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The Killing Room

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17th November 2016

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781784291686

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THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILES
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021

Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.’ Undiscovered Scotland
‘No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.’ New York Journal of Books


In the third of the critically acclaimed China thrillers, Li Yan and Margaret Campbell travel to Shanghai: where a new ally, and a new enemy, await.

THE NEW CASE

When a mass grave containing eighteen mutilated female corpses is discovered in Shanghai, detective Li Yan is sent from Beijing to establish if the bodies are linked to an unsolved murder in the capital. Here, Li will be working with Mei Ling, deputy head of Shanghai’s serious crime squad.

THE NEW COLLEAGUE

Mei Ling is a formidable woman: a fact that is not lost on Li’s on-off lover, forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. But when Campbell, vulnerable and still grieving the loss of her father, learns that the victims were subjected to ‘live’ autopsies, she knows the case is bigger than her pride.

THE KILLING ROOM

Li, Campbell and Mei Ling are now entering the arena of a sickening nemesis, and opening a door behind which lies each of their very worst nightmares.

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Reviews

Glasgow Sunday Herald
Powerful and authentic
Irish Independent
A gripping page-turner that combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China
Scotland on Sunday
The plot is chilling and ingenious
Peter James, on Entry Island
A wonderfully complex book
Mark Billingham
He is a terrific writer doing something different
Sophie Hannah
From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer
Kate Mosse
Wonderfully compelling
Guardian
A true pleasure to read
New York Times
Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth
Boyd Tonkin, on the Lewis trilogy, Independent
One of the best regarded crime series of recent years
Alex Gray
Lyrical, empathetic and moving
Sunday Times
May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships
The Herald
Peter May opens a window on a vision of the modern Chinese political climate ... a tremendous collision of cultures
Irish Times
Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought
Shots Magazine
The plot twists and turns like the tail of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read ... Highly recommended
Barry Forshaw, Independent
Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization
Scotland on Sunday
Dark, exciting and atmospheric