Order of Spider Shepherd Books

Spider Shepherd is the protagonist in a series of action-thriller/hardboiled mystery novels by British author Stephen Leather. Dan Shepherd, also known as “Spider,” is a former SAS trooper who is now a detective who works in an elite undercover squad.

Stephen Leather debuted his Spider Shepherd character with the novel Hard Landing, published in 2004. The series is currently ongoing. If you wish to read the series in chronological order, you might want to read the prequel novellas first. Below is a list of Stephen Leather’s Spider Shepherd books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Spider Shepherd Books

Hard Landing	(2004)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Soft Target	(2005)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Cold Kill	(2006)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Hot Blood	(2007)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Dead Men	(2008)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Live Fire	(2009)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Rough Justice	(2010)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Fair Game	(2011)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
False Friends	(2012)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
True Colours	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
White Lies	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Black Ops	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Dark Forces	(2016)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Light Touch	(2017)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Tall Order	(2018)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Short Range	(2019)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Slow Burn	(2020)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Fast Track	(2021)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Dirty War	(2022)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Clean Kill	(2023)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
First Strike	(2024)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Publication Order of Spider Shepherd SAS Books

The Sandpit	(2016)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Moving Targets	(2018)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Russian Roulette	(2021)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Drop Zone	(2022)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Baltic Black Ops	(2023)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Publication Order of Spider Shepherd Short Stories/Novellas

Friendly Fire	(2012)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Dead Drop	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Hard Targets	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Kill Zone	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Natural Selection	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Warning Order	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Hostile Territory	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Rough Diamonds	(2013)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Narrow Escape	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Personal Protection	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
More Short Fuses	(2014)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
The Rope	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Planning Pack	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de
Remote Control	(2015)	Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Chronological Order of Spider Shepherd Short Stories/Novellas

Hard Targets

(2013)