num_pages: 471
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Devil of Nanking
titlecomplete: The Devil of Nanking
characters: Grey, Shi Chongming
genres: Historical, Crime, Japan, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Horror, China, Mystery
ratings_count: 10195
places: Tokyo
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Barry Award
category: Best British Crime Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: CWA Silver Dagger
publisher: Penguin Books