Any Stories Where the Main Character Is a Killer with a High IQ, Playing Everyone Like Puppets? 有没有那种主角是凶手 高智商 把所有人玩弄于鼓掌
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A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年
Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick
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The Crime Hunter 狩罪者
Nancheng, a new first-tier city by the river, is a place where prosperity and darkness coexist. Over the past three months, the city has been rocked by a series of “trace-free vigilante murders.” The first three victims and the twelve who followed were all hypocrites who had operated in the gray areas of the law. They were suspected of commercial fraud, bullying and assault, dereliction of duty and breaking the law, domestic violence and child abuse, or misappropriating charitable funds. Their c
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- 53 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
- 54 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 14kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
- 55 EN Infinite Horror Game 无限诡异游戏 [Infinite-flow + horror game + dark fiction + no female lead + ruthless protagonist] This book was originally titled Infinite Strange Games, and is also known as As Long As I'm Twisted Enough, Even Ghosts Fear Me and I Will Rule the Bizarre. Thirty-six years after the Bizarre Game descended upon the world, it continues to select players and send them into instances full of horrors and strange tales, where they struggle to survive. Specimen maker Si Qi enters the game of his own accord. From that 331Reads8.9Score135Shelves
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Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生
[Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t
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Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年：队友竟然全是女神
[Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his
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- 58 You Thought I Was Too Weak, So My Cultivation Technique Went Dark Overnight 嫌我太弱，我的功法连夜黑化了 [Lighthearted + Misunderstandings + Chat Group + Fully Automated Training + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Yang Tian transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. With mediocre talent, he only wants to lie flat. But who could have guessed that the cultivation techniques inside him would think he was too weak and turn sentient overnight! And that’s not all. His techniques even set up a chat group: [Iron Shirt] left the group and wrote: “The Host is too fragile. I went for a soak at the nuclear power 732Reads—Score102Shelves
- 59 I Used the Myriad Worlds Exchange System to Redeem Myself 我用万界兑换系统兑换我自己 [System + mastermind behind the scenes + multiple worlds + apocalypse + no saintly hero] Yang Tian acquired a strange System. The items in its shop turned out to be attributes he had "lost" himself? [Looks +10]? I lost that! [Intelligence +20]? I lost that too! [Protective Astral Energy]? That's my passive skill! Yang Tian: "Hey, System bro, aren't you just making me pay to buy myself back?!" The world changed. The Gray Realm descended, and reality merged with the mysterious and uncanny. Wit 157Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 After I Died, the Scumbag Went Mad 我死后，渣男疯了 I loved Fu Mingyu for ten years, but he made me lure a deranged serial killer out for the sake of his unattainable first love, determined to see me dead. In the end, I really did die at the killer's hands... But when he saw my corpse, he went mad. When I woke again, I had been reborn in the body of a strange woman, and the husband lying beside me looked exactly like the killer who had brutally murdered me... 6.2kReads8.8Score632Shelves
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From the Golden Triangle to the Livestream 从金三角到直播间
On stream, he wears a faded hoodie and jokes around with the chat. Off stream, he spent fifteen years battling it out in Southeast Asia, rising from nothing until everyone knew the name “Black Carp.” At twenty-three, he returned to the Dragon Kingdom, hoping to live without constantly looking over his shoulder. But he soon discovered that business back home was even more complicated than the place he had left. Some wanted to swallow up his company. Others wanted to get to the bottom of who he wa
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- 62 Madman: They Call Me a Gangster 狂徒：他们叫我黑社会 In the Golden Triangle, he was the Satanic Instructor, feared by countless people and dreaded by every private military camp. He returned to Dragon Nation with extraordinary skills and years of accumulated black gold, hoping only to do a little business and live in peace. But the local kingpins and established powers were overbearing, closing in on him and making trouble at every turn. One problem after another made him see reality clearly: the world has always belonged to the strong. Kindness a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊
[Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho
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Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了
[Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h
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I Understand Animal Speech and Escape a Perverted Killer 听懂兽语，我从变态凶手手中逃生
When Cen He woke up, someone had tied her up at a murder scene. She discovered that she could understand animals! The good news was that she now had a special ability. The bad news was... she could only use it secretly, right under the killer's nose. With the help of a rat carrying her messages, Cen He passed information to the police, found a way out of a dead end, and held on until the officers arrived. Later, Cen He somehow ended up interning at the Ning City Public Security Bureau. She joine
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The Tree with a Human Face 长着人脸的树
The Tree with a Human Face
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- 67 My Years as a Screenwriter in Beijing 我在北京当编剧那几年 The Years I Worked as a Screenwriter in Beijing 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 My Years as a Ghost Constable 我当鬼差的那些经历 My Experiences as a Ghost Constable 422Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Living Sacrifice 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录 Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases 5.7kReads—Score151Shelves
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Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！
[Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages
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The Sins That Linger in the Long Night 长夜余罪
Crimes run rampant through the city late at night. Behind seemingly unrelated deaths lie layers of conspiracy and grudges decades old. Task force captain Huo Xun is called in during a crisis and leads his elite team into action. Forensic analysis, online tracking, psychological profiling, field operations and manhunts... Every case is a battle of wits against the devil. The end of the night does not necessarily bring the dawn. But as long as the truth remains hidden, they will never stand down.
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Black Vitality: The Avenger 黑色生命力之复仇者
Police launch a thunderous raid in the dead of night, bringing down the He family, a local power that has ruled the area for years. The family falls apart, leaving only a widowed mother and her orphaned children. When the layers of deception are peeled away, the mastermind turns out to be Fang Hua, the childhood romantic rival who spent years biding his time. How did he endure and lie low for so long? How did he exploit an old romance to plot an act of defiance? After the He family's only son ge
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- 74 The Fearless Know No Boundaries 无畏者行无疆界 This book is a companion to "The Officialdom and Human Nature". It begins with the romance between college students Qiao Songyang and Su Nian, blending the schemes and cunning of the political and business worlds: anything goes, profit comes first, and the ruthless and calculating stop at nothing. It completes the story left unfinished in the first book. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Officer, Stop Guessing! I’m Really Innocent! 警官别猜了，我真的是无辜的啊 Everyone thought Jiang Yi was quiet and ill-tempered, but no one expected her to be decisive and cool-headed. When a case came up, she calmly analyzed the situation and offered to act as bait to help the police catch the killer. When they asked what she used to do, Jiang Yi said, "Maybe I was an assassin." Police officer: "?" The word "maybe" really carries a lot of weight. Later, after the police became her colleagues, her talent for solving cases was impossible to miss. Her coworkers nearly we 1.8kReads—Score230Shelves
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[Hope of Blood] 【血之希望】
Elite police officer Xia Xuansheng has solved countless murder cases at a young age, until a criminal organization called Hope emerged. It was the first and only case that ever stumped him. Who is pulling the strings behind the organization, and what story lies behind it? It seems to be connected to a terrifying international crime syndicate. It is up to him to uncover the truth. Who is Kid, the mysterious boy in the clown mask, really? What secrets does he hold? A tangled web of complications r
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Hunting a Killer on a Rainy Night 雨夜缉凶
Rainy Night Manhunt is a gripping crime mystery about the West Sea City Criminal Investigation Team as they unravel a series of bizarre cases. Beginning with the city-shocking “9.28 Li Hui Cement-Body Dumping Case,” the novel draws readers into a world of mysteries and conspiracies. In this world, any character could be the next victim or a crucial witness. Zhou Yan, an experienced captain of the criminal investigation team, faces unprecedented challenges alongside his team. From internal feuds
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Fallen Leaves Adrift 落叶浮沉
Strong Female Lead + Villain Protagonist + Female Criminal + No Golden Finger + No Stupid Characters + Large Ensemble Cast I had the worst possible start, born in a village that “eats people.” Where I come from, good people don't live long. Only the wicked survive. The day I fled to the city, I had no education, no connections, and no way back. But I had brains. I climbed on whoever could be useful, and took out whoever stood in my way. Everyone was a stepping stone. Some say I climbed over a mo
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A White Lily in a New Body Sends the City's Powerful into a Panic 魂穿：全城大佬恐慌的小白花来了
A gangster heir's soul transmigrates into a young, naive female college student. Should she keep enjoying her "shameless" life, or turn over a new leaf and become a well-rounded young person? This is a very important, very serious decision that goes against everything her ancestors stood for.
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I’m Not a Mutant Beast 我不是异兽
Mystery and imagination + high-martial world + the supernatural... Monstrous Beasts: An elite minority in this world. They aren't human, but they have always lived among us, and they're hard to distinguish from ordinary people. The Heavenly Dao Bureau: An organization of Monstrous Beasts and the true rulers of the world. They rule with cruelty so subtle it goes unnoticed, and even prey on humans. A penniless nobody who doesn't know who he is receives a fortune from the Heavenly Dao Bureau. Overc
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- 81 1995: The Underworld of a Thousand Doors 一九九五，千门江湖 Memoirs of an Old Cardsharp: 1995–2015 More than card tricks, this is the underworld My name is Lin Tianfeng. I'm an old cardsharp... I started learning card tricks in elementary school. This craft brought me into the orbit of powerful people, and that's what kept me alive. From an innocent boy in an arcade to a feared figure in international casinos From a reckless street tough to an underworld kingpin in the Golden Triangle In eighteen years, I traveled a road that takes others s 21Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 82 Xie Shuhuan Wangdai's 21st Book 谢熟缓忘呆第21本书 My new work is here! You can head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 84Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 83 A Thousand Ways to Kill Your Enemy 杀死仇人的一千种方法 The protagonist, Zhao Qingzhi, becomes obsessed while writing his suspense novel, A Thousand Ways to Kill Your Enemy, bringing disaster upon himself. In the end, he sees himself clearly and finds his true self. The author tells this story by weaving reality and fiction together, letting readers search for the truth amid the blurred lines. A man dies of hydrogen sulfide poisoning in the bathroom of his home in Shuicheng. Was it an accident or murder? Officer Zheng of the criminal investigation te 139Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 84 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 203Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动
[Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on
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I Transmigrated into a Pendant, and My Wife Handed Me Over to the Nation 穿越成吊坠，妻子把我上交国家
[Urban high-martial world + transmigration + handing everything over to the state + passionate ensemble cast + protecting his wife from behind the scenes] This is another world where Chinese history has been lost to a gap in the record and exotic beasts run rampant. The original host dies in the opening. I’ve only just transmigrated and haven’t even figured out what’s going on when my soul is sucked into a broken pendant, a keepsake the original host gave his wife. Sealed inside the pendant is f
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The Three-Faced Sovereign: The Ultimate Secret Plot of the Infinite Realm 三面主宰：无限流的终极秘局
Also known as The Infinite-Flow Civil Servant Chronicles. Male lead, no female lead, infinite flow, mind-bending mysteries, horror games, rules-based horror, ensemble cast. Nobody is normal; everyone is “sick.” If I revealed how many male leads there are, I’d be giving away the mystery, so you’ll have to read it yourself. Anyone who makes it through the whole book will be left speechless! (*^▽^*) It’s an infinite-flow story, and the setup defies common sense! Just focus on the mystery. Suggestio
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- 88 With the Ledger of Evil Deeds in Hand, One Sin Seal Crushes Every Demon 恶行簿在手：罪印一开邪魔伏诛 A gentle, refined shopkeeper V a powerhouse who brings the muscle V an upbeat elite hacker V an aloof, proud, mysterious Seal Keeper Leveling-up progression + no female lead + multiple male leads + episodic stories + mystery + fantasy + urban supernatural + crime solving If it’s not your thing, feel free to stop reading or leave suggestions. Just don’t curse me out! If you like it, please leave a five-star review! All kinds of comments are welcome, and I’ll reply! Old objects whisper. The traces 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Imprisoning an Immortal: After Failing to Covet the Immortal Lord 囚仙：觊觎仙君未果后 Also known as The Sickly Beauty Insists on Taking What He Wants by Force. A story about a man and a man. If you enjoy it, please leave a five-star review! Comments of all kinds are welcome, and I'll reply to every one! Two male leads, one-on-one, happy ending? Tragic ending? Beautiful, strong, tragic, obsessive love interest × proud, righteous paragon #HeChasesAndTheOtherRuns #ForcedLove #SubstituteRomance #ThePursuer'sRedemptionArcButDoesHeWin? Beautiful, strong, tragic · Unrequited love · Angs 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, I Turned Around and Slaughtered the Entire Sect 被挖灵根后我反手屠了整个宗门 After my spiritual root was ripped out, I turned around and slaughtered the entire sect 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 The Phoenix's Captivity: Forging the Blade 囚凰之淬锋录 The Caged Phoenix: Tempering the Edge 66Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Emperor Disguised Himself as a Powerful Official to Be My Husband, but I Turned the Tables on Both Brothers 陛下假扮权臣夫君，两兄弟被我反拿捏
His Majesty Disguised Himself as My Powerful Husband, and I Turned the Tables on Both Brothers
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The Murder Effect: The Innocent Sinner 谋杀效应：无罪的罪人
[Two male leads+Crime investigation+Case-of-the-week format+Parallel storylines+Mystery+Deduction+Slow burn] Isaiah Byrne is a detective in the gang investigations unit. His best friend in the city, who is also something of an informant, has made a new friend. Meanwhile, someone has made himself the judge of sinners, using blood as ink. Isaiah finally realizes that the killer who claims to deliver justice in Heaven's name has been close to him all along. Multiple POVs and characters, with a c
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Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局
[Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries.
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The Bureau's Twin Years: A Record of Strange Herb Mysteries in the Martial World 局编双年：奇草谜案江湖录
(Not a power fantasy + no System + plot-driven + crime-solving and deduction + mind-bending twists) (The author spent a full year crafting all the murder cases. They’re sure to be gripping and mind-bending, so enjoy!) One year ago, on a dark night, I was a lowly cleaner working in the City Lord’s Hall when I was dragged into a murder targeting the three great families. Everyone said I was the killer! One year later, by day, I’d turned my fortunes around and become deputy director of the Security
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Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀
With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root.
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The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲
No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame
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- 98 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 271Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Dissociator: A Black Comedy of Errors 解离者：黑色幽默大事件 No formulaic power fantasies! Worldbuilding-driven, realist mystery, where evidence is just the final nail needed to make things official. The second installment in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to get their hands dirty. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind breaks free from pain, the body escapes the dust of 107Reads—Score—Shelves
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