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Stephen Leather
Author · 122 books
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. 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. For much of 2011 his self-published eBooks - including The Bestseller, The Basement, Once Bitten and Dreamer's Cat - dominated the UK eBook bestseller lists and sold more than half a million copies. The Basement topped the Kindle charts in the UK and the US, and in total he has sold more than two million eBooks. His bestselling book The Chinaman was filmed as The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan and grossing more than $100 million.

Series

Books

Knock Knock book cover

Knock Knock

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2018

Breakout book cover

Breakout

2020

The House On Gable Street book cover

The House On Gable Street

2018

Hard Landing book cover

Hard Landing

2004

Killing Time book cover

Killing Time

Serial Killers Never Retire - They Just Go On Hiatus

2021

New York Night book cover

New York Night

2015

Once Bitten book cover

Once Bitten

2010

The Bombmaker book cover

The Bombmaker

1999

Claws book cover

Claws

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2018

False Friends book cover

False Friends

2012

The Sandpit book cover

The Sandpit

An Action-Packed Spider Shepherd SAS Novella

2016

The Solitary Man book cover

The Solitary Man

1997

Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish book cover

Inspector Zhang Gets His Wish

2011

Kill Zone book cover

Kill Zone

2013

The Doll book cover

The Doll

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2017

The Runner book cover

The Runner

2020

Moving Targets book cover

Moving Targets

An Action-Packed Spider Shepherd SAS Novel

1779

First Strike book cover

First Strike

2024

Tracks book cover

Tracks

A Jack Nightingale short story

2014

Slow Burn book cover

Slow Burn

2020

My Name Is Lydia book cover

My Name Is Lydia

2014

The Basement book cover

The Basement

2010

The Eyewitness book cover

The Eyewitness

2003

Live Fire book cover

Live Fire

2009

Dead Drop book cover

Dead Drop

2013

Fast Track book cover

Fast Track

1947

I Know Who Did It book cover

I Know Who Did It

2015

Tango One book cover

Tango One

2002

Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster book cover

Inspector Zhang and the Dead Thai Gangster

2011

Private Dancer book cover

Private Dancer

2005

The Vets book cover

The Vets

1993

Still Bleeding book cover

Still Bleeding

2012

Fireman book cover

Fireman

1989

Rogue Warrior book cover

Rogue Warrior

2019

Desperate Measures book cover

Desperate Measures

2021

Dreamer's Cat book cover

Dreamer's Cat

2010

Blood Bath book cover

Blood Bath

Seven Jack Nightingale Short Stories

2014

Friendly Fire book cover

Friendly Fire

A Spider Shepherd short story

2012

The Whisper Man book cover

The Whisper Man

A Jack Nightingale Novella

2015

Inspector Zhang Goes To Harrogate book cover

Inspector Zhang Goes To Harrogate

2012

Cursed book cover

Cursed

2011

Inspector Zhang and the Island of the Dead book cover

Inspector Zhang and the Island of the Dead

a short story

2013

More Short Fuses book cover

More Short Fuses

2014

Children Of The Dark book cover

Children Of The Dark

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2016

Nightshade book cover

Nightshade

2013

Pay Off book cover

Pay Off

1987

Standing Alone book cover

Standing Alone

2022

The Double Tap book cover

The Double Tap

1992

Tennessee Night book cover

Tennessee Night

2018

Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye book cover

Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye

2006

Rough Justice book cover

Rough Justice

2010

Short Range book cover

Short Range

2019

Takedown book cover

Takedown

2016

Soft Target book cover

Soft Target

2005

Short Fuses book cover

Short Fuses

2012

Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs book cover

Inspector Zhang and the Disappearing Drugs

2011

The Tunnel Rats book cover

The Tunnel Rats

2004

The Rope book cover

The Rope

2015

Plausible Deniability book cover

Plausible Deniability

2019

Natural Selection book cover

Natural Selection

2013

Tall Order book cover

Tall Order

2018

Banging Bill's Wife book cover

Banging Bill's Wife

2012

The Hunting book cover

The Hunting

2021

Rough Diamonds book cover

Rough Diamonds

A Spider Shepherd short story

2013

Personal Protection book cover

Personal Protection

2014

Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman book cover

Inspector Zhang and the Falling Woman

2011

Wrong Turn book cover

Wrong Turn

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2017

Rio Grande Night book cover

Rio Grande Night

The 11th Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller

2022

Dirty War book cover

Dirty War

2022

Hot Blood book cover

Hot Blood

2007

Hard Targets book cover

Hard Targets

2015

Witch Hunt book cover

Witch Hunt

A Jack Nightingale Novella

2021

Nightingale 2 - A Short Story Collection book cover

Nightingale 2 - A Short Story Collection

2018

The Alphabet Game book cover

The Alphabet Game

2012

Spiders Web book cover

Spiders Web

2013

Russian Roulette book cover

Russian Roulette

An Action-Packed Spider Shepherd SAS Novella

2021

Nightfall book cover

Nightfall

2010

Last Man Standing book cover

Last Man Standing

2018

Las Vegas Night book cover

Las Vegas Night

The 10th Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller

2022

Nightmare book cover

Nightmare

2012

Fair Game book cover

Fair Game

2011

The Chinaman book cover

The Chinaman

1992

The Birthday Girl book cover

The Birthday Girl

1995

Dead Men book cover

Dead Men

2008

Light Touch book cover

Light Touch

2017

Midnight book cover

Midnight

2011

First Response book cover

First Response

2016

Clean Kill book cover

Clean Kill

2023

Still Standing book cover

Still Standing

2023

The Undead book cover

The Undead

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2017

Dark Forces book cover

Dark Forces

2016

Watery Grave book cover

Watery Grave

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2018

The Bag Carrier book cover

The Bag Carrier

2019

Narrow Escape book cover

Narrow Escape

2014

The Shout book cover

The Shout

2018

San Francisco Night book cover

San Francisco Night

2014

The Long Shot book cover

The Long Shot

1994

The Pregnant Wife book cover

The Pregnant Wife

2012

Inspector Zhang And The Perfect Alibi book cover

Inspector Zhang And The Perfect Alibi

2012

New Orleans Night book cover

New Orleans Night

The 9th Jack Nightingale Supernatural Thriller

2021

True Colours book cover

True Colours

2013

Cold Kill book cover

Cold Kill

2006

Black Ops book cover

Black Ops

2015

Remote Control book cover

Remote Control

A Spider Shepherd Short Story

2014

Drop Zone book cover

Drop Zone

An Action-Packed Spider Shepherd SAS Novella

2020

Nightingale - A Short Story Collection book cover

Nightingale - A Short Story Collection

2017

Warning Order book cover

Warning Order

A Spider Shepherd short story

2013

The Stretch book cover

The Stretch

2000

Hostile Territory book cover

Hostile Territory

A Spider Shepherd short story

2013

Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon book cover

Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon

2011

Hungry Ghost book cover

Hungry Ghost

1991

Possession book cover

Possession

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2017

The Cards book cover

The Cards

2017

The Bestseller book cover

The Bestseller

2011

The Mansion book cover

The Mansion

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2017

The Creeper book cover

The Creeper

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2017

Planning Pack book cover

Planning Pack

2015

Penalties book cover

Penalties

2016

Take Two book cover

Take Two

2013

Lastnight book cover

Lastnight

2014

White Lies book cover

White Lies

2014

The Asylum book cover

The Asylum

A Jack Nightingale Short Story

2017

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