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

Paperback • 2013 • English

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

By Paul French

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About the book

Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger Chronicling 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, i...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9780143123361

Publisher

PENGUIN BOOKS

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

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

Format

Paperback

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