Midnight in Peking : how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China
Title:
Midnight in Peking : how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China
Author:
French, Paul, 1966-
ISBN:
9780143123361
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2013
Physical Description:
x, 260 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-259).
Abstract:
Historian and China expert Paul French uncovers the truth behind the notorious unsolved 1937 murder of Pamela Werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking.
Subject:
| Murder -- China -- Beijing -- Case studies |
| Beijing (China) -- History -- 20th century |
Summary:
Historian and China expert Paul French uncovers the truth behind the notorious unsolved 1937 murder of Pamela Werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial Peking.