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Peter May - The China Thrillers
Meticulous research, compelling characters and ingenious plots are the trademarks of this highly original, entertaining and often controversial series.
These page-turning thrillers combine humour, wit, and above all, engaging characters who grow and develop across the books. The key to the popularity of this series is the tempestuous relationship between the enigmatic Chinese detective Li Yan, and Dr Margaret Campbell, the acerbic pathologist from Chicago.
Scotsman Peter May has been winning praise for his vibrant portrayal of contemporary Chinese life and attention to scientific and medical detail. He is the only westerner to be made an honorary member of the Chinese Crime Writers' Association.
May has been all over China and the USA to research his books and acknowledges the help given to him by the extraordinary people he has met. From the American Embassy in Beijing to the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC. From the Shanghai police mortuary and the Beijing homicide squad, to the FBI, the INS and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in the USA.
With an extraordinary network of contacts in China, he has gained unprecedented access to the homicide and forensic science sections of Beijing and Shanghai police forces to make a painstaking study of the methodology of Chinese detectives and pathologists.
Expert advisors from around the world, at the top of their chosen fields of genetics, science, forensic pathology and criminology ensure that the facts in his stories are accurate. May uses cutting edge science to provide a terrifying glimpse of what lies in store, from genetic modification in The Firemaker, to bio-terrorism in Snakehead.
The China Thrillers are particularly well-received in May's adopted homeland of France, where The Firemaker was shortlisted for Elle Magazine's Grand Prix of Literature in 2006; Snakehead won the Prix Intramuros at Cognac's Polar & Co Literary Festival in 2007; and Chinese Whispers has been shortlisted for the Prix International at Cognac's Polar & Co Literary Festival in 2008.
Scotsman Peter May has been winning praise for his vibrant portrayal of contemporary Chinese life and attention to scientific and medical detail. He is the only westerner to be made an honorary member of the Chinese Crime Writers' Association.
May has been all over China and the USA to research his books and acknowledges the help given to him by the extraordinary people he has met. From the American Embassy in Beijing to the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC. From the Shanghai police mortuary and the Beijing homicide squad, to the FBI, the INS and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in the USA.
With an extraordinary network of contacts in China, he has gained unprecedented access to the homicide and forensic science sections of Beijing and Shanghai police forces to make a painstaking study of the methodology of Chinese detectives and pathologists.
Expert advisors from around the world, at the top of their chosen fields of genetics, science, forensic pathology and criminology ensure that the facts in his stories are accurate. May uses cutting edge science to provide a terrifying glimpse of what lies in store, from genetic modification in The Firemaker, to bio-terrorism in Snakehead.
The China Thrillers are particularly well-received in May's adopted homeland of France, where The Firemaker was shortlisted for Elle Magazine's Grand Prix of Literature in 2006; Snakehead won the Prix Intramuros at Cognac's Polar & Co Literary Festival in 2007; and Chinese Whispers has been shortlisted for the Prix International at Cognac's Polar & Co Literary Festival in 2008.