Paul French

Pékin, janvier 1937. Le corps d'une jeune femme, atrocement mutilé, est retrouvé dans le vieux quartier de la Légation. Pamela Werner, 20 ans, était la fille adoptive de l'ancien consul de Grande-Bretagne. Crime d'un rôdeur ou affaire d'État ? L... Lire la suite

Entre document et polar, un " true crime " exceptionnel. Dans les derniers jours du Pékin colonisé, juste avant l'invasion japonaise, en plein chaos diplomatique, une enquête minutieuse et palpitante qui résout un mystère vieux de près de 80 ans. Un... Lire la suite

Are you troubled by hearing voices or seeing visions that others do not? Do you believe that other people are trying to harm you or control you? Do you feel that something odd is going on that you can’t explain or that things are happening around... Lire la suite

The convulsive history of foreign journalists in China starts with the newspapers printed in the European Factories of Canton in the 1820s and ends with the Communist revolution in 1949. It also starts with a duel between two editors over the China... Lire la suite

This richly anecdotal guide to every street in Shanghai details many landmarks and stories associated with its best known avenues. A definitive index to the street names of Shanghai, some of which have disappeared or been removed, allows historians,... Lire la suite

The Badlands by Paul French - a gripping criminal portrait of pre-communist Peking, from the interntional bestselling author of Midnight in Peking The Badlands, a warren of narrow hutongs in the eastern district of pre-communist Peking, had its... Lire la suite

This all-new work chronicles the experiences of Paul French who, upon leaving the British Army's 21 SAS (V), sought adventure and excitement in C Squadron of the Rhodesian SAS. Upon passing the arduous Rhodesian SAS selection course, Paul was thrown... Lire la suite

'Shanghai's champion storyteller - He grips his reader to the end' Economist
'Gripping, breakneck ultra-noir reminiscent of vintage Ellroy' David Peace, author of Red or Dead
'If you love Richard Lloyd Parry and David Grann, don't miss City... Lire la suite

¿Está preocupado porque oye voces o tiene visiones que los demás no perciben? ¿Cree que hay otras personas que tratan de hacerle daño o de controlarle? ¿Cree que está sucediendo algo extraño a su alrededor que no puede explicar? ¿Le preocupa que... Lire la suite

Carl Crow arrived in Shanghai in 1911 and made the city his home for the next quarter of a century, working there as a journalist, newspaper proprietor, and groundbreaking adman. He also did stints as a hostage negotiator, emergency police sergeant,... Lire la suite

Que segredos esconde um dos países mais reservados e perigosos do mundo? A Coreia do Norte sempre foi objeto de fascínio e preocupação por parte de todo o mundo. Um país reservado, misterioso e inacessível, uma potência nuclear com campos de... Lire la suite

Saturday, August 14, 1937 – that summer Shanghai was expecting to be hit by a typhoon of ‘violent intensity’. The typhoon passed, but what did strike Shanghai was a man-made typhoon of bombs and shrapnel that brought aerial death and destruction... Lire la suite

At the conclusion of 'the war to end war', the victorious powers set about redesigning the world map at the Paris Peace Conference. For China, Versailles presented an opportunity to regain territory lost to Japan at the start of the war. Yet,... Lire la suite

For the privileged a cosmopolitan pleasure ground; For the desperate a port of last resort. A pot of gold at the end of an Oriental rainbow; A thick slice of hell denounced from the pulpit. The start of a journey for many; The end of the road for... Lire la suite

Since his accession to power in 2012, Kim Jong-un has come to personify North Korea in the eyes of the outside world. An object of derision as much as fear, he has nevertheless succeeded in strengthening his grip on the country, purging potential... Lire la suite

North Korea continues to make headlines, arousing curiosity and fear in equal measure. The world's most secretive nuclear power, it still has Gulag-style prison camps, allows no access to the Internet and bans its people from talking to foreigners... Lire la suite