Author: Stephen Leather Year: 1991 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Purchase/reserch links: |
|
1991 in Hong Kong and the colony is preparing for Chinese rule.
Geoff Howells, a government-trained killing machine, is brought out of retirement and sent 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 . . .
Similar books:
|