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False Friends
The Spider Shepherd Thrillers (Book 9)
- Author
- Stephen Leather
- Narrator
- Paul Thornley
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 16 January 2020
- Run Time
- 13 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE SPIDER SHEPHERD SERIES
'A terrific tale of terrorism' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Stephen Leather always delivers the goods' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'All too real, and simply unputdownable' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Spider is the new James Bond!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'My three favourite authors: Stephen Leather, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Five stars are simply not enough' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The most wanted man in the world is dead...
When Navy Seals track down and kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, it's obvious there was a traitor on the inside.
After the false friends are revealed to be two British students, Malik and Chaudhry - former Islamic fundamentalists recruited by MI5 - they become targets themselves.
Dan 'Spider' Shepherd must teach the pair how to survive undercover with al-Qaeda closing in. But with the line between mentor and friend beginning to blur, and a terrorist plot putting thousands of lives at stake, can he protect everyone before it's too late?
...now those loyal to him seek revenge.
From legendary, bestselling author Stephen Leather, a truly gripping thriller with its finger on the pulse of geopolitics.
Critics Review
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Let Spider draw you into his web, you won't regret it.
Sun
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As tough as British thrillers get ... gripping.
Irish Independent
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Explores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody.
Economist
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Details
- Author
- Stephen Leather
- Narrator
- Paul Thornley
- Duration
- 13 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 January 2020
- ISBN
- 9781529384918
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Martial arts fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Small firearms, guns and other equipment, Thriller: terrorism, Terrorism, armed struggle, Criminal law: terrorism law
Synopsis
✨ PRE-ORDER LAST CHANCE, THE NEW SPIDER SHEPHERD THRILLER, OUT 31 JULY 2025 ✨ READERS CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE SPIDER SHEPHERD SERIES'A terrific tale of terrorism' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Stephen Leather always delivers the goods' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'All too real, and simply unputdownable' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Spider is the new James Bond!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'My three favourite authors: Stephen Leather, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Five stars are simply not enough' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The most wanted man in the world is dead... When Navy Seals track down and kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, it's obvious there was a traitor on the inside.After the false friends are revealed to be two British students, Malik and Chaudhry - former Islamic fundamentalists recruited by MI5 - they become targets themselves.Dan 'Spider' Shepherd must teach the pair how to survive undercover with al-Qaeda closing in. But with the line between mentor and friend beginning to blur, and a terrorist plot putting thousands of lives at stake, can he protect everyone before it's too late? ...now those loyal to him seek revenge. From legendary, bestselling author Stephen Leather, a truly gripping thriller with its finger on the pulse of geopolitics.
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