Book description
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…
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This pulled me right into the world of British Hong Kong in the run-up to the Chinese handover in 1997. I listened to this one on audio with the flu, and it was a very welcome escape.
Multiple POVs and a great fleshing out of all the different characters make for a great, fast-paced read: A chilling ex-SAS Assassin, powerful Triads, Chinese assassins, and a hard-drinking Police Officer held back in his career. Some might say there’s too much going on, but I didn’t have a problem following the narrative. The setting of Hong Kong plays a crucial role, which…
From Jay's list on international thrillers to keep you turning pages.
A fast-paced thriller set in Bangkok and (mainly) Hong Kong in 1991, prior to the retrocession of the Crown colony to Chinese rule.
The plot includes assassins, kidnapers, triads, gangs, and the police, in a well-researched book that is difficult to put down.
For readers who have lived in Asia, there is a ring of authenticity to what Leather writes, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given his previous life as a journalist on the South China Morning Post. Well worth a read, alongside Leather’s many other thrillers.
From Philippe's list on thrillers set in Asia.
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