Stephen Leather (born 25 October 1956) is a British author. He writes in the thriller genre. His works are published by Hodder & Stoughton. He began his writing career as a journalist, working for newspapers such the "The Glasgow Herald", "Daily Mirror", "The Times", "Daily Mail" and the "South China Morning Post" in Hong Kong. He has written for television shows such as "London's Burning", "The Knock" and "Murder in Mind". 