Last Chance : The stunning new thriller from the legendary SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author

Author: Leather, Stephen

Espionage & spy thriller

Published on 31 July 2025 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Spider Shepherd Thrillers' series.

SPIDER SHEPHERD IS BACK, AND THIS TIME HE'S TAKING NO PRISONERS...

'Two things to make a Summer afternoon great: a Stephen Leather novel, and a cold beer' ????? 'Spider keeps getting better and better' ?????'The best series I have ever read' ????? Professional killers are carrying out hits for the Iranian government across the European continent, hitting targets amongst the wealthiest and most privileged.

After a slew of murders in London, MI5 decide that enough is enough: they are going to have to hit back at the hitmen for hire.

Dan 'Spider' Shepherd, the secret service's most dangerous weapon, is tasked with infiltrating the organisation's ranks and cutting off its head. But just how deep does this hydra go?A hundred-mile-an-hour whirlwind of a novel from one of the world's most gifted thriller authors.

PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER'Let Spider draw you into his web, you won't regret it' Sun'He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real' Daily Mail'Leather knows the inner workings of the security services. But beyond the enthralling storylines he also asks some tough questions about contemporary Britain' Financial Times'A master of the thriller genre' Irish Times'Stephen Leather writes really exciting action thrillers. It's like being there yourself' Chris Ryan