The Killing Room China Thriller 3 The China Thrillers eBook Peter May
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THE THIRD CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CHINA THRILLER, FROM THE MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY BESTSELLER THE BLACKHOUSE.
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.
The Killing Room China Thriller 3 The China Thrillers eBook Peter May
This is book that I highly recommend. The plot is well planned and the characters are believable as the complexities of the story unfold. Great efforts have been made by Peter May to involve the reader by thoughtfully introducing customs and politics of China. Once again, Dr.Margaret Campbell is invited to join Deputy Section Chief Li Yan in the investigation of murdered woman in the city of Shanghai. The descriptive verse provided allows a deep involvement and better understanding of how courtesy, humility, and honour define the character of the people. Dispite the fast pace, May's meticulous attention to detail remains unchanged. As is his style, Peter May's intriguing and masterful plot flows gracefully to a suburb ending. This is the third book by Peter May in this series that I have read, and, once again, I feel like "sticking it" to Dr. Margaret Campbelle.Product details
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The Killing Room China Thriller 3 The China Thrillers eBook Peter May Reviews
okay, but not great.
Peter May is one of my favorite 'new' authors and his 'China' series of books are great. Lots of twists and turns, wonderful description of China, the city life, the food, and history thrown in for good measure. His main character's Li and Margaret and developing well. Do not hesitate to read Peter May's books.
The China Mysteries aren't Peter Mays best. The relationship between Margaret and Ll Yan becomes tenuous at best. Enjoy the Beijing setting and also Shanghi, but the book set in America was a shocker.
Having said all this, Peter May is a great storyteller and researcher, and all his books are worth a read.
Great book and part of a great series. I have read or listened to all of Peter May's novels and they are wonderful.
I have enjoyed all three of this series to date. The China context is good and adds a lot to the story line. Margaret and Li are a bit two dimensional and need to have the characters extended a bit more. Margaret's character can be difficult even to read about, vacillating from calm and professional to abusive she becomes a bit unreal; she needs a bit more balance! I have really enjoyed the relationship aspect though, it makes it much more of a story than the usual serial killer stories/police procedurals.
Peter May's China Thriller series of books continues with The Killing Room. All is not well with Margaret and Li's relationship as the location is mostly Shanghai in his third of the series.
Having visted Shanghai nine times in the past two years, I find the Chinese background and culture in this series and this mystery in particular are outstanding. Written in 2000 and just released in the USA, this highly charged mystery actually foretells some of Shanghai's modern 21st Century political history of local corruption. While other novelists may touch on the corruption in a lighter, more oblique way, May gets right to the point in demonstrating how the hierarchy works. He touches on the continuing power struggle between Beijing and Shanghai.
The other reviews cover the story line well. The setting of Shanghai is remarkably accurate, and the description of life and families is still quite relevant eight years after the book was authored. (Many things can change in Shanghai in eight years.) As I have Shanghai friends to explain many customs in modern China, I find that May captures them in very subtle ways. May distills the Chinese manners and details them into background throughout the novel.
If you are travelling to Shanghai and want to get an inside look into the city's life, this is a must read. Only you will find that Shanghai is a much safer place than what happens in the vicinity of Margaret and Li.
First Sentence The rain, like tears, streaks his view of the world from the back seat of his limousine.
Beijing detective Li Yan is working on a case where a woman's body has been found. It appears the victim had undergone an autopsy while alive, organs removed and her body cut into pieces.
Now Yan is sent to Shanghai to oversee the investigation instigated by a mass grave being found there with the similar remains of 18 women. Yan, oblivious by the attentions of his female counterpart in Shanghai, sends for American pathologist Margaret Campbell, with whom he has worked before and with whom he is lovers. While the nightmare of the case escalates, so do the problems with their relationship.
There was definitely more to like about this book than not. I really enjoy learning about China of today and seeing it through the eyes of both a resident, albeit of Beijing who, himself, doesn't feel comfortable in Shanghai, and an American make the story particularly interesting. Yan is a very good policeman who is classically clueless as a male at times, while Margaret is an excellent pathologist who is almost overwhelming insecure as a woman. Those aspects make the characters very believable and human.
I also learned about pathology and science, but in a way that was clinical; not horrific or ever boring. There is suspense that does build nicely. Although I suspected one villain, I didn't see the other one coming.
The first book of the series, "The Firemaker," is still my favorite, but I shall definitely continue on with Margaret and Li.
This is book that I highly recommend. The plot is well planned and the characters are believable as the complexities of the story unfold. Great efforts have been made by Peter May to involve the reader by thoughtfully introducing customs and politics of China. Once again, Dr.Margaret Campbell is invited to join Deputy Section Chief Li Yan in the investigation of murdered woman in the city of Shanghai. The descriptive verse provided allows a deep involvement and better understanding of how courtesy, humility, and honour define the character of the people. Dispite the fast pace, May's meticulous attention to detail remains unchanged. As is his style, Peter May's intriguing and masterful plot flows gracefully to a suburb ending. This is the third book by Peter May in this series that I have read, and, once again, I feel like "sticking it" to Dr. Margaret Campbelle.
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