In 1937 Peking, the teenage daughter of a British consul was murdered. As war loomed, British and Chinese authorities closed ranks. Seventy-five years later, Paul French has uncovered a stash of forgotten documents revealing the killer’s identity. He discusses his gripping account of what happened, a New York Times Bestseller and BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.

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Wigtown’s main festival site here – the festival starts on the 25th September