First edition

Midnight in Peking is a true crime book by Paul French concerning the 1937 murder of Pamela Werner in Peking. 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. It has appeared on international best seller lists including the New York Times Best Seller List[1] and the South China Morning Post Best Seller List. Additionally the book was adapted for radio by BBC Radio 4.

Summary

The victim was Pamela Werner, 19-year-old daughter of retired British consul E. T. C. Werner and academic resident in Peking. Her killing and mutilation while cycling home from an evening of ice skating remain unsolved. The expatriate community in Peking were shocked at the crime which, without specific evidence, was variously attributed to a Japanese secret society or an American organized sex ring. An Englishman resident in China claimed to have been informed by Japanese military officers that Werner's death was in retaliation for the killing of a Japanese soldier by British soldiers in a drunken brawl. Although the source was a known eccentric, British diplomats provisionally accepted this account while not taking the matter further.[2]

Adaptation

Kudos Film and Television have plans for an onscreen adaptation of Midnight in Peking as a miniseries.[3] The Executive Producer of the TV adaptation is Ollie Madden.[4]

Awards

References and further reading

  • Spence, Jonathan (21 March 2013), "Who Killed Pamela in Peking?" (Review of Midnight in Peking)", New York Review of Books.

Notes

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