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Dirty War

The 19th Spider Shepherd Thriller

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Dirty War

By: Stephen Leather
Narrated by: Paul Thornley
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About this listen

 THE NEW MUST-READ SPIDER SHEPHERD THRILLER

The target - The Prime Minister. The assassins - hard-bitten jihadists with nothing to lose.

The only man who can stop them? Dan "Spider" Shepherd.

But Shepherd's reputation is also on the line - he helped get one of the jihadists into the UK during the final days of the War in Afghanistan.

Now he has to track down the man whose life he once saved.

But the assassins aren't lone wolf killers - someone much more devious is pulling their strings.

And the clock is ticking . . .

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2022 Stephen Leather Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Espionage Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Exciting Suspense War

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Critic reviews

Want an adrenaline rush? The new adventure featuring former SAS legend (now intelligence operative) Spider Shepherd roars along in whoo-hoo style
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Paul Thornley brings Spider Shepherd life. Never get tired of listening to him. Brilliant story.

Great as always

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Paul Thornley reads a book so good
and the story had me gripped from the start

Great book

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Love the whole series so far and Paul Thornley is by far my favourite narrator.

Brilliant as always

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Great narration, by Paul Thornley, I shall look out for more audio books read by him. I always enjoy a Stephen Leather book!

Really well performed

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It is simply extraordinary how consistently good Stephen Leather’s novels are. Brought to life in audio by the brilliant Paul Thornley. All his stories are headline grabbing credible, exciting and attention grabbing. ‘Dirty War’ is the latest. The detail of which character has what for breakfast could be seen as page filling but help paint a picture of the stresses and strains of the lives of the protagonists and the state of the their relationships. Leather is without doubt a U.K. National Treasure. Should be knighted for services to entertainment!

Stephen Leather - National Treasure

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