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[Paul French] ½ Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China ☆ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction DaggerChronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. 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.. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the
| Title | : | Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 014312336X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction DaggerChronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. 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.. 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
French studied history, economics, and Mandarin at university and has an M.Phil in economics from the University of Glasgow. . Paul French lives in Shanghai, where he is a business advisor and analyst He frequently comments on China for the English-speaking press around the world
Midnight In Peking - Gritty True Story of Murder and Mayhem in Pre-WWII China Pamela Werner was a high-spirited, independent young woman living with her father in Peking, China during the late 1930s.On a cold January night in 1937, Pamela was found brutally murdered at the foot of one of Peking's well-known landmarks - the Fox Tower. A murder that slipped from history TChris The mutilated corpse of a foreigner found at the base of Fox Tower on January 8, 1937 posed a special problem for Peking police. The victim was a free-spirited young woman named Pamela Werner. When Pamela wasn't attending school in Tientsin, she lived in P. "Murder in a city and society about to vanish into war and upheaval" according to M. Sweeney. I think some of my favorite kinds of stories are about unsolved mysteries - books that return to murders, lost treasure, and the like years or decades after all the witnesses of the time have been laid to rest, and bring a new eye to the scene. French take
French succeed in solving the crime, he resurrects a period that was filled with glitter as well as evil, but was never, as readers will appreciate, known for being dull.” – The Economist“An engrossing read” – Oprah“In today’s Beijing, French’s portrait feels surprisingly germane.” – The Los Angeles Times“Part historical docudrama, part tragic opera… French tells this sorry tale with the skill of an Agatha Christie.” – The Financial Times. “T
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