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Bitter Little Mooncake (Holiday Quick Kills Book 10)
5.0 (1 rating)
ThrillerCrime ThrillerPolitical ThrillerAction Adventure

Bitter Little Mooncake (Holiday Quick Kills Book 10)

Morally Grey CharacterVillain ProtagonistFemale Assassin

Most people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with lanterns and mooncakes. I’ll be spending mine taking out a Triad money man on a rooftop in Shanghai.

The target: Zhao Wen. Businessman. Politician. Philanthropist—if you believe the headlines. Underneath the polish? Smuggling, kickbacks, and enough blood on his hands to drown the city. Taking him out should’ve been simple—but Jane never gives me simple. Not when she can twist every job into another one of her tests.

Now I’m stuck shimmying through ventilation shafts, freezing in a slip of a dress, and trying not to strangle my contact, who’s way too smug for his own good.

If you like thrillers spiked with snark, poison-tipped tension, and assassins who’d rather stab first and snack later, Bitter Little Mooncake will leave you breathless, bloodstained, and ready to toast the holiday with something stronger than tea.

Content Warnings: Violence • Murder • Death

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5.0

1 rating

Matt D.

Aug 15, 2026
Marin is back and this time the job has landed her in Shanghai. Her target is Zhao Wen and she has to find a way into his party and finish off the job. However she isn’t alone and will have help from Jimmy (we met him a few books ago). They have to plan the perfect night and find a way into the heavily fortified party and kill one of the most powerful men. Simple.

Marin is one of the best and these quick kills books never disappoint. They are fast, brutal, and fun. I can’t wait for the next one!

About the Author

Joan De La Haye
Joan De La Haye writes dark and twisted thrillers featuring dangerous women, cold-blooded assassins, and survivors who turn the tables—violently. Her stories push boundaries and revel in the kind of justice that doesn’t play by the rules. Her characters don’t wait for permission—they take control, exact revenge, and refuse to be victims.
If you enjoy thrillers with bite, grit, and unapologetically fierce heroines, you’ve just found your new favourite author.