Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Breakout cover art

Breakout

By: Stephen Leather
Narrated by: Paul Thornley
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £16.00

Buy Now for £16.00

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

The Solitary Man cover art
The Hunting cover art
Spider Shepherd: SAS cover art
Rogue Warrior cover art
The Chinaman cover art
Triggers cover art
Nightfall cover art
The Tunnel Rats cover art
The Fireman cover art
Tango One cover art
The Bombmaker cover art
The Eyewitness cover art
Killing Time cover art
The Shout cover art
The Bag Carrier cover art
Payback cover art

Summary

A friend in need is a friend indeed. And no one is a better friend than hitman-for-hire Lex Harper. 

When a mate from his past ends up in a Bolivian prison, Harper doesn’t think twice about going to his aid. Beatings, rapes and murders are an everyday occurrence in the prison. But the only way to break his friend out is for Harper to put his own life on the line, in a place where death comes quickly and only the strong survive. Getting into the prison is easy enough – but can Harper get out? And how many people will he have to kill to make it back?

©2020 Stephen Leather (P)2020 Isis Publishing Ltd

What listeners say about Breakout

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    117
  • 4 Stars
    39
  • 3 Stars
    14
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    129
  • 4 Stars
    19
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    94
  • 4 Stars
    32
  • 3 Stars
    13
  • 2 Stars
    8
  • 1 Stars
    4

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Another addictive listen

Stephen Leather and Paul Thornley - how can you go wrong? I've got them all and this one doesn't disappoint. I listened every chance I got. I did actually scream in frustration at a certain point towards the end, but I won't say why. Really felt for Lex. I had to stop listening for a few minutes I was so peeved! Listen to it!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Full of excitement

From start to finish gripping thrilling twists and turns.Difficult to stop listening.The reader’s voice is very relaxing even put my dog to sleep .Must find another Stephen Leather if narrator is Paul Thornley.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Gripping delivery

Another excellent listen from Stephen Leather. Lex's challenge takes him to South America to rescue a friend. Thoroughly enjoy the insight and diversity of the global dirty underworld.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good story

Having been brought up on Dan Shepherd I looked forward to Harper's appearance. Its ok, Paul Thornley delivered the book well. Harper is an interesting operator I just couldn't associate myself with 'Scouse".

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Lex Harper, the darker and grittier Character from the spider series

Love love love the stand alone Lex novels and this one is the best so far.

Can’t wait for more Lex stories….. stand alone or in the spider series.

Epic story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent book

Again the performance was spot on, would highly recommend this book. Looking forward to a new Lex Harper book, soon please

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

The master

Another great listen from the master who is Stephen Leather, fast paced, edge of the seat stuff. Brilliantly narrated by yet another master of his craft Paul Thornley, highly recommended listen. *****

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

South America

Great story and learnt many new things about South America, especially the prisons there. Having listened to many SAS stories I found that aspect slightly weak BUT I would still say that you should get this book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Hmmm

Paul as always does the job but even he struggled to bring this one to life .

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Stephen could do better

I love Stephen Leather’s books and listened to almost all of them.
This one unfortunately does not live up to expectations, I kept waiting for the crux of the story, the thing that would change it from an predictable amble into a Stephen Leather book.
It’s only due to Paul Thornley’s excellent (as always) narration that I made it a decent way through the book but about an hour to go I will be giving up. It’s just not worth the time. Stephen can do better.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful