{"product_id":"9780340960721","title":"Hungry Ghost by Stephen Leather","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 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\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56285982687605,"sku":"9780340960721","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780340960721.jpg?v=1762704092","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780340960721","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}