The Devil of Nanking

· Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
4.6
20 reviews
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368
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About this ebook

“Exceedingly creepy . . . The diabolically gifted British author spins a fascinating mystery from the legacy of Japanese atrocities during World War II.”Entertainment Weekly
 
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 bestselling author.
 
“A haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful, wonderfully written and beautiful book.” —Harlan Coben

Ratings and reviews

4.6
20 reviews
Ignite a Conversation
May 12, 2019
A horror, thriller, historical fiction, drama, and a mystery. It was an emotional thrill ride of an adventure, I loved the love/hate relationship between Grey and Shi Chongming, their endearing connection and resonation with eachother at the end. This has got to be my #1 favorite novel right now as of writing this and I just love it.
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Paris Kirkpatrick
February 28, 2023
this book...touches my soul in a way I didn't expect. I will admit it is extremely scary. how evil humans can be is shown in this book. I would be cautious if you are a new mother or father as I am, some parts tore me from the inside out. I appreciate the history of this book and the way the reader describes in great detail the little things.
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About the author

Mo Hayder has worked as a filmmaker, Tokyo nightclub hostess, and English language teacher in Asia. She is also the author of Birdman; The Treatment; The Devil of Nanking, winner of the Elle Magazine crime fiction prize; Pig Island, shortlisted for the Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel; Ritual, shortlisted both for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award and for the coveted Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award; Skin; and Gone; as well as the winner of the 2011 Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library award for outstanding body of work. She lives in England.

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