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**A heart-pounding new standalone novella from* Sunday Times* bestselling author Stephen Leather featuring hitman-for-hire Lex Harper. ** *He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real, and this is no exception* — **Daily Mail on* First Response* ** The war on drugs has always been a dirty business. But there are some jobs that are so dirty that even MI5 can’t risk getting involved. Which is when the authorities turn to a man who isn’t afraid to go where others fear to tread – Lex Harper. Harper is sent into the Golden Triangle in a bid to block the flood of heroin that is crippling the West. But when the plan backfires, Harper discovers that heroin poses a threat much closer to home. And his retaliation takes him on a mission of revenge around the world. **Praise for Stephen Leather’s* Dan "Spider" Shepherd* series: ** *Let Spider draw you into his web, you won't regret it.* — **The Sun** *The sheer impetus of his storytelling is damned hard to resist.* — **Daily Express** *A master of the thriller genre.* — **Irish Times**