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Stephen Leather


UK flag (b.1956)

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. 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. He began writing full-time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series.
 

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery, , Science Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
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First Strike
(Spider Shepherd, book 21)
Stephen Leather's books for adults only

Series
Hong Kong Novels
   1. The Fireman (1989)
   2. Hungry Ghost (1991)
   3. The Vets (1993)
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Mike Cramer
   1. The Foreigner (1992)
     aka The Chinaman
   2. The Long Shot (1994)
   3. The Double Tap (1996)
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Women In Charge
   The Birthday Girl (1996)
   The Bombmaker (1999)
   The Stretch (2000)
   Take Two (2013)
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Spider Shepherd
   1. Hard Landing (2004)
   2. Soft Target (2005)
   3. Cold Kill (2006)
   4. Hot Blood (2007)
   5. Dead Men (2008)
   6. Live Fire (2009)
   7. Rough Justice (2010)
   8. Fair Game (2011)
   9. False Friends (2012)
   10. True Colours (2013)
   11. White Lies (2014)
   12. Black Ops (2015)
   13. Dark Forces (2016)
   14. Light Touch (2017)
   15. Tall Order (2018)
   16. Short Range (2019)
   17. Slow Burn (2020)
   18. Fast Track (2021)
   19. Dirty War (2022)
   20. Clean Kill (2023)
   21. First Strike (2024)
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Jack Nightingale
   1. Nightfall (2010)
   2. Midnight (2011)
   3. Nightmare (2012)
   4. Nightshade (2013)
   5. Lastnight (2014)
   6. San Francisco Night (2014)
   7. New York Night (2015)
   Devilzone - A Jack Nightingale Screenplay (2017)
   8. Tennessee Night (2018)
   9. New Orleans Night (2021)
   10. Las Vegas Night (2022)
   11. Rio Grande Night (2022)
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Jack Nightingale Short Stories
   Cursed (2011)
   Still Bleeding (2012)
   Blood Bath (2014)
   My Name Is Lydia (2014)
   Tracks (2014)
   I Know Who Did It (2015)
   Children Of The Dark (2016)
   The Creeper (2017)
   Nightingale (2017)
   The Asylum (2017)
   The Doll (2017)
   The Undead (2017)
   The Mansion (2017)
   The Cards (2017)
   Wrong Turn (2017)
   Possession (2017)
   Claws (2018)
   Knock Knock (2018)
   Nightingale 2 (2018)
   Watery Grave (2018)
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Spider Shepherd Short Stories
   Dead Drop (2012)
   Friendly Fire (2012)
   Kill Zone (2013)
   Spider's Web (2013)
   Hostile Territory (2013)
   Rough Diamonds (2013)
   Natural Selection (2013)
   Warning Order (2013)
   Narrow Escape (2014)
   Personal Protection (2014)
   Remote Control (2014)
   Spider Shepherd SAS: Volume 1 (2014)
   Spider Shepherd SAS: Volume 2 (2014)
   Hard Targets (2015)
   Planning Pack (2015)
   The Rope (2015)
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Spider Shepherd: SAS
   1. The Sandpit (2016)
   2. Moving Targets (2018)
   3. Drop Zone (2020)
   4. Russian Roulette (2021)
   5. Baltic Black Ops (2023)
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Lex Harper
   1. Takedown (2016)
   1.5. Plausible Deniability (2019)
   2. Breakout (2020)
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Richard Yokely
   Rogue Warrior (2019)
   The Chase (2022)
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Matt Standing
   1. Last Man Standing (2019)
   2. Standing Alone (2022)
   3. Still Standing (2023)
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Novels
   Pay Off (1987)
   Tango One (2002)
   The Eyewitness (2003)
   Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye (2006)
   Dreamer's Cat (2010)
   Once Bitten (2010)
   The Basement (2011)
   First Response (2016)
   Penalties (2016)
   The Shout (2018)
   The Bag Carrier (2019)
   The Runner (2020)
   The Hunting (2021)
   Desperate Measures (2021)
   Killing Time (2021)
   Triggers (2023)
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Collections
   Short Fuses (2012)
   More Short Fuses (2014)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Bestseller (2011)
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Series contributed to
Death Toll
   1. Death Toll (2013) (with others)
   2. Death Toll 2 (2013) (with others)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Stephen Leather recommends
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The Cabal (2024)
Roger A Price
"Some writers talk the talk, but Roger Price walks the walk."
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The Enemy (2023)
(Alex King, book 18)
A P Bateman
"Alex King is unstoppable, a force to be reckoned with."
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The Last Line (2023)
Stephen Ronson
"A brilliant noir thriller set in the darkest days of the Second World War."

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