Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
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Paul French
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Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China

Paul French

278 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
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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...

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