THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILES
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021

'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.' Undiscovered Scotland
'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.' New York Journal of Books

In the third of the critically acclaimed China thrillers, Li Yan and Margaret Campbell travel to Shanghai: where a new ally, and a new enemy, await.

THE NEW CASE

When a mass grave containing eighteen mutilated female corpses is discovered in Shanghai, detective Li Yan is sent from Beijing to establish if the bodies are linked to an unsolved murder in the capital. Here, Li will be working with Mei Ling, deputy head of Shanghai's serious crime squad.

THE NEW COLLEAGUE

Mei Ling is a formidable woman: a fact that is not lost on Li's on-off lover, forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell. But when Campbell, vulnerable and still grieving the loss of her father, learns that the victims were subjected to 'live' autopsies, she knows the case is bigger than her pride.

THE KILLING ROOM

Li, Campbell and Mei Ling are now entering the arena of a sickening nemesis, and opening a door behind which lies each of their very worst nightmares.

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"A wonderfully complex book" - Peter James, on Entry Island

"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth" - New York Times

"One of the best regarded crime series of recent years" - Independent

"May's novels are strong on place and the wounds left by old relationships" - Sunday Times

"Will have the reader relishing every tendency of description and characterization" - Independent

"Dark, exciting and atmospheric" - Scotland on Sunday

"Powerful and authentic" - Glasgow Sunday Herald

"A gripping page-turner that combines edge-of-the-seat suspense with a fascinating picture of modern China" - Irish Independent

"The plot is chilling and ingenious" - Scotland on Sunday

"Peter May opens a window on a vision of the modern Chinese political climate ... a tremendous collision of cultures" - The Herald

"Fast, exciting ... an entertaining read that will also give food for thought" - Irish Times

"The plot twists and turns like the tail of a Chinese dragon. A cracking good read ... Highly recommended" - Shots Magazine