Underestimate this underdog at your peril . . .

Buckle up for Underdogs, an adrenaline-fueled action-thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Spider Shepherd series.

'He has the uncanny knack of producing plots that are all too real' - Daily Mail

'A writer at the top of his game' - Sunday Express

'Kickass action, high stakes and nail-biting excitement. Underdogs delivers on all with flying colors and then some' - Best Thriller Books

Once a fearless SAS hero, Andy 'Deadman' Bird now battles the harsh streets of London after a catastrophic mission stripped him of his hearing, career, home and marriage. His only solace is Tyson, his fiercely loyal and battle-tested dog.

When fate thrusts them into the path of a chilling alleyway murder, Andy and Tyson become the next targets. Who are these relentless hunters, and what dangerous secrets are they willing to kill for?

Desperate and cornered, Andy reaches out to his former brothers-in-arms - a team who owe him their very lives. But as they unravel a sinister web of organised crime and deadly political plots, who will be saving who this time?

Praise for Stephen Leather

'Grabs the reader by the throat' - Daily Mail

'Wow! It's SO good. I never thought anyone could equal Spider Shepherd but I was wrong!' - Reader Review

'Explosive' - The Sun

'This book had me fully consumed from the first chapter, and I was really hooked, burning the midnight oil until I finished it' - Reader Review

'Enthralling' - Financial Times

'If you enjoy action packed thrillers, then this is one for you. It is full of good characters with a believable plot and a brilliant canine character in Tyson!' - Reader Review

'A master of the thriller genre' - Irish Times

About the Author
Stephen Leather is an ebook and Sunday Times bestseller and author of the critically acclaimed Dan 'Spider' Shepherd series, including such titles as Hard Landing and First Strike, and the Jack Nightingale supernatural detective novels. Before becoming a novelist, he was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, Daily Mirror, Glasgow Herald, Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. His titles have topped the Amazon Kindle charts in the UK and the US, and his bestsellers have been translated into fifteen languages.

Reviews
It wouldn't be a Stephen Leather story without kick-ass action, high stakes and nail-biting excitement. Underdogs delivers on all with flying colours and then some. As soon as you start your journey with Underdogs, you're only going to put it down once you've run out of pages to flip * Best Thriller Books *
Leather's battered hero and his loyal dog power through a gritty thriller about unfinished business (*selected by The i Paper as a Best New Crime and Thriller Read for February 2026*) * The i Paper *



Book Information
ISBN 9781035083343
Author Stephen Leather
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Pan Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 212g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 132mm * 20mm