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100 1 $aFrench, Paul,$d1966-
245 10 $aMidnight in Peking :$bhow the murder of a young Englishwoman haunted the last days of old China /$cPaul French.
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin Books,$cc2012.
300 $a260 p. :$bill. (some col.) ;$c24 cm.
504 $aincludes bibliographical references (p. 255-259).
505 0 $aThe 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.
520 $aHistorian 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.
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600 10 $aWerner, Pamela,$dd. 1937
650 0 $aMurder$zChina$zBeijing$vCase studies.
651 0 $aBeijing (China)$xHistory$y20th century.

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