If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. And that far from being the girl of his dreams, joy is his own personal nightmare. Private dancer paperback august 24, 2005 by stephen leather author. In a rollercoaster ride of sex, drugs, and deception, pete discovers that his own. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ici, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a. Stephen leather is one of the uks most successful thriller writers with numerous. For readers whose first encounter with spider is live fire, the plot deserves 5 stars. Johnny diamond meets stephen leather pt2a clivemh01.
A must read for every foreigner if he contemplates a serious relationship with a thai woman. Because of all its local wisdom, private dancer ought to be made available to every tourist at port entry. Private dancer private dancer now in ebook format private dancer is a novel of love, betrayal and death, set in thailand. For a depiction of the thai sex industry, see stephens excellent novel, private dancer. So when one of his former apprentices is kidnapped in the badlands of pakistan, shepherd doesnt hesitate to join a rescue mission. The chinaman stephen leather thrillers stephen leather. Smashwords private dancer a book by stephen leather. Stephen leather primary author only author division. Buy a discounted paperback of private dancer online from australias leading online bookstore. Pete, a young travel writer, wanders into a bangkok gogo bar and meets the love of his life. Stephen leather debuted his spider shepherd character with the novel hard landing, published in 2004. Dan spider shepherd is used to putting his life on the line for his friends and for his job with mi5. Private dancer by stephen leather is a book that was tremendously wellreceived in thailand. His sas training is of little help as his captors beat and.
With a background in journalism, leather has the knowledge, expertise and experience to write on subjects of international intrigue such as. At the end, leather indicates, that his publisher was unwilling to publish this one as it was to different from the thrillers that he usually writes. Joy is the girl of his dreams, young, stunningly pretty, and one of. A jack nightingale supernatural thriller, book 4 unabridged 20. This book is quite different from the twenty or so other novels that i have read by this author and is not so much about crime as the strange love story between pete a. Bernard trink from bangkok post the biggest englishlanguage daily in thailand believes that private dancer ought to be made available to every tourist at port of entry and pattaya mail wrote that the book should be compulsory reading for all firsttimers to thailand. Joy is the girl of his dreams, young, stunningly pretty, and one of the zombie bars topearning pole dancers. If you wish to read the series in chronological order, you might want to read the prequel novellas first. Private dancer, written by well known author stephen leather, is not available for sale, but available from this website and the authors as a free download. I dont know if it was love at first sight, but it was pretty close.
Private dancer a novel about love, betrayal and death. While the city of angels is certainly known for its sex industry, leather tells the story of an unexpecting travelers mayhem after falling for a pole dancer. Private dancer a book by stephen leather smashwords. Before becoming a novelist he 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. Johnny diamond has a exclusive interview with worldfamous author stephen leather. See bangkok in an entirely different light in stephen leathers book, private dancer. Born in 1956, stephen leather is one of the most popular and renowned british thriller authors.
It was released by capitol records in may 1984, and was her first album released through the label. Private dancer is the fifth solo studio album by tina turner. Pete, the protagonist who saunters into a bangkok gogo, is soon in love with one of the girls he meets. Because of all of its local wisdom, private dancer ought to be made available to every tourist at port of entry. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stephen leather is a british thriller author, best known for his popular dan spider shepherd and jack nightingale series, and also for his numerous standalone novels. Shop amongst our popular books, including 65, short range, private dancer and more from stephen leather. Their mouths drop and their eyes go wide, then they try to be all cool as if its the most natural thing in the world to be confronted by dozens of naked girls. But when the rescue plan goes horribly wrong, shepherd ends up in the hands of alqaeda terrorists. Private dancer by stephen leather, 9789810539160, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Stephen leather private dancer 5 nigel its funny watching the faces of the firsttimers when they walk into a gogo bar. I have just finished reading the book private dancer by stephen leather, even without the pattaya interest it is a cracking read and many times i had a giggle as situations mirrored exactly what i had read in trs on here. Read private dancer by stephen leather available from rakuten kobo. Private dancer ebook by stephen leather 9781458073976.
The standalone novel private dancer by stephen leather is about a man, pete, who meets a pole dancer named joy and falls in love. What follows is a rollercoaster ride of sex, drugs and deception, as pete discovers that his very own private dancer is not all that she claims to be. Private dancer by stephen leather 9789810539160 booktopia. Private dancer newbie advice pattaya addicts forum. I agree with the thai media, it should indeed be required reading. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
If you have not read it, you must, you really must. Steve leather s fantastic private dancer, while fiction, is probably the best thing ever written about the farang oriented sector of the thailands naughty nightlife industry. Private dancer by stephen leather loy machedos book. Private dancer a novel about love, betrayal and death in bangkok, thailand by stephen leather. Private dancer by stephen leather overdrive rakuten. Stephen very kindly allowed me to refer to his book in my own nonfictional work,thailand take 2, which gives a balanced and noholds barred view of this amazing country. But pete discovers that his own very private dancer. Leathers physical description of pattaya and its status as the biggest single prostitution center in the world suggests a comfortable familiarity with the place.
Here are the stephen leather books in order for his series, and the list of his standalone novels. It is finally available in epub and mobi format from. Pete wanders into a bangkok gogo bar and meets the love of his lif. What follows is a rollercoaster ride of sex, drugs and deception, as. Below is a list of stephen leathers spider shepherd books in order of when they were originally published. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading private dancer. This is a standalone novel by the talented stephen leather based in bangkok, thailand. Ive just finished reading stephen leathers online version of private dancer the sad downloadable book version of a farang falling in love. I think it works so well because it gives the story from so many viewpoints, including several thai characters. He has written for television shows such as londons burning, the knock, and the bbcs murder in mind series. Buy private dancer by stephen leather from waterstones today. Stephen leather is currently considered a single author. 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. Private dancer by stephen leather paperback, 2005 for.