The Killing Room by Peter May
Third in the acclaimed series of China Thrillers. The butchered corpses of 18 women are found buried on a building sit in Shanghai. Beijing detective, Li Yan, is sent to investigate, aided by Chicago pathologist, Margaret Campbell"May is described as 'Cruz Smith meets Cornwell' and it won't take many pages of his latest - The Killing Room - to find out why ... Raw, like sushi, and recommended." -- The Publishing News
"A fantastic story with a really brilliant ending." -- Cover Story, BBC Radio Scotland
An honorary member of the Chinese Crime Writers' Association, Scotsman Peter May was Scottish Young Journalist of the Year in 1973. His first novel was published when he was 26. He went on to become one of Scotland's most successful and prolific television dramatists before quitting television to concentrate on writing books. His six China Thrillers have won international acclaim, and his new French-set series has received rave reviews. May now lives and writes in France where he recently won a major literary award, the Prix Intramuros, voted for by prisoners in French penitentiaries.


