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Midnight in Peking How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
de French, Paul
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0143121006
- ISBN 13
- 9780143121008
- Librería
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Penguin Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2012. Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0143121006 . Only slight wear ; A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, decorative endpapers, B&W and color plates. ; 6.25 X 1 X 9.25 inches; 260 pages; "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 of a madman? One of the ruthless Japanese soldiers now surrounding the city? Or perhaps the dreaded fox spirits? With the suspect list growing and clues sparse, two detectives—one British and one Chinese—race against the clock to solve the crime before the Japanese invade and Peking as they know it is gone forever. Can they find the killer in time, before the Japanese invade?" .
Sinopsis
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, 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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- Librería
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 21127
- Título
- Midnight in Peking How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
- Autor
- French, Paul
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edición
- Second Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0143121006
- ISBN 13
- 9780143121008
- Editorial
- Penguin Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2012
- Palabras clave
- 0143121006, peking, Japan, Sino-Japanese War, China, murder
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Asia; Militaria; Law & True Crime;
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
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