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In "The Trophy Taker" a sadistic serial killer, dubbed "The Butcher," preys on lone Western women who come to Hong Kong with the promise of easy money. Murderous bodies and mutilated parts begin to surface across the island, and more girls vanish. Detective Johnny Mann, haunted by the death of his father at the hands of Triads, takes on his first homicide case and seeks to end the Butcher’s reign of terror. Meanwhile, Madeleine Johnson, a woman leaving a painful past in England, finds herself drawn into Hong Kong’s hostess clubs and into danger as the killings near her. Mann delves into dark, dangerous places, uncovering chilling evidence and personal threats, forcing him to confront a murderer who has the city living in fear.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Lee Weeks
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