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Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
Midnight in Peking How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
Author: Paul French
In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice? — 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 madma...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780143121008
ISBN-10: 0143121006
Publication Date: 4/24/2012
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I enjoyed reading this complicated book so much that I have decided to keep the book in my personal library. This story had so many characters and incidents that contributed to the result of death for this British girl. So many coverups and exposures that at the time were occurring everywhere in the world. It really opened my eyes and mind to the worldwide happenings.
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 reviewed Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China on + 34 more book reviews
Gives interesting information about an event in time. I was not very familiar with Japanese, British and Chinese relations prior to WWI. The book is halting in only average writing.


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