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The devil of Nanking by Hayder, Mo is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The devil of Nanking about?
Now reissued as a B-format paperback, an extraordinary, electrifying thriller by one of Britain's bestselling crime-writers.Tokyo, 1990Grey Hutchins is in pursuit of an obsession. She is searching for a piece of film taken during the infamous Nanking massacre of 1937. Some say it never existed. Grey is certain that it does, and that it lies hidden - somewhere in Tokyo.Alone in an alien city, Grey becomes a hostess in an exclusive club catering for Japanese businessmen - and gangsters. One gangster dominates – an old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage – who is rumoured to rely on a powerful elixir for his continued health. It is an elixir that others want - at any price ...With its focus on 1990's Tokyo and Nanking in 1937, The Devil of Nanking is a literary thriller of the highest order. With its heady atmosphere of overt violence, lurking fear and sexual tension, this is a novel that takes hold of the reader and does not let go until its explosive final pages.
Who reads The devil of Nanking?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Hayder, Mo
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada, Limited
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780002007214
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Mystery, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (3,975 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13