Tokyo, 1990
Grey 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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Imprint: Transworld Digital
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Published: 04/02/2010
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ISBN: 9781407066738
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Length: 480 Pages
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RRP: £9.98
Reviews
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Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written
HARLAN COBEN
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Deeply felt and haunting. Elegiac and important. Most of all it sticks with you well after the final page is turned
MICHAEL CONNELLY
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Left me stunned and haunted. This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry
TESS GERRITSEN
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The epic thriller of the year
KARIN SLAUGHTER
