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The Dragon and the Ghost (Previously Published as Hong Kong Stories): A Beatrix Rose Thriller Kindle Edition

by Mark Dawson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,279 ratings
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Previously published as Hong Kong Stories Volume 1.

Beatrix Rose has been betrayed. Her husband has been murdered and her daughter, Isabella, has been abducted.

Those who wronged her will pay, because Beatrix is the most dangerous woman you’ve ever met. She was an assassin for Group Fifteen, the beyond top secret agency that did the dirty work for the British Secret Services.

And you know what they say about payback…

Beatrix finds work in the Hong Kong underworld. But when she has a difference of opinion with her employer, the ruthless Mr. Ying, she finds herself in a fight for justice against a man with no scruples.

Alliances are formed and broken. Friends become enemies. Enemies become friends. And nothing is what it seems.

Can Beatrix save herself and her loved ones in the face of insurmountable odds?

Please note: this is a re-edited edition of three novellas previously published as the Hong Kong Stories (White Dragon, Nine Dragons and Dragon Head).

What reviewers are saying:

"It’s impossible not to think of Lee Child’s super-selling Jack Reacher. " - The Times

"A literary sensation." - The Daily Telegraph

"Dawson writes the kind of thrillers I love. Non-stop, grab-you-by-the-throat tales of doing the right thing no matter the odds. Simply excellent." - USA Today bestselling author Brett Battles
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NQMV9S5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Unputdownable (February 28, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1240 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,279 ratings

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Mark Dawson has worked as a lawyer and in the London film industry. He has sold over six million copies of his propulsive, exciting thrillers and is best known for his John Milton, Beatrix and Isabella Rose and Atticus Priest series.

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2,279 global ratings

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Robert Horton
5.0 out of 5 stars Now I know how it all started
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
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It was interesting to read about how Beatrix Rose got her skills and was still troubled enough to have her own demons she has to overcome.
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David H. Eisenberg
4.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent Dawson novel with a spin off character.
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2019
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I met Beatrix in the Milton series. All of these books are part of a genre that calls for a suspension of disbelief as to the abilities of the heroes and sometimes villains. Part of the template for the genre is that highly trained women can be as effective physically as highly trained men in fighting or sports, which has been disproved many times, sometimes more so, than men, which means it takes even greater effort to suspend disbelief.

There's nothing new in Dawson's novels, or for that matter, most of these genre novels. If you have read a lot of them, you will recognize everything as being derivative. And that's okay b/c we love the genre. But, what counts is good writing. And Dawson is a really good writer. I have read 10 of his novels and a novella in a few weeks and look more forward to reading them all than any other writer right now.
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Kindle Custome Sandra Gonzales
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME BOOK!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2021
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This has been one of Mark Dawson's best books ever. I truly could not put it down! It was like dining on filet mignon after weeks of hamburger. I loved it Beatrice shines in this novel of suspense. A must read ❤❤
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Carl Clause
5.0 out of 5 stars CC1
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021
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EXCELLENT way to bring everything into focus about Beatrix past. Where she got caught up in Hong Kong mess. So I imagine the next chapter where she meets John M. and finds her daughter. Absolutely excellent writing a 10 stars plus ➕ Thanks, Carl Clause
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Heyweb
4.0 out of 5 stars Beatrix Is Human
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2020
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This is another good story in the Beatrix Rose series. Beatrix hides out Hong Kong trying to determine where her daughter is located. Her daughter was kidnapped and she’s been on a search ever since. While struggling with her own demons Beatrix meets a man who needs her help. This is a tale that will go from Hong Kong to Cuba and back again. What I particularly like about this book is the human side of Beatrix. She is an amazing strong person, with little compunction about protecting the people that are important to her. This is another one of Dawson’s books that is hard to put down.
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snave51
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2019
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I've read all the Beatrix Rose and Isabella Rose series . This is worth it . It sets the story off . Beatrix has issues . Where is Isabella . What will she do. This is set in Beatrix history before everything else happens .
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Scotty Wolfson
3.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, tough to rate.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2019
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Like Mike Dawson's series around John Milton, Beatrix Rose was Number One for Group Fifteen before John Milton was. My biggest problem with this story is that it became too predictable. Just like the John Milton series, just that the protagonist is female, also was wronged by Control, and is seeking revenge. An interesting, easy jaunt into escapism.
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katcon
5.0 out of 5 stars Badass Beatrix
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2019
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Compiled from three previous novellas, the Hong Kong stories, plus a bit of new. It tells the story of an English agent hiding from her former employer and watching her world fall apart. But Beatrix Rose is a survivor and will do what it takes! Like the flawed hero, John Milton, in another one of his series, Mark Dawson again gives us someone we want to see win, even as we wince at what it takes for her to survive.
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Don Culham
5.0 out of 5 stars real good read
Reviewed in Canada on December 25, 2023
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Beatrix is a real action hero who always gets the job done in most unusual ways. Non stop action from start to finish. Looking forward to the next book in the series
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Sue Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Hong Kong
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2024
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The detail and research that Dawson must have done to bring this book alive, in the unforgiving Hong Kong districts Beatrix was forced to live in hiding from Control, are phenomenal. Because of this whilst reading this adrenaline fuelled mind blowing novel, I was living there rather than lying on my comfy sofa reading it.
Another great, unforgettable read from this author.
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Alan D. Johnstone
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended good read.
Reviewed in Australia on June 18, 2019
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Recently I'd just finished reading the last of the wonderful, amazing John Milton series of books by the same author and can I just say, I believe, Jack Reacher has finally been outshone by John Milton. I was hungry to read more of Mark Dawson and turned to his Beatrix Rose character. Although "The Dragon and the Ghost" is published 3rd in the series in fact it should be read first. It covers the real beginning of her journey in the depths of Hong Kong. Beatrix is a great character - complex, tough but vulnerable - the book has a wonderful, believable story line with plenty of action and tension, and I soaked up the atmosphere of Hong Kong on every page. Once again the author doesn't waste words, he gets right to the point. After reading this one I'm now eager to read more about Beatrix Rose and then after that follow up with stories about her daughter, Isabella Rose. The Dragon and the Ghost is a highly recommended good read.
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SpicyGrammy
5.0 out of 5 stars the travails of beatrix rose
Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2023
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She is living for her daughter but allowed herself to be addicted to heroin. So bad and so sad. Knowing her discipline it’s hard to imagine and to accept that weakness.
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Mr. D. J. R. Penwarden
4.0 out of 5 stars Good story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2021
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