Midnight in Peking

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The hunt for Pamela's killer is halted amid the chaos of the Japanese invasion of Peking.

Pamela's murder hunt is abandoned as Japan invades Peking. But her father vows to find the killer. Concluded by Crawford Logan.

Summer, 1937. Pamela Werner's unsolved murder is forgotten amidst the violence and chaos of the Japanese invasion of China. 

But Pamela's father presses on with his own, unofficial, investigation and makes some shocking discoveries.

Author Paul French reveals the true-crime "cold case" that haunted the last days of old Peking.

Abridged by Robin Brooks.

Concluded by Crawford Logan.

Producer: Kirsteen Cameron.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2012.

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A scandalous murder mystery, mired in conspiracy and corruption, that haunted Old Peking

Crawford Logan reads the details of a scandalous murder mystery, mired in conspiracy and corruption, that haunted the last days of Old Peking

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