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Stephen Leather

(b.1956)

Stephen Leather was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began writing full-time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London's Burning, The Knock and the BBC's Murder in Mind series.

Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery, , Science Fiction

Stephen Leather's books for adults only

Series

Hong Kong Novels
   1. The Fireman (1989)
   2. Hungry Ghost (1991)
   3. The Vets (1993)

Mike Cramer
   1. The Foreigner (1992)
     aka The Chinaman
   2. The Long Shot (1994)
   3. The Double Tap (1996)

Women In Charge
   The Birthday Girl (1996)
   The Bombmaker (1999)
   The Stretch (2000)
   Take Two (2013)

Thailand Novels
   The Solitary Man (1997)
   The Tunnel Rats (1997)
   Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon (2010)

Spider Shepherd
   1. Hard Landing (2004)
   2. Soft Target (2005)
   3. Cold Kill (2006)
   4. Hot Blood (2007)
   5. Dead Men (2008)
   6. Live Fire (2009)
   7. Rough Justice (2010)
   8. Fair Game (2011)
   9. False Friends (2012)
   10. True Colours (2013)
   11. White Lies (2014)
   12. Black Ops (2015)
   13. Dark Forces (2016)
   14. Light Touch (2017)
   15. Tall Order (2018)
   16. Short Range (2019)
   17. Slow Burn (2020)
   18. Fast Track (2021)
   19. Dirty War (2022)
   20. Clean Kill (2023)
   21. First Strike (2024)

Jack Nightingale
   1. Nightfall (2010)
   2. Midnight (2011)
   3. Nightmare (2012)
   4. Nightshade (2013)
   5. Lastnight (2014)
   6. San Francisco Night (2014)
   7. New York Night (2015)
   Devilzone - A Jack Nightingale Screenplay (2017)
   8. Tennessee Night (2018)
   9. New Orleans Night (2021)
   10. Las Vegas Night (2022)
   11. Rio Grande Night (2022)

Inspector Zhang
   1. Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish (2011)
   2. Inspector Zhang And The Falling Woman (2011)
   3. Inspector Zhang And The Dead Thai Gangster (2011)
   4. Inspector Zhang And The Perfect Alibi (2012)
   5. Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs (2011)
   6. Inspector Zhang and the Island of the Dead (2013)
   7. Inspector Zhang Goes To Harrogate (2012)

Jack Nightingale Short Stories
   Cursed (2011)
   Still Bleeding (2012)
   Blood Bath (2014)
   My Name Is Lydia (2014)
   Tracks (2014)
   I Know Who Did It (2015)
   Children Of The Dark (2016)
   The Creeper (2017)
   Nightingale (2017)
   The Asylum (2017)
   The Doll (2017)
   The Undead (2017)
   The Mansion (2017)
   The Cards (2017)
   Wrong Turn (2017)
   Possession (2017)
   Claws (2018)
   Knock Knock (2018)
   Nightingale 2 (2018)
   Watery Grave (2018)

Spider Shepherd Short Stories
   Dead Drop (2012)
   Friendly Fire (2012)
   Kill Zone (2013)
   Spider Shepherd Short Stories (2013)
   Spider's Web (2013)
   Hostile Territory (2013)
   Rough Diamonds (2013)
   Natural Selection (2013)
   Warning Order (2013)
   Narrow Escape (2014)
   Personal Protection (2014)
   Remote Control (2014)
   Spider Shepherd SAS: Volume 1 (2014)
   Spider Shepherd SAS: Volume 2 (2014)
   Hard Targets (2015)
   Planning Pack (2015)
   The Rope (2015)

Spider Shepherd: SAS
   1. The Sandpit (2016)
   2. Moving Targets (2018)
   3. Drop Zone (2020)
   4. Russian Roulette (2021)
   5. Baltic Black Ops (2023)

Lex Harper
   1. Takedown (2016)
   1.5. Plausible Deniability (2019)
   2. Breakout (2020)

Jack Nightingale Novella
   The House On Gable Street (2018)
   The Whisper Man (2021)
   Witch Hunt (2021)

Richard Yokely
Rogue Warrior (2019)
The Chase (2022)

Matt Standing
   1. Last Man Standing (2019)
   2. Standing Alone (2022)
   3. Still Standing (2023)
   4. Standing Strong (2024)

Novels

   Pay Off (1987)
   Tango One (2002)
   The Eyewitness (2003)
   Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye (2006)
   Dreamer's Cat (2010)
   Once Bitten (2010)
   The Basement (2011)
   First Response (2016)
   Penalties (2016)
   The Shout (2018)
   The Bag Carrier (2019)
   The Runner (2020)
   The Hunting (2021)
   Desperate Measures (2021)
   Killing Time (2021)
   Triggers (2023)

Collections

Short Fuses (2012)
More Short Fuses (2014)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Bestseller (2011)

Series contributed to

Death Toll
1. Death Toll (2013) (with others)
2. Death Toll 2 (2013) (with others)

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Stephen Leather

Action: Pulse Pounding Tales Volume 1 (2012)
edited by
Matt Hilton

Award nominations

	2007 ITW Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Cold Kill
	2007 Barry Award for Best Thriller (nominee) : Cold Kill
	2004 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist) : Hard Landing
	2002 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist) : Tango One

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The Cabal (2024)
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The Last Line (2023)
(John Cook, book 1)
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