When the mutilated and dismembered bodies of 18 women are discovered in Shanghai, Detective Li Yan is sent to establish if the corpses relate to an unsolved murder in Beijing. What she finds is the most horrifying catalogue of killings ever uncovered.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
A masterwork of sheer momentum . . . compelling - Glasgow Herald (The Fourth Sacrifice)
Stunningly original, highly topical and extremely well written - Scotland on Sunday on THE FIREMAKER
Intense and fascinating - Good Book Guide on THE FIREMAKER
Is the book any good?The answer is a very solid...yes...it's engaging, topical...and certainly qualifies Peter May as a name to watch. - Shots
If you want a good quotient of blood and gore, and want an informd and balanced view of modern China...then I highly recommend this book. - Tangled Web
'May knows how to tell a story and keep his audience guessing'. - Glasgow Evening Times on THE KILLING ROOM
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Maße
Höhe: 35 mm
Breite: 164 mm
Dicke: 241 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-340-76864-8 (9780340768648)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Peter May has been a journalist (Scotsman, Glasgow Evening Times), a writer on the hugely successful Scottish TV soap opera Take the High Road and the creator of three TV series: The Standard, Squadron and Machair, which is the Gaelic-language equivalent of Brookside. He spent six months in China, much of it researching his first novel, THE FIREMAKER.
