Baltic Black Ops: An Action-Packed Spider Shepherd SAS Novel

by Stephen Leather

The twentieth century is drawing to a close and the Russians are up to all sorts of dirty tricks in Lithuania and Kaliningrad.MI6 decide to fight fire with fire and send in a crack SAS team led by Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd.Their mission - to create chaos in the Baltic region through sabotage, assassination and black ops.But the Russians aren’t going to give up without a fight, and soon the SAS team wonder if they might have bitten off more than they can chew.Praise for Stephen Leather‘Stephen Leather writes really exciting action thrillers. It's like being there yourself' — Chris Ryan, author of The One That Got Away‘Lots of gunfire, tactical talk and imaginative plotting. Let Spider draw you into his web, you won't regret it’ — Sun‘In the top rank of thriller writers' — Jack Higgins

408 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2023

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Bob Evans · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked some of the previous books but this is juvenile twaddle. It’s just a total fabrication of reality painting the SAS as infallible and everyone else as fools. It plays to the rather pathetic school of thought that says an o level in carpentry and a few years in an orphanage makes you an SAS trooper. It’s rubbish from beginning to end, suitable for arm chair retards.

[Andrea Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual, it is a fast-paced action novel with the'Spider' Shepherd front and centre. There is plenty of action from the combined SAS and SEAL team with the local Baltic forces. The plot itself is thinly woven together as a series of sabotage acts against the Russians, and the final twist has them come to the rescue of MI6 again. Individually, each action feels accurate, written like a manual of how to rather than a more involved plot.

[Barclay S. Wales · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book about Spider in his SAS days but not as good as previous Stephen Leather books. I got this one on Kindle Unlimited and would have been disappointed if I had paid full price for it. For those new to Leather’s work, it will be a good read.

[Richard Dixon · Rating 4 out of 5]

as ever a fast exciting read!

Stephen Leather fans will enjoy, well researched and fast moving.

Plausible, relevant subplots and interesting characters keep the reader interested.

[Mrs Sheila Goodayle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keeps you on the edge

The story line was good, believable in some respects. There was a little too much of the hardware analysis which tended to make my eyes glaze over. All in all a good read

[Frank Duffy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Subtle Karma

The way spider and the crew
Set about their various operations, enlightening the two yanks and the Nats was second to none.



set about there various task's ,enlightening the two yanks and the Nats was second to none, and

[Mrs A. J. Turbfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent as always.

A fast paced action hero tale of one of our favorite characters. A pleasure to read. A must for fans.

[MICHAEL LE CUSSAN · Rating 4 out of 5]

PRETTY GOOD READ BUT NOT AS WELL FLOWING AS STEPENS OTHER BOOKS.
DEFINITELY SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO ALL UKANIAN DEFENCE PERSONNEL...

[David Highton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Action packed SAS story supporting Lithuanian nationalists in the late 90s. A bit too military for me.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stephen Leather at his best

Another great Spider story. So much nail biting action. Couldn’t put it down as per usual when it comes to Shepherd and co. Brilliant

[Simon Farrant · Rating 5 out of 5]

goes off with a bang!

It is great to read this series, showing ops that Spider took on during his SAS days.
We once again follow characters such as Jock, and Geordie, as they fight fearlessly alongside oppressed Lithuanians.

These shepherd books are always one-click for me, and the quality shows no sign of wavering.