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When I think back on the years of dating with him, there are always some unforgettable things that I want to write down. The first act of the Yushi trilogy series opens with a gorgeous opening. Is it really impossible to commit a crime in this world? The most idiosyncratic detective challenges four impossible crimes in a row: a murder in a secret room, a mysterious home visit, a bizarre cross-border kidnapping, and a running male corpse...

As if performing some kind of ritual, the corpse was brutally cut into eight pieces by the murderer, and appeared one by one at the end of each train. Now, the body has been found7\u002F8, and only the last piece is left! Where was the murderer taking the body of 1\u002F8? And is it the key to solving the case? With the intervention of Yoshiki Takeshi, the oldest legend in Japan's Izumo region gradually comes to light! Could it be that the murderer's target is the legendary Yamato no Orochi? !

Five years after the divorce, a phone call from Tomoko dropped a stone into Yoshiki's heart. However, Yoshiki, who rushed to the station with the mood of reunion after a long separation, watched helplessly as Toko became a suspect in the murder. The bad luck surrounding Tongzi is far from over. A bizarre murder also occurred in her home: accompanied by the cry of "Ye Ming Stone", two corpses were lying across the secret room, and some people witnessed a warrior wearing armor disappearing and appearing! In order to clear Tongzi's suspicion, Yoshiki decided to risk his life!

Forty years ago, a serial murder case based on astrology shocked the whole of Japan! First, the painter Umezawa Heikichi was beaten to death in a secret room, then his eldest daughter, who was already married, was raped and murdered at home. Finally, even the six daughters who lived with him disappeared. Bodies were found buried all over Japan one after another, and each one had a part cut off! The notes left by Umezawa Heikichi stated that he wanted to dismember and reorganize his six daughters based on "astrology"! Could it be that he was resurrected from the dead to complete his fantastic artistic creation? When there is no evidence or motive pointing to other people related to this case - this can be said to be a murder case where the murderer cannot be found... Forty years later, seeing this extremely strange murder case turn into a curse of evil spirits, Mitarari, an astrologer and part-time detective, unexpectedly received a confession and suicide note! The mysterious case that had been unsolved for forty years finally showed a glimmer of light. Mitarai decided to solve the most unimaginable and large-scale astrological murder magic in history within one week!

At the northern tip of Japan, on a cliff overlooking the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, there is a strange-looking building called the "Drift Ice Pavilion". It is called "The Leaning House" by the locals because of its weird sloping structure. On a snowy Christmas Eve, the owner Kozaburo Hamato poses a puzzle at the party. Whoever solves the meaning of the mysterious totem in the flower bed first will be eligible to marry Kozaburo's daughter Eiko and inherit a huge inheritance! Unexpectedly, for two consecutive nights, secret room cases occurred one after another in the museum! The deceased was stabbed into the heart with a sharp blade and died. A "death message" painted in blood was left next to the body, which was complex and twisted like "dancing"! The second deceased was attacked from behind in a locked room! However, everyone has a complete alibi. What is even weirder is that after the deceased was killed, someone actually saw the doll "Graeme" collected by Kozaburo outside the third-floor window that was vacated!

The quiet mountains and forests of Kamakura hide a mysterious building designed by Nakamura Seiji - the Clock Museum. There are hundreds of different clocks in the museum, pointing to the same time in an incredible way and traveling at the same speed; outside the museum stands a clock tower without hands, and its bell has never sounded. Ten years ago, the most beloved daughter of the owner Gu E Lundian died unfortunately, followed by the deaths of six other related figures in the Gu E family. After that, under the silent clock tower, the ghost of a beautiful girl appeared, wandering in the quiet forest... Ten years later, "CHAOS" magazine, which is famous for focusing on supernatural phenomena, in order to find out the truth about the undead, together with several members of W University's Paranormal Phenomenon Research Society and a psychic, entered the strange clock museum. However, they did not expect that the three-day seance session, which was isolated from the outside world, would turn into a moment of crazy killing...

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Mystery novelist Miyagaki Haitaro invited four of his best students to attend his birthday party. The banquet was held at the Labyrinth Hall, which was laid out like a maze. However, when the four writers arrived, the old writer Miyagaki had died. In his last words, he stated that the four writers should write a novel with the "Labyrinth Hall" as the scene and himself as the victim within five days, and the one who writes the best will receive his huge inheritance. The four writers naturally worked hard and showed off their talents. However, they died unexpectedly one after another, and the way of death was exactly the same as what was written in their novels...

There is a place near London, isolated from the world, with beautiful scenery, and a small river called the Bride flowing quietly. Brideshead Manor, an ancient mansion built in the mid-to-late 18th century, has experienced silence and long years of care. It is just a house locked in the world and experiencing changes and decline. Sebastian, the "beautiful boy under the tree", and Charles, the "reckless lover", met while studying in Oxford and spent a carefree and heavenly youth together in their lives. Then, Sebastian drifted through the lives of relatives, lovers, and passers-by, brilliant and gorgeous, but disappeared as quickly as soap bubbles; Charles experienced unhappy love one after another, and the quiet and ambiguous false happiness with Julia finally gave way to God's grace, adding a bit of mystery to the book. "The Cloth Garden Revisited - The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder" by Evelyn Waugh is not a love story, but it tells the story of love.

"Decline and Fall" is a novel by Evelyn Waugh, which made him get rid of the misnomer of "Miss Evelyn Waugh" and became a household name in the UK. Paul, a seminary student, was expelled from school for "indecent" behavior and was forced to work as a teacher at the public school Helanleba Castle. At a school sports meeting, Paul met Mrs. Bicester-Chitting, a beautiful, wealthy and widowed student parent, and soon fell in love and became engaged to her. However, he was imprisoned on suspicion of trafficking in white slaves. Just when we thought Paul was going to spend his whole life in prison, something unexpected happened and Paul turned out to be his distant cousin. More than any other novel of its time, "Decline and Fall" embodies the return of the comic-like novel form in 1920s literature, providing the most ideal way to deal with the collapse of values ​​and disorder in the postwar world. What we see in it is the victory of barbarism and the superficiality, hypocrisy and decline of order.

Keigo Higashino's top ten underrated masterpieces: 1. Malice, 2. Magic Ball, 3. Masked Villa, 4. The Home Where I Die, 5. Fate, 6. The Saint's Rescue, 7. The Detective's Code, 8. Who Killed Her, 9. Transformation, 10. Tragedy Doll.

The British Empire reigned supreme in the 19th century, with its territories and colonies spread all over the world. It was known as the Empire on which the sun never sets. The newly born United States dominated the 20th century, and its politics, economy, culture, and military influenced the historical process of the 20th century in all aspects. Since the Industrial Revolution, the two English-speaking countries have dominated the world for more than 200 years. This is by no means an accident. Winston Churchill revealed the secrets to us profoundly and vividly with his broad strokes. This is his historical masterpiece "History of the English People", coupled with his monumental memoirs "Memoirs of the First World War" and "Memoirs of the Second World War", which almost completely describe the historical trajectory of the English-speaking people from the wilderness to the world's super power.

The British Empire reigned supreme in the 19th century, with its territories and colonies spread all over the world. It was known as the Empire on which the sun never sets. The newly born United States dominated the 20th century, and its politics, economy, culture, and military influenced the historical process of the 20th century in all aspects. Since the Industrial Revolution, the two English-speaking countries have dominated the world for more than 200 years. This is by no means an accident. Winston Churchill revealed the secrets to us profoundly and vividly with his broad strokes. This is his historical masterpiece "History of the English People", coupled with his monumental memoirs "Memoirs of the First World War" and "Memoirs of the Second World War", which almost completely describe the historical trajectory of the English-speaking people from the wilderness to the world's super power.

Qingyan sketches are a literary style independent of classics and epic poems. They express the philosophical thoughts and aesthetic tastes of traditional Chinese literati in the form of concise aphorisms. "You Mengying" is one of the representative works, "taking romance as Taoism and incorporating education into humor". It is elegant and casual, fresh and extraordinary, and it will leave a fragrance in your mouth and cheeks after reading it.

"Gulliver's Travels" is the representative work of the 18th century satirical fable writer Jonathan Swift. The story is told in the voice of Captain Gulliver, narrating his strange travel experiences in Lilliput, Adult, Flying Island and Huima. Since its publication in 1726, it has become a household classic, loved by readers all over the world, and has endured for more than 200 years.

Listen to me, friend. Never go to the town of Jerusalem, regardless of how quaint the church spires are and how quiet the streets are. And don't walk into the endless cornfields, where a group of children are hiding, worshiping a god made of corn. And don't clean out an unused basement just to make a little money; there may be a basement beneath it. Don't go out for a walk in the strawberry spring, don't approach the parking lot next to the highway, don't envy the boy whose eyes are illuminated by love, don't fall in love with the person who understands all your needs, don't expect someone to catch you when you fall off the ladder... And don't talk to me in a wheelchair, I am just a door, those eyes hidden under my bandages are about to wake up.

"Love Letter" is the masterpiece of Shunji Iwai's novel and the original work of the classic movie "Love Letter" starring Kashiwahara Takashi and Nakayama Miho. The story begins with a misunderstanding about the same name and surname. Through the exchange of letters between the two girls, it shows two innocent loves with affectionate writing. Having someone you can miss is happiness. Shunji Iwai uses his calm and clean brushstrokes to write about the past that can never be returned with deep nostalgia, like slowly oozing spring water, making people's hearts return to the innocent years and regain softness and clarity.

Human heroes fight against alien villains... And then deal with the situation of great disparity in strength...

"Hell Change" contains a total of seventeen short stories and short stories by the Japanese literary giant Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Among them, "Hell Change" and "The Nose" are representative, starting from a unique narrative perspective and narrative structure, they grimly observed the Japanese social psychology of that time where "others are hell". This abnormal individual psychology gradually evolved into a habitual social psychology, which is thought-provoking. In addition, works represented by "Hell Transformation" express the life tragedy of a lonely person who is "art for art's sake". To achieve the ideal of "art supremacy" through self-destruction, behind this heavy price is the painful roar of a lonely soul. All in all, Akutagawa's novels are rich in subject matter and diverse in form. They are good at looking at the past and the present. They are especially good at deconstructing stories and lashing out at human nature from the perspective of Zen philosophy. It is truly a masterpiece, profound and grim.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" is one of the most popular works by French science fiction writer Jules Verne. The protagonist Ford made a bet with his friends that he would travel around the world and return to London in 80 days. He and his servant Passepartout tried every possible means to overcome all the difficulties on the road, but they were still five minutes late when they arrived in London. He considered himself a failure, but unexpectedly won.

"Confessions" is a unique, original and unparalleled work. In the book, Rousseau describes his life experience of more than 50 years from his birth to his departure from St. Pierre Island in 1766 with amazing honesty, frankness and deep introspection. He tells all his thoughts and feelings, and analyzes his behavior and inner world. The advent of the novel opened up the path of romantic literature and profoundly influenced the development of European thought and literature in the 19th century.

"La Traviata" has created some vivid and distinctive artistic images for us, and the most prominent and unforgettable among them is naturally the heroine Margaret. Readers must not confuse Margaret with Miss Alphonsina Plessy. Although Alphonsina's life experience is worthy of sympathy, she is indeed a fallen woman. In the words of Dumas, she is "both a pure and flawless virgin and a complete whore."

"Anna Karenina" is a rare treasure in Russian literature and a dazzling pearl in the world's art treasure house. There are two parallel clues in the novel. At that time, some people said that it had no "architectural skills", while others said that it was "two novels". The author politely rejects these criticisms. He said that the beauty of the structure of the book lies in the seamless connection of the arches and the "intrinsic connection" between the two clues.

"Homer's Epic" is the earliest epic in Greece, including the "Iliad" and "Odyssey". It is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer. In fact, it originated from folk oral literature. "The Odyssey" is the only "returning epic" handed down from the "series of epics" based on the legend of the Trojan War. After the resourceful Odysseus captured the city of Troy with the Trojan horse trick, he led his army across the sea and returned home. He encountered various difficulties and obstacles on the way. After ten years of wandering, all his companions died. Only with the help of the goddess Athena, he persevered and returned to his long-lost hometown alone.

This book is a masterpiece that Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian critical realist writer, worked hard on for more than ten years in his later years. It is also the crystallization of his thoughts and art throughout his life. Through the unjust injustice suffered by Maslova and the "prisoners" in the prison, the novel extensively and profoundly exposed the anti-people nature of the tsar's laws, courts, prisons, officials and the entire state institutions. It is a mirror that reflects the contradictory situation of the Russian peasants in the revolution.

"Homer's Epic" is the earliest epic in Greece, including the "Iliad" and "Odyssey". It is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer. In fact, it originated from folk oral literature. "The Iliad" takes the Trojan War as its theme. The war was caused by the robbery of the beauty Helen caused by the judgment of the Trojan prince Paris in "The Legend of the Golden Apple". It lasted for ten years. The epic mainly narrates the story that took place during the fifty days of the tenth year. The arrogance and greed of the Greek army commander Agamemnon aroused the anger of the army commander Achilles, which triggered a series of battles and killings.

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Most of "Aesop's fables" are animal stories, using animals as metaphors to teach people how to live and be a human being. A few of them are mainly about people or gods. The form is short and concise, the metaphors are appropriate, and the images are vivid. They usually end with a sentence to reveal the underlying truth. They are small in length but profound in meaning. They have few words but are worth recalling. They have high artistic achievements and have a great influence on future generations. They are satirical metaphorical stories circulated among ancient Greek folk.

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"The Quiet Don" (1928-1940) is an outstanding work of socialist realism. The novel is set between World War I and the Soviet Civil War in 1922. It describes the turbulent life of the Cossacks in the Don River region during these ten years and reflects the customs, social changes and major historical events in this region. The protagonist Gregory has become a very dazzling figure in the gallery of world literary figures because of his bumpy and complicated experiences.

"The Cricket on the Hearth" is a novella published by Dickens on Christmas Day in 1845, with the subtitle "A Fairy Tale of Home". This is a joyful work, and the story ends with a happy wedding. It was the kettle that started singing first! Don't tell me what Mrs. Perebinger said. I know better than she does. Perhaps Mrs. Peerybingle will always write in her memorabilia that she cannot say which of the two started it; but I will say that it is absolutely true that it was the kettle that started it. I should know, I thought. The small smooth-faced Dutch clock in the corner testified that the kettle had been chirping for a full five minutes before the cricket sang its first chirp.

The protagonist Toby is a porter. He is sixty years old and still busy with life. The day before Christmas, he stood in front of the church, braving the wind and snow, hoping to wait for an errand. His daughter Meg finally found a job, earned some money, and prepared a delicious meal for him - a pot of braised tripe. The novel begins around this pot of tripe and ends in the joyful atmosphere of a beautiful wedding.

The collection of three biographies, "The Biography of Beethoven", "The Biography of Michelangelo" and "The Biography of Tolstoy", written by Nobel Prize winner Romain Rolland, is a model work in the world of biographical literature. In his works, Romain Rolland focused on depicting the mental journey of three art masters who endured hardships and setbacks without changing their original intentions in the troubled life journey, highlighting their noble personality, fraternal emotions and broad mind, and composed a magnificent and shocking "heroic symphony" for people.

Ostrovsky's novel "How the Steel Was Tempered" is one of the most brilliant masterpieces in Soviet socialist literature and has become a classic in world literature. It was translated and introduced to China and has been popular for more than half a century. It is regarded as a life textbook, a road sign of life and a spiritual tonic, and has been passed down by generations of readers. "How Steel Was Tempered" (1933) is an excellent novel written by the author based on his own experience. The path taken by the protagonist Paul Korchagin reflects the fearless spirit of the first generation of Soviet revolutionary youths who were not afraid of difficulties, struggled hard, and had the courage to win, and inspired generations of aspiring young people to realize their ideals.

The story in the novel takes place on the eve of the American Civil War in 1861. Scarlett Hao, a girl living in the south, has been deeply influenced by southern cultural traditions since she was a child, but there is a wild and rebellious element flowing in her blood. As the war raged on and the living environment deteriorated, Scarlett Hao's rebellious personality became more and more full and distinct. In a series of setbacks, she transformed herself, changed the fate of herself and even the entire family, and became the image of a new woman created by the times.

This book selects Maupassant's most representative short stories and short stories, including popular masterpieces such as "Ball of Suet", "The Necklace" and "My Uncle Jules", as well as the twists and turns of "The Mother of Freaks" and "The Hypnotic Chair". Maupassant was good at cutting out typical fragments from ordinary and trivial things, and summarizing the reality of life with small insights. His novels have unique conceptions, ups and downs of plots, vivid and detailed descriptions, and lifelike characters, which make people have endless aftertaste after reading them.

Chekhov's distinctive feature is his ability to reveal the essence of life from the most ordinary phenomena. He highly downplays the plot and only intercepts ordinary daily life fragments. He uses exquisite artistic details to truly depict and portray life and characters, and to reveal important social phenomena. But he does not fall into the "quagmire" of daily life. On the contrary, his profound realist images are often sublimated into philosophical symbols. In terms of showing the characters' inner world, Chekhov did not focus on explaining the characters' psychological activities in detail, but only tried to see the characters' inner activities and changes from their behaviors.

O. Henry is a famous American critical realist writer and one of the world's three major short story masters. His works have novel ideas, humorous language and often surprising endings. His representative works include the novel collections "Cabbage and the King", "Four Million", "The Road of Destiny", etc. Some of his famous works, such as "The Sacrifice of Love", "The Police and the Hymn", "The Furnished Room for Rent", "The Gift of the Magi", "The Last Vine Leaf", etc., Have won him world reputation.

This book selects several classic tragedies by William Shakespeare, the world-famous comedy master and British Renaissance playwright, including "Hamlet", "King Lear", "Macbeth", "Othello" and "Romeo and Juliet". It uses the translations of Zhu Shenghao, the authoritative translator of Shakespeare, and provides exquisite illustrations. It can be called a perfect combination of famous works, famous translations and famous paintings.

This book is a collection of essays written by the British philosopher and writer Francis Bacon based on his life experience and philosophical thinking. A total of 58 articles are collected, covering all aspects of human life such as politics, economy, religion, love, marriage, friendship, art, education and ethics. The issues discussed are all thought-provoking and unique. The language is concise, the writing is beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated. It has been welcomed by readers from all over the world for hundreds of years, and the character formation of countless teenagers has been influenced by this book.

The name of the great Russian poet Pushkin has long been familiar to the vast number of readers in our country. Starting from the introduction and translation of Pushkin by Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Zheng Zhenduo and other senior writers, and through the continuous efforts of latecomers, Pushkin's works have appeared in front of readers in the form of numerous scattered volumes and more than one collection and complete works. This book selects 200 lyric poems such as "Ode to Freedom" and "Monument" that are widely circulated. They are full of yearning for freedom and full of beautiful love melodies. Pushkin's poems injected vitality into the Russian society at that time, and also provided future generations with artistic treasures that will be passed down for generations.

This book contains 16 of the most representative short stories and short stories by the famous Austrian writer Zweig. Among them, "Letter from a Strange Woman", "Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life", "The Malay Madman", "The Story of Chess", "The Invisible Treasure", etc. Are all must-read masterpieces for Zweig fans.

Shakespeare achieved great success in comedy. Optimism is the keynote of Shakespeare's comedies. His comedy contains the beautiful ideals of humanists and the prospect of a bright future for mankind. This book contains selected masterpieces of Shakespeare's comedies translated by Mr. Zhu Shenghao: "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Twelfth Night", "Much Ado About Nothing" and "As You Like It".

There are many ethnic groups in the world, and each ethnic group has its own mythology. However, when it comes to the richness of content, the artistry of expression techniques, and the wide range of circulation, it must be Greek mythology. Greek mythology is a collection of Greek stories about gods and heroes. For thousands of years, Greek mythology has penetrated into the literature and art of ancient Greece and even all aspects of Western culture, playing an indelible role in the development of human civilization. Therefore, if you want to understand the process of Western civilization, it is necessary to read this "Greek Myths and Legends".

Currently, human society is facing three major challenges: technological subversion, ecological collapse and nuclear war. The identity of "country" is no longer sufficient to meet today's challenges. No country can solve global problems independently. Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are subverting the original social structure and distribution methods, and data has become the most important resource. When data giants know themselves better than we do, and when "online" becomes a way of survival, how to regulate the ownership of data? Can a global community that upholds human freedom and equality be established? Artificial intelligence and biotechnology have given humans the ability to reshape and redesign life. How can we use this ability to stage a new drama? In a world where information is bombarded with information that is often useless, clarity is a power. For various issues related to the destiny of mankind, Yuval Harari did not give simple answers in "A Brief History of Today", but triggered us to think further.

Seven days create eternity, but love makes the human world full of possibilities. God and Satan jointly made a bet. Both sides will send out the elites of their respective camps-Zophia and Luca to start a decisive battle within seven days. The winning side will rule the human world forever. This seemingly absurd agreement caused two completely opposite souls to meet in San Francisco and fall into a fateful love. Seeing that the seven-day period is approaching, angels and devils are still struggling on the edge of good and evil. Little do they know that the world has undergone earth-shaking changes because of their love...

The characteristic of Jin Shengtan's anthology lies not only in selection but also in evaluation, paying more attention to comment and appreciation. Jin Shengtan pioneered the "seven-law decomposition method" of Tang poetry to comment on Tang poetry. He divided Tang poetry into "pre-interpretation" and "post-interpretation", and analyzed the ups and downs hidden behind the poems, "which may enable future generations to see not only the words of Tang poetry, but also the poetry of Tang poetry." Among the poets of the Tang Dynasty, Jin Shengtan had a special liking for Du Fu. How obsessed is Jin Shengtan with Du Shi? When he went to the houses of relatives and friends to eat and drink, he would always take one with him, and he would review it at any time while half drunk and half awake. He enjoyed being a roundworm in Du Fu's belly. Selecting and annotating Du Fu's poems was like being possessed by his soul, infusing his full talent and talent.

The characteristic of Jin Shengtan's anthology lies not only in the selection, but also in the evaluation, paying more attention to comments and appreciation. Jin Shengtan selected nearly 600 seven-character verses from the early Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties for detailed commentary, focusing on trying to figure out the various layouts, inheritance, and transition patterns of the seven-character verses in the Tang Dynasty. He either made insights or borrowed topics, which is of great reference value for appreciating and studying Tang poetry. Jin Shengtan pioneered the "seven-law decomposition method" to comment on Tang poetry. He divided Tang poetry into "pre-interpretation" and "post-interpretation", and analyzed the ups and downs hidden behind the poems, "which may enable future generations to see not only the words of Tang poetry, but also the poetry of Tang poetry." "The Biography of Seven Hundred Famous People in the Qing Dynasty: The Biography of Jin Renrui" says of him: "His criticisms are as bright as fire and as pungent as those of an old official. His writings dance with his sentences, and those who see him sigh for a moment that he is the reincarnation of a spirit ghost."

This book is written by American historian Mary Pratt Parmelee. The book is divided into 20 chapters, from the migration of Indo-European languages ​​to the establishment of the German Empire. The author uses historical events to connect German history together. The content is extensive, interesting and easy to understand.