Hungry ghost
By: Stephen Leather
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: ISIS Large Print; ISIS Publishing; ISIS Large Print Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780753177907; 9780753177914
Subjects: Large type books
Description: Geoff Howells, a government-trained killing machine, is brought out of retirement and sent to Hong Kong. His assignment: 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 connections - his sister is married to Simon Ng. But when Ng's daughter is kidnapped and Ng himself disappears, Dugan gets caugt up in a series of violent events and an international spying intrigue that has run out of control.
Notes: Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1991.