โ Scribed by Leather, Stephen
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Always topical, the eighth Dan Shepherd thriller offers up-to-the-minute action adventure with unbeatable pace
Dan "Spider" Shepherd is working for MI5, investigating Somali pirates with links to terrorism in Britain. Meanwhile, the crew of a yachtincluding the prime minister's goddaughterhas been kidnapped by the pirates and are being held hostage in Somalia. A covert operation run by MI5 hopes to kill two birds with one stone. Shepherd will go undercover on a container ship they know will be targeted by the pirates, and hopefully will discover not only where the yacht's hostages are being held, but also the ringleaders behind the terrorist plans. But at the same time, Shepherd is being hunted down by the Real IRAand now that he's on the container ship, his family are alone and vulnerable.
"The story builds to a boil . . . Its a grand finale thatll have readers on edge. Nicely, and seemingly effortlessly, done." Kirkus Reviews on Cold Kill
"Leather has a gift for making pages fly by as bodies pile up, tension builds, and clues drop; effective, economical characterizations . . . captivate readers without hampering the rapid-fire narrative." Publishers Weekly on The Tunnel Rats
"Explores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody." Economist on Dead Men
Stephen Leather is a former journalist for the Times. His other titles include The Chinaman, Cold Kill, Hard Landing, The Long Shot, Pay Off, Private Dancer, Rough Justice, Soft Target, and Tango One.
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