Also by Stephen Leather: Pay Off -- The Fireman -- Hungry Ghost -- The Chinaman -- The Vets -- The Long Shot -- The Birthday Girl -- The Double Tap -- The Solitary Man -- The Tunnel Rats -- The Bombmaker -- The Stretch -- Tango One -- The Eyewitness -- First Response --

Spider Shepard Thrillers: Hard Landing -- Soft Target -- Cold Kill -- Hot Blood -- Dead Men -- Live Fire -- Rough Justice -- Fair Game -- False Friends -- True Colours -- White Lies -- Black Ops --

Jack Nightingale supernatural thrillers: Nightfall -- Midnight -- Nightmare -- Nightshade -- Lastnight

"A violent South London gang will be destroyed if Dan 'Spider' Shepard can gather enough evidence against it while posing as a ruthless hitman. What he doesn't know is that his work as an undercover agent for MIS is about to intersect with the biggest terrorist operation ever carried out on British soil.

Only weeks before Shepard witnessed a highly skilled IS sniper escape from a targeted missile strike in Syria. But never in his wildest dreams did he expect to next come across the shooter in a grimy East London flat.

Spider's going to have to proceed with extreme caution if he is to prevent the death of hundreds of people, but at the same time, when the crucial moment comes he will have to act decisively. The clock is ticking and only he stands between us and Armageddon..." inner sleeve