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Stephen Leather Books in Order

16 series including Spider Shepherd Series, Jack Nightingale Series and more

16 series 142 books Latest: First Strike (2024)

Stephen Leather has been writing since 1987, producing 142 books in that time. Stephen Leather's books make up 16 series, the largest of which — Spider Shepherd — reaches 21 books. As of 2024, the latest we've recorded is First Strike.

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1 Spider Shepherd 2 Spider Shepherd Short Stories/Novellas 3 Chronological Spider Shepherd Short Stories/Novellas 4 Spider Shepherd SAS 5 Lex Harper 6 Jack Nightingale 7 Jack Nightingale Short Stories/Novellas 8 Inspector Zhang 9 Asian Heat 10 Mike Cramer 11 Matt Standing 12 Richard Yokely Short Stories/Novellas 13 Stephen Leather Other Novels 14 Stephen Leather Short Story Collections 15 Stephen Leather Non-Fiction Books 16 Stephen Leather Anthologies

Reading Order

16 series · 142 books
Hard Landing by Stephen Leather

Spider Shepherd Series

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

Spider Shepherd Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 14 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Friendly Fire 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Dead Drop 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Hard Targets 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Kill Zone 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Natural Selection (Short Story) 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Warning Order 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Hostile Territory 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Rough Diamonds 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Narrow Escape 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Personal Protection (Short Story) 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 More Short Fuses 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Rope (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Planning Pack (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Remote Control 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Spider Shepherd Short Stories/NovellasChronological

0 of 14 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Friendly Fire 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Hard Targets 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Natural Selection (Short Story) 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Warning Order 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Hostile Territory 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Dead Drop 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Kill Zone 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Rough Diamonds 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Narrow Escape 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Personal Protection (Short Story) 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 More Short Fuses 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Rope (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Planning Pack (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Remote Control 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Sandpit (Short Story) by Stephen Leather

Spider Shepherd SAS Series

0 of 5 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Sandpit (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Moving Targets 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Russian Roulette (Short Story) 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Drop Zone 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Baltic Black Ops 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Takedown by Stephen Leather

Lex Harper Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Takedown 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Plausible Deniability (Short Story) (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Breakout 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Jack Nightingale Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 20 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Cursed (Short Story) 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Still Bleeding (Short Story) 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Blood Bath 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 My Name Is Lydia (Short Story) 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Tracks (Short Story) 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 I Know Who Did It (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Children of the Dark (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Creeper (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Asylum (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Undead (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Doll 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Mansion (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Wrong Turn (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Cards (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Possession (Short Story) 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 The House on Gable Street (Short Story) 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Knock Knock (Short Story) 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Watery Grave (Short Story) 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Claws (Short Story) 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Witch Hunt (Short Story) 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Inspector Zhang Series

0 of 7 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Inspector Zhang and The Perfect Alibi 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Inspector Zhang Goes To Harrogate 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Inspector Zhang and the Island of the Dead (Short Story) 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Asian Heat Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Banging Bill's Wife 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Alphabet Game 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Pregnant Wife 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Threesome 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Mike Cramer Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Chinaman 1992 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Long Shot 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Double Tap 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Matt Standing Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Last Man Standing 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Standing Alone 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Still Standing 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Standing Strong 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Richard Yokely Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Rogue Warrior (Short Story) 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Chase 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Stephen Leather Other Novels

27 books · 1987–2023

Stephen Leather Short Story Collections

4 books · 2012–2018

Stephen Leather Non-Fiction Books

1 book · 2006

Stephen Leather Anthologies

2 books · 2013

About the Author

Stephen Leather (born 25 October 1956) is a British thriller author whose works are published by Hodder & Stoughton.

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