Midnight in Peking How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China

Name: Midnight in Peking How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
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ISBN: 9780143121008

ISBN-10: 0143121006

ISBN-13: 9780143121008

Edition: 2012

Authors: Paul French

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In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice?Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of Pamela Werner's body sends a shiver through already nervous Peking. Is it the work of a madman? One of the ruthless Japanese soldiers now surrounding the city? Or perhaps the dreaded fox spirits? With the suspect list growing and clues sparse, two detectives—one British and one Chinese—race against the clock to solve the crime before the Japanese invade and Peking as they know it is gone forever. Can they find the killer in time, before the…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/24/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



The Approaching Storm


The Body at the Fox Tower


The Police of Peking


Wild Dogs and Diplomats


The Investigation


Pamela


An Old China Hand


Armour Factory Alley


Cocktail Hour at the Wagons Lits


Into the Badlands


Of Rats and Men


Under Peking Earth


A Respectable Man of Influence


Radical Chic


The Element of Fire


The Rising Sun That Chills


Journey to the Underworld


Chuanpan Hutong


The Hunters


Invitation to a Party


The Wound That Wouldn't Heal


The Writing of Midnight in Peking


Acknowledgements


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