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This anthology contains a total of 36 essays, some recounting past events, some talking about old friends, or some expressing personal opinions, showing a different kind of chaos hidden behind the confusing, magical and magnificent detective novels. Perhaps there are many novelists who are warriors fighting for humanity, and there are also many novelists who are artists who seek to please readers and make money. But this kind of utilitarian view that is close to reality seems to me to be shallow and false. Any novelist will embark on this path, more or less, because he cannot become a city lord in the real world, but is qualified to be a phantom city lord. This is probably more important than any fame and fortune. (Excerpted from "Phantom City Lord")

This book contains seven classic works written by Edogawa Ranpo, with the famous detective Akechi Kogoro as the protagonist. Including "D-Saka Murder", "Psychological Test", "Ghost", "Walker on the Ceiling", "Who", "Black Lizard" and "Devil's Emblem". As the most outstanding character in Edogawa Ranpo's works, Akechi Kogoro focuses on the reasoning and deduction of human nature and criminal psychology, and has profound attainments in criminology and detective science. He made his debut in "D-Saka Murder Incident" and established his image as a thinking genius detective through the detection of cases in a series of novels.

This book collects Edogawa Ranpo's most classic detective novels, including The Mystery of the Lakeside Hotel, Ashi's Appearance, The Human Chair, Kissing, A Receipt, The Man Who Traveled with Stickers, and One-Inch Master.

The Ghost Tower was built at the end of the Tokugawa period by Tokaiya Ichibei, a wealthy man from Kyushu. With a fanatical hobby for clocks, he decided to build an unprecedentedly complex clock tower. However, when the clock tower was completed, Tokaiya Shirobei suddenly disappeared mysteriously. Time came to the early years of Taisho. The 26-year-old young man Kitagawa Mitsuo was entrusted by his uncle Tamaki Taro to inspect the bell tower. However, he met a mysterious woman here. She always stood in front of the clock tower where ghosts were said to wander and felt sad. Embracing secrets, she deeply attracted Kitagawa Mitsuo. Regardless of any dissuasion, Kitagawa Mitsuo decided to get close to this mysterious woman. Unexpectedly, he was involved in a shocking conspiracy.

The newly published "Edogawa Ranpo Mystery Novels Collection" includes six works including "The Ghost of the Island", "The Banshee", "Black Lizard" and "The Dark Beast", covering more than 30 Ranpo short, medium and long stories. Several of the works that have been published so far have received critical acclaim. "Triple Vortex" is the fifth volume of "Edogawa Ranpo Mystery Novels Collection". It includes two novels, "Triple Vortex" and "Spider-Man". It is one of Akechi Kogoro's detective series. The two daughters of Shotaro Kawade, the director of H Sugar Co., Ltd., Met with accidents one after another, leaving only the clues of the "triple vortex" fingerprints at the crime scene. Dr. Munakata was ordered to investigate the case. During the investigation, two of Dr. Munakata's assistants were killed one after another. What kind of grievances are hidden behind a series of confusing cases? What's the secret behind the terrifying "triple vortex" fingerprints?

This book selects six novels written by Edogawa Ranpo in his early days: "D-Saka Murder Incident", "Psychological Test", "Two Coins", "Red Room", "Human Chair" and "Doubt". Among them, "Two Coins" is Edogawa Ranpo's famous work in the literary world; in "D-Saka Murder Incident", the most classic detective image he created, Akechi Kogoro, made his debut on the stage. The remaining works also have the full characteristics of Edogawa Ranpo's rich imagination and unique conception. After reading this book, readers will be deeply impressed by the style of Edogawa Ranpo's works.

The queen of the underworld, the Black Lizard, makes detective Akechi very troublesome. She actually dares to take the initiative and compete with Akechi in a battle of wits and courage. Who will be the final winner? The Black Lizard fell in love with Sanae, the daughter of the Iwase Shobei family, a wealthy Osaka businessman, and even wanted to take possession of the Iwase family's treasure "The Star of Egypt". Iwase, who has repeatedly received threatening letters, asked Akechi to protect his daughter's personal safety. However, the detective arbitrarily classified this incident as a prank and made mistakes repeatedly. Not only was Sanae kidnapped, and the "Star of Egypt" fell into the hands of the enemy, he was even thrown into the sea and almost fed the fish... During the fight between the enemy and us, the detective and the female thief secretly fell in love. So, will the beloved Black Lizard change his past for Akechi, or will Akechi fall into confusion, give up all the values ​​of his life, and follow the evil Black Lizard?

"The Yin Beast" is the fourth volume of "Edogawa Ranpo's Collection of Works", which contains four mystery novellas by Edogawa Ranpo. In Ranpo's creative career of more than 40 years, there were only four novellas. "The Yin Beast" is Luan Bu's first work after he stopped writing. The protagonists of the story are two mystery novelists who belong to the original school and the changed school. One is the narrator of the story, "I" Hanchuan, and the other is Oe Chunni. The last protagonist is a beautiful woman, Shizuko. One day Hanchuan met Shizuko in the museum. Afterwards, the two exchanged letters. A few months later, Jingzi was threatened by Chunni and asked "I" for help. Soon after, Rokuro was killed. How did Hanchuan reason, who was the murderer, and who was Oe Chunni? This is a masterpiece of original mystery novels that combines eroticism, strangeness, absurdity (characteristics of Taisho period popular culture) and reasoning. One of Ranpo's masterpieces.

The "Edogawa Ranpo Classic Mystery Novels Collection" series contains 3-4 wonderful, independent mystery stories in each volume. This volume includes the classic work "The Human Chair" that has been adapted into movies many times, as well as Kogoro Akechi's debut works "Black Lizard" and "Kage Man". Edogawa Ranpo's works draw on a wide range of materials and have unique conceptions. Sometimes they are realistic, and sometimes they are weird and grotesque. But what remains the same is that the storyline is always so confusing and exciting. Edogawa can always use the subtleties to maximize the fear deep in the readers' hearts, making people shudder. This is one of the reasons why even though he was a mystery novelist active in the 20th century, people still hear his name with great fanfare. His character Akechi Kogoro is a well-known detective in Japan.

"The 20 Faces of the Phantom Thief" is the eleventh volume of the "Edogawa Ranpo Collection". In the history of Japanese mystery, the first intellectual showdown between a famous detective and a phantom thief. This time the famous detective meets the Phantom Thief with Twenty Faces who will be entangled with him for the rest of his life. The Phantom Thief is skilled in the art of disguise, and is very cunning. He is accustomed to informing the time of committing crimes in advance, and he specializes in picking out the antiques and famous items of wealthy people. Everyone in Tokyo is shocked when he hears this. When he cleverly stole the Yushiba family's large diamond ring, he also fell in love with the national treasure Buddha statue. But this time, the wise disciple Yoshio Kobayashi was killed halfway, and the Kaitou returned defeated. Subsequently, his ambitions continued to expand, and he even announced that he would seize art from the Imperial Museum, and even kidnapped a famous detective first. Can the detective get out of trouble and win this time?

A poor and ugly single man leads a lonely life. One day, he had a sudden idea and hid in a luxurious chair. And this chair happened to be delivered to the home of a beautiful lady... Cruel, crazy and sad, strange, curious and funny. Welcome to the mystery world of Edogawa Ranpo!

The story begins with a abnormal love triangle. Medical student Michio Morohe is gay. He falls in love with "me", and "I" is not unhappy. After graduating from college, I went to work at the Chamber of Commerce, where I met 18-year-old Kizaki Hatsudai and fell in love with her. Kizaki's real surname is Higuchi. He was abandoned by his parents when he was young and was later adopted by Kizaki and his wife. The strange thing is that Zhuhu, who cannot love "me", proposes to the first generation. Soon, the first generation was stabbed to death in a closed room. "I" asked amateur detective Miyamaki Kokichi to investigate the truth of the incident. When the case made some progress, Shen Shanmu was stabbed to death at the beach. The first half of the story is based on original reasoning. When the murderer surfaced, the author changed his writing style and entered another complex, strange and thrilling world. Although the structure is inconsistent, it is full of "chaotic fun".

A famous female writer received a heavy envelope and opened it to see a very thick letter. The content is a confession by a chair craftsman. He said that he once hid in a luxurious chair that he made by himself. He was first sent to a hotel to observe and interact with various people. After a few months, the chair changed hands and became a chair for a wealthy diplomat. His wife was a famous writer. The craftsman fell in love with the writer... It is a masterpiece of whimsical novels. "The Human Chair" is the third volume of "Edogawa Ranpo Collection". It contains a total of fifteen short mystery stories written by Edogawa Ranpo. "The Human Chair" is Ranpo's twenty-first short story.

A mysterious crime, a god-like reasoning! The novel draws on a wide range of materials, has an unusual conception, and the plot is confusing and exciting. You'll never know the truth until you see the ending! One afternoon, "I" was sitting in the Hakumeixuan Cafe, drinking coffee leisurely, and observing the slightly strange second-hand bookstore with Kogoro Akechi, whom I had just met. However, the sexy proprietress who originally looked after the store alone every night did not show up tonight, and there were recent rumors that the proprietress was covered in scars... Thinking of this, Akechi Kogoro and I immediately rushed to the bookstore, but unexpectedly saw the proprietress strangled to death. Who killed the landlady, and what happened to her injuries?

This book collects Edogawa Ranpo's most classic detective novels, including A Poisonous Weed, Two Copper Coins, The Moon and the Glove, The Masked Dancer, and The Yin Beast.

"Spider Man" is the seventh volume of the "Edogawa Ranpo Collection". At the beginning of the story, the strange gentleman Daohuan rented an office and renovated it into an art and crafts store. When they opened the business the next day, they hired an 18-year-old beautiful girl, but raped and killed her that night. In the next few days, the headlines of newspapers' social pages published "dismembered corpse case" and "mermaid case" one after another. Dr. Pan Liu, a private criminal scholar, took over the case and was repeatedly defeated in head-to-head confrontations with Bluebeard Daohuan until Mingzhi, who returned from traveling, joined the detective team... The story unfolds from an angle that readers cannot predict. It is a story of a battle of wits between a famous detective and a murderer.

This book selects Edogawa Ranpo's popular classic short stories, with enigmatic reasoning and ups and downs of plots, taking you through the bizarre world of reasoning. Qian Xiaobo, a researcher on mystery novels, provides a translation guide to facilitate readers to learn and read aloud.

The newly published "Edogawa Ranpo Mystery Novel Collection" includes six works including the "Island Series" mystery novel "The Ghost of the Island", the Japanese version of "The Deadly Woman" and "The Banshee", the great detective development series "Black Lizard", and the masterpiece "The Dark Beast", covering more than 30 Ranpo short, medium and long stories. I almost became a puppet manipulated by him, making inferences based on the evidence he gave. --"Yin Beast"; I indulged in stroking her body across the chair, seeking love in the deep darkness. --"Human Chair"; I met a strange man during my travels. He carried a sticker with him, which showed a lifelike young woman and a gray-haired old man. When the man saw that I was curious, he wanted to tell me a weird love story. --"The person walking with the person in the painting"; She whom I love so deeply turned out to be a female thief. --"Monogram"...

"Young Detective Corps" tells the story of a "black monster" coming to Tokyo. Sometimes it blends into the darkness, sometimes it turns into a shadow. Its gloomy white teeth tear open a hole, and night walkers can get a glimpse of the evil of hell... Who is the "black monster"? The shocking secret discovered by the members of the detective team shocked Kogoro Akechi. The truth kicks off the second showdown between the famous detective and the Phantom Thief with Twenty Faces.

A collection of eight short stories in a series by Kogoro Akechi, the only famous detective written by Edogawa Ranpo. Including "D-Saka Murder", "Psychological Test", "Black Hand Gang", "Ghost", "Walker in the Attic", "Who Is", "Weapon", "The Moon and the Glove".

Detective Conan, Mouri Kogoro, Kaito Kidd, and the Detective Boys all come from Rampo works. "Two Cents of Copper", the starting point of Japanese mystery literature, contains a total of sixteen short or very short mystery stories or very short stories published between April 1923, when the first work was published, and July 1925. Including the debut novels "Two Cents", "A Receipt", "Fatal Mistake", "The Lost Man", "Twins", "Red Room", "Diary", and "Abacus Teaser" "Things", "The Robbery", "Daydream", "The Ring", "Death of a Sleepwalker", "Actor with Hundreds of Faces", "One Man, Two Characters", "Doubt" and his pre-debut work "Arquebus". It also includes an introduction and explanation written by Mr. Fu Bo, a commentary written by Mr. Gonda Manji, a master of Japanese criticism, and several photos provided by the Ranpo family.

Shoji Takehiko, who just graduated from university, went to work as a secretary at the Marquis of Ogawara's house, and encountered a series of murders and fascinating beauties. First, colleague Himeda fell off a cliff inexplicably, and then Murakoshi was shot dead in a closed room. The murderer's criminal methods were gruesome and seamless, and the case became confusing. The detective and detective Kogoro each used their magical powers to conduct investigations. The suspects kept changing, and the criminals were denied and confirmed again one by one, and finally they focused on Yumiko, the young and beautiful wife of the Marquis of Okawara. This beautiful-looking but deadly woman has had secret love affairs with men who visited her home many times. In order to satisfy her weird psychology, she frequently committed murders...

This book is the second volume in the series of "Collection of Edogawa Rampo's Mystery Masterpieces", which contains 8 classic mystery works of Edogawa Ranpo, including "The Mystery of D Slope". Edogawa Ranpo said: The best detective method is to see through the mysteries deep in people's hearts. His works are so cold and strange that it makes people feel chilling, leading readers to peer into the hidden corners of the human heart and uncovering the darkness of human nature.