{"product_id":"midnight-in-peking","title":"Midnight In Peking","description":"\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 . . . it is French''s enormous achievement that he pieces together the puzzle. He tells this tale with the skill of an Agatha Christie''  \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fascinating and irresistible. I couldn''t put it down''\u003cbr\u003eJohn Berendt, author of \u003ci\u003eMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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''  \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn 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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319358955902,"sku":"NW9780241957172","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241957172.jpg?v=1778727572","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/midnight-in-peking","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}