

Midnight in Peking
Books | True Crime / Murder / General
3.8
Paul French
Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of DevilsChronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.
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Author
Paul French
Pages
272
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2012-04-24
ISBN
1101580380 9781101580387
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Not the best true crime I've ever read. Suffers from the fact that there are only about a handful of players here, and all morally grey but the victim. Additionally, lacks heart. Feels like an episode of SVU in 1937."
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