The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

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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.

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The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder

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.
Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written -- HARLAN COBEN
Deeply felt and hauntingElegiac and important. Most of all it sticks with you well after the final page is turned -- MICHAEL CONNELLY
Left me stunned and haunted. This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry -- TESS GERRITSEN
The epic thriller of the year -- KARIN SLAUGHTER
MO HAYDER left school at fifteen. She worked as a barmaid, security guard, filmmaker, hostess in a Tokyo club, educational administrator and teacher of English as a foreign language in Asia. She had an MA in film from The American University in Washington DC and an MA in creative writing from Bath Spa University UK. Mo was the Sunday Times bestselling author of ten stunning crime novels, including the Jack Caffery series. Her fifth crime novel Ritual was nominated for the Barry Award for Best Crime 2009 and voted Best Book of 2008 by Publisher's Weekly. She won the CWA Dagger in the Library in 2011. Gone, her seventh novel, won the Edgar Allen Poe Award and her novel Wolf was nominated for Best Novel in the 2015 Edgar Awards, and is currently being adapted for the BBC. Set primarily in an alternate universe, her most recent novel, The Book of Sand, is the first in a series published posthumously under the author name THEO CLARE. Mo Hayder was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2020 and passed away in July 2021. She leaves behind a husband and a daughter, a powerful legacy of books, and an incredible number of people who loved and admired her.
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ISBN 13 9780553824858
ISBN 10 0553824856
Title The Devil of Nanking
Author Mo Hayder
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published 2010-02-04
Number of pages 480
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.