Hong Kong. Idyllic beaches. Glitzy cityscapes. What can possibly go wrong?  

 

Jasmine Spitfire, Hong Kong’s social counsellor extraordinaire, thought her world would forever consist of the disillusioned, the disgruntled and the mildly depressed. She's wrong. The moment a gruesome murder darkens her doorstep, Spitfire's world teeters on the cusp of paranoia and self-destruction. 

 

What did Piers Blunt, the corporate power-player, do to die so horribly? And who could possibly have done this?

 

Jasmine embarks on an investigation that puts in her radar a cast of suspects, making the crowded city even more claustrophobic. Was it Piers' disgruntled wife, Farrah?  Was it his colleagues, who may be salivating to usurp his position? Was it his beautiful, ambitious mistress, nicknamed Penny the Dreadful? But when the clues do not add up while the dead bodies begin to pile up, Spitfire must race against time--and overcome her own demons--to find and stop the real murderer.

 

An intense, white-knuckle whodunit set amidst the glittering skyscrapers, dark alleyways, and majestic shorelines of Hong Kong, Penny Dreadful throws you in the front seat of a maddening ride and compels you to keep your eyes, and your heart, wide open.

 

"Much more than a thriller, 'Penny Dreadful' is a scathing commentary on Hong Kong society, woven into a maddening, intricate page turner that holds you hostage until the very end... Spellbinding!" - JB Lazarte, Carlos Palanca Awardee and author of 'All the Darkness Unseen.'