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Now reissued as a B-format paperback, an extraordinary, electrifying thriller by one of Britain's bestselling crime-writers.Tokyo, 1990Grey Hutchins is in pursuit of an obsession. She is searching for a piece of film taken during the infamous Nanking massacre of 1937. Some say it never existed. Grey is certain that it does, and that it lies hidden - somewhere in Tokyo.Alone in an alien city, Grey becomes a hostess in an exclusive club catering for Japanese businessmen - and gangsters. One gangster dominates – an old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage – who is rumoured to rely on a powerful elixir for his continued health. It is an elixir that others want - at any price ...With its focus on 1990's Tokyo and Nanking in 1937, The Devil of Nanking is a literary thriller of the highest order. With its heady atmosphere of overt violence, lurking fear and sexual tension, this is a novel that takes hold of the reader and does not let go until its explosive final pages.
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Mystery, Criminals, Suspense fiction, Nightclubs, British, Fiction, College teachers, Thriller, Young women, Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937, Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945, Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.), Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01431391, Nanking Massacre (Jiangsu Sheng, China : 1937) fast (OCoLC)fst01032604, Organized crime, Crime & mystery, Escort services, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Crime, Tokyo (japan), fiction, Criminals, fiction, Fiction, suspense, Young women, fiction, College teachers, fiction, Japan, fictionPlaces
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