![]() ![]() ![]() it sucks the reader in like the best fiction' Scotsmanīorn in London, Paul French has lived in China for more than 10 years. It is the storytelling flair that marks Midnight in Peking so highly: with its false leads and twists. John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil He tells this tale with the skill of an Agatha Christie' Financial Times it is French's enormous achievement that he pieces together the puzzle. 'Part historical docudrama, part tragic opera. drawing the reader from the very first pages into an unwholesome, macabre world' Guardian įor those who loved The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil this is a riveting and evocative true crime classic. Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity. A grieving father vows to uncover the truth - alone. ![]() The police investigation is botched as war looms British and Chinese authorities close ranks. The teenage daughter of a British consul is brutally slaughtered. Hurtles along from one cliffhanger to the next' Spectator 'A first-rate murder story, a thrilling narrative. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 Midnight in Peking is a gripping true murder mystery by Paul French ![]()
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