{"product_id":"books-midnight-in-peking-by-paul-french","title":"Midnight in Peking","description":"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, riveting. It is the storytelling flair that marks Midnight in Peking so highly: with its false leads and twists . . . it sucks the reader in like the best fiction'  Scotsman  Born in London, Paul French has lived in China for more than 10 years. He is a widely published analyst and commentator on China; his books include a history of North Korea, a biography of Shanghai adman and adventurer Carl Crow, and a history of foreign correspondents in China.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480236974353,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780241957172.jpg?v=1777544409","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-midnight-in-peking-by-paul-french","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}