Published by Avon on the 7th April 2008

Bolt the doors, lock the windows and pray for mercy – you’ll be up all night with this disturbingly addictive debut from a writer everyone is calling the female James Patterson.

Hong Kong: she’s wild and she’s strong, pushy and just a little dirty, and Detective Inspector Johnny Mann has always loved her. If nothing else, Hong Kong is his home. Intelligent but emotionally reserved, Johnny strives for perfection in his personal and professional lives and is on a certain path to the top. But when remains of bodies start turning up in plastic bags, he knows he’s onto something big. It doesn’t take long for The Butcher to become the talk of the town. The victims are all young women, and they’re all European; they’ve all been dismembered and ‘trophies’ have been taken from them, internal organs from the body. To solve these vile crimes, Johnny delves into the seedier side of life, and goes on a determined hunt for a demented killer. And then the case becomes personal…

Madeleine Johnson has left behind her recent tragic past in Devon and heads over to Hong Kong where she knows the last living members of her family are, her cousins Lucy and Ka Lae. A close bond quickly develops with her cousins, but soon she’s drawn into Lucy’s sinister world and her life is in danger.

Clues lead Johnny and his team back to the nefarious actions of the local branch of the Triads and one of their senior members in particular, Johnny’s nemesis Chan. And through it all, observing everything from the sidelines, are taxi-driver Max and his simpleton brother Man Po, who has acquired a distinct taste for death…



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