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The firemaker

The firemaker

by Peter May

PoliceSerial murdersWomen pathologistsFictionAmericans
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About this book

Desperate to escape her life in America, Chicago forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell accepts an invitation to teach at the Beijing police university, and finds herself in the midst of an investigation that could prove disastrous.

Themes & subjects

PoliceSerial murdersWomen pathologistsFictionAmericansForensic pathologists

Setting

BeijingBeijing (China)China

About the author

Peter May

1951 Feb. 7

Author

Peter May

Pages

560

Read time

≈ 14h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Quercus

ISBN

9780857053961

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TR
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