Chinese Whispers

By: Peter May

Narrated by: Peter Forbes

The Beijing Ripper makes a personal vendetta against Detective Li Yan in the thrilling final episode of the series . . .

GRUESOME MURDERS

His victims are young, beautiful and coldly mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. Li Yan, head of Beijing's serious crime squad, must stop him.

FEARSOME LETTERS

Just as pathologist Margaret Campbell finds an insight into the killer's cruel signature, Li receives a letter from the killer, betraying his cruel intentions.

CHINESE WHISPERS

There's no way Li can misinterpret the Ripper's motives: he wants to tear Li and Campbell's lives apart, and write the darkest chapter in Beijing's history.

Critic reviews

"...Offers some fresh variations on the catch-the-serial-killer within an autocratic society plot...May nicely handles the business of using mental fingerprints to identify the criminal."
—Publishers Weekly

"The interesting locale and May's ongoing study of the difficulties in conducting Chinese-American romances are likely to interest a broader range of readers."
—Kirkus Reviews

"This book is much more than just a run of the mill who-dun-it, think Silence of the Lambs crossed with Quincy, with a bit of the Lonely Planet's guide to Beijing thrown in."
—Daily Record

"Entertaining reading, with a fascinating setting and an appealing sleuth."
—The Daily Telegraph

"A major appeal of the series is the Chinese setting and May doesn't disappoint...a master at evoking the city."
—INK Magazine

"A tightly woven plot."
—Library Journal

"Peter May's latest crime thriller is a terrifying piece of writing...what a magnificent, horrible, tortuous, and lurid story!"
—The Chronicle

"As soon as I'd taken in the first few pages, I wanted to read the five earlier books (beginning with The Firemaker) in this police procedural series set in modern Beijing. There's a surprising resolution and a crescendo of a conclusion, all of which made me want to read more about this unusual couple."
—Bookloons Reviews

As always, at once pensive and gripping

The story was utterly thrilling, especially the “downfall” of Li, and the characters remained sympathetic and compelling.