Book Review Kiss And Die by Lee Weeks

Kiss And Die by Lee Weeks

Lee Weeks resides in Devon but has spent long periods in Hong Kong.  Her detective, Johnny Mann, has an English mother and a Hong Kong triad boss (now deceased) father.  

            In Kiss and Die, Mann investigates the Triads new brand of recruits – The Outcasts, who are causing mayhem in Hong Kong’s poor areas- The Mansions.  Alongside this Johnny also has the problem of dealing with his dead father’s business empire with pressure from Triad bosses to amalgamate with them. 

The discovery of a decapitated head links to the death of a young girl at an Outcast initiation ceremony and so begins the search for a female serial killer who targets adulterous business men visiting Hong Kong.

          

 

 

  Weeks weaves the plot together seamlessly creating a real feel for the less salubrious ide of Hong Kong life.  Her research into Triads and Oriental martial Arts weapons is detailed and I found it compelling to see a Police Officer toting a shuriken instead of a gun or a truncheon.

 

                  

I got a real kick out of reading a book by a Woman crime writer covering an area typically associated with males, especially when it’s done in such a professional way.

Will certainly be reading more Johnny Mann Books