The Killing Room, Peter May
The Killing Room, Peter May
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The Killing Room

Author: Peter May

Narrator: Peter Forbes

Unabridged: 12 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/04/2018

Synopsis

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.

Mei Ling is a formidable woman: a fact that is not lost on Li's on-again, off-again lover, forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. But when Campbell, vulnerable and still grieving the death of her father, learns that the victims were subjected to "live" autopsies, she swallows her pride and joins Li Yan and Mei Ling in the hunt for the murderer.

As Li, Campbell, and Mei Ling enter the arena of a sickening nemesis they are forced to confront each of their very worst nightmares.

About Peter May

Peter May has been covering and writing about sports for more than three decades, for the last several years as a Boston-based correspondent for the New York Times. At the Boston Globe, he specialized in covering the Boston Celtics and the NBA, earning numerous writing awards. He also covered three Super Bowls, two World Series, the 2004 Olympics, and a number of international basketball tournaments. He is a senior lecturer in journalism at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. May is the author of four books: The Big Three: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish: The Best Frontcourt in the History of Basketball; The Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Boston Celtics, the NBA's Greatest Team of All-Time; Won't Back Down: Teams, Dreams and Family with Kim Mulkey; and Top of The World: The Inside Story of the Boston Celtics' 2007-08 Championship Season.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gary on July 28, 2016

This is the 3rd book in the 'China Thrillers' by Peter May. I am a great admirer of Peter May's novels and enjoyed the first two books in this series so it was no big surprise to me that I enjoyed this one also. I especially enjoy book series as it gives the characters plenty of time to develop and a......more

Goodreads review by CJ on August 31, 2011

A wonderful taste of China, a nice, tightly plotted mystery, but a truly annoying female protagonist. After all, if you're going to live in China, how bright is it to deliberately antagonize public officials? Doing everything you can to alienate people isn't feisty, or independent, it's aggressive,......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on August 16, 2016

Book #3 of the China Thrillers by Peter May and featuring Dr. Margaret Campbell and Deputy Section Chief Li Yan. I have to give a shout-out to Gary for recommending the first book to me and now I am hooked into reading about these characters. In this edition Dr. Campbell is back in the United States.......more

Goodreads review by prvanlan on March 22, 2014

A promising start mauled by stupid relationship drama and an anti-abortion agenda. I really like Li Yan as a character and I really like the setting, so I've kept reading the China Thrillers even though I don't really like Margaret Campbell or the ridiculous back-and-forth misunderstandings between L......more

Goodreads review by Siobhan on June 05, 2019

I’m a big Peter May fan and will happily dive into his thrillers knowing I will be hooked throughout. Since my first Peter May book, I’ve been happy to come back for more, and after a bit of a gap I’m finally diving back into the China Thrillers. As it’s been a while since I read the second book in t......more

Quotes

"The Killing Room is a brisk, solidly plotted police procedural, with lots of gritty forensic details."—Mystery Scene Magazine

"Li and Campbell's fine third case provides thrills, chills, and a window into current Chinese lifestyles."—Kirkus Reviews

"Rewarding . . . May offers a little politics, a little romance, and a lot of autopsy details."—Publishers Weekly

"Margaret's expertise is made more use of in this book than hitherto, and those who like discoveries from the mortuary slab will find this outing particularly satisfying. The urgency to find the culprit, the frustrations of the task, and the romantic entanglements mean that, as with earlier books in the series, there is barely a dull moment as the book rushes to an exciting conclusion."—Crime Review

Praise for Peter May
"Peter May is an author I'd follow to the ends of the earth."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times

"He is a terrific writer doing something different."—Mark Billingham, bestselling author of the Tom Thorne series

"From the first page I knew I was in safe hands. I knew I could trust this writer."—Sophie Hannah, bestselling writer of The Monogram Murders

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