Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
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- 出版社 Penguin Books
- 出版时间 2012年4月 第1版
- ISBN 9780143121008
- 定价 301.60
内容简介
InthelastdaysofoldPeking,whereanythinggoes,canamurdererescapejustice?Pekingin1937isaheadymixofprivilegeandscandal,opulenceandopiumdens,rumorsandsuperstition.TheJapaneseareencirclingthecity,andthediscoveryofPamelaWerner'sbodysendsashiverthroughalreadynervousPeking.Isittheworkofamadman?OneoftheruthlessJapanesesoldiersnowsurroundingthecity?Orperhapsthedreadedfoxspirits?Withthesuspectlistgrowingandcluessparse,twodetectives-oneBritishandoneChinese-raceagainsttheclocktosolvethecrimebeforetheJapaneseinvadeandPekingastheyknowitisgoneforever.Cantheyfindthekillerintime,beforetheJapaneseinvade?HistorianandChinaexpertPaulFrenchatlastuncoversthetruthbehindthisnotoriousmurder,andoffersarareglimpseofthelastdaysofcolonialPeking.
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