{"product_id":"9780802199607","title":"The Devil of Nanking","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Exceedingly creepy . . . The diabolically gifted British author spins a fascinating mystery from the legacy of Japanese atrocities during World War II.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With the redolent atmosphere of Ian Rankin and the spine-chilling characters of Thomas Harris, Mo Hayder’s \u003ci\u003eThe Devil of Nanking\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on an electrifying literary ride from the palatial apartments of yakuza kingpins to deep inside the secret history of one of the twentieth century’s most brutal events: the Nanking Massacre.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A young Englishwoman obsessed with an indecipherable past, Grey comes to Tokyo seeking a lost piece of film footage of the notorious 1937 Nanking Massacre, footage some say never existed. Only one man can help Grey. A survivor of the massacre, he is now a visiting professor at a university in Tokyo. But he will have nothing to do with her.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e So Grey accepts a job in an upmarket nightspot, where a certain gangster may be the key to gaining the professor’s trust. An old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage, the gangster is rumored to rely on a mysterious elixir for his continued health. Taut, gritty, sexy, and harrowing, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil of Nanking\u003c\/i\u003e is an incomparable literary thriller set in one of the world’s most fascinating cities—Tokyo—from an internationally bestselling author.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful, wonderfully written and beautiful book.” —Harlan Coben","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107325329648,"sku":"9780802199607","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802199607_p0.jpg?v=1763727119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802199607","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}