WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NONFICTIONMeticulous and gripping a thriller that disturbs for revelations about a singular act of murder, and the national security state which we call home Philippe Sands, author of East West StreetA groundbreaking examination of a terrifying murder and its aftermath by the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf and The House by the Lake.On 14 June 2006, police were called to 9 Downshire Hill in Hampstead. The owner, Allan Chappelow, was a writer and notorious recluse who had not been seen for several weeks. Inside the darkened house, officers found piles of rubbish, trees growing through the floor, and the body of Chappelow, battered to death, partially burned and buried under four feet of paper.The man eventually arrested on suspicion of his murder was a Chinese dissident named Wang Yam, who claimed to be the grandson of one of Maos closest aides. His trial was the first in modern British history to be held in camera closed, carefully controlled, secret. Wang Yam was found guilty, but has always protested his innocence. Did Wang Yam do it? Or was he framed for a crime he didnt commit?When everything is hidden, how do we know whats really true?.bloodonthepage.comAn In Cold Blood for our time a brilliant and unflinching anatomy of a murder that is both brutal true crime and heartbreaking human tragedy Tony ParsonsA fine and fascinating read, bolstered by exemplary research and nuanced insights. ObserverA...

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