Live Fire: The 6th Spider Shepherd Thriller

Mickey and Mark Moore are Ordinary Decent Criminals hard men who live by their own code and leaders of a gang that has made millions at the point of a gun. But when Dan Spider Shepherd is sent to infiltrate the tightly-knit team of bank robbers, he discovers that he has more in common with them then he first thought. And that perhaps being a career criminal isn t the worst thing in the world. As Shepherd and his Serious Organised Crime Agency colleagues plot the downfall of the Moore brothers, a more sinister threat stalks the streets of London. A group of home-grown Islamic fundamentalist fanatics embark on a campaign of terror the like of which Britain has never seen. Car bombs and beheadings are only the prelude of what they have planned. And Shepherd is the only man who can stop them.

About the Author :
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. 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. You can find out more from his website, www.stephenleather.com.

Review :
'In brisk newsman's style her explores compex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody. In DEAD MEN Mr Leather manages to avoid preaching while he poses tough questions about the morality of the fight against terrorism and whether the means justifies the end.' -- Economist 'A hardboiled thriller, well-paced throughout with a surprisingly well-developed sense of morality regarding the sins of the past' -- Sunday Tribune Review 'best action ... since the best days of Gerald Seymour' -- Courier Mail, Australia 'A new and exciting voice on the thriller scene -- Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin, Australia 'A thriller must clip along steadily at the right tempo: too slow and it risks losing its sense of adventure and suspense. Too quick and the book starts to read jumpily and confusion arises. But if an author does it right, if he is able to hold the interest of the general reader while telling an interesting story, he has walked the tightrope ... Leather manages this feat ... Storylines provide enough complexity and personnel for Leather to drive the plot onwards ...Leather's chapters are crisply written, action-packed and do not blunder on with meaningless, flowery details' -- South China Morning Post 'Leather, as usual, writes a great story, and DEAD MEN is another page turner.' -- Irish Times 'Everything is taut and dangerous from the first page of Stephen Leather's new novel ... The action is relentless until the breathtaking conclusion.' -- West Australian Praise for Stephen Leather's novels -- : 'A brilliant read that stands out of the morass of so-so military thrillers around nowadays.' -- News of the World 'Everything is taut and dangerous from the first page of Stephen Leather's new novel ... The action is relentless until the breathtaking conclusion.' -- West Australian 'Best action ... since the best days of Gerald Seymour' -- Courier Mail, Australia 'This is an aggressively topical novel but a genuinely thrilling one, too.' -- Daily Telegraph 'A hardboiled thriller, well-paced throughout with a surprisingly well-developed sense of morality regarding the sins of the past' -- Sunday Tribune Review 'As tough as British thrillers get ... gripping' -- Irish Independent