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- Author
- Peter May
- Narrator
- Peter Forbes
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Publish Date
- 1 July 2019
- Run Time
- 12 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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'A TENSE AND ATMOSPHERIC THRILLER WITH A HEART-STOPPING ENDING' TANGLED WEB
'POWERFUL AND AUTHENTIC' GLASGOW HERALD
The Beijing Ripper makes a personal vendetta against Detective Li Yan in the sixth and final episode in the China series
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 sick 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.
LOVED THE CHINA THRILLERS? Try book 1 of the Enzo novels, EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE.
LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, A SILENT DEATH
(P)2019 Quercus Editions Ltd
Critics Review
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A wonderfully complex book
Peter James, on Entry Island
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From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
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Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
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One of the best regarded crime series of recent years
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Lyrical, empathetic and moving
Alex Gray
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May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
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Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization
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Dark, exciting and atmospheric
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Powerful and authentic
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A gripping page-turner that combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China
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The plot is chilling and ingenious
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Peter May opens a window on a vision of the modern Chinese political climate ... a tremendous collision of cultures
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Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought
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The plot twists and turns like the tail of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read ... Highly recommended
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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
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Details
- Author
- Peter May
- Narrator
- Peter Forbes
- Duration
- 12 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 July 2019
- ISBN
- 9781787471269
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Criminal investigation and detection
Synopsis
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR'A TENSE AND ATMOSPHERIC THRILLER WITH A HEART-STOPPING ENDING' TANGLED WEB'POWERFUL AND AUTHENTIC' GLASGOW HERALDThe Beijing Ripper makes a personal vendetta against Detective Li Yan in the sixth and final episode in the China seriesGRUESOME MURDERSHis 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 LETTERSJust as pathologist Margaret Campbell finds an insight into the killer's sick signature, Li receives a letter from the killer, betraying his cruel intentions.CHINESE WHISPERSThere'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.LOVED THE CHINA THRILLERS? Try book 1 of the Enzo novels, EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE.LOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, A SILENT DEATH(P)2019 Quercus Editions Ltd
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