{"product_id":"midnight-in-peking-9780241957172","title":"Midnight in Peking","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidnight in Peking\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping true murder mystery by Paul French\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A first-rate murder story, a thrilling narrative. Hurtles along from one cliffhanger to the next''  Spectator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeking, 1937:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer''s identity . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor those who loved \u003ci\u003eThe Suspicions of Mr Whicher \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e this is a riveting and evocative true crime classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Gripping, spellbinding . . . drawing the reader from the very first pages into an unwholesome, macabre world''  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Part historical docudrama, part tragic opera \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn instant true crime classic. Grips from the first page to the last -- David Peace, author of Red Riding and The Damned United\u003cbr\u003eFascinating and irresistible. I couldn't put it down -- John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003cbr\u003eWritten in the style of a gripping murder mystery, but all the facts are true -- Kirsty Lang * BBC Radio 4 (Book of the Week) *\u003cbr\u003eEngrossing true crime whodunnit... A terrific read -- Andrew Holgate * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eNot only does Mr French succeed in solving the crime, he resurrects a period that was filled with glitter as well as evil * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eFrench has an easygoing prose style... well chosen quotes bring a new vigour and crispness... [He] succeeds in giving voice to a tragic quest for justice * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIt is the storytelling flair that marks \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Peking\u003c\/i\u003e so highly above the run-of-the-mill true crime stories: with its false leads and twists, it sucks the reader in like the best fiction * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eThe shocking true tale, combined with prose you can't drag yourself away from, makes \u003ci\u003eMidnight in Peking\u003c\/i\u003e a work of non fiction as compulsive as any bestselling crime novel. It also brings justice at last for a young woman whose murder nearly went unsolved * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eTerrific, engrossing ... a gruesome tale of a hitherto forgotten case, and of the sheer tenacity of a grieving father -- Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733381984599,"sku":"9780241957172","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241957172.jpg?v=1719999973","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/midnight-in-peking-9780241957172","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}