Midnight in Peking, Paul French

An English schoolgirl’s brutal murder sends shivers through the besieged city of Peking. 1937, the Japanese are poised to invade and a body is found at Fox Tower. The victim Pamela Werner was one of the privileged foreign community and the daughter of a former consul. Two detectives one Chinese, one British attempt to solve the crime, obstructed by British officials, silent Americans, frightened Chinese and their own officers. A true story of murder in a city teetering on the edge of destruction.