by Jules Romains · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253000402
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Beijing, January 1937. The body of a young woman, horribly mutilated, is found in the old Legation Quarter. Pamela Werner, 20, was the adopted daughter of the former British Consul. Crime of a prowler or state affair? Inspector Dennis is dispatched by the Foreign Office. However, in a Beijing in full political chaos and moral depravity where rumors of the Japanese invasion loom, no one is in a hurry to see the truth explode. This murder could well have the effect of a diplomatic bomb... Seventy-five years later, after an investigation that led him to interrogate the last witnesses and examine the notes, until now classified as defense secret, of the victim's father, Paul French reveals the name of the monster who killed Pamela and terrorized Beijing. An exceptional true crime. Half documentary, half fiction, an exciting novel.
