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Standing Alone

Matt Standing Thrillers, Book 2

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Standing Alone

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

 The new breakneck standalone thriller from bestselling author of the Spider Shepherd series.

What makes a good man become an assassin?

A Navy SEAL has gone rogue, selling his skills to the highest bidder as a professional assassin. Ryan French no longer cares who he kills so long as the price is right. His former bosses want him taken down, but they're not prepared to get their hands dirty so they need a Brit to do the job.

SAS trooper Matt "Lastman" Standing is a lethal killing machine with experience in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Plus he's worked with French in the past. It's not a mission he wants, but Standing made a bad choice in his past and it has come back to haunt him. Now he's hunting French in the lawless Wild West forests of Humboldt County, where the US produces most of its legal - and illegal - cannabis.

But French isn't the only predator in the wilderness - there are Mexican cartels, Russian Mafia and Hungarian gangsters - and Standing has to overcome them all to get to his target.

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

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Critic reviews

It's all guns blazing in SAS veteran Matt Standing's second outing
The action scenes are deftly choreographed and Standing is an engaging protagonist
[Standing Alone has] the quick-fire pace of a classic Leather guys-with-guns thriller that again hits the target
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Great spin-off story excellently read as always by Paul Thornly. Gripping listen to set against back drop of the drugs trade.

Spider by another name

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Brilliant story in the Matt standing series (spin off from the spider Shepard universe) can’t wait to get into the next book.

Yet again….. Epic!

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Great read really captivating story recommend the narration,s are very well read and.and it,s a really

Thrilling

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lots of twists and turns and great depth and detail. cann9t wait for the next!!!!!

Brilliant

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fantastic book again by Stephen leather!Paul thrornley narrates every book brilliantly! well worth the listen

quality!

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