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'The action is vividly drawn with enough technical detail to add veracity, but never enough to swamp the narrative.'
www.reviewingtheevidence.comPraise for Stephen Leather's novels:
'This is an aggressively topical novel but a genuinely thrilling one, too.'
Daily Telegraph'As tough as British thrillers get . . . gripping' Irish Independent
'In brisk newsman's style he explores complex contemporary issues while keeping the action fast and bloody.'
--EconomistProduct Description
The eighth book in the bestselling Dan 'Spider' Shepherd series.
Kidnapping is one of the cruellest crimes - lives are put at risk for cold, hard cash. But when Somali pirates seize the crew of a yacht off the coast of Africa, they bite off more than they can chew.
One of the hostages has friends in high places and Spider Shepherd is put on the case. He goes deep undercover in an audacious plan to bring an end to the pirate gang's reign of terror.
But as Shepherd closes in on his quarry he realises that there's much more at stake than the lives of the hostages and that the pirates are involved in a terrorist plot that will strike at the heart of London.
Kidnapping is one of the cruellest crimes - lives are put at risk for cold, hard cash. But when Somali pirates seize the crew of a yacht off the coast of Africa, they bite off more than they can chew.
One of the hostages has friends in high places and Spider Shepherd is put on the case. He goes deep undercover in an audacious plan to bring an end to the pirate gang's reign of terror.
But as Shepherd closes in on his quarry he realises that there's much more at stake than the lives of the hostages and that the pirates are involved in a terrorist plot that will strike at the heart of London.
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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I haven't read any of the previous books in the series - and now wish I had done first. Don't get me wrong, FAIR GAME was a really great read on its own, I just feel that I've missed out by not reading them in order and now know some of what happened in the previous books. After a brief episode in Ireland exposing the professional skills of the cool calm and collected MI5 agent Shepherd, the book focuses on the topical issue of Somalian pirates. They stupidly kidnap a friend of `Spider' and he goes on a quest to destroy the gang from the inside and uncovers deeper political connections and a terrorist plot. Whilst exploring subject matter that is very much in the news this novel also addresses the fact that the law enforcement agencies have one hand tied behind their backs as they fight criminals that have more legal rights than they do. Well written, high-paced and engaging. I'm now officially a Stephen Leather fan!
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all of Stephen Leather's books and the initial ones were brilliant (as were the first Dan Shepherd ones). The last was a disaster and about as believeable as flying pink elephants. OK you may say they don't need to have any sense of reality and reading is an escape from your surrounds - but I actually wonder why he is knocking out so many books in short time when the standard is dropping and dropping?
Does he really think that we believe that a woman who has hopped around between Government agencies could sanction/run an operation like the one described in this? Ms Button at one point could have some credibility (as a character) but his puppy like fawning and buying her cardboard cups of tea every time he sees her does test the imagination somewhat.
This tome at 500 + pages is around 200 pages too many. Way too much padding and then it's all over and done within the last 100 pages max.
I just wish that he would go back to writing good stories with a start, a middle and a credible end which satisfied and didn't leave me thinking 'why did I buy yet another one of his books?'
One day Stephen I won't buy any more.
Does he really think that we believe that a woman who has hopped around between Government agencies could sanction/run an operation like the one described in this? Ms Button at one point could have some credibility (as a character) but his puppy like fawning and buying her cardboard cups of tea every time he sees her does test the imagination somewhat.
This tome at 500 + pages is around 200 pages too many. Way too much padding and then it's all over and done within the last 100 pages max.
I just wish that he would go back to writing good stories with a start, a middle and a credible end which satisfied and didn't leave me thinking 'why did I buy yet another one of his books?'
One day Stephen I won't buy any more.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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One has to admire the author's bravery. He has taken his popular Police undercover operative "Spider" Shepherd and moved him into the Intelligence Services. Partly, I think, it is because the controls and political correctness of the Police, did not give sufficient wriggle room to take his character where Mr Leather wanted to go. So now Shepherd and his boss are with MI5 and the story starts in explosive fashion as Spider breaks cover in Ireland to halt the execution of another undercover agent. This action will have consequences for Spider as he moves onto his next assignment.
Spider finds that the new world is different, but the problems that made his previous role difficult still exist. Spider does speak for "everyman" in his frustrations that sometimes we are our own worst enemies in that overly liberal attitudes create many problems and then dilute our ability to resolve them. So it is a slightly jaded and frustrated Spider that goes undercover to identify how Somali pirates are identifying target ships and then a situation arises where Spider needs to get a lot closer to the action, not knowing that the fall-out from his previous assignment is still slowly catching up with him.
Stephen Leather's bravery in letting Spider evolve into a new role and reflecting changes in society does not detract from another winning thriller. This balances plot and action perfectly and while there are references to the previous books and characters, they will not stop you enjoying this if you haven't read them. Having said that, this is a great series that deserves being read from the very start.
Spider finds that the new world is different, but the problems that made his previous role difficult still exist. Spider does speak for "everyman" in his frustrations that sometimes we are our own worst enemies in that overly liberal attitudes create many problems and then dilute our ability to resolve them. So it is a slightly jaded and frustrated Spider that goes undercover to identify how Somali pirates are identifying target ships and then a situation arises where Spider needs to get a lot closer to the action, not knowing that the fall-out from his previous assignment is still slowly catching up with him.
Stephen Leather's bravery in letting Spider evolve into a new role and reflecting changes in society does not detract from another winning thriller. This balances plot and action perfectly and while there are references to the previous books and characters, they will not stop you enjoying this if you haven't read them. Having said that, this is a great series that deserves being read from the very start.
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FAIR GAME
A new Dan Shepherd story every 6 months..3 days to read it!!
It's a long wait for the next one. Read more
It's a long wait for the next one. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LINDA
Dan Shepherd strikes again
All the Stephen Leather books are brilliant I dont want to put the book down, I have read all eight books about Dan Shepherd the undercover agent, they are great. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. L. Bowden
Fair Game
Another excellent story by Stephen Leather.
Fair Game is a superb stand alone piece of work however if you have read previous Dan Spider Shepherd books then it brings... Read more
Fair Game is a superb stand alone piece of work however if you have read previous Dan Spider Shepherd books then it brings... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ian McAdam
Still developing nicely
Another really good offer from Stephen Leather. The subject matter was interesting, and I can't believe many readers will have previous knowledge of Somali pirate operations. Read more
Published 2 months ago by G.J.H. UK
Must check the mirror for freckles
"'Answer me one question, will you? ...You don't really work in human resources, do you?' ... Shepherd laughed as his feet left the deck and he headed upwards. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Joseph Haschka
Slow down spider, too much too fast
I read the first Spider Shepherd novel a year or so ago and was asked to review this one recently in paperback. Read more
Published 3 months ago by UK Fiction Review
first one I've read, won't be the last
I picked this book up at the airport simply because it was on special offer and I wanted to read what I would call a 'switch off' book, a good action packed and fast paced... Read more
Published 3 months ago by geordie
fair game
Another great book in the dan shepherd series. Stephen Leather just keeps getting better and better.Fair Game (The 8th Spider Shepherd Thriller)
Published 4 months ago by gary1
Padded to Death
If you have read all the books you will recognise that 300 pages of this book is pure padding. How many times did we need to know that Spider went running in his old boots with... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mark Connelly
Fair Game - is that the buying public?
There was a time when I really enjoyed Spider Shepherd. Now I don't. Maybe if this is the first book you read in the series you might think what a great guy he is. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Michael Watson
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