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Paul French

Midnight in Peking

Midnight in Peking

The Murder That Haunted the Last Days of Old China

Summary

Peking, 1937. The 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.

Seventy-five years later, historian Paul French uncovers a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer's identity . . .

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