Midnight in Peking
How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China
New York : Penguin Books, [2012]
Format: Book
Description: pages ; cm.
Historian and China expert Paul French uncovers the truth behind the notorious murder of Pamela Werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking.
Contents:
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.
ISBN:
9780143121008
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TRUE CRIME Fre | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |