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Midnight in Peking : the murder that haunted the last days of old China by Paul French - undifferentiated, Paul French is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Midnight in Peking is a gripping true murder mystery by Paul French THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A first-rate murder story, a thrilling narrative. Hurtles along from one cliffhanger to the next' Spectator Peking, 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 . . . For 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. 'Gripping, spellbinding . . . drawing the reader from the very first pages into an unwholesome, macabre world' Guardian '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' Financial Times 'Fascinating and irresistible. I couldn't put it down' John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 'Vivid, pulsating, rivet

Who reads Midnight in Peking : the murder that haunted the last days of old China?

Author

Paul French - undifferentiated, Paul French

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780241957172

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.8 / 5 (73 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14