False Friends (The Spider Shepherd Thrillers Book 9) by Stephen Leather (Epub)

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When Navy Seals track down and kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, it’s obvious there was a traitor on the inside. After the false friends are revealed to be two British students, Malik and Chaudhry – former Islamic fundamentalists recruited by MI5 – they become targets themselves. Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd must teach the pair how to survive undercover with al-Qaeda closing in. But Spider is not used to playing the handler. And with the line between mentor and friend beginning to blur, and a terrorist plot putting thousands of lives at stake, can he protect everyone before it’s too late?

User’s Reviews

Review As tough as British thrillers get … gripping.―Irish IndependentExplores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody.―EconomistLet Spider draw you into his web, you won’t regret it.―Sun –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ He lied to Charlotte, took it on himself to reveal his identity to someone being pursued by al Qaeda and he blew the cover of a couple of other undercover officers one of whom ended up dead and the other shot. And he badmouths the US Navy SEALs, especially the ones who killed Bin Laden because they are cowboys more interested in revenge than justice. Which is a pretty ironic point of view is assassinating someone on his own authority, or setting up someone who has crossed him to be killed by rival mobsters. My favorite parts of these books, which are extremely well written, with compelling character development, is reading Spider’s public pronouncements about rule of law and political correctness, then watching him carefully plan and carry out a cold-blooded assassination of some IRA terrorist with no introspection. He’s is cognitive dissonance in action.

⭐ Overall very good read, another good installment of the series. After the rather savage 8th book where Dan took on sea pirates, this installment is more spy-oriented with a good mix of counter-terrorism thrown in: again you can only appreciate the fact that SL takes again some efforts in trying to bring something new in this book, and went to the efforts of doing good research (you learn a great deal of spy stuff in this one). One point which may cause a bit of debate (though you can bet this is what SL is hoping for) is the involvement of Dan into actual real event like the Seal’s intervention to seize former #1 terrorist at the start of the book (I don’t want to disclose too much), and Dan ends up criticising how the intervention went, which of course can create quite a stir for US readers. However, isn’t MI5 and SAS doing just about the same towards end of the book? (look out for Gannon’s intervention at the end of the book). On this point I don’t think SL is anti-American as his characters also takes usual stabs at British institutions (or other countries): his books are again good entertainment, not to be used for political debate, so the no-hold barrels views of some of the characters are a given in such books, which is I find actually good fun to read. I was not immediatly drawn in the book as it takes a while to figure out exactly which is going to be the real key story of the book, and also due to the fact that Dan takes a seemingly withdrawn role, as he is acting as a MI5 handler. Notes for those familiar with the series: though this book deals extensively with terrorism threat and the taken of a major terrorist (where Seals are involved), it is surprising not to see a return of the character Yokely (hopefully he will reappear in a later installment). Sharpe is back in this book working alongside Dan for another act of undercover arm dealing (yes, nothing apparently new here… but the operation takes an interesting turn). Finally small note that we hear very little of Dan’s son on this book, Dan’s private life is here kept to the strict minimum.

⭐ I have read every book in this series and love them all. I discovered them through a lukewarm review of a Lee Child book, and I am so grateful to that reviewer for mentioning this series, as it is so so so good. I love that it is British, with Brutish dry humour, and the Spider Shepherd character is fabulous – has a son and is more believable than Jack Reacher – and the books are generally less nauseating and just as thrilling and gripping as the Lee Child ones. Just to warn any sensitive readers, this particular book in the series does have one gruesome bit, but it is shorter and less nauseating than many a Jack Reacher book scene. I like both, I hasten to add. My advice is to start from the first spider shepherd book and read them in order. Not that each book is not self-contained — they ARE — I just think they are all so good and that one might get even more out of each by reading them in order. To my mind, Stephen Leather just gets better and better with each book, and the first was fabulous too. Highly recommended. Very entertaining series. I have not read his other books (other than this series) so can’t comment on them, only the Spider Shepherd series.

⭐ Read Leather’s Spider Shepherd’s series in order — you need the background on the characters. Leather does not spend a lot of time giving back history, but it is helpful to the reader to know what happened in the previous books.Leather writes for the BBC – super mystery / adventure books. The plots, and they are often complicated, are taken from the nightly news. This is book 9 in the series and I’ve just completed book eleven. The books are a quick write and with the POV (point of view) switching from character to character, as well as from setting to setting makes it a pure joy to read..

⭐ I have read a few Leather/Shepard books previously with enjoyment. I give this one a haltingly 2 stars…3 for the story line (reviewed elsewhere here) and 1 for the denigration of America.The author commits the ultimate sin for a fiction writer…he lets his personal feelings, in this case, liberal and political, blatantly creep into his story and the hero, Dan Spider Shepard.FROM THE FIRST 40 PAGES OF THE BOOK:Spider (who didn’t witness the Bin Laden shooting) referring to US Navy Seals as “twats” for celebrating the shooting of a claimed unarmed Bin Laden……denigrating the US military on page 39 with this gem spoken by Spider over the Bin Laden raid, “You know, it seems to me whenever the Americans come up against someone who can shoot back they fall apart. The only time they come off best is against an unarmed opponent”…’he then shook his head in disgust’ He goes on to bash the Americans for the crashed helicopter incident, claiming the Americans to be badly organized….Spider’s sidekick later referring to George W. Bush as having an IQ of 91To my British friends who may be scratching their nogins over my comments, picture the following: The enclave on the Thames know as Westminster Abby, The Tower, Big Ben, and Parliment has been reduced to rubble and ashes, by Osama al Qaida with 3000+ Brits dead. America’s “prolific” genre writer pens a book called False Friends same as Leather, and his hero Mitch Rapp refers to the SAS and Britian ‘raid’ as Leather’s did about America’s raid on OSB, including Her Majesty as having an IQ of 91…how would you bloke’s feel? Nuff said??In closing for Mr. Leather…what the hell was the killing of a British citizen (unarmend and defenseless), being shot to death by a British Major all about at the end of the book. Where is the Fair and Balance? Spider is damaged goods imo thanks to your foolishness. Suggest you move on to greener pastures and come up with some solid one off’s, like “The Chinaman”. As for your “twats” comment (we say pussy in America), if the shoe fits wear it!

⭐ Wow ! Stephen Leather keeps the drama, action and suspense coming and coming. Looking forward to much more adventures. I am not a huge fan of British novels because of word meaning differences but the are great reads!

⭐ Damned good story with a twist….Muslims aiding the anti-terrorist squads. Not as violent as other Shepherd tales but more insightful of people concerned on both sides. Easy 5 star rating.

⭐ Stephen leather is really one of the best of thriller writers from England. He really should have all of his books printed in bookstores throughout America. Clancy, Griffin, Grisham, Baldacci, great writers, but Learher should be right up there with them. Thank you Amazon and associates for having Mr. Learher’s books available.

⭐ Excellent

⭐ Spider once again shows his need to protect his coworkers/agents/friends. Leather brings a new look to thriller/suspense novels that I really ejoy.

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