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This series of books uses time as internal clues to select the outstanding detective novels of modern and contemporary China over the past century.

The author of the popular crime novel "Hunter" reveals for the first time the 23 shocking crimes he committed during his police career! "Crime detectives" confront criminals with high IQs. New technology crimes are frequent, and it's time to catch the murderers! Liu Xingchen, a criminal police officer in a northeastern city, has faced the challenges of serious cases countless times since he became a police officer: when investigating and apprehending a murderer, he not only has to face various cunning and brutal suspects, but also encounters emergencies such as the sacrifice of colleagues and the failure of an undercover agent. This has made his career as a criminal police officer extremely bumpy. However, these are actually nothing at all. With the detection of many vicious social cases, Liu Xingchen was shocked to realize that there seemed to be an invisible black hand hidden behind these seemingly unrelated cases, controlling everything... As each highly intelligent criminal was finally arrested, Liu Xingchen became more convinced of this: behind all cases, someone must be in control! What's even more worrying is that the person who controls the situation is right next to him! As the danger of each case continues to escalate, he, who has become the captain of criminal investigation, has to face more difficult cases, and a variety of new criminal methods frequently emerge. The controller not only challenged the police repeatedly, but also deliberately tested the limits of his abilities! Can he continue to maintain justice this time? There are no quiet years, but there are people carrying the burden for you!

"Hell of the Brain" is a full-length mystery novel by the Japanese writer Yumeno Hisaku. It is known as Japan's four great mystery books together with "The Murder at the Black Death Hall" by Oguri Mushitarō, "An Offering to the Void" by Nakai Hideo and "The Lost Music in the Box" by Takemoto Kenji. Yumeno Kusaku had completed the first draft of this early work - "The Liberation Treatment of Madmen" as early as 1927. However, after ten years of revision, it was released in 1935 under the name "Hell of the Brain".

This is a "Dream of Red Mansions" belonging to the world of reasoning. The story takes place when the Jia family is turning from prosperity to decline. First, Sister Feng's brother Wang Ren was stabbed to death, but everyone had an alibi. At the same time, Qiao Jie'er and Jia Rong also disappeared mysteriously; then, the three young men who came to the house to propose marriage died at the same time in an independent small building; Tan Chun, who was about to leave for marriage and was paying tribute to the sisters, suddenly disappeared into a closed room... In Jia's house, bizarre cases followed one after another. Is it a coincidence of God or a conspiracy? In the world of reasoning, can the Twelve Beauties of Jinling escape the disappointing ending this time?

Yang Zan is a reasoning otaku who often uses the reasoning techniques he has learned to solve problems in life. After graduating from college, he opened a small bookstore near his high school alma mater. He originally wanted to be a quiet shopkeeper, but he was accidentally involved in a murder case. At the center of this dispute, Yang Zan's reasoning ability suddenly exploded, and he discovered that the deceased actually had another conspiracy after her suicide performance. The murderer took advantage of the loopholes in the deceased's plot to "invite you into the urn" and kill her. After solving this case, Yang Zan became famous. Police officer Xu Ding also came here because of his fame and asked him to be a police consultant to investigate unexpected and surprising murder cases. How are these strange cases related, and can they finally be solved?

"The Battle of Wits" is Zhang Biwu's first full-length detective novel, and also the first full-length "Hawthorne Detective" fan novel during the Republic of China. It was serialized in the famous popular fiction journal "Half Moon" in the Republic of China from September 16, 1921 to August 23, 1922 in Volume 1, No. 1 To No. 24 (Serialized 22 times in total, of which No. 10 And No. 16 Were not published). Later, Shanghai Dadong Book Company also published a single volume in the form of two volumes. In the novel, the Blue Star Party leader Luo Ping, who calls himself "Oriental Yassen Lupin", and Cheng Xiaoqing's "Oriental Sherlock Holmes" Hawthorne have a battle of wits, which can be called the Chinese version of "Holmes VS Yassen Lupin". "The Battle of Wits" is the starting point for Zhang Biwu's detective novel creation, and it occupies a place in the genealogy of "The Case of Oriental Yassen Luoping" and "The Hawthorne Detective Fan Novels".

"The Case of the Confused Detective" by Zhu Qiujing is another famous collection of "comical detective" novels during the Republic of China in addition to Zhao Tiaokuang's "Detective Case of Hu Xian". Its protagonist, "Confused Detective" Bai Mang, is another famous "failed detective" after Hu Xian. This book contains 17 novels in the "Baimang Detective Case" series that are currently available: "The First Encounter", "XYZ", "Five Suspected Parties", "Fair and Unfair Judgment"... During the Republic of China, a commentator said: "Zhu Qiujing's "The Confused Detective Case" is unique, and the more crazy "Hu Xian Detective" has unexpected twists and turns."

Fu Yanchen is a super killer recruited and trained by the "Zongshe Party". He lives in seclusion in the mountains because he is tired of the bloodshed. In the winter of the fourth year of the Republic of China, Fu Yanchen accepted a commission from an old friend to cover Cai E's journey south to Kunming. Along the way, people of all kinds including the "Top Ten Killers" appeared one after another. After experiencing massacres, betrayals, numerous shady stories, and a narrow escape from death, Fu Yanchen felt desperate and almost wanted to give up. However, inspired by Cai E's noble personality, he resolutely made the decision to sacrifice his life for righteousness. On the eve of Yuan Shikai's announcement of the monarchy, he helped Cai E successfully arrive in Kunming, launched an uprising to launch a war to protect the country, and shattered the dictator's dream... Looking through this mysterious legend of the top ten killers of the Republic of China will reveal to you a turbulent world in the Republic of China.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, warlords fought in chaos. A fierce battle in Hunan has just ended, and the bodies of many fallen soldiers need to be returned to their hometowns for burial. The ancient and mysterious "corpse driving in western Hunan" has therefore reappeared. The New Asia Times in the Shanghai Concession learned of the incident and decided to send reporter Zhong Kuoxuan to report in depth. With the help of several miraculous people, Zhong Kuoxuan finally discovered that this matter not only involved the treasures of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that had been annihilated for decades, but also concealed a shocking conspiracy concerning the lives of countless people... Read this book and you will be revealed a mysterious legend about the shocking treasures of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The story originated from 2000 years ago. Loulan seemed to be peaceful and prosperous, but in fact it was living in a crack. In order to reject the proton demands made by the Han court and the Xiongnu at the same time, the only one-blood King Loulan came up with a strategy that had both ends. Unexpectedly, this actually planted endless hidden dangers in the future. By chance, just as the fierce Loulan court battle kicked off, the protagonist of "The Loulan Conspiracy" happened to be in the middle of it, witnessing countless dangerous and bizarre twists and turns from a modern perspective. When the mysteries were solved and the truth came to light, it was discovered that the entire Loulan was mired in a conspiracy... "The Loulan Conspiracy" will help you decipher the Loulan mysteries that have been secreted for thousands of years. After reading "The Loulan Conspiracy", you will experience the exotic and magical secrets in another world.

The number of fans of the "Sky Eye" short video account registered by Art after the registration is increasing day by day, and it is developing rapidly, and the number of prisoners captured is gradually increasing. The leader specially approved the establishment of the "Sky Eye Action Team" headed by Art, to investigate related cases reported through the "Sky Eye" system, and to promote the new reporting mechanism of the "Sky Eye Platform". Art was given the power to personally select his own team members. The first thing he thought of was Su Lin, his junior sister who was transferred to the archives room to look after files diligently after being a front-line elite. Because Su Lin has on-site exploration capabilities and swift and powerful skills that ordinary people cannot match, Art certainly didn't want this hidden gem to be buried like this. Art's next target is another "socially terrified boy" Ember. When Art found Yu Hu, he was catching a cat in the woods next to a certain county police station. It was obviously a small matter, but he was extremely happy because he was dispatched for the first time. Hu Jin's strength is his incredible search ability. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as he gives Hu Jin a name, within half an hour, even if this person skipped several classes in school, he will be found out. Later, Art hired super patrolman Huang Tianming, and the trace inspection team also sent Guo Zijing to support Art. Since then, the Sky Eye Operation Team has been established, and Art leads Su Lin and Yi Jin to officially start working together...

Six different types of cases are interspersed with ten questions and answers about sin to outline the special nature of human nature. Some people cannot stay away from sin and want to live, so they turn sin into a sharp-edged weapon to protect themselves, stand on sin, and maintain their self-righteous justice. But false justice is like a bubble, suspended and unstable. Once sin occurs, a heavy price will be paid.

The living space of extreme urbanization, high pace, strong competition, and fundamentalism in interpersonal communication have created gaps between people. Most people gradually become hidden self-type humans.

Police officer Chen Feng died in the line of duty during the investigation of a case. I found a notebook among his belongings, which recorded some things that he had never mentioned. It turns out that the mutilation case was not the first time Luo Qianchen assisted the police in solving a case. During the years he was imprisoned, he assisted the police many times and solved various major cases. The murderers of these cases all had a common characteristic. They all seemed to have varying degrees of mental illness...

Song Lixue, a student in the philosophy department of Tianya University, and Sun Xiaoling, a "genius girl" in the physics department, were invited to attend the birthday party of Shen Yixin, the daughter of Qingyun Group. Shen Yixin's mother, fiancé and four of her high school classmates also attended. The banquet venue was located in the remote Gunan Village. The "Spiral Villa" where the banquet was held and the "Spiral Tower" used for accommodation stood side by side. A tense episode did not affect the warm atmosphere of the banquet. After the banquet, everyone checked into the "Spiral Tower". The next day, Shen Yixin was found to have fallen from the room on the twelfth floor. The room was locked from the inside and was a "high tower secret room." At the same time, the only suspension bridge connected to the outside world was destroyed. Everyone was trapped, and bizarre secret room murders occurred one after another. How did the murderer use the "spiral tower" to achieve an almost perfect crime?

Twenty years ago, Shanghai wealthy businessman Gu Yonghui held a banquet in his mansion. Unexpectedly, five celebrities present: actress Luo Xiaoling, film director He Yuan, literature professor Zhou Weicheng, writer Qi Li, and doctor Liu Guoquan all died tragically. The scene included a room with all four walls painted red, and a bathroom with cosmetics on the floor. Gu Yonghui appeared several kilometers away from the mansion, disheveled, disheveled, mentally disturbed, and unable to explain the case clearly. Under pressure from all walks of life, the police had no choice but to arrest him on murder charges and settle the case. Twenty years later, Gu Yonghui's only son Gu Yang invited several well-known experts in physics, mathematics, criminal psychology and other industries to go to the ominous mansion again, hoping to find out the truth about the serial murders that year. Gu Yonghui left behind a fairy tale with strange content, which seems to contain the key clues to the murder. Unexpectedly, Guyang was killed in the secret room. Could it be that the real murderer from twenty years ago was right next to everyone...

Little Marty was hit by a car and killed, and the perpetrator fled. Marty's father, Frank, was heartbroken. He went to the scene to investigate alone and identified George as the primary suspect. He decided to take revenge. After Marty's death, Frank kept a diary every day. He wrote down his investigation of the car accident, his hatred for the perpetrator, and his plan for revenge. Finally, the day came to implement the plan. Frank's plan failed, but George still died. What's worse is that because of that diary, all suspicions are pointed at Frank. In order to remove the suspicion, Frank turned to Nigel Strangeways for help, so the famous detective came to the scene of the crime...

A down-and-out painter dies suddenly and becomes famous overnight. Some people affirmed his past, some sympathized with his experiences, and some praised his works. Everything he pursued so hard during his lifetime came to him one after another after his death. But behind the glamorous fame and fortune, there are dangers. In the sealed basement, there were stunning masterpieces on display, and desperate roars could also be heard. How can he manipulate all this so that he can become famous after his death? How can he resist all forces and launch a crazy counterattack? The deadly game has begun, and real death is approaching! Open this book and witness a carefully planned posthumous fame!

A prodigal son who walks on the edge of crime, a tough-minded police detective, and a hacker who relies on his talents. For different purposes, the three people have to cooperate in the process of challenging the huge Leviathan (a transnational criminal group involved in gangs). There are betrayals from time to time, and they are entangled in the bonds of family, friendship, and love. Highly intelligent crimes and detections record the youth and growth of the protagonist...

In a peaceful small town, naked female corpses were discovered one after another. Under the shadow of the serial killer, another girl disappeared, affecting the nerves of the police. Where is the missing girl? What's the secret behind the intriguing reaction of the girl's family? The case of the missing girl remains unsolved, and the ensuing cases of missing boys make the truth even more confusing. The first half is Higashino, and the second half is Yuwa. This is a story about origin, degradation and redemption. The story lines of several families intersect into an intricate web. Everyone is in the web, trapped by the web, heading towards an unknown future.

There is a saying in the tomb robbing industry - the ghost that raises the soul is the listener of the soul-calling bell, the life of the tomb robber is the name of the golden order. I was injured by a walking corpse because of my recklessness, and my father lost his life because of me. He came back with a corpse wound on his arm. I had no choice but to take a desperate risk and go to the grave again with my father's brother.

Bizarre and strange "supernatural" incidents occur frequently. In order to avoid causing unrest among citizens, restore the truth, and find the missing partner Xiang Xiwang, the "Crime Team" was secretly established. Mu Shenyu led the members of the "Crime Team" through life and death to solve numerous mysterious cases. Behind the shocking supernatural events lies the ugly side of human nature. After solving one mystery after another, the truth obtained is more incredible and unbelievable than the appearance... The horror comes from the truth! Xiang Xiwang, the "Rookie King of Criminal Investigation" from Return of the King, was secretly recruited to re-establish the "Crime Team". Behind many mysterious cases, what Xiang Xiwang is waiting to uncover is not only the truth about his father's death, but also a shocking conspiracy that has been hidden for twenty years. All clues point to the transnational criminal organization-Lingguang. Xiang Xiwang and his friends join forces to launch a general attack on the Lingguang organization. People from all walks of life gather on Tiger Eye Island, and the final battle is about to begin!

Prosecutor Xiao Jiangnan lost his official position because he was framed by evil forces. After leaving the prosecutor's office, he returned to university to study criminology and study the evil of human nature. After receiving his doctorate, he joined the Xingang Criminal Police Detachment with the help of his former classmate Liu Sanxiao and was appointed as an expert consultant to the police station. Xiao Jiangnan used his convenience in the criminal police team to repeatedly solve strange cases, and step by step he got closer to the mastermind who framed him. He used his wisdom and courage to launch a thrilling contest with the evil forces that controlled Starport. This book is the fourth volume in the series of novels "Detective Xiao Jiangnan".

The stray cat Meowth encounters Meowth, a wise and brave cat detective, on the streets of Bonito Hill. Meowth, who becomes Meowth's assistant, finds himself involved in a series of confusing animal mysteries. Stray dog ​​corpses that move on their own, fantasy rooms that can heal sick and injured animals, cloth belts that fall from the sky to kill animals... Meowth uses wonderful reasoning to gradually reveal the truth, but the ending of the incident is often unexpected...

Find out the truth behind it and gain insight into the warmth and warmth of the world! Rashomon-style truth reversal, Hitchcock-style thriller atmosphere! Since I became a criminal police officer, I have seen all kinds of cases. Follow the case, peel off the clues, and uncover the secrets behind the lies until you reach the truth. Behind the unimaginable, there are also intertwined contests of human desires from all walks of life, mixed with the sorrows, loves, and hates of ordinary people. For example, the case involving veteran detective Feng Kun was definitely the most "bizarre" case I have ever seen since I became a detective. The suspect and the motive for the murder also experienced four incredible reversals... When the balance of family affection tilts, wrong love is also a heavy pressure and huge harm to the parties involved. For example, when the details of a best-selling mystery novel actually confirm the details of a real crime. In the extreme of love and hate, in the silent truth, who is the real victim? Multiple character POV perspectives, reasoning reversals emerge one after another! First person immersion!

The story takes place during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, the Qing Dynasty was in its heyday, and it was also the last prosperous age of the ancient Chinese dynasty. It was already showing signs of decline. A unicorn suddenly appeared on the streets of Suzhou, a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River. This kind of "auspicious beast" that exists in myths and legends has actually appeared in the world, and it brings not auspiciousness but destruction. Suzhou, a place that Qianlong must visit during his southern tour, includes traditional Confucian scholars who changed their names and took refuge, storytellers with eloquent tongues, missionaries from the French Christian Church, mixed-race children, rebellious youths, conservative women, righteous heroines, officials with secret knots, and leaders of civil anti-Qing forces... The prosperity of the era is reflected in everyone's life, and what is revealed is scenes of absurd tragedies. Qilin, this auspicious incarnation, finally appeared in people's sight again with everyone's paranoia and madness, manipulation and resistance, and took off from the top of the mountain under everyone's gaze...

The book uses the jade toad as the clue for the development of the story. It tells that late one night in the autumn of 2018, Tang Cheng welcomed a mysterious old man at the Yubaozhai (antique shop) opened by Laotangkou. The old man presented a jade toad wrapped in old jute cloth. Tang Cheng looked at it carefully and was horrified. As he rubbed it, Yu Chan's eyes shed tears of red blood...

The old saying goes well: "A man never abandons the road, and a tiger never abandons the mountain." Once you walk in the world, you will live a "spirited" life. However, things in the world are unpredictable, and people's wishes are not always fulfilled. Once people leave their support and tigers leave the mountains and forests, will this "spirit" still exist? Reader, please take a look at these eight characters in the book! In the Jihai year of Guangxu (1899), the Qing Dynasty was in turmoil. The great powers were devouring them, and the rivers and lakes were full of fish and dragons. An accidental friction with foreigners, Tianjin Wei's eight folk weirdos (cartman, carpenter, bodyguard, butcher, Tanhua, cook) , beggar, swordsman), helplessly involved in a public case mixed with internal and external troubles... Faced with the impact of ships and artillery, under the choice between livelihood and justice, under the torture of life, under the crushing wheel of fate, where will the martial arts practitioners go?

"I think the best detective method is to look into people's hearts from a psychological perspective." Akechi Kogoro, who enjoys studying people, has disheveled hair and sharp eyes. Facing a series of mysterious cases with insufficient evidence, he launched a thrilling psychological showdown with the murderer. The bookstore owner's wife died mysteriously, but two witnesses gave completely opposite testimonies! Living alone in the house where an old woman's body was found, the prisoner tried to pass a lie test to get rid of suspicion completely! An apartment resident was poisoned, but when the poison struck, he only stared at the empty ceiling... A shooting occurred at a party at night, and the gangster's escaping footprints mysteriously disappeared in the ancient well... Akechi Kogoro, who is good at attacking the mind, uses 6 high-level psychological warfare games to show you the flaws in the murderer's subconscious at a glance, and completely defeat the murderer's psychological defenses!

A passionate love and a spontaneous trip have always been considered as two must-have impulses in life. However, being a heroic hero is an essential "third impulse" for every man. Fu Tiannan, an ordinary taxi driver and veteran, unexpectedly encountered a life-or-death escape in his peaceful life, a wave of dark side of society, an unpredictable pursuit of life and death, a confusing incident, and a "third impulse" just to be a hero. All these made Fu Tiannan feel the bitterness of being a hero... In a few days, Fu Tiannan experienced a series of incidents such as pursuit, kidnapping, truth-finding, death threats, forced murder, etc. While exhausted physically and mentally, he gradually discovered the root cause of the disaster...

A mysterious girl suddenly appeared on an island. With her death, the fate of a man and a woman who did not know each other was rewritten. Ten years later, the man and woman returned to the island by chance. As they get to know each other, the secrets and truths that have been buried on this island for ten years gradually come to light as they explore each other. The missing father, the friend who committed suicide, the person who died in the sea, the proprietress of the bar alone, the alien girl who wants to escape from the island, the fool who goes out to sea alone to find treasures, all the secrets will be revealed one by one.

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...

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

This book contains two novellas: "The Black Lizard" and "The Man with Twenty Faces". The female street thief Black Lizard and the Kaitou with Twenty Faces are both notorious thieves. They even take the initiative to compete with the famous detective Akechi Kogoro. Even if you are a good detective, you will inevitably find yourself in trouble when you encounter them. In "The Twelve Faces", Twelve Faces appears for the first time. He is a master of makeup and can disguise himself as he pleases. Since then, in Edogawa Ranpo's many novels, he will have countless intellectual battles with Akechi Kogoro.

Young Miura's lover Kizaki Shodai was stabbed to death in a secret room, leaving a strange family tree at the scene. Miura vowed to find the real culprit for his lover and invited detective Miyamaki Kokichi to investigate the truth of the incident. As the case made some progress, Shen Shanmu was stabbed to death at the beach. Various events happened one after another like a curse. The death of the first generation led Mipu to the mysterious island step by step. Everything is related to this family tree...

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

There is a terrible creature in this world called "mother-in-law". Li Yi didn't know it before, but he saw it today.

Tomii, a university professor and mystery writer, encountered a mysterious oil painting in a Zurich gallery. It was the work of Hoshino Yasuo, a Japanese painter active in France. The gallery owner was entrusted by Hoshino and handed over letters, photos and a notebook to Tomii. Germany after the war. In a snowstorm, I came to a villa where reasoning enthusiasts from all over the world were holding a reasoning competition. In the process of challenging to solve "The Mystery of the English Shoe", the owner of the villa, Eichenbach, was murdered in the secret room of the attic, and the key to the mystery lies in the question chapter... The Hindenburg airship accident, the Battle of Waterloo, Wagner's "Parsifal", "Gregorian Chant", Sherlock Holmes and Nightingale... Tomii embarked on a journey to find the "Messenger" and faced the maze of majestic mysteries.

Scholars from all over the country rushed to the capital to take part in the imperial examination. But less than two days after the exam started, a candidate was brutally murdered in his dormitory. The examination rooms are separated by brick walls and monitored at the same time, which is equivalent to a "double secret room". How did the murderer sneak into the cell? How did the murder weapon disappear out of thin air? "Female Palace Detective" Fang Xinmei, Xuanzhen, Mu Hong and others were ordered to investigate, but unexpectedly discovered a series of cases of severed hands, and were almost assassinated by hidden arrows. At the same time, a poem about the abuses of the imperial examination suddenly appeared on the golden statue of Maitreya Buddha in the palace; an imperial examination scholar drank half a cup of leftover wine handed to him at a banquet hosted by the new champion, and then died of poison. Hidden arrows with no trace, "oracles" appearing for no reason, poisonings in full view... A series of mysteries surrounding the imperial examinations are slowly unfolding. Fang Xinmei may finally be able to find out the truth of the case, while the power struggle and emotional entanglements in the court continue.

On a summer night, at a "horror talk", Xiao Qing, a singer who sang in a bar, told the story of a "mirror murder": a wife and her best friend conspired to kill her husband. Later, the husband's ghost appeared through the mirror again and again, and finally took revenge... Fan Yifan and Yang Wei who were present thought that Xiao Qing was insinuating them. After a quarrel, Xiao Qing left. Yang Wei really couldn't tell the story, so she suggested an alternative. She called the house where she lived alone in front of everyone. Unexpectedly, the call was answered in the room that was supposed to be empty... Yang Wei hurried home to check, and everyone followed, but when they rushed into the room, Yang Wei had been killed. The crime scene was exactly the same as the story told by Xiao Qing: a sharp knife penetrated the heart, blood flowed, and there were broken lenses left on the floor...

A new killer is on the move - and his methods are chilling. He lurked in dark, dank basements and underground passages in New York City, using a tattoo gun filled with deadly poison to leave mysterious patterns on his victims' skin. The victims showed various painful and miserable death conditions, and the scene was very horrific. The suspect created his own set of "Human Skin Laws" inspired by the "Bone Collector", a serial killer who terrorized New York City more than ten years ago. Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs, who had solved the "Bone Collector" case, were quickly involved in the case. Rhyme, Sachs, and the NYPD detectives must race against time to uncover the truth: Who is the killer's next target? What message does the victim's mysterious tattoo send? What is the meaning of the murderer's own tattoo - a ferocious centipede with a woman's face and fangs? What is his ultimate mission? As the investigation deepens, Rhyme increasingly feels that nothing is more crazy than the haunting past...

In an era where androids are commonplace, Domino Tower provides entertainment to the world. It is like a door that erases memory. If someone comes here, they will lose themselves - after all, bionic people do not have a "self" in the first place, and people who come here to enjoy themselves will also forget their identity. In this "paradise", incredible attacks occurred one after another. The android code-named Zero started out as a detective. During the investigation and evidence collection, she couldn't help but start to think, in the eyes of humans, does she have a "heart"? The building will collapse, the paradise will disappear, and where will the girl go...

A police officer patrolling the street saw a suspicious figure holding what appeared to be a gun in his hand and was about to press the trigger. In this case, do the police have the right to shoot the suspect? What if the suspect is an activist promoting anti-American sentiment, and the police officer is a high-ranking official in a national intelligence agency? In this case, does the state have the right to shoot activists? Nancy Laurel thinks the answer is no, so she comes to armchair detective Lincoln Rhyme with a case. This time Rhyme and the NYPD's opponents aren't serial killers or terrorists. But the vast American body politic itself.

In 2001, after the "June 11th Drug Case" in Nan'an City was solved, Liu Sanqing, a policeman from the Anti-Drug Brigade, was responsible for returning the physical evidence and confiscated drugs to the Public Security Bureau. But the police car accidentally crashed into a river on the road, Liu Sanqing disappeared, and the drugs in the car also disappeared. In 2003, Gu Jianguo, captain of the investigation brigade, exchanged fire with drug dealers in the "12.8 Shooting Case" and was shot and died. The bullet came from Liu Sanqing's gun before he disappeared. Therefore, the police identified Liu Sanqing as the fugitive drug dealer "Chang Shun" and launched a hunt. In 2016, Furukawa, who had already become a police officer and vowed to avenge his father, fell into many dangers while tracking a drug cartel. How do drug dealers escape capture time and time again? What are the police afraid of who never shoot? What is the whereabouts of the missing Liu Sanqing? In Nan'an City, where the undercurrent is surging, who is controlling the sky with one hand?