Chinese Whispers
«A wonderfully complex book»
Peter James, on Entry Island
GRUESOME MURDERS
His victims are young, beautiful and coldly mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. Li Yan, head of Beijing's serious crime squad, must stop him.
FEARSOME LETTERS
Just as pathologist Margaret Campbell finds an insight into the killer's cruel signature, Li receives a letter from the killer, betraying his cruel intentions.
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His victims are young, beautiful and coldly mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. Li Yan, head of Beijing's serious crime squad, must stop him.
FEARSOME LETTERS
Just as pathologist Margaret Campbell finds an insight into the killer's cruel signature, Li receives a letter from the killer, betraying his cruel intentions.
CHINESE WHISPERS
There's no way Li can misinterpret the Ripper's motives: he wants to tear Li and Campbell's lives apart, and write the darkest chapter in Beijing's history.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- riverrun
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 512
- ISBN
- 9781784295349
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«A wonderfully complex book»
Peter James, on Entry Island
«He is a terrific writer doing something different»
Mark Billingham
«From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer»
Sophie Hannah
«Wonderfully compelling»
Kate Mosse
«A true pleasure to read»
Guardian
«Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth»
New York Times
«One of the best regarded crime series of recent years»
Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis Trilogy, Independent
«Lyrical, empathetic and moving»
Alex Gray
«May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships»
Sunday Times
«Dark, exciting and atmospheric»
Scotland on Sunday
«Powerful and authentic»
Glasgow Sunday Herald
«A gripping page-turner that combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China»
Irish Independent
«Peter May opens a window on a vision of the modern Chinese political climate ... a tremendous collision of cultures»
The Herald
«Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought»
Irish Times
«The plot twists and turns like the tail of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read ... Highly recommended»
Scots Magazine
«The characters here are vivid and contrasting, and they grow and develop in a way usually only found in literary novels, and the plotting and evocation of atmosphere as professional as they come. An excellent series»
Kirkus Reviews
«Truly the best of May's series so far, this is not to be missed»
The Good Book Guide