It doesn't matter how rich you are when death knocks at your door. A killer stalks the streets of London, murdering the richest people in the capital. Is this the work of a serial killer or just someone angry with the super rich? Or is there another reason why billionaires are being killed every th
Dead Men
โ Scribed by Leather, Stephen
- Book ID
- 107860735
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 221 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Dan "Spider" Shepherd knows there are no easy solutions in the war against terrorism. When a killer starts to target pardoned IRA terrorists, Shepherd must put his life on the line to protect his former enemies. While he is undercover in Belfast, a grief-stricken Saudi whose two sons died under torture in the name of the War on Terror is planning to avenge their deaths by striking out at two people close to Shepherd. As the assassin closes in on his prey, Shepherd realizes that the only way to save lives is to become a killer himself.
Review
'He explores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody. In DEAD MEN Stephen Leather poses tough questions about the morality of the fight against terrorism and whether the means justifies the end.' -- The Economist
About the Author
Stephen Leather is a former journalist for the Times. He is the author of the Dan Shepherd Mystery series and several other thrillers.
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Former SAS trooper turned undercover cop Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd knows there are no easy solutions in the war against terrorism. But when a killer starts to target pardoned IRA terrorists, Shepherd has to put his life on the line to protect his former enemies.
### Review 'A brilliant read that stands out of the morass of so-so military thrillers around nowadays.' -- News of the World on HOT BLOOD 'There's a new breed of British crime writer giving the genre a much-needed shake-up - and Stephen Leather is at the forefront ... the sheer impetus of his stor
Dan "Spider" Shepherd knows there are no easy solutions in the war against terrorism. When a killer starts to target pardoned IRA terrorists, Shepherd must put his life on the line to protect his former enemies. While he is undercover in Belfast, a grief-stricken Saudi whose two sons died under tort