His second novel, The Fireman, was written while he was working as the business editor of the South China Morning Post. [9] [10] In The Fireman, a British tabloid journalist travels to Hong Kong to discover why his sister committed suicide. Both novels, and his third, Hungry Ghost, were published by HarperCollins. Leather was born in Manchester. He grew up in Sale and Chorlton-cum-Hardy, and attended Manchester Grammar School. [7] He attended Bath University, where he obtained a BSc in Biochemistry in 1978. [2] Early career [ edit ] a b c "Kindle gives thriller writer a plot for success – at 71p a shot". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 August 2012. Stephen Leather Synopses: The standalone novel Private Dancer by Stephen Leather is about a man, Pete, who meets a pole dancer named Joy and falls in love. Pete winds up in a strange world of sex, drugs and deception and soon discovers that Joy is no joy at all, and rather, his own personal nightmare. Leather was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. [2] He began his writing career as a journalist, working for newspapers such the Glasgow Herald, Daily Mirror, The Times, Daily Mail, and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. [8] Writing career [ edit ]

Weird relationships. These are not healthy boss/employee or boss/friend relationships. I did like that he had a bestie that wasn't impressed with him, but hate how that turned out. Everything else was gross. Like he told his secretary "do as your told, girl," on the regular. Me, I'd slap him. In 2002, Leather's book Tango One was nominated for the inaugural CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, awarded by the Crime Writers' Association. [23] [24] His book Hard Landing was nominated for the award in 2004. [25] Note: Confessions of a Bangkok Private Eye is co-authored with Warren Olson. If You Like Stephen Leather Books, You’ll Love… There were additional issues with the book; the author had problems keeping the timeline straight, he placed the 10th of the month as the Friday between the 13th and 27th. You Were Gone– Three days after Christmas, a woman walks into a police station. She has no phone and no ID, just a piece of paper with the name of David Raker on it. She tells officers that Raker is her husband. When he turns up at the station, the woman looks exactly like his wife. She knows all about their marriage, their history, and even private conversations the two of them had. There’s just one problem: Raker’s wife has been dead for eight years.I Am Missing– When a young man wakes up bruised and beaten, with no memory of who he is or where he came from, the press immediately dub him ‘The Lost Man’. Naming himself Richard Kite, he spends the next 10 months desperately trying to find out who he is. But no one knows him. Richard’s last hope may be private investigator David Raker. But Raker has more questions than answers. A thriller writer has been accused of running an online smear campaign". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 . Retrieved 16 September 2018.

Coming from English writer Tim Weaver, this crime series is about the investigations of missing persons investigator David Raker. Spelman, Judith (August 2008). "Judith Spelman Talks to a Best Selling Author Who Produces A Thriller A Year". Writing Magazine: 8–9.

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Skidelsky, William (27 February 2011). "Kindle gives thriller writer a plot for success – at 71p a shot". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 1 May 2013.