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TAKE A THOUSAND CUTSJUST RELEASED






 

…all societies have their secrets. When East and West collide, secrets and lies can only lead to bloodshed.
Take A Thousand Cuts opens with a world in turmoil. Ten years after China takes over Hong Kong from the British…the West faces economic meltdown…London is on the brink of a Triad war.
Chief Inspector Pitcher is called to a brutal murder of a Hong Kong banker in Soho. He asks his old sparring partner, Journalist Julia Lighthorn, to help unravel the mysteries and riddles behind the growing violence on London’s streets.
Her quest to find the killer takes her on a rollercoaster ride from London’s seedy underbelly to a bewitching Hong Kong and menacing Communist China.
A page-turner, full of twists, Julia faces many dangers, including arrest in China, terror in the Hong Kong night markets, drama at Victoria Peak where the bad guy points a gun and threatens to shoot.
Is this the end of her story?
An intelligent thriller that keeps you guessing – spellbound to the last line…and beyond.

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DEAD MONEY

… theft, violence, vice, injustice … journalist Julia Lighthorn seeks the truth behind terrible crimes, while struggling with her own secret demons from the past.

Did financial greed and corruption trigger the death of her friend?  Who can she trust among the complex characters she confronts on her journey?

What is any of us capable of when pushed to the limits of our endurance?Will Julia emerge unscathed from a world of corruption and conspiracy, where boundaries between right and wrong are blurred?

Teresa Hunter keeps us guessing to the end.