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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
Clue by clue, Paul French uncovers the truth of the bizarre murder case of an Englishwoman named Pamela Werner. The murder took place in Peking in 1937, but was never officially solved. French draws a chilling portrait of the city's decadent, violent, and overly privileged Euro-American expatriate community living in the Legation Quarter and...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781620907870
ISBN-10: 1620907879
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 259
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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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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