The Devil of Nanking, Mo Hayder
The Devil of Nanking, Mo Hayder
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The Devil of Nanking

Author: Mo Hayder

Narrator: Simon Vance, Josephine Bailey

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/01/2005


Synopsis

With the redolent atmosphere of Ian Rankin and the spine-chilling characters of Thomas Harris, Mo Hayder's The Devil of Nanking, takes the reader on an electrifying literary ride from the palatial apartments of yakuza kingpins to deep inside the secret history of one of the twentieth century's most brutal events: the Nanking Massacre.

A young Englishwoman obsessed with an indecipherable past, Grey comes to Tokyo seeking a lost piece of film footage of the notorious 1937 Nanking Massacre, footage some say never existed. Only one man can help Grey. A survivor of the massacre, he is now a visiting professor at a university in Tokyo. But he will have nothing to do with her. So Grey accepts a job in an upmarket nightspot, where a certain gangster may be the key to gaining the professor's trust. An old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage, the gangster is rumored to rely on a mysterious elixir for his continued health.

Taut, gritty, sexy, and harrowing, The Devil of Nanking is an incomparable literary thriller set in one of the world's most fascinating cities—Tokyo—from an internationally best-selling author.

About Mo Hayder

Mo Hayder lives in London, England. After leaving school at fifteen, she worked as a barmaid, security guard, film-maker, hostess in a Tokyo club, educational administrator and teacher in Vietnam. She now writes full time.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Arah-Lynda on February 24, 2016

Mo Hayder delivers the most thought provoking thriller I have ever encountered. Set in 1990 Tokyo with roots that take you back to the 1937 Nanking massacre, this account is positively chilling. Three voices have entered my head. Grey: is a personally troubled, young student from London, with a highl......more

Goodreads review by Karin on April 07, 2014

Love, love, love. Mo spent time being an escort in Tokyo, so she knows what she's talking about. I think this is a fantastic book, mostly because it's so different from her other stuff. Really shows amazing range on her part. My only quibble is that as horrible as the twist is, it's not as horrible......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 06, 2016

Finished this a few days ago, and it might be my favorite book of the year. Terrifying. Expect a review next week!......more

Goodreads review by Baba on November 18, 2021

2005 read: UK crime fiction writer Mo Hayder's interesting look at ignorance and the damage it can cause and continue to cause (hint hint Nazi sympathisers). 'Grey' a one-time mental hospital patient is obsessed with the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking, also known as the Rape of Nanking; this obse......more

Goodreads review by Bill on August 11, 2015

Man, what is it with the Japanese? Surely there are good and bad people in every culture. But the bad Japanese? These are in a league of their own. I have read accounts and seen documentaries of Japanese POW camps. Their torture techniques were elaborately conceived to not only inflict physical agony......more