Ghostman

A gripping and action-packed thriller

People see what you tell them to see . . . 
Oceans Eleven meets Drive meets Lee Child in this extraordinary pulse-pounding debut from the best new thriller writer of the year

Quite astonishing . . . Mature, impeccably researched and written with supreme panache, it moves like a black mamba and is every bit as deadly. Fierce, taut and with an intensity that burns the lungs, I doubt whether there will be a debut thriller to match it this year, or even next

Startling and sparkling assurance . . . A star is born? Quite possibly

Full of authentic detail, seedy locations and a high corpse count, it keeps you hooked until the very last page

Brilliantly clever, gripping and action-packed. Utterly original and bound to become a big-budget movie.

Fast, hard and knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue, tradecraft and suspense. Read it immediately!

A slam-bang, pedal-to-the-metal crime story . . . I absolutely loved this book and cannot recommend it highly enough

Impressive . . . It's one to buckle yourself in for because the ride is fast, thrilling and constantly veering all over the road with a very exciting new talent at the wheel

Simon Toyne, author of SANCTUS and THE KEY

Hip and stylish . . . a winning blend of tough action and authentic detail, and an enigma of a lead character that you'll want to meet again. An outstanding debut

An astonishing debut . . . Hobbs is up there with the best . . . a masterpiece

Smoking-fast . . . the debut of a gifted crime writer who will only get better

Roger Hobbs lived in Seattle, Washington after graduating in 2011 from Reed College. 
 
Ghostman was his début novel and was published in twenty-three countries around the world. Vanishing Games is its sequel, which he started writing while living in China. 
 
Roger Hobbs died in November 2016.

'Fast, hard and knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue, tradecraft and suspense. Read it immediately!' Lee Child 
 
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I make things disappear. It’s what I do. This time I’m tidying up the loose ends after a casino heist gone bad. The loose ends being a million cash. But I only have 48 hours, and there’s a guy out there who wants my head in a bag. 
 
He’ll have to find me first. They don’t call me the Ghostman for nothing... 
 
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‘Brilliantly clever, gripping and action-packed. Utterly original and bound to become a big-budget movie.' SUNDAY MIRROR 
 
‘Quite astonishing . . . Mature, impeccably researched and written with supreme panache, it moves like a black mamba and is every bit as deadly. Fierce, taut and with an intensity that burns the lungs’ DAILY MAIL 
 
‘Full of authentic detail, seedy locations and a high corpse count, it keeps you hooked until the very last page' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 
 
 WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 
 
‘Fast-paced and exciting, I read it from cover to cover in a couple of days’ 
 
‘Highly imaginative. A real page turner’ 
 
‘Fast-paced, original, and strongly characterised’ 
 
‘Unputdownable’ 
 
‘A thriller that grips from start to finish’ 
 
‘Tight story, great writing, interesting characters’ 
 
‘Outstanding’

Roger Hobbs

Vanishing Games has the confidence and brio of Terry Hayes’s I Am Pilgrim. If you enjoyed that, you’ll love this.

'Vanishing Games is smart, fast-paced and cool. Roger Hobbs plunges the reader into a violent odyssey through the mean streets of Macau. If you're a fan of brutal action, clever twists and international intrigue, Hobbs is your man'

Mason Cross, author of THE KILLING SEASON

VANISHING GAMES shows you do not need an intricate plot to write an exceptionally strong thriller. There is only a handful of characters, but they are positioned so strongly that the story will keep you hooked till the very last page and you will regret having to say goodbye to them

'If you enjoyed I AM PILGRIM, you'll love this' Guardian 
 
The perfect blend of a Lee Child novel and a Quentin Tarantino film, this is the latest from the bestselling author of GHOSTMAN. 
 
I work alone. 
 
I may be the best thief in the world but no one will ever know a single thing about me. Well, almost no one. 
 
A lifetime ago I had a mentor, Angela. She taught me how to be a criminal, how to run a heist. 
 
And now, six years after she vanished and left me high and dry on a job in Kuala Lumpur, she’s sent me an SOS. 
 
Or at least I think it’s her. If it is, then I've got to go. I owe her that much. 
 
So soon I'll be on a plane to Macau, either to see a friend or walk into a trap. Or both. 
 
But that's the way I like it. Sometimes the only thing that makes me happy is risking my life. 
 
Time to go.

Roger Hobbs

Praise for Vanishing Games

Vanishing Games has the confidence and brio of Terry Hayes’s I Am Pilgrim. If you enjoyed that, you’ll love this.

'Vanishing Games is smart, fast-paced and cool. Roger Hobbs plunges the reader into a violent odyssey through the mean streets of Macau. If you're a fan of brutal action, clever twists and international intri ...

VANISHING GAMES shows you do not need an intricate plot to write an exceptionally strong thriller. There is only a handful of characters, but they are positioned so strongly that the story will keep you hooked till ...

Vanishing Games has the confidence and brio of Terry Hayes’s I Am Pilgrim. If you enjoyed that, you’ll love this.

'Vanishing Games is smart, fast-paced and cool. Roger Hobbs plunges the reader into a violent odyssey through the mean streets of Macau. If you're a fan of brutal action, clever twists and international intri ...

VANISHING GAMES shows you do not need an intricate plot to write an exceptionally strong thriller. There is only a handful of characters, but they are positioned so strongly that the story will keep you hooked till ...

Vanishing Games has the confidence and brio of Terry Hayes’s I Am Pilgrim. If you enjoyed that, you’ll love this.

'Vanishing Games is smart, fast-paced and cool. Roger Hobbs plunges the reader into a violent odyssey through the mean streets of Macau. If you're a fan of brutal action, clever twists and international intri ...

VANISHING GAMES shows you do not need an intricate plot to write an exceptionally strong thriller. There is only a handful of characters, but they are positioned so strongly that the story will keep you hooked till ...

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