Black Ops

The 12th Spider Shepherd Thriller

By: Stephen Leather

Narrated by: Paul Thornley

The twelfth heart-pounding thriller in Stephen Leather's bestselling Spider Shepherd series.

In what could be his highest-profile mission ever, Dan 'Spider' Shepherd is called in to prevent the assassination of a head of state on British soil.

As an MI5 agent, Spider is used to going undercover, but when he's asked to assume the identity of the contract killer hired to take out President Vladimir Putin, he knows he'll become a wanted man.

And things are about to get more complicated: Spider is told that his MI5 controller and close friend Charlotte Button has been running an off-the-books assassination operation, taking vengeance on the men who killed her husband. Spider owes his life to Button - but this discovery will stretch his loyalty to the limit...

(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd©2015 Stephen Leather

Critic reviews

Let Spider draw you into his web, you won't regret it.

As tough as British thrillers get . . . gripping.

A writer at the top of his game.