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    "annotation": "<p><span>A MAN SHOT DEAD IN THE STREET. BUT WHAT THE POLICE FIND NEARBY IS FAR WORSE.</span><br /><span>An elderly African man is found dead in the street, shot through the head. The killing has the hallmarks of a professional assassin. Dumped in a waste bin next to the dead man is the dismembered torso of a child.</span><br /><span>On his first day back at work, disgraced Detective Superintendent Ray Paterson finds himself teamed up again with newly promoted Detective Inspector Johnny Clocks.</span><br /><span>They must hunt down a ruthless killer with connections that go far beyond anything they&rsquo;ve ever encountered before.</span><br /><span>Within days they know who committed the murders and why, but are left reeling when they are ordered by the government to release the child&rsquo;s killers.</span><br /><span>FINDING THE KILLERS WASN&rsquo;T THE HARD PART. BRINGING THEM TO JUSTICE IS.</span></p>",
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