The Witchhunters

Scandal, Secrets, and a Death That Shocked Hong Kong

Nury Vittachi, Simon Blake

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Viking Australia
20 October 2019

True crime

For decades, many people have suspected that the young officer died because of information he possessed. This book reveals for the first time what MacLennan knew.

Hong Kong, 1980.

A British police officer minutes away from being arrested by colleagues for sex crimes is found dead in his locked bedroom. There are multiple wounds to his chest; his used service revolver by his side. There's only one possible conclusion- suicide.

Yet a painstaking reinvestigation of this alleged suicide uncovers a different story- one involving a secret paedophile ring servicing the city's most powerful men, high-level cover-ups, international geopolitics and the involvement of a secretive unit of police officers tasked with tracking down and arresting homosexuals - the Witchhunters.

Their aim was to eradicate all traces of organised crime within homosexual circles and procurement of youths. The operation ultimately resulted in the tragic death of police inspector John MacLennan - a watershed moment leading to the eventual decriminalisation of homosexual acts in Hong Kong in 1991.

For decades, many people have suspected that the young officer died because of information he possessed. This book reveals for the first time what MacLennan knew.

By: Nury Vittachi, Simon Blake
Imprint: Viking Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 464g
ISBN: 9780734399472
ISBN 10: 0734399472
Pages: 354
Publication Date: 20 October 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon J. Blake is the pen name of an experienced security professional. Born and educated in England, he joined what was then the Royal Hong Kong Police Force after graduation, serving in various units including the Criminal Investigation Department. Nury Vittachi has written a wide range of books, from nonfiction to novels. His journalism has appeared in many publications, from The New York Times to Reader's Digest.

Reviews for The Witchhunters: Scandal, Secrets, and a Death That Shocked Hong Kong

Grips from page one--a startling true crime expose of the sordid underbelly of 1970s Hong Kong--sex, vice and police corruption intertwine to trap the innocent and protect the guilty. -- Paul French, author, Midnight in Peking and City of Devils