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In fact, it is a comprehensive observation note of British culture! Bill Bryson is the author of the best-selling popular science book "A Brief History of Everything". What does the real Britain look like? Bill Bryson, the world-renowned cultural observer, uses humorous and sharp language to show us the comprehensive and true Britain. This book has been highly recognized by British readers - on World Book Day in 2003, in a national survey launched by the BBC, this book was rated as "a book that particularly represents the UK". Open this book and learn about the real Britain from all aspects of British daily life.

The original name of this book is "Essays on Happiness". A total of more than 90 essays by Alan are included, which are no more than 2,000 words long and only a few hundred words short. They tell how ordinary people can be happy from different angles. Most of the troubles and emotions in life are self-created. Since it is self-created, it may self-destruct. The author believes that since people's emotional impulses are manifested in corresponding physical movements and physiological reactions, then if we cannot control physiological reactions and use reason to control physical movements, we can achieve the purpose of overcoming emotional impulses. Secondly, some worries, such as regret and fear of the unknown future, are purely the function of imagination and are all illusions. Once you understand this truth, your worries will disappear on their own. Thirdly, a person's imagination is particularly active when he is doing nothing. If we are always pursuing and approaching a practical goal, we will not waste energy on useless imagination. Everyone can practice it if they are willing and with a little training. "Happiness" neither requires religious "understanding" nor requires high ideals, but should be shared by everyone.

Reginald Fleming Johnston was the foreign teacher of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Johnston, who graduated from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford, went to China in 1898 and served in the British colonial governments in Hong Kong and Weihaiwei. He was an authentic "China expert". He was very keen on traveling. While traveling, he investigated local customs, social conditions and public opinion on the spot, and wrote a large number of writings about China, which still have important historical data and academic research value. "From Beijing to Mandalay" is Johnston's long-distance travel adventure. The tour took place in the first half of 1906, passing through Beijing, North China, Wuhan, and up the Yangtze River into Sichuan. From now on, we will ride or walk over mountains and ridges, across northwest Yunnan, and into Myanmar. The end of the trip will be Mandalay, Myanmar. In this book, we can learn about the true appearance of China in the early 20th century, especially the mountains and rivers, natural scenery, cultural landscape, religious culture, etc. In the southwestern region. Johnston's writings have very detailed records, and the readability and historical value are very high. In the book, Johnston also conducted in-depth research and thinking on Chinese Buddhist culture and Confucian culture, and believed that the Western world should pay due respect to Eastern cultural traditions.

A series of self-analytic and self-reflective essays written by Fitzgerald. In 1936, it was divided into three articles and published in the February, March and April issues of Esquire. The opening line reads: Of course all life is a process of breaking down. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 - December 21, 1940), American novelist and "Poet Laureate" of the Jazz Age, is known as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, represented by "The Great Gatsby". He has written four novels and more than 160 short stories. His works mainly explore themes such as youth, despair and the times.

This book is the life battle hymn of Ito Hiromi, the author of "Amenorrhea", a person's fight against loneliness and aging. She said: "Everyone dies, and there is no choice. But I can't bear it. It would be very open-minded and neat to die without leaving anything behind." This book is a record of the major and minor events in the author's life after she turned 60. In an approachable style like a diary, she nonchalantly narrates the experiences of life, death, and aging. We will age, become lonely, and be isolated, but that is actually not such a terrible thing. You can still have an ordinary and happy life. Her parents are gone, her daughters have left, and her husband has passed away. The author faces aging, death, and farewell alone, and walks into loneliness step by step. However, she never forgets who she is. She is no longer afraid of loneliness and lives a brilliant life of her own. When life is sad, there will naturally be happy times. Facing aging, facing a series of farewells and loneliness such as her daughter growing up and leaving home, her husband leaving, pets passing away, etc., She also felt empty and melancholy. But she did not get depressed and began to welcome new changes in life. The book records the major events in her life after the age of 60 in an approachable style like a diary, and calmly narrates the experiences of life, death, and aging. The delicate and profound words vividly demonstrate the fragility and strength of life, as well as the loneliness and freedom within it. Every word in the book reveals the author's open-minded and calm outlook on life and life and death. The author teaches us to take care of the present, even if there is a flood later.

This book is the pioneer work of British essay literature. With its concise language, beautiful writing style, thorough reasoning, and repeated aphorisms, this book occupies an important position in the history of world literature. It has been translated into many languages ​​and published, and remains a best-seller to this day. In 1985, it was selected as one of the "20 Best Books in Human History" by the American "Life" magazine; in the same year, it was selected as a recommended book in the American "Good Reading Guide".

An excellent three-dimensional portrait of Haruki Murakami - What kind of person is the real Haruki Murakami? There are real answers here. One of the "Murakami Asahido Series", 51 articles in total. There are 52 illustrations of Anxi Shuiwan. 1. Murakami's family situation, hobbies and habits, early life and creation, interesting anecdotes after becoming famous, etc. 2. Murakami's views and discussions on social issues, such as elections, popular reading, middle age, health, movies, music, etc. Murakami combines his own personal experience with various aspects of the world, and combines narratives and discussions. He is original, humorous, lively, friendly, casual, authentic and credible, reflecting Haruki Murakami's unique unrestrained and whimsical style.

At a small auction, Qiao Chu unexpectedly met Wang Youwei, his immediate boss who was airborne from the company, and met her ex-boyfriend Zeng Yujia on a narrow road during the first large-scale project she hosted. Caught between old love and new life, there are not only many ties from the past but also the helplessness that cannot be avoided in real life. Some people say that if two people fall in love, they will be able to find a way to relive their dreams. Can Qiao Chu, who has a lot of tenderness in his heart but doesn't know how to release it, really see his true heart in the complicated life? In the end, she was in a dilemma, she had nowhere to hide, she was walking on thin ice. But there was such a person who made her truly understand that no matter how desolate the world was, he would be her only believer.

The son of the author of "Dune" and the multi-million best-selling author join forces to continue the legend of "Dune"! Outline the destiny and hope of millions of worlds, focus on reality, and foresee the future. Baron Vladmir Harkonnen is ambitious and attempts to overthrow the new emperor, persecute the Atreides, and destroy the mysterious Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. For Duke Leto Atreides, now is the time for the family leader to make a choice: friendship and responsibility, settling for the status quo or facing fate. How to choose? For the survival of the Atreides family, he must choose, make the only choice.

The son of the author of "Dune" and the multi-million best-selling author join forces to continue the legend of "Dune"! Outline the destiny and hope of millions of worlds, focus on reality, and foresee the future. Emperor Shaddam Corino is dedicated to developing a replacement for melange, a spice that only appears on the desert planet Arrakis, protected by storms and sandworms. For this reason, he did not hesitate to frame various families and let millions of worlds flow into rivers of blood. The Bene Gesserit sisters manipulate the noble bloodline and wait for the birth of the savior. Amid bloodshed and betrayal, Lord Leto Atreides and his nemesis Baron Harkonn continued to battle. The planet Dune is destined to be an inevitable battlefield for everyone.

In the "ascended" universe, no race can land on a star in this galaxy without the help of the patron's power - humans may be the only exception.

After the Doomsday War, the original social order of the human world completely collapsed and degenerated into a desolate wasteland where materials were scarce and the jungle was eaten by the strong. Gordon, the survivor, is looking for his former glory in the savage and dark land of America. By chance, he was mistaken for a postal inspector in the "reconstructed United States" and became a symbol of future and rebirth; and the postman's uniform and the idealism deep in his heart also ignited the hope of this desperate nation and inspired people to devote themselves to the cause of rebuilding postal lines. But at the same time, he also attracted the attention of the survivalist group. These tyrannical men were chasing Gordon everywhere in an attempt to uncover the truth about "Reconstruction America"...

As a professional liar, Quantum Man Belisarius has just used his genetically modified quantum brain to complete one of the most daring scams in history. While receiving huge rewards, he also took the opportunity to steal a pair of wormholes that could travel through time-the "Gates of Time." However, he also suffered retaliation from his opponents. The Quantum people's homeland suffered a devastating blow, and the entire ethnic group faced annihilation. In order to save his people, Belisarius had to use his quantum magic again, use the "time door" to go back to the past, and launch an unprecedented bold action. At the same time, enemies who had been deceived by him were also searching for him everywhere. Faced with a near-death situation, Belisarius must use the amazing abilities of quantum man to escape pursuit and resolve the time paradox before he can return to the present.

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Xu Yunfeng, a decadent but talented young man, was thrust into another world by the gears of fate, a world he tried his best to escape. He has fought and worked hard, but he still cannot escape the fate. Wang Kunpeng, a diligent but mediocre young man, because of the morality in his heart, worked hard to integrate into a world that did not belong to him, and wanted to become the strongest person in that world. However, at the last step, he was plotted by his brothers and fell short. Brothers fight against each other in order to allow each other to live longer and live a plain and real life. However, in 2008, an unexpected incident broke this tranquility. A sea-damage accident caused by the theft of an anchor from a sinking river led to another strange event - the Yangtze River cut off. The Baili River suddenly dried up inexplicably, and the upstream and downstream ships were stranded on the bottom of the river without warning. A huge iron plate exuding the smell of death suddenly appeared in the middle of the river. The accidental car and ship that disappeared 50 years ago reappeared in a terrifying way...

John Smiley left his hometown in Australia and came to London. On the night of his arrival, he witnessed a murder in an alley in a house across the street: a man strangled a woman with a black scarf, and then the lights went out. However, when Smiley called the police to catch the criminal together, they found that all the doors and windows in the house were locked. After breaking in, they found that there was no one in the house. What's even more bizarre is that the scene he witnessed was exactly the same as an unsolved case that happened in the same place 17 years ago...

"Brother, are you in there? I swear, I will be able to find you. I will gather the strength of the two brothers and sweep away all the evil spirits." I knew that the red-light gem was in the deep hole in the middle of the scaffolding. At this moment, I leaned over and looked up. The red light was shining straight out from the skylight. It must be replaying the scene that Guan Baoling and I saw in the glass box. Who designed this mysterious underwater building? When I leaned in front of the crystal window again, staring at the towering scaffolding, I longed to step into this weird underwater building in front of me. Where did the elder brother go? Will he be in it? What is he pursuing and insisting on? In fact, the further I traveled and the more I learned, the more doubtful and confusing I became.

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Psychological portraitist John Douglas's globally popular FBI crime-solving classic; reproduces the exciting showdown between a master of psychological analysis and a perverted serial killer; provides a gripping analysis of eight of the world's most famous murder cases with professional thinking and a nuanced perspective; a special article recommended by Professor Li Meijin, the leader of Chinese criminal psychological profiling. "Modern American Sherlock Holmes" John Douglas wrote a classic case analysis based on his personal experience, showing different aspects of the series of criminals from the perspective of criminal psychology. The plot is exciting and exciting. This set includes two of his major works: "Psycho" (the American TV series of the same name directed by the famous director David Fincher) and "Top Mysteries: Eight Shocking Mysteries in the History of Crime" (an exclusive interpretation of the "Crime of the Century").

An unsolvable logical dead end, an endless spiral of fear. The human brain always tries to find logical explanations for things that are difficult to understand. If you can't find the answer no matter what, you will get lost, despair, go crazy, or even die in the logical maze you set up... Ajiang can't figure out how he fell into such a situation step by step - everyone around him, from the subordinates who have known each other for many years, to the geisha who met by chance, and even the taxi driver who stopped him, all seem to be colluding with each other, weaving a huge and dense web of death, forcing Ajiang to nowhere to escape. Ajika, who was tortured by the successive murders and suffered from neurasthenia, finally saw a hellish and terrifying hallucination...

Speaking of Professor Grimmauld's case, no matter how many adjectives are used to describe the bizarre case, even Dr. Phil's friends who love impossible crimes will never be able to find a more mysterious and shocking case in his case file. Two cases that occurred adjacent to each other in time and space were so bizarre that Dr. Phil was repeatedly frustrated. Footprints on the snow, enigmatic last words, terrifying oil paintings, discolored coats... Who is this illusory man who sneaked into the secret room like a ghost to commit murder, and then disappeared without a trace?

"No One Cries for Me" is Sergio Ramirez's new novel in 2017. It is a detective novel with Latin American characteristics and the second in the writer's "contemporary series of novels". The novel revolves around the investigation of the disappearance of a wealthy man's adopted daughter, which involves profound facts such as collusion between government and businessmen, corruption, and sexual assault in Nicaragua. The language of the novel is witty and full of black humor.

Torikai Matsuko, who lives about a hundred meters away from Futamiura Shrine, ran towards the shrine while shouting. It was exactly 6:05 in the morning, and there was a cold mist floating in the dark clouds of midwinter. "M-Miyaji... Miyaji-san..." Young Yamaguchi, who was cleaning the courtyard in the front yard of the shrine, saw Matsuko shouting to him breathlessly. She was wearing a sweater, suit pants, and a dirty Japanese jacket. Her expression was a little panicked. "What happened?" "Anyway, Mr. Miyaji, you have to go to my house..." Yamaguchi looked inside the shrine in embarrassment, but Matsuko went up the steps and shouted loudly.

In Argentina in the 19th century, the Englishman Clark went to the Pampas grasslands to search for the legendary flying hare. He was accompanied by a taciturn Gaucho guide, a lively and lovely painter, and a magical horse. Not long after they arrived at the territory of the Mapuche Indians, the chief mysteriously disappeared. Clark shoulders the important task of finding the hare and the chief, but step by step he gets into an even more bizarre mystery. Secrets and past events that can change the trajectory of their lives will be revealed one by one during this journey.

Conan Doyle died in 1934. His main literary achievement is the creation of the literary image of Sherlock Holmes. Although his works lack profound and real social significance, due to their logical logic, thrilling and fascinating plots, ups and downs of structure, and vivid characters, they involved the social reality of Britain at that time, and even became popular in Europe and had a wide influence in the world. Regarding his artistic achievements, the famous British novelist Somerset Maugham once said: "Compared with "The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes" written by Conan Doyle, no detective novel has ever enjoyed such a high reputation."

On an ordinary Friday morning, many people would have passed by the Frampton Private Hotel - where the victim, Ms Euphemia Penleyton, lived - without noticing anything unusual. They must have regretted their carelessness when they saw the bad news in the evening papers, but some of them used their rich imaginations to make up for it, telling friends that they could already feel the misery in the air, and even noticed an anxious look in Ms. Penleyton's eyes.

Rumors of murder are a sharp knife that pierces people's hearts and further creates a wedge between people who are not already close to each other. The 13-year-old Zeshun moved to Tokyo with his father Michio, a detective, and accidentally learned that rumors of "a murder in a certain family" were circulating on the streets. The rumors pointed directly at the painter Togo who lived alone. Since then, anonymous reporting letters have been sent to the police station and Zeshun's family one after another. Suspicion, malice, deception and bullying, shocking facts have been revealed one after another. Togo's suspicion and the secrets surrounding him are confusing, and the police investigation was deliberately led into misunderstandings. A new criminal plan is underway. Michio was keenly aware that different ways of thinking caused behavioral contradictions before and after the case. Is the suspect actually a teenager? Things took a turn for the worse, and the incident became increasingly out of control. It is not yet known whether the crime of sanctioning crime can be stopped, but the trial beyond the law has already begun in people's hearts.

"Strange House Mystery": Can you spot a murder from a house plan? "Strange House Mystery 2": Can you tell that this is a house built specifically for killing people? "Strange Painting Mystery": Can you deduce the truth of the murder case based on these paintings? Yuxue writes genre literature in a subversive and innovative way, and his works are often filled with an inexplicable and real eerie atmosphere.

This story is told in several parts. This book is the fifth part of the story. The sharp blades of the knives flashed with a dazzling cold light, and the low dusk concealed the serial killing intent. There are open spears and hidden arrows, traps and traps, the dark clouds have dissipated, and the dawn is approaching. The protagonist "I" enters the public security system after graduating from the police academy. My ideal was to be a criminal police officer, but my boss assigned me to work in the archives department. In order to work, I began to look through the dusty files on the file shelf. As the reading progressed, I discovered the investigation files of many cases. Reading each story is both alarming and thought-provoking. The story is thrilling, twists and turns, full of suspense, and its excitement is no less than a wonderful detective mystery novel...

The four-hand collaboration between literary masters Borges and Casares - "One rainy morning Bioy said to me that we should write something based on this story. I reluctantly agreed. That morning we determined the signature of the novel, Honorio Bustos Domec. "Domec is the name of one of Bioy's great-grandfathers, and Bustos is the name of one of my great-grandfathers." "New Stories of Bustos Domec" is a sequel to "The Chronicle of Bustos Domec" co-written by Argentinian writers Borges and Casares, published in 1977. The two writers continued to share the pseudonym of Bustos Domec and produced nearly ten game articles, bringing together literary giants and ordinary citizens who struggled with the world that was constantly collapsing beneath their feet onto the creative stage. What Bustos Domec says and writes is a mixture of absurd fantasy, political satire, black humor and detective reasoning.

The movie "Wrath" of the same name stars Ken Watanabe, Aoi Miyazaki, Kenichi Matsuyama, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Go Ayano, Mirai Moriyama, and Suzu Hirose. In the summer of 2011, an ordinary couple was brutally murdered outside Tokyo. The murderer Kazuya Yamagami stayed in the house for six hours after committing the crime and left the word "anger" on the wall with the victim's blood before leaving. The brutality of the case was outrageous, and the motive baffled the police. A year later, the mountain god, who underwent minor plastic surgery, is still on the run. At this time, there were three men of unknown origin in each of the three places, who were gradually integrating into local life. Tashiro from the Bosou fishing port, Naoto from downtown Tokyo, and Tanaka from the outlying islands near Okinawa, each have a certain degree of coincidence with the wanted criminal Yamagami. Those who accept strangers and invest their emotions belatedly notice the wanted information released for the second time, and trust and love are put on the scale. Who is the murderer? How can you believe that the person next to you is not a murderer?

He leaned forward and looked down at her - "I'm not targeting you, I just want to see how long it takes to turn into a skeleton. It took a kitten seven months, how long do you think it will take you?" A wooden board was drawn across to cover the hole. She screamed, and the only answer was the sound of stones being piled up. That year, he was fourteen years old. Forensic doctor Maura Ayres found a car parked in front of her house with a body in the driver's seat. The deceased looked exactly like her! After in-depth investigation, it was discovered that the deceased was Maura's twin sister. Maura decided to go to the place where her sister once lived to pursue the truth, and unexpectedly dug up the bones: a pregnant woman was locked in a "coffin", and the kidnappers left her with enough food and a small vent, and it seemed that they did not want her to die...

The original novel series of the American TV series "Mysterious Detective" has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide! The husband died tragically at home, with fragments of the teacup scattered around his legs. The wife, whose body was exposed in the wilderness, showed signs of posthumous violation. Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Ayers jointly investigated the case and discovered that the murderer known as "The Master" seemed to have some connection with the imprisoned murderer "The Surgeon". The intervention of FBI Agent Dean made Rizzoli confused. To make matters worse, news came that the "Surgeon" had escaped from prison. Two ultimate killers have collaborated to commit a crime, and their next target is none other than Rizzoli!

The most influential novelist in France today, "the new generation of French lovers who whisper in women's ears" - David von Kinnos's masterpiece has a million-selling miracle; he has been shortlisted for the four major French literary awards including the Prix Goncourt, Prix Femina, Prix Renaudeau and Prix Medici, and won ten literary distinctions in one fell swoop. Wing; a delightful literary dessert like truffle chocolate, awakening your subtle feelings of love; the film of the same name directed by the author himself is performed by famous actors such as César actress and "Amélie" star Audrey Tautou and Francois Damian, and was shortlisted for the best adapted film at the César Film Festival. Natalie has a certain Swiss woman temperament, a typical example of the ideal woman. She once had a perfect love, and she and her husband Francois were like two children in a love myth, telling the same story over and over again. Until one day, such happiness was brutally shattered. A car accident took Francois' life and cut off Natalie's life trajectory. Heartbroken, she began to indulge in work and rejected other people's feelings that were not "subtle" enough. However, an unexpected kiss brings Marcus, a humble Swedish colleague and an unknown flying object in the male world, into Natalie's world. Everything happened so suddenly, a feeling and a bright power burst out of the shell without warning. This man's childlike gentleness, his ability to always appear at the right time, and his intention to give her leather candy made the two seemingly incompatible people gradually fall in love through some "subtlety", and the taste of life seemed to be slowly recovering...

A delightful literary dessert like chocolate truffles that awakens your subtle feelings of love. The French version of "Love with a Kiss" achieved a miracle of sales of one million. French artistic film queen Audrey Tautou starred in the film of the same name, which was shortlisted for the Best Adapted Film Award at the César Film Festival. "Subtlety" is a phenomenon-level best-selling novel published in 2009 by the French contemporary writer David Fongenos. It was shortlisted for ten French literary awards and achieved a million-selling miracle. Natalie has a certain Swiss woman temperament, a typical example of the ideal woman. She once had a perfect love, and she and her husband Francois were like two children in a love myth, telling the same story over and over again. Until one day, such happiness was brutally shattered... However, an unexpected kiss brought Marcus, a humble Swedish colleague and an unknown flying object in the male world, into Natalie's world. Everything happened so suddenly, a feeling and a bright power burst out of the shell without warning. This man's childlike gentleness, his ability to always appear at the right time, and his thoughtfulness to give her leather candy made the two seemingly incompatible people gradually fall in love through some "subtlety", and the taste of life seemed to be slowly recovering.

Alan Twist, a doctor of criminology, specializes in solving strange cases that seem impossible to do manually. He goes deep into the strange legends and uncovers the truth behind the cases. When the undead in the tomb dance crazily at midnight; when the succubus who lures sailors to the rocks sings ominous songs; when the soul comes to reveal the murder in the secret room, and the only clue is the damaged "The King in Yellow"; when the cursed ancient gong vibrates again, summoning death; when the escalator is possessed by evil spirits and shoots and kills repeatedly... This book contains 14 ghostly short stories by Paul Holt. Open this book and see the truth behind the strange legend!

Not long after the famous novelist Anthony Horowitz finished the draft of "House of Silk", a new job suddenly came to his door. It was difficult to make money in the detective industry these days, so Hawthorne commissioned him to write a novel about the case he was investigating, splitting it 50-50. Horowitz was hesitant: Hawthorne was strange and a bit annoying. He wanted to include himself in the novel without revealing any personal information at all. How does this create a character? This is a detective novel. Without a good detective, no one would read it! Hawthorne shook his head: "I disagree. The key word is murder. That's the point." Then he revealed the mystery: One sunny morning, the famous actor's mother arranged a funeral for herself, and then that night she was attacked and died at home. Is this a coincidence? Impossible! But who could be the murderer and why should he kill her? Horowitz was curious.

Seven years ago, literary editor Lifan received a submission called "Keeping a Dog". The novel was full of brutal sadism and aversion to men. The work was rated as "heavy-tasting and demeaning to men" and was not published, and the author has since disappeared. Seven years later, Lifan received the second submission from the mysterious writer. The story begins with the reunion of two old friends from their student days. The two people with different stances have differences in the conversation, and their murderous intention becomes stronger and stronger. "Just kill this woman." As the plot progressed, Lifan was surprised to see his own shadow in the protagonist of the novel. What's even more frightening is that this novel seems to be inextricably linked to the violent "Raising Dogs" seven years ago...

"He" standing in the dock killed a total of forty-three people. Among the serial killings that occurred after World War II, this case had the largest number of fatalities. The victims were almost all elderly. In this trial, "he" confessed to the facts of the crime, and there was no possibility of a verdict other than the death penalty. Everything is planned. "He" smiled. Yoko Haneda, a family member of the victim, looked up at "him" in the gallery. Her mother was killed by "him", but to this day, Yoko can no longer feel the anger and hatred towards "him" in her heart. The news that "he" had been sentenced to death reached the ears of prosecutor Hideki Otomo. "He" probably won't appeal. Everything is in "His" plan. Not just killing people. The crime was exposed, and there were court trials, and even the death penalty, that was all. But by the time Otomo realized the truth of everything, it was already too late...

Lovecraft expert Donald R. Burleson called the story "one of his stylistically and conceptually finest short stories." He extends terror into the universe. The film of the same name starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2019 and will be released in the United States in January 2020. The story begins with an unknown surveyor from Boston, told from the first-person perspective. The surveyor came to Arkham to conduct surveys to help build a local reservoir. Later, through the narration of the locals, he gradually uncovered a dusty history and terrible secrets - about a place called the "Blighted Wasteland" that was avoided by the locals in Arkham. The locals are tight-lipped about the so-called "blighted wasteland". So the surveyor couldn't get any information from the townspeople, but he did learn that a man named Old Ami Pierce knew the details. So the surveyor found an Ami Pierce - he looked exactly like the local residents said, a crazy-looking old man. After hard work, old Ami Pierce told the surveyor a personal experience and the story of the farmer Gardner family who once lived on the cursed land. Ami claimed that it all started when a meteorite fell on the Gardner property in June 1882. But then, the color it brought not only took away the lives of the Gardner family, but also gradually caused nature to take on otherworldly and otherworldly tones. Under its influence, all bright and beautiful things became mutated, corrupted, turned gray and brittle, until they disappeared.

The director of a hospital in Setagaya, Tokyo, was called out by a phone call and reappeared as a corpse. The dean was stabbed with a sharp weapon and had two circles of wire wrapped around his neck. He died miserably. What made the police even more confused was that the deceased was wearing a medical white coat, which should have been specially put on by the murderer after his death. Why did the murderer bother to put a white coat on the body after committing the crime? While the police were investigating, another doctor disappeared... This book contains nine short stories, showing the beautiful but cruel world written by Renjo Mikihiko.

The sequel to "The Devil Is Whispering" is the work of Donato Carisi, a best-selling suspense novel writer who is popular in Italy and winner of the SNCF European Detective Fiction Award, the Pocket Reader Award, and the Baccarella Award, Italy's highest award. Recommended by Ken Follett, the author of "The Fall of Giants", it has a dark atmosphere comparable to "Seven Deadly Sins", hard-core and brain-burning, and you can't guess the ending until the last moment! Suddenly, the missing persons are back, wearing the same clothes as when they disappeared, killing with hatred. Where did these missing people go? Why come back to kill again? As the clues progressed, female detective Mira discovered that the serial murder case was related to the disappearance of sleeping pills more than 10 years ago, and those who took sleeping pills eventually disappeared in Room 317 of a hotel. Mira tracked to the hotel, the phone rang, and a piece of music came... Maybe you have to go to the depths of hell to find the answer.

This is a story about a young girl who gradually gains love and happiness. Mercer, who was born into a well-known family, grew up under the abuse of her stepmother and step-sister since her mother died young. Unexpectedly, she suddenly received an order from her father to marry Qingxia, a young soldier who was rumored to be extremely ruthless. He was the notorious man who was rumored to have caused many fiancée candidates to avoid him within three days. After stepping into the door of Kudo's house with the awareness that he might be bullied, what appeared in front of Mercer was a gentle and refreshing handsome man. Mercer, who was treated coldly when they first met, is trying hard to play the role of fiancée every day even though she cannot return to her parents' home. Can she open Qingxia's heart?

This book is the second part of "Three Kingdoms", the most dazzling pinnacle masterpiece of "Japanese Jin Yong" Yoshikawa Eiji. The author uses a unique modern approach to give a new interpretation of the Chinese classic "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", simplifying the war scenes, cleverly adding wonderful dialogues that are not in the original work, and focusing on Liu, Guan, Zhang, Cao Cao and other classics. The subversive reshaping of classic characters and the rich changes of the storyline have greatly succeeded in reborn on the basis of being loyal to the original work, and magnificently written a human drama in which the heroes of the troubled times staged the world and competed with each other on the stage of heaven and earth. The bold and majestic pride, the sad and sad emotions, and the exaggerated and subtle humor that come across in the book make people feel endlessly moved; the planning and games, power and tricks, military use and controlling people in it make people think deeply.

Although Zhang Yong is a commoner, he has ambitions, wants to make money, and wants to get rich; he borrows money to raise money, makes big bets, merges and reorganizes; joins forces, big fish eats small fish; strategizes in the fierce business competition, step by step to make small businesses bigger, make small companies stronger, and finally create his own business empire.

In 1922, in post-war England, men were scarce. Frances's brother died, her father died, and her servants left. It was difficult to maintain the original decent life. She and her mother had to rent out the second floor of their home for newspapers. The young Barbour couple moved into their home, and the old bedroom was given a new look. The quiet house was filled with party noises. The intimate coexistence also awakened the desire in Frances's heart. When the secrets were lifted from her chest, the love affair was as bright as the summer in England. However, one autumn rainy night, a conflict exposed the lies beneath the gentle surface, and a fresh life suddenly ended. This was a secret that the two of them guarded quietly, but when it was stained with blood, it finally shocked the whole city.

The conflict between Fengdu City and the Phoenix Sect has been going on for a long time. Under the leadership of Princess Yulin, ten holy wars broke out between the guards and the Phoenix Sect led by Beron. Kaka, an idle little gangster, was kicked in front of the princess by a mysterious man in black by chance, and was imprisoned in a dungeon called "Cuihonglou"... The frantic Veron summoned Ana's fire to resurrect the undead army. After Kaka extinguished it risklessly, everything fell silent. Surprisingly, that absurd rebirth actually happened to Kaka...

"Possessed" is the masterpiece of the Austrian writer Hermann Bloch, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature and is known as one of the "four greatest novelists in Central Europe". The story takes place ten years after the First World War. It tells the story of a tramp who comes to a small mountain village and pollutes the entire village with his deadly and harmful thoughts, causing all the villagers to fall into a state of obsession, which then triggers a series of evil events... "Possession" provides a profound and sharp analysis of the blind obedience of the masses and reflects on the cultural shortcomings of Europe. It is considered one of the most classic works about the rise of the Nazis, comparable to Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain". So far it has been translated into English, French, Japanese, Hungarian, Czech and Polish and other languages. This is the first time it has been translated into Chinese.

"1984" is a political novel published in 1949 by the British left-wing writer George Orwell. The novel depicts a suffocating and terrifying imaginary totalitarian society with the ultimate goal of pursuing power. This novel, together with "Brave New World" by British writer Huxley and "Us" by Russian writer Zamyatin, is called the three masterpieces of dystopia. This novel has been translated into 62 languages ​​and has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. It is one of the most influential English novels in the 20th century.