Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death
Paul Finch

Could this be the end for Heck?The Sunday Times bestseller returns with an unforgettable crime thriller. Fans of MJ Arlidge and Stuart MacBride won’t be able to put this down.Don’t let them catch you…A Deadly HuntDS ‘Heck’ Heckenburg has been tasked with retrieving one of the UK’s most wanted men. But the trail runs cold when Heck discovers a video tape showing the fugitive in a fight for his life. A fight he has no chance of winning.A Dangerous GameHeck realises that there’s another player in this game of cat and mouse, and this time, they’ve not just caught the prize: they’ve made sure no one else ever does.A Man Who Plays With FireHow far will Heck and his team go to protect some of the UK’s most brutal killers? And what price is he willing to pay?

PRAISE FOR PAUL FINCH (#u3b931196-b8bc-52a4-8965-821e9c7f2828)

‘Wonderfully dark and peppered with grim humour. Finch is a born storyteller and writes with the authentic voice of the ex-copper he is.’

PETER JAMES

‘Edge-of-the-seat reading … formidable – a British Alex Cross.’

SUN

‘An ingenious and original plot. Compulsive reading.’

RACHEL ABBOTT

‘As good as I expected from Paul Finch. Relentlessly action-packed, breathless in its finale, Paul expertly weaves a trail through the North’s dark underbelly.’

NEIL WHITE

‘A deliciously twisted and fiendish set of murders and a great pairing of detectives.’

STAV SHEREZ

‘Avon’s big star … part edge-of-the-seat, part hide-behind-the-sofa!’

THE BOOKSELLER

‘An explosive thriller that will leave you completely hooked.’

WE LOVE THIS BOOK

Copyright (#u3b931196-b8bc-52a4-8965-821e9c7f2828)

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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Source ISBN: 9780008243982

Ebook Edition © August 2018 ISBN: 9780008243999

Version: 2018-06-21

Dedication (#u3b931196-b8bc-52a4-8965-821e9c7f2828)

For my wife, Catherine, who has always been my rock.

Table of Contents

Cover (#u72ed4c6b-8130-52ac-be0b-9bc1cd219ac3)

Praise for Paul Finch (#u3b1ab28c-0dfb-5513-bde8-3f80a17c6535)

Title Page (#u1c78fccc-90f4-5056-99d8-7f15e779c895)

Copyright (#u6df665bf-3408-59fc-a60d-eabfc12ce13f)

Dedication (#uc36abb68-705d-56fb-8198-afd616e046c1)

Prologue (#u2d2a42b9-792f-5a59-9699-baa339b07667)

Chapter 1 (#uad1ce23e-eed2-5288-b7eb-d76b2bdeac49)

Chapter 2 (#u9911de51-a756-5ae0-9dec-7196e1c93339)

Chapter 3 (#u5cf6c9d4-e245-5c1f-8209-0df63a1c1a68)

Chapter 4 (#u6b4069f7-09e5-51c5-91ae-3d8bf06e43ab)

Chapter 5 (#ub1b50d91-11c1-5231-9403-5c2055d3027b)

Chapter 6 (#u42def7a3-03a2-5bf8-a885-d62ace0dcdc8)

Chapter 7 (#u970e5670-77a7-59d0-a002-b4d48cb32f72)