A Death In Peking
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A Death In Peking
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Author : Graeme Sheppard
language : en
Publisher: Earnshaw Books Limited
Release Date : 2018-10-25
A Death In Peking written by Graeme Sheppard and has been published by Earnshaw Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with History categories.
The brutal murder of 19-year-old Pamela Werner in the city of Peking one night in January 1937 shocked the world, but the police never found or named the murderer. A best-selling book, Midnight in Peking, declared the murderer to be an American dentist, but English policeman Graeme Sheppard, 30 years with Scotland Yard, decided that conclusion was flawed, spent years investigating all aspects of the case and came up with an entirely different conclusion. So who did it? Who killed Pamela? This book provides never-revealed evidence and a different perpetrator.
Life And Death In Old Peking
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Author : G. D. Sheppard
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-05-24
Life And Death In Old Peking written by G. D. Sheppard and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-24 with categories.
The brutal murder of Pamela Werner sent shockwaves through the streets of pre-communist Peking in 1937. Outraging the population inside the walled capital, the killing baffled the local police, becoming one of the most mysterious unsolved crimes in the history of modern China. But while investigations have returned to the cold case over the years in an attempt to provide new insight into the perplexing killing, none have come close to joining the pieces of the infamous crime, until now. With renewed interest in the murder stemming from the discovery of new evidence, Life and Death in Old Peking uses a range of primary sources to delve into the historical context of early 20th century China to dissect the many facets of the crime itself. Scrutinising the named suspects, analysing potential political motives and implementing newly discovered evidence gathered from the British Embassy, Life and Death in Old Peking uncovers the untold story of not only Pamela but also the lives of the many foreigners living in a war-torn China that have all but been forgotten. Bringing a new perspective to the cold case, G.D. Sheppard draws upon decades of material to offer long-awaited answers to a murder that still has the capacity to disturb.
Midnight In Peking
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Author : Paul French
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2012-04-24
Midnight In Peking written by Paul French and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-24 with True Crime categories.
Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of Devils Chronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detective Dennis and Chinese detective Han investigate, the mystery only deepens and, in a city on the verge of invasion, rumor and superstition run rampant. Based on seven years of research by historian and China expert Paul French, this true-crime thriller presents readers with a rare and unique portrait of the last days of colonial Peking.
Death In Beijing
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Author : Daniel Asen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-28
Death In Beijing written by Daniel Asen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-28 with History categories.
An innovative exploration of China's modern transformation through the history of homicide investigation and forensic science in Republican Beijing. Daniel Asen examines the process through which imperial China's tradition of forensic science came to serve the needs of a changing state and society under dramatically new circumstances.
Death In Beijing
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Author : Daniel S. Asen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Death In Beijing written by Daniel S. Asen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Death In Beijing
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Author : Amnesty International. British Section
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Death In Beijing written by Amnesty International. British Section and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with China categories.
A Death In China
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Author : Carl Hiaasen
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2010-12-28
A Death In China written by Carl Hiaasen and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-28 with Fiction categories.
An American investigates a murder amid the secrecy and corruption of China in this crime thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of Razor Girl. Art history professor Tom Stratton hasn’t seen his former mentor David Wang for years—until they unexpectedly run into each other while Stratton is on a guided tour of China. But the reunion doesn’t last long. After Wang is found dead—and the American embassy fumbles the investigation—Stratton sets out to solve the mystery of the killing on his own. Before long, he’s tangled in a web of corruption that reaches the highest seats of power. Beset by the suffocating secrecy and subterfuge of communist China, Stratton must find his friend’s murderer—before the fury of a brutal conspiracy closes in on him. Along with Powder Burn and Trap Line, this international mystery is one of the early suspense thrillers written by Carl Hiaasen and Bill Montalbano, a writing team praised for their “fine flair for characters and settings” (Library Journal).
Death Of A Salesman In Beijing
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Author : Arthur Miller
language : en
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Release Date : 2017-10-19
Death Of A Salesman In Beijing written by Arthur Miller and has been published by Methuen Drama this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-19 with Drama categories.
In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct Death of a Salesman at the Beijing People's Theatre, with Chinese actors. This was an entirely new experience for Miller and for the Chinese company, most of whom had never even heard of 'life insurance' or 'installment payments'. Miller had forty-eight days of rehearsals in which to direct his play and, while there, he kept a diary. This book tells the fascinating story of Miller's time in China and the paradoxes of directing a tragedy about American capitalism in a Communist country, and features photographs throughout by Inge Morath. In this edition, Miller's diary is given a contemporary context as the production and process is investigated against the backdrop of twenty-first century China and its theatre, through a new introduction by Claire Conceison, Professor of Theatre Studies at Duke University.
Midnight In Peking
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Author : Paul French
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2012-05-31
Midnight In Peking written by Paul French and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-31 with True Crime categories.
Midnight in Peking is a gripping true murder mystery by Paul French THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A first-rate murder story, a thrilling narrative. Hurtles along from one cliffhanger to the next' Spectator 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 . . . For those who loved The Suspicions of Mr Whicher and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil this is a riveting and evocative true crime classic. 'Gripping, spellbinding . . . drawing the reader from the very first pages into an unwholesome, macabre world' Guardian 'Part historical docudrama, part tragic opera . . . it is French's enormous achievement that he pieces together the puzzle. He tells this tale with the skill of an Agatha Christie' Financial Times 'Fascinating and irresistible. I couldn't put it down' John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 'Vivid, pulsating, riveting. It is the storytelling flair that marks Midnight in Peking so highly: with its false leads and twists . . . it sucks the reader in like the best fiction' Scotsman Born in London, Paul French has lived in China for more than 10 years. He is a widely published analyst and commentator on China; his books include a history of North Korea, a biography of Shanghai adman and adventurer Carl Crow, and a history of foreign correspondents in China.
China Watcher
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Author : Richard Baum
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2011-03-01
China Watcher written by Richard Baum and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This audacious and illuminating memoir by Richard Baum, a senior China scholar and sometime policy advisor, reflects on forty years of learning about and interacting with the People’s Republic of China, from the height of Maoism during the author’s UC Berkeley student days in the volatile 1960s through globalization. Anecdotes from Baum’s professional life illustrate the alternately peculiar, frustrating, fascinating, and risky activity of China watching — the process by which outsiders gather and decipher official and unofficial information to figure out what’s really going on behind China’s veil of political secrecy and propaganda. Baum writes entertainingly, telling his narrative with witty stories about people, places, and eras. China Watcher will appeal to scholars and followers of international events who lived through the era of profound political and academic change described in the book, as well as to younger, post-Mao generations, who will enjoy its descriptions of the personalities and political forces that shaped the modern field of China studies.