{"product_id":"9780241957172-midnight-in-peking","title":"Midnight in Peking","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Murder That Haunted the Last Days of Old China\u003cbr\u003ePeking, 1937: The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight in Peking\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping true murder mystery by Paul French\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A first-rate murder story, a thrilling narrative. Hurtles along from one cliffhanger to the next'  Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeking, 1937:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. The police investigation is botched; as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor those who loved \u003ci\u003eThe Suspicions of Mr Whicher \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e this is a riveting and evocative true crime classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, spellbinding . drawing the reader from the very first pages into an unwholesome, macabre world'  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Part historical docudrama, part tragic opera . it is French's enormous achievement that he pieces together the puzzle. He tells this tale with the skill of an Agatha Christie'  \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating and irresistible. I couldn't put it down'\u003cbr\u003eJohn Berendt, author of \u003ci\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid, pulsating, riveting. It is the storytelling flair that marks Midnight in Peking so highly: with its false leads and twists . it sucks the reader in like the best fiction'  \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in London, Paul French has lived in China for more than 10 years. He is a widely published analyst and commentator on China; his books include a history of North Korea, a biography of Shanghai adman and adventurer Carl Crow, and a history of foreign correspondents in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451339583862,"sku":"9780241957172","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26926449.jpg?v=1760461946","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241957172-midnight-in-peking","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}