices was beyond me. Here in the novella plausible deniability, leather further explores harper s talents for mayhem. With a background in journalism, leather has the knowledge, expertise and experience to write on subjects of international intrigue such as. February 15 i dont know why, but amazon is selling the first volume of spider shepherd. But charlotte might require lex s help with a more personal problem too.
Takedown, book by stephen leather mass market paperback. 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. Complete order of stephen leather books in publication order and chronological order. Characters were all performed well but due probably to the editing, the characters, especially spider and lex harper, who sounded very similar, got confused. I dont know if my publisher hodder and stoughton want a second lex harper book but if not ill happily self publish it. 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. First response by stephen leather was a much better book though. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Plausible deniability by stephen leather explosive lex. A winner of the governor generals award, ibbitson has been shortlisted for the donner prize, the.
I must confess to having read pretty much all of stephen leather s books and this is one of his best. Best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home computers sell kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a kindle content and devices kindle support. As exmi5, charlotte holds information on thousands of the agencys dirty operations, and. A heartpounding new standalone novella from sunday times bestselling author stephen leather featuring hitmanforhire lex harper. Apr 11, 2015 dan spider shepherd is the hero of the sunday times bestselling series written by stephen leather. The right narrator would make this into a really good listening experience. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
When a british special forces soldier goes rogue, carrying out an attack at a us army base in syria leading to the death of two men, exmi5 controller charlotte button is hired to work out what his plan is and to take him down before he can carry it out. Jan 12, 2016 the bestselling thriller writer stephen leather has been accused of smearing and cyberbullying two fellow authors in a lengthy online campaign described as despicable by one of. Why america has barack obama and canada has stephen harper. Which is when the authorities turn to a man who isnt afraid to go where others fear to tread lex harper. Stephen leather is a british author of thriller and mystery novels. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Bookseller magazine has named him as one of the top 100 most. This book is so far gritty, engaging and the plot is amazing. Takedown by stephen leather books hachette australia.
Author stephen leather s complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. 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. Synopsis a heartpounding new standalone thriller from sunday times bestselling author stephen leather. He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real, and this is no exception daily mail on first response. Sas short stories and it was interesting to bring him back into spiders life.
An allaction thriller from stephen leather, featuring characters from his bestselling spider shepherd series. Charlotte puts her best man on the case hitman lex harper. An actionpacked standalone thriller from sunday times bestselling author stephen leather, featuring hitmanforhire lex harper. Born in 1956, stephen leather is one of the most popular and renowned british thriller authors. Stephen leather lex harper books explosive lex harper. Its spiders job to advice on security, but hes also considering some extracurricular activity of a type his employers would very much frown on. He isnt married to one genre, however, and has even written a series of erotic novellas. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Harper is sent into the golden triangle in a bid to block the flood of heroin that is crippling the west. 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. A heartpounding new standalone novella from sunday times bestselling author stephen leather featuring hitmanforhire lex harper he has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real, and this is no exception daily mail on first response.
The jeremy willoughbybrown character first appeared in the spider shepherd. Wow, just started reading this new book from stephen leather and already im hooked. See all books authored by stephen leather, including the chinaman, and hard landing, and more on. He is best known for his spider shepherd and jack nightingale series. Willoughbybrown will definitely be appearing in the next spider novel. My new lex harper charlotte button thriller takedown is now available for the uk kindle. This time no spider shepherd but long term ally lex harper. And no one is a better friend than hitmanforhire lex harper.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading plausible deniability. Stephen leather is perhaps best noted for his spider shepherd and jack nightingale thrillers. Stephen leather im working on a new lex harper book. Stephen leather audio books, best sellers, author bio. To continue reading, get the full word biography in stephen leather books in order. Lex harper is far more likeable and charismatic than spider and adding the moore bros and charlotte button makes for a great read. This is absolutely the best of them all well written with plenty of action and not too much introspection or descriptive prose. His first novel, pay off, was published by the harper collins publishing company in may of 1997. He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real, and this is no exception daily mail on first response the war on drugs has always been a dirty business. He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real daily mail a friend in need is a friend indeed. He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real, and this is no exception daily mail on first responsewhen a british special forces soldier goes rogue, carrying out an attack at a us army base in syria leading to the death of two men, exmi5 controller charlotte button. The story was alright but the narrator was an absolute disaster. Spider shepherd is undercover again, this time as a close personal protection advisor to a russian oligarch whose friends who are being targeted by a sniper. Stephen leather is a british thriller author who is the brains behind bbcs, murder in mind series, the knock and londons burning.
In my mind, stephen ranks as one of the best writers in the genre and this book continues to add to that judgement. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals todays deals. Dan shepherd just goes from strength to strength and his adventures never get dull or repetitive. He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real, and this is no exception daily mail on first response the war on drugs has always been a. Dan spider shepherd is the hero of the sunday times bestselling series written by stephen leather. Takedown by stephen leather 9781473605534 booktopia. Takedown by stephen leather, 9781473605558, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this one, he takes on two personas as he tries to juggle assignments to ferret out suspected dirty cops. Buy the mass market paperback book takedown by stephen leather at indigo. True colours isnt the most fastmoving of stephen leather s spider shepherd series. Listeners are taken into the depths of stifling jungles, across the freezing hills. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read takedown. 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.
Which character as performed by paul thornley was your favourite. And he will have to cross the assassin, lex harper, currently on the trail of two irish terrorists, who may be able to lead him. I love writing lex harper, hes like a younger spider shepherd but with a slightly weaker moral code. The novel was discovered on the slush pile at harper collins. I love stephen leather books but am so disappointed in this one. Buy a discounted paperback of takedown online from australias leading online bookstore. Jan 12, 2017 i have read nearly all stephen leathers books including the spider shepherd series. Dec 01, 2016 takedown ebook written by stephen leather. Back in 2016, the author extracted an ancillary tough guy from the former series, lex harper, and gave him his own standalone thriller, takedown. He has written for television shows such as londons burning, the knock, and the bbcs murder in mind series. Could someone give me a brief description of lex harper. Stephen leather is a british author born in 1956 with a background in journalism and has written for the television shows the knock, londons burning, and the miniseries murder in mind for the bbc. Stephen leather the author find new books and literate friends with shelfari, the online book club.
Aug 12, 2015 his previous political books include the national numberone bestselling the big shift with darrell bricker, the polite revolution. Hes a fun character and the fact that he doesnt have spider shepherds strong moral code means he can get involved in situations that spider would have to avoid. Stephen leathers lex harper books in order fantastic fiction. Here in the novella plausible deniability, leather further explores harpers talents for mayhem. I have read nearly all stephen leathers books including the spider shepherd series. Queue lots of action, double crossing, twists and turns plus lots of fights. Below is a list of stephen leathers 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. Sunday times bestselling author of more than forty novels and creator of mi5 operative dan spider shepherd and supernatural detective jack. The explosive lex harper novella, page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16. Im now working my way through stephen leather s series featuring undercover cop and former sas team member dan shepherd, and this is the second there are eight in all so far, i believe. Stephen has lived in england, the far east, the united states and ireland. Author stephen leathers complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. His latest book, plausible deniability, is the start of a new series titled explosive lex harper.