{"product_id":"9780553824858","title":"The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder","description":"Fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will devour this warped and brutally bloodthirstly thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder.  Deeply haunting, this will stay with you well after the final page is turned...   'Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written' -- HARLAN COBEN'Left me stunned and haunted. This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry' -- TESS GERRITSEN'Couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review'One of the best books I have read in a long time' -- ***** Reader review'Weird, creepy, vile......brilliant!!!!!' -- ***** Reader review'An absolutely brilliant book. Read it NOW!' -- ***** Reader review**********************************************************************************************1990: TokyoGrey Hutchins is in pursuit of an obsession. She is searching for a piece of film taken during the infamous Nanking massacre of 1937. Some say it never existed. Grey is certain that it does, and that it lies hidden - somewhere in Tokyo.   Alone in an alien city, Grey becomes a hostess in an exclusive club catering for Japanese businessmen - and gangsters. One gangster dominates - an old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage - who is rumoured to rely on a powerful elixir for his continued health. It is an elixir that others want - at any price ...   Previously published as Tokyo, The Devil of Nanking is a literary thriller of the highest order. With its heady atmosphere of overt violence, lurking fear and sexual tension, this is a novel that takes hold of the reader and does not let go until its explosive final pages.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291453632885,"sku":"9780553824858","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780553824858.jpg?v=1762740188","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780553824858","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}