Hungry Ghost

The third relentlessly powerful and tough thriller from the bestselling author of HARD LANDING and THE EYEWITNESS

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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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

• | Author: Stephen Leather
• | Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• | Publication Date: Feb 07, 2008
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780340960721
• | ISBN-10: 0340960728