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Hong Kong, 1991. The colony is preparing for Chinese rule.

Geoff Howells, a government-trained killing machine, is brought out of retirement and sent to there. His brief: to assassinate Chinese Mafia leader, Simon Ng. Howells devises a dangerous and complicated plan to reach his intended victim - only to find himself the next target.

Patrick Dugan, a Hong Kong policeman, has been held back in his career because of his family connections: his sister is married to Simon Ng. But when Ng''s daughter is kidnapped and Ng himself disappears, Dugan gets caught up in a series of violent events and an international spy ring that has spun out of control . . .

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''A master of the thriller genre''
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''As tough as British thrillers get . . . gripping''
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''The sheer impetus of his story-telling is damned hard to resist''
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Hungry Ghost

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      Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/02/2008
      ISBN13: 9780340960721, 978-0340960721
      ISBN10: 0340960728
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Hong Kong, 1991. The colony is preparing for Chinese rule.

      Geoff Howells, a government-trained killing machine, is brought out of retirement and sent to there. His brief: to assassinate Chinese Mafia leader, Simon Ng. Howells devises a dangerous and complicated plan to reach his intended victim - only to find himself the next target.

      Patrick Dugan, a Hong Kong policeman, has been held back in his career because of his family connections: his sister is married to Simon Ng. But when Ng''s daughter is kidnapped and Ng himself disappears, Dugan gets caught up in a series of violent events and an international spy ring that has spun out of control . . .

      ***********

      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



      Trade Review
      'Stephen Leather should be nestling in your bookshelves alongside Frederick Forsyth and Jack Higgins' -- Daily Mail

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