Stephen Leather: 94 books

Inspector Zhang goes to Harrogate to attend a mystery writers convention. But what was supposed to be a vacation turns into one of his most difficult cases when a famous writer is found dead in a locked room. This is a short story, just over 11,000 words, equivalent to about 35 pages. A perfect...

Inspector Zhang is called in to investigate a murder where a doctor is knifed in a locked room. But nothing is as it first appears. The story is about 10,000 words, about thirty pages, perfect if you have half an hour to spare. Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller...

An action-packed short story featuring Dan “Spider” Shepherd during his days in the SAS. In Planning Pack he is in the Arabian desert taking on a group of dangerous terrorists. The short story also appears in the collection Spider Shepherd: SAS Volume 2.Stephen Leather is one of the UK's...

Someone - or something - is killing people in the Everglades and eating them. Supernatural detective Jack Nightingale is sent to investigate and discovers that the murders are only a taste of what is to come.The Creeper is about 13,000 words, about thirty pages.Stephen Leather is one...

Jack Nightingale knows the dangers of doing a deal with a devil, but sometimes beggars can't be choosers. And when his nemesis Proserpine comes up from the bowels of Hell to ask for a favour, he has no choice other to help. Which is why the supernatural detective finds himself going up against...

A mysterious woman has been prowling around a derelict mental asylum hacking victims to death with an axe. A TV crew goes in to investigate and supernatural detective Jack Nightingale goes in with them. But the truth is more shocking than any of them realise, and not everyone will get out alive. The...

Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate spooky goings-on in a rock star's mansion. The House On Gable Street is a fast-paced supernatural story about 30,000 words long, almost a novella. Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers, an ebook and Sunday Times bestseller...

Jack Nightingale gets lost in North Carolina and finds himself a reluctant attendee at a serial killer convention. Long dead serial killers are appearing before adoring fans, but it doesn't take them long to realise that Nightingale is in the wrong place at the wrong time. Wrong Turn is a fast-paced...

Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate an App that allows a demon from Hell to cause havoc on Earth. Knock Knock is a fast-paced supernatural story about 14,000 words long, featuring his long-suffering assistant Jenny McLean and his nemesis, the demon Proserpine. Stephen Leather is one...

Fortune telling can be a hit and miss business at the best of times, but when a mysterious set of Tarot cards starts to change the future and not predict it, Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate. He soon realises that there is more to the cards than meets the eye and that his own future is...

A grieving widow believes that her husband has come back from the dead. But does he want to help her or hurt her? Supernatural detective Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate. Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers, an ebook and Sunday Times bestseller and...

An action-packed short story featuring Dan “Spider” Shepherd on a mission to Nepal where he meets an SAS living legend. The short story also appears in the collection Spider Shepherd: SAS Volume 2.Stephen Leather is one of the UK's most successful thriller writers. He was a journalist...

Supernatural detective Jack Nightingale is called in to investigate a case of murder and mutilation that appears to have been done by children. Mysterious black-eyed children. And the murder is only a taste of the horror that is to come.Children Of The Dark is about 10,000 words, about thirty...

An exciting short story, part of the Jack Nightingale series by bestselling author Stephen Leather - thrillers with an occult twist. Jack Nightingale - lives in the shadows, fights in the dark. Ex-cop turned private eye Jack Nightingale is used to dealing with tricky situations. He's...