Devil Of Nanking The

Exceedingly creepy... The diabolically gifted British author spins a fascinating mystery from the legacy of Japanese atrocities during World War II. Entertainment Weekly With the redolent atmosphere of Ian Rankin and the spine-chilling characters of Thomas Harris Mo Hayders The Devil of Nanking takes the reader on an electrifying literary ride from the palatial apartments of yakuza kingpins to deep inside the secret history of one of the twentieth centurys most brutal events: the Nanking Massacre. A young Englishwoman obsessed with an indecipherable past Grey comes to Tokyo seeking a lost piece of film footage of the notorious 1937 Nanking Massacre footage some say never existed. Only one man can help Grey. A survivor of the massacre he is now a visiting professor at a university in Tokyo. But he will have nothing to do with her. So Grey accepts a job in an upmarket nightspot where a certain gangster may be the key to gaining the professors trust. An old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage the gangster is rumored to rely on a mysterious elixir for his continued health. Taut gritty sexy and harrowing The Devil of Nanking is an incomparable literary thriller set in one of the worlds most fascinating citiesTokyofrom an internationally bestselling author. A haunting lyrical disturbing important suspenseful wonderfully written and beautiful book. Harlan Coben