Midnight in Peking : how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China / Paul French.
Chronicles the efforts of two detectives--one British and one Chinese--as they raced to find an Englishwoman's killer in 1937 before the Japanese invasion of Peking.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143121008
- ISBN: 0143121006
- ISBN: 9780143123361
- Physical Description: x, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: Revised edition.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2012.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The approaching storm -- The body at the Fox Tower -- The police of Peking -- Wild dogs and diplomats -- The investigation -- Pamela -- An old China hand -- Armour factory alley -- Cocktail hour at the Wagons Lits -- Into the Badlands -- Of rats and men -- Under Peking earth -- A respectable man of influence -- Radical chic -- The element of fire -- The rising sun that chills -- Journey to the underworld -- Chuanpan Hutong -- The hunters -- Invitation to a party -- The wound that wouldn't heal -- The writing of midnight in Peking -- Acknowledgments -- Sources.
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- Subject:
- Murder > China > Beijing > Case studies.
Beijing (China) > History > 20th century. - Genre:
- Case studies.
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- 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 364.1523 FRE (Text) | 36015000673257 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
