The Last Mandarin
Becker, Stephen
ISBN 10: 0394499271 ISBN 13: 9780394499277
Published by Random House, Incorporated, 1979
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An American soldier of fortune pursues a Japanese war criminal through the streets and alleyways of war-torn Peking in this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride from the author of The Chinese Bandit
Peking, 1948. In the midst of a brutal winter, the Communists tighten their stranglehold on the ancient capital, preparing to strike. Peasants starve, students riot, police crack down, and an entire city shivers on the edge of revolt.
A decade ago, Maj. Jack Burnham was an American civilian living in China when the Japanese invaded. Now, he has returned on a mission to capture a notorious war criminal before Peking falls to the Red Army. Kanamori Shoichi raped, murdered, and pillaged his way through China during World War II--he also broke Burnham's nose. If caught, Kanamori will be brought before a tribunal and made to pay for his crimes, large and small. But finding one man in a devastated city of millions is no simple task.
Luckily, Burnham has the help of a beautiful Chinese doctor eager to help her people find justice, as well as his own expert knowledge of the language and culture. But when he finally locates Kanamori, the showdown Burnham has sought for so long will be far stranger and more dangerous than he ever imagined.
The Last Mandarin is the 2nd book in the Far East Trilogy, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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Title: The Last Mandarin
Publisher: Random House, Incorporated
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st.
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The Last Mandarin
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Includes newspaper clipping of a book review. "In January 1949, Jack Burnham.is asked by the U. S. Government to fly into Peking and track down a Japanese war criminal. The object of his search is Kanamori Shoichi, an officer, sadist and killer during the Rape of Nanking in 1937.infused with authenticity and graphic detail that can only come from someone who.has lived in Peking. With a plot as cunning as history itself, it is a wild and funny adventure, an exotic intrigue with a vivid cast, and a beautifully written love story." Ships same or next business day. Name of previous owner stamped on front paste-down endpaper. Previous owner's embossing at bottom corner of title page. Spine skewed, spine and corners are bumped, more prominent at head. Minimal edge wear. Discoloration from newspaper clipping on back endpaper. Very light tanning, more prominent at edges. Dust jacket is lightly tanned. Minimal shelf and edge wear, more prominent at spine and corners. Small puncture in front panel near spine. 1/4th-inch tear on head-edge of spine, crease and tear on bottom right corner of front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 294 pages. Seller Inventory # 50986