Dead Drop

"Dan 'Spider' Shepherd shifted position slightly, trying to ease the pressure from the rocks beneath him and the ammo belt pressing into his chest. He lay prone, scanning the terrain through his sniper scope."

After the Taliban unleash an attack on a military checkpoint, Spider Shepherd suspects foul play. He was too late to stop the attack, but he’s determined to find out how they knew where to strike. With the help of a local boy named Karim, he decides to investigate.

But when Karim’s father is killed by the Taliban, it’s up to Shepherd to help Karim exact his revenge.

©2012 Stephen Leather (P)2015 Isis Publishing Ltd