Author: Mo Hayder Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Thriller, Mystery, Horror, Suspense, Historical fiction, Fiction Cultures: Japan, China, Asia
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ISBNs: 9780143036999 9780802122193 0143036998 0802122191 |
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Like the thrillers of Thomas Harris and Philip Kerr, Mo Hayder's riveting new novel animates the dark corners of modern history. The solitary Englishwoman Grey comes to Japan looking for a rare piece of footage that is said to document a particularly monstrous episode of the 1937 Nanking Massacre. Her quest will take her to a reclusive scholar and a wheelchair-bound gangster who clings to life with the aid of a mysterious elixir, and to a handsome American whose interest in Grey may be more sinister than romantic. The result is a work of spine-chilling suspense, masterful historical detail, and otherworldly beauty.
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