THE WILD EAST

As the 19th century came to a close and the 20th century dawned, a period of massive transition was being experienced in a number of key places around the world. In Europe, national interests were about to clash as old dynasties gave way to new. In America the Wild West era was coming to an end as civilisation reached the west coast. And in Asia, the power and influence of America, Europe and Japan was being felt like never before as a weakened and unstable China became the playground of competing imperial interests.

It’s into this melting pot of foreign influence and destabilised government that Paul French has headed in his new Audible series, Murders In Old China. With a background in writing about the history of Shanghai, Hong Kong and more in this period, he’s delved into 12 compelling cases between 1900 and 1950, making use of digital archives and original records to get a wider-lense