Pay Off

by Stephen Leather

Why does a wealthy Scottish financier set up a drugs deal with the IRA? Jeopardise his career, endanger his family and lover by tangling with the East End underworld and a ruthless mercenary? The motive is simple: revenge for a cold-blooded act of murder.

His adversary is a dangerous gangland boss whose connections stretch from the Highlands to London and beyond. More than a match for a newcomer, especially when that newcomer's plans contain a fatal flaw which will be discovered only when it is much too late . . .

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PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER

'A master of the thriller genre'
Irish Times

'As tough as British thrillers get . . . gripping'
Irish Independent

'The sheer impetus of his story-telling is damned hard to resist'
Sunday Express

• ISBN10: 0312014872
• ISBN13: 9780312014872
• Publish Date: 1 January 1987
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 16 June 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St. Martin's Press
• Edition: Us ed.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 220
• Language: English

Reviews

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

While I did enjoy Stephen Leather’s very English noir style, I think the whole time building up to the climax was drowned out by the very quick out come at the end. He spend a lot of effort planning and getting all the details right for revenge when it all started to fall into place it was all over. This is my second Leather book and I did enjoy his style and it hasn’t put me off reading more of his book, I just won’t be recommending this book as a starting point for this author.