Midnight in Peking : how the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
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_INFO:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2013
PHYSICAL_DESC:
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 |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.