In the third year of the Chongzhen reign, the land was in turmoil and bands of rebels roamed everywhere. In the capital region, one grisly case after another came to light: skinned corpses, a soul-locking well, a human-skin drum, and a ghost bridegroom!
Shen Jinghong, a coroner by trade, was falsely accused and imprisoned. But thanks to his remarkable skills in examining corpses, identifying killers, and tracking them by their traces, the Jinyiwei made an exception and recruited him.
The dead can speak, and the truth hides in the smallest trace. Every corpse tells a shocking secret!
Factional strife at court, the eunuch party's remnants, Donglin conspiracies, cavalry beyond the passes, sinister sects of the martial world... Every plot is hidden within one bizarre murder case after another!
All he wanted was to clear his name, but step by step, he uncovered the greatest secret behind the fall of the Ming Dynasty!
Twist after twist, one strange case after another. Until the very end, you never know who the real killer is!
Not for the faint of heart! The greatest detective of the late Ming: he takes corpses as evidence, clears injustice with blood, and exposes the final bizarre conspiracy of the Great Ming!
