Paul French was born in London, educated there and in Glasgow, and lived and worked in Shanghai for many years. His book Midnight in Peking was a New York Times bestseller, a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, a Mystery Writers’ of America Edgar award winner for Best Fact Crime and a Crime Writers’ Association (UK) Dagger award for non-fiction.
His book City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir has received much praise, with The Economist writing, ‘…in Mr French the city has its champion storyteller.’ Both Midnight in Peking and City of Devils are being developed for television.
Paul’s Destination series of literary visits to Asian cities during the glamorous Golden Age of the early 20th century currently encompasses Shanghai, Peking (Beijing) and Macao, with more to come. His blog is at www.chinarhyming.com.
