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Paul french historian and china expert paul french uncovers the truth behind the notorious unsolved 1937 murder of pamela werner, and offers a rare glimpse of the last days of colonial peking. How the murder of a young englishwoman haunted the last days of old china ebook published april 1st 2012 by penguin group usa, inc ebook, 272 pages. The murder that haunted the last days of old china paul french 9780241957172. Midnight in peking fulldescription winner of the both the edgar award for best fact crime and the cwa nonfiction dagger from the author of city of devils. It was first published by penguin australia in association with penguin china in 2011 and has since been published by penguin books in the uk and by penguin group usa.