{"product_id":"9780241957172","title":"Midnight in Peking: The Murder That Haunted the Last Days of Old China - Paul French (Paperback) 11-04-2013 Winner of CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2013.","description":"\u003cp\u003eMidnight 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Paul French \/ Non Fiction - Hong Kong \u0026 China \/ 11-04-2013","offer_id":57686523543932,"sku":"9780241957172","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/2344\/8005\/files\/9780241957172.jpg?v=1792149591","url":"https:\/\/www.ivybridgebookshop.com\/products\/9780241957172","provider":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}