The brand new, action-packed thriller from Stephen Leather.
Terrorists have shot down a British helicopter in West Africa and taken the crew hostage. Their lives are on the line and the British government is refusing to negotiate. The pilot is Liam Shepherd, and only his father – Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd of MI5 – can help.
Shepherd and an SAS team fly out to the badlands of Mali to rescue the kidnapped Brits.
But the mission takes Shepherd away from an investigation in a high security prison that is about to explode into violence. Hundreds of lives are at risk, and Shepherd is running out of time…
‘Enthralling’ Financial Times ***
‘Explosive’ The Sun ***
‘Grabs the reader by the throat’ Daily Mail
Terrorists have shot down a British helicopter in West Africa and taken the crew hostage. Their lives are on the line and the British government is refusing to negotiate. The pilot is Liam Shepherd, and only his father – Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd of MI5 – can help.
Shepherd and an SAS team fly out to the badlands of Mali to rescue the kidnapped Brits.
But the mission takes Shepherd away from an investigation in a high security prison that is about to explode into violence. Hundreds of lives are at risk, and Shepherd is running out of time…
‘Enthralling’ Financial Times ***
‘Explosive’ The Sun ***
‘Grabs the reader by the throat’ Daily Mail
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Praise for Stephen Leather
Stephen Leather writes really exciting action thrillers. It's like being there yourself
The fast-paced action scenes are expertly choreographed; the description of settings - from the luxurious bars where Ankara's gangsters gather, to Dubai's glittering skyscrapers - is brisk and richly detailed. Leather knows the inner workings of the security services. But beyond the enthralling storyline he also asks some tough questions about contemporary Britain - without preaching.
