![]() ![]() ![]() When the depraved nature of her murder became known, it was hard to fathom that any human could treat another in such a fashion. ![]() It belonged to English schoolgirl Pamela Werner, the daughter of a well-known Old China Hand and past British Consul. Then one bitterly cold January night, the body of an innocent mortal was dumped there. The locals believed the Fox Tower to be haunted at night by fox spirits that preyed upon innocent mortals. On one of those walls, the ancient Tartar Wall, was a massive watchtower, built in the fifteenth century to keep out invaders. Each new day brought a racheting up of tension inside the city walls. In the opium dens of the notorious Badlands the partying was harder than usual, while the wealthy foreigners of the Legation Quarter were making the most of their final days of privilege. The Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek had fled south to Nanking, where some said he was ready to cut a deal with Tokyo and leave the people of Peking to their fate. The encirclement by the Japanese army was tightening daily and troop skirmishes were on the rise. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Īs 1936 gave way to 1937, the people of Peking waited nervously for the axe to fall. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. ![]() NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. ![]()
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