The Devil of Nanking: an extraordinary, electrifying thriller by one of Britain’s bestselling crime-writers

Fans of Stephen King, Stuart MacBride and Karin Slaughter will devour this warped and brutally bloodthirstly thriller from bestselling and prize-winning author Mo Hayder. Deeply haunting, this will stay with you well after the final page is turned...

''Haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful and wonderfully written'' -- HARLAN COBEN
''Left me stunned and haunted. This is writing of breathtaking power and poetry'' --
TESS GERRITSEN
''Couldn''t put it down'' -- ***** Reader review
''One of the best books I have read in a long time'' -- ***** Reader review
''Weird, creepy, vile......brilliant!!!!!'' -- ***** Reader review
''An absolutely brilliant book. Read it NOW!'' -- ***** Reader review

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1990: Tokyo

Grey Hutchins is in pursuit of an obsession. She is searching for a piece of film taken during the infamous Nanking massacre of 1937. Some say it never existed. Grey is certain that it does, and that it lies hidden - somewhere in Tokyo.

Alone in an alien city, Grey becomes a hostess in an exclusive club catering for Japanese businessmen - and gangsters. One gangster dominates - an old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage - who is rumoured to rely on a powerful elixir for his continued health. It is an elixir that others want - at any price ...

Previously published as Tokyo, The Devil of Nanking is a literary thriller of the highest order. With its heady atmosphere of overt violence, lurking fear and sexual tension, this is a novel that takes hold of the reader and does not let go until its explosive final pages.