The Killing Room by Peter May
THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILES AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021 'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscovered Scotland 'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of Books In the third of the critically acclaimed China thrillers, Li Yan and Margaret Campbell travel to Shanghai: where a new ally, and a new enemy, await. THE NEW CASE When a mass grave containing eighteen mutilated female corpses is discovered in Shanghai, detective Li Yan is sent from Beijing to establish if the bodies are linked to an unsolved murder in the capital. Here, Li will be working with Mei Ling, deputy head of Shanghai's serious crime squad. THE NEW COLLEAGUE Mei Ling is a formidable woman: a fact that is not lost on Li's on-off lover, forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. But when Campbell, vulnerable and still grieving the loss of her father, learns that the victims were subjected to 'live' autopsies, she knows the case is bigger than her pride. THE KILLING ROOM Li, Campbell and Mei Ling are now entering the arena of a sickening nemesis, and opening a door behind which lies each of their very worst nightmares. LOVED THE KILLING ROOM? Read the next book in the China series, SNAKEHEAD LOVE PETER MAY? Order his latest thriller, THE BLACK LOCH
A wonderfully complex book * Peter James, on Entry Island *
He is a terrific writer doing something different -- Mark Billingham
From the first page I knew I was in safe handsI knew I could trust this writer -- Sophie Hannah
Wonderfully compelling -- Kate Mosse
A true pleasure to read -- Guardian
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth * New York Times *
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years -- Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis trilogy * Independent *
Lyrical, empathetic and moving -- Alex Gray
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times *
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization -- Barry Forshaw * Independent *
Dark, exciting and atmospheric * Scotland on Sunday *
Powerful and authentic * Glasgow Sunday Herald *
A gripping page-turner that combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China * Irish Independent *
The plot is chilling and ingenious * Scotland on Sunday *
Peter May opens a window on a vision of the modern Chinese political climate ... a tremendous collision of cultures * The Herald *
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought * Irish Times *
The plot twists and turns like the tail of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read ... Highly recommended * Shots Magazine *
He is a terrific writer doing something different -- Mark Billingham
From the first page I knew I was in safe handsI knew I could trust this writer -- Sophie Hannah
Wonderfully compelling -- Kate Mosse
A true pleasure to read -- Guardian
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth * New York Times *
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years -- Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis trilogy * Independent *
Lyrical, empathetic and moving -- Alex Gray
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships * Sunday Times *
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization -- Barry Forshaw * Independent *
Dark, exciting and atmospheric * Scotland on Sunday *
Powerful and authentic * Glasgow Sunday Herald *
A gripping page-turner that combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China * Irish Independent *
The plot is chilling and ingenious * Scotland on Sunday *
Peter May opens a window on a vision of the modern Chinese political climate ... a tremendous collision of cultures * The Herald *
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought * Irish Times *
The plot twists and turns like the tail of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read ... Highly recommended * Shots Magazine *
Peter May was born and raised in Scotland. He was an award-winning journalist at the age of twenty-one and a published novelist at twenty-six. When his first book was adapted as a major drama series for the BBC, he quit journalism and during the high-octane fifteen years that followed, became one of Scotland's most successful television dramatists. He created three prime-time drama series, presided over two of the highest-rated serials in his homeland as script editor and producer, and worked on more than 1,000 episodes of ratings-topping drama before deciding to leave television to return to his first love, writing novels. In 2021, he was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. He has also won several literature awards in France, received the USA's Barry Award for The Blackhouse, the first in his internationally bestselling Lewis Trilogy; and in 2014 was awarded the ITV Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club Best Read of the Year award for Entry Island. Peter now lives in South-West France with his wife, writer Janice Hally.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784291686 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784291684 |
| Title | The Killing Room |
| Author | Peter May |
| Series | China Thrillers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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