Chinese Whispers
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2004
Hodder Paperback (Verlag)
978-0-340-82376-7 (ISBN)
Hodder Paperback (Verlag)
978-0-340-82376-7 (ISBN)
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'A gripping page-turner which combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China' IRISH INDEPENDENT on THE KILLING ROOM.
He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. His victims are young, beautiful and viciously mutilated. Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad has been put in the spotlight. His bosses, the media, and the terror-stricken public are demanding a fast result. When American pathologist Margaret Campbell is invited to perform the autopsy on one of the victims her results send shockwaves through the investigation. Then Li begins receiving personal letters from the killer, and his life and career start falling apart. The need to uncover the Ripper's identity becomes paramount if he is to save himself and his family from ruin.
He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. His victims are young, beautiful and viciously mutilated. Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad has been put in the spotlight. His bosses, the media, and the terror-stricken public are demanding a fast result. When American pathologist Margaret Campbell is invited to perform the autopsy on one of the victims her results send shockwaves through the investigation. Then Li begins receiving personal letters from the killer, and his life and career start falling apart. The need to uncover the Ripper's identity becomes paramount if he is to save himself and his family from ruin.
Peter May has been a journalist (Scotsman, Glasgow Evening Times), a writer on the hugely successful Scottish TV soap opera Take the High Road and the creator of three TV series: The Standard, Squadron and Machair, which is the Gaelic-language equivalent of Brookside. He spent six months in China, much of it researching his first novel, THE FIREMAKER.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.1.2004 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 110 x 176 mm |
| Gewicht | 231 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
| Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch | |
| Schlagworte | Englisch; Krimis/Thriller |
| ISBN-10 | 0-340-82376-3 / 0340823763 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-340-82376-7 / 9780340823767 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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