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The Trophy Taker
Lee Weeks
A serial killer is on the loose. His target? Lone Western women lured to Hong Kong by the promise of easy money. As The Butcher's killing spree escalates, bags of mutilated body parts are found all over the island - and more girls are disappearing.Taking on his first homicide case, Detective Johnny Mann is determined to stop The Butcher's brutal reign. Haunted by the memory of his father's death by the Triads, he's the only man who can track down a killer who's paralysing the city with fear.Madeleine Johnson has left her tragic past in England to start afresh in Hong Kong. But soon her life is in peril as she is sucked into the sinister world of the city's hostess clubs.Venturing into dark and dangerous places, Mann unearths chilling evidence about the killings. And then another body is found, one which brings the murders closer to home…Bolt the doors, turn on the lights and pray for mercy - you'll be up all night with this disturbingly addictive debut from a writer being hailed as the female James Patterson.
LEE WEEKS
The Trophy Taker
Copyright (#u7976d8f6-f40b-55ae-8e52-340a3aa9e257)
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Dedication (#u7976d8f6-f40b-55ae-8e52-340a3aa9e257)
For my dad, Brian Davies Bateman, who gave me the gift of self-belief.
Contents
Cover (#u9904e216-8cb2-5cd8-bee9-6562db5faa8a)
Title Page (#u8e6cbd46-6c5e-562d-85e0-ede258d196ca)
Copyright (#uc62ec8d5-009a-54a1-ad66-91a12ddc4b68)
Dedication (#u6caf4c33-6369-5926-82ad-3b7afbe3ed3b)
Chapter One (#u54a5fd2c-a9f4-5f8a-9d33-df86bfafbcc7)
Chapter Two (#ub3746d37-c5a5-53eb-b8cf-43a8ed43da7c)
Chapter Three (#u6ffa20af-3ff1-550a-9f32-78919ca6869b)
Chapter Four (#ud4ae0e77-785c-5814-ab22-701f84118aff)
Chapter Five (#u9fb2fdc8-758c-5027-8337-69d78cbe7557)
Chapter Six (#u73954a1b-9e6a-5be7-a2c5-cdb754d3a71d)
Chapter Seven (#u386d957e-f56b-5fa7-b42e-6172acd05321)
Chapter Eight (#ub73c46df-5352-558f-87b0-d0b6054bd07c)
Chapter Nine (#u819957d7-1e6e-58c0-b3c5-cd9eacae3ce3)
Chapter Ten (#u290f97f2-e5b4-5ea0-a28e-7486d75c22da)
Chapter Eleven (#u12fbbd26-a709-59c8-8877-e2a274aefbad)
Chapter Twelve (#ua68951a8-dc06-568f-b175-c1cd8eb3d9f0)
Chapter Thirteen (#uec4c24e8-afa8-5450-a237-e228dad5366c)
Chapter Fourteen (#ubce90d1e-7615-53d0-8e8a-5be579938fac)
Chapter Fifteen (#u77199776-7526-5a92-9ba7-049712af0ba9)
Chapter Sixteen (#uce8b779c-34f0-53a0-9203-5133c5294df5)
Chapter Seventeen (#u1713ef38-2efc-56aa-8343-78cae2a07cbf)
Chapter Eighteen (#uabeb985c-f4d6-5516-9fdf-d904e502a784)
Chapter Nineteen (#ub94ffc85-a96e-573f-9f1f-1da5ea80d6b2)
Chapter Twenty (#u82bdc3b8-c0c6-5b9d-bb61-64b89b22f21c)
Chapter Twenty One (#u9299a8e6-8934-5b5f-8865-cd879648038e)
Chapter Twenty Two (#ue406db30-e7a4-5fcf-a150-697e2fb062db)
Chapter Twenty Three (#u9b024467-7430-57f3-a84c-c02cc0c3e5bc)
Chapter Twenty Four (#u1ce337d6-5eb3-5fa4-9e7d-4098bb08b2f6)
Chapter Twenty Five (#u10063106-e8dc-59f4-af2c-874db0fd2776)
Chapter Twenty Six (#u6833be18-ba02-5007-a585-db39df95850b)
Chapter Twenty Seven (#u299a4684-e095-5614-94c5-34eb1f71cc67)
Chapter Twenty Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twenty Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirty Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Forty Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifty Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixty Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventy (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventy One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventy Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventy Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventy Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventy Five (#litres_trial_promo)
