the novel list
A complete list of John T. Leonard novels. Click on any image to find out more and order online.
SETTLING THE SCORE
Andrew Taylor is a dedicated police officer with many years’ service. Though, since his divorce he has descended into a pattern of alcoholism and reckless behaviour.
One day, whilst on duty, he is subjected to a vicious assault. His attacker is arrested, however, during his rehabilitation, Taylor discovers that due to technicalities his attacker walked free from court.
Enraged by this, Taylor enters a nocturnal world, where his only goal is to seek revenge on the man who attacked him and escaped justice.
But Taylor doesn't stop there and goes on a rampage bringing justice to those he feels deserve it. series of unrelated and unfortunate accidents, or is there something sinister behind them?
PRIMUS
DS Tom Draven is a well-respected police officer in the Serious Crimes Unit. It is a stressful job and it's not surprising that he sometimes fails to put enough energy into his relationship with his girlfriend, Jess, and often has to let her down at the last minute when work calls. But when he starts to lose track of whole chunks of time, he begins to wonder if his mind is playing tricks on him.
When Tom starts to discover items belonging to him at a series of unconnected killings, he becomes convinced that someone is trying to fit him up. Tom knows he is innocent, but the forensic evidence is compelling, and he is arrested and charged with murder.
Events take a twisted and sinister turn as the dedicated and brilliant detective finds himself caught up in a tense and psychologically compelling battle with an equally clever and ruthless criminal. As the trial commences, it becomes apparent that only one of them can win, and Tom must fight for his liberty and his life...
A LIFE'S WORK
Oliver Bennett was only five years old when his mother was brutally raped and murdered and he came face to face with her killer. Oliver has a strong and loving relationship with his father, but his childhood is deeply troubled despite psychological therapy and counselling.
When Oliver decides to join the police force, his father is hopeful that Oliver has found a way to come to terms with his mother's death. But Mary Bennett's killer has been released into the community after serving a life sentence. A murderer is free to live his life despite having cruelly ended a mother's life and forever blighted a child's future.
Has Oliver joined the police to dedicate his life to law and order, or does he have a more sinister motivation?
THE SECOND WRONG
When police officer Mike Watkins’ only daughter falls foul of her boyfriend’s abusive behaviour, he knows that it must be reported to the police.
The boyfriend is arrested, but without his daughter’s support there was only so far that the investigation could go.
After the boyfriend’s release from police custody, he is angry and vengeful, and attacks the daughter in her own home.
Then for a second time, Mike’s family is let down by the restrictions imposed by law. So, Mike feels he must take the law into his own hands.
VINDICATED
James Marshall is a successful defence attorney, close to making partner at his firm, having never lost a case.
He enjoys the spoils of success, but his ambitions and his work have destroyed his marriage. Since this breakdown, he has struggled to balance his life, scarcely seeing his young children, but his parents remain a solid support in his life, and his passion for his work has kept him going.
Through his work, he thought he'd seen the worst that humanity had to offer, until the day a vengeful former client attacks his parents.
Terrified for his family, Marshall finds himself making a list of the worst people he's defended, guilty people he had successfully kept out of prison, before tracking each of them down, intent on finding the culprit.
FALLEN VICTIM
Matt Fisher, a once respected police officer, was imprisoned after being found guilty of mistreating a prisoner in his care. Upon his release and suspecting there is more to his conviction than at first appears, he vows to dig deeper into the circumstances behind the allegation against him and uncovers a complex web of lies and deception amongst the police force.
Faced with the prospect of losing everything he has worked for, Fisher is determined to expose the secrets behind his downfall and bring those responsible to justice. But as he looks to seek revenge, unforeseen circumstances arise which threaten to jeopardise his very existence.
SCARRED
Following a horrific car crash, police discover the bodies of three dead men in the same car, with no known reason why they should be travelling together.
Having delved into each man’s past, Det Sgt Rick Adams discovers a dark secret they all share.
Adams’ investigation also reveals that others who shared the same secret have similarly died in mysterious, and bizarre circumstances.
Are their deaths merely a series of unrelated and unfortunate accidents, or is there something sinister behind them?
THE BLOOD ON MY HANDS
A few months after his wife’s funeral, following her sudden death, John Clements and their sixteen-year-old daughter Megan embark on a holiday to Egypt.
The purpose of which is to allow the two of them to rebuild their relationship, and to reminisce about the loved one they both lost.
One day, whilst sightseeing in Cairo, Megan is abducted. John attempted to rescue her, but instead, he too is taken.
Kidnapped! With no chance of any ransom being paid, and with no means of escape, John is faced with a diabolical dilemma…
How far should a father go to protect his daughter??
HEART OF A LION
The first book in the 'Heart of a Lion' Super Hero Adventure Series.
Being the first to admit it, Alexander Mayne has led an unremarkable life, then much to his surprise, he started to enjoy a winning streak.
A friend from university gets him an amazing job, and through that he meets the girl of his dreams, then when he proposes, she agrees to marry him.
But that winning streak ended abruptly on their honeymoon, when Alex is abducted, hunted for sport, and left for dead, and only because of a miraculous intervention was his life saved.
Now Alex must find out who did this to him, and why, but most importantly what happened to his new bride.
DEADLIER THAN THE MALE
(HEART OF A LION - PART 2)
Alexander Mayne was on his honeymoon, when he was abducted, hunted for sport, and left for dead, and only the intervention of a deific lion, sacrificing itself, saved his life.
Alex’s only chance for survival was to have the lion’s heart transplanted into his body, with an ancient incantation preventing his body from rejecting the organ.
With the lion’s heart, and spirit within his body, Alex now possesses extraordinary strength and agility, as well as the senses and reflexes of the king of the beasts.
He now finds himself with unlikely allies on his continuing quest, searching for those who wanted him dead.
CLEAN SKIN
(HEART OF A LION - PART 3)
It’s taken a year, since the events in London for the British Government to finally catch up with Alexander Mayne. The evidence they have against him is compelling. He could face the rest of his life in prison. But they are offering him an alternative; to undertake a secret mission for them. Mayne has to infiltrate the American penal system and facilitate the escape of a high level military asset. If he succeeds, his slate will be wiped clean. If not, he faces life in prison, or worse....
The story so far… It’s been a year since the events of that fateful night in London, when Alexander Mayne came face to face with Viktor Voltov, which culminated in Voltov perishing in a helicopter crash. Voltov had ordered Mayne’s death when Mayne had stumbled across the money laundering operations of Voltov’s crime syndicate, at the bank at which he worked. Voltov’s henchmen initially targeted Mayne whilst on his African honeymoon. They kidnapped him, and staged a hunt with him as the prize. But although the hunter’s bullet found its target, it only proved fatal for a dietic lion; guardian of a local tribe. Severely wounded, Mayne was rescued by the tribe. Then having the dead lion’s heart transplanted into his body not only saved his life, but bestowed him with superhuman abilities. Having recovered from his injuries, Mayne eventually returned home, filled with the desire to seek out those behind the conspiracy that targeted him.
WOLF'S BANE
(HEART OF A LION - PART 4)
In the aftermath of his mission to break a priority target out of an American maximum-security prison, Alexander Mayne has used the reward he earned to keep below the government's radar.
However, when he becomes the prime suspect in a series of grizzly killings, he feels that he has no choice but to step out of the shadows to clear his name.
What Alex then discovers is far more shocking than the crimes themselves, as the killer turns out to be more beast than human.
Once again sanctioned by the British government, Alex goes in search of the truth behind this sinister discovery.
ENEMY OF MY ENEMY
(HEART OF A LION - PART 5)
After a failed mission, that wasn’t without casualties, Alexander Mayne returns home now believing there to be a traitor within the British intelligence community.
Ostracised from his chain of command, and having lost so much, he feels isolated and alone, with no one to turn to, and nowhere to go.
However, armed with this knowledge, Alex once again sets out on mission of personal vengeance, having formed an allegiance with unlikely parties.
INTO THE LION'S DEN
(HEART OF A LION - PART 6)
With it believed that there is an infiltrator in the British government, Alexander Mayne and his cadre face a race against time to stop him.
But as their mission goals become divided, so must their resources. However, it also appears that assumed allies have their own agenda, meaning that Alex doesn’t know who he can trust. And with everything leading towards a final showdown, ghosts from his past come back to haunt him.
JUST RELEASED!
THE ARC
When Evelyn Simms’ world begins to fall down around her, she knows she must stop at nothing in order to protect her family.
Through a chance encounter, her path is crossed by a stranger who shows her a way to save all those she loves.
Armed with this newly acquired knowledge, Evelyn embarks on the journey. Taking a courageous step into the unknown alone.
But when she finds the source of the evil, Evelyn realises that it is not an entity that requires defeating, but instead she finds it to be someone who is in need of her help...
About the book
This is a high-tech story about virtual realities. But also, at its heart is a story about a young boy who is the subject of bullying in the real world.
The story addresses his issues in a responsible way, and has at its core lessons to understand why such things happen, as well as how to avoid being targeted.