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Ex-boxer, ex-paratrooper, Joe once had meaning in his life. People who cared for him, people who needed him. Then he lost everything, and now he is a hitman for London's most vicious criminals.

Brenda was the only woman who ever loved him. The only woman who believed he could escape the underworld. She died protecting others: now Joe wants revenge on her killers. With nothing left to lose, Joe prepares for the fight of his life...

This is a poignant thriller about love, revenge and redemption from a superb new voice in British crime.

About the Author

Photo credit: Jenny Quiggin

P
HILLIP
H
UNTER
has a degree in English Literature from Middlesex University and an MA in Screenwriting from the London Institute. He was also part of the team that sequenced the human genome.

About this Series

1 – To Die For

A BROKEN MAN

Joe was a British soldier, then a bare-knuckle boxer.

Now he's a gangster in London's East End.

Once, long ago, he fell in love.

But people like him don't have happy endings.

A BROKEN CITY

Hackney's most vicious gang is hunting

Joe down. He doesn't know why.

All he knows is that until he kills them,

he's a dead man walking.

A RAY OF HOPE

A twelve-year-old runaway, Kid, needs Joe's protection.

Life has made Joe a machine.

Can this little girl make him human again?

To Die For
is available
here
.

2 – To Kill For

Ex-boxer, ex-paratrooper, Joe once had meaning in his life. People who cared for him, people who needed him. Then he lost everything, and now he is a hitman for London's most vicious criminals.

Brenda was the only woman who ever loved him. The only woman who believed he could escape the underworld. She died protecting others: now Joe wants revenge on her killers. With nothing left to lose, Joe prepares for the fight of his life...

This is a poignant thriller about love, revenge and redemption from a superb new voice in British crime.

 

Book 3 will be released in Winter 2015

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The story starts here

First published in the UK in 2014 by Head of Zeus Ltd

Copyright © Phillip Hunter, 2014

The moral right of Phillip Hunter, to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN (eBook) 9781781853405

ISBN (TPBO) 9781781853382

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Table of Contents

Cover

Welcome Page

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five

Chapter Thirty-Six

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Chapter Thirty-Eight

Preview

About this Book

About the Author

About this Series

An Invitation from the Publisher

Copyright

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