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The Mystery of the Strange House (two Volumes)

(japanese) Rain Cave

149K01

The set contains two volumes, including "Mystery in the Strange House" and "Mystery in the Strange House 2".

The Thorn of Mustard

The Thorn of Mustard

General Fiction

Chen Meng

146K01

The pen rises and the sword falls, writing all the crimes and punishments in the world. The criminal police in the 1990s personally narrated the actual crime records, and restored the distance between "us" and evil in the form of line drawings! Traditional criminal investigation! In an era before GPS, DNA testing, big data, sky eyes and other technologies became popular, solve the case and pursue the murderer! During the renovation of the playground, workers dug up three bags of bones, including the bones of an adult male, an adult female, and a minor male. The police speculated that this was probably a massacre involving three generations of the family! The old captain Wang Qiang took me (Li Guangtong) and Qiu Chuyi to the scene immediately and started investigating... After graduating from the police academy, he originally wanted to be an ordinary policeman, but he was chosen by the old detective Wang Qiang and was selected into the criminal detective team. In the ten years from 1992 to 2002, my good partner Qiu Chuyi and I followed the old captain Wang Qianghe and experienced many crimes. In the detection of real crimes one after another, and in the spying on people's hearts again and again, the detective team peeled off the cocoon, broke through the fog to pursue the murderer, and relied on each other, relying on each other, and gradually became the closest and strongest partners.

Special Crime Investigation Unit 5

Nine Drops Of Water

269K0

Trace examiner and suspense writer Jiu Dishui's new work in the "Special Crime Investigation Team" series focuses on old cases that have remained unsolved for many years! Compared with restricted freedom, mental shackles can sometimes make people more broken. It has been many years since the crime occurred and there is a lack of evidence. How can we "return" to the first scene and restore the true process of the crime? Trace examination + criminal investigation + criminal psychology + criminal physiognomy, the methods of solving crimes are more professional! The first case, "Unlocking Canteen," means that you can interview the waiter in the canteen to learn more about his criminal history. In the Dahongshuang Nature Reserve in the northeast of Haicheng District, GS City, a yellow body bag was dug up. In the bag was a well-dressed female body. After forensic examination, it was determined to be homicide. This seemingly ordinary case of an unknown female corpse is like an unknown fuse, and the clues provided by Cheng Yuankun from the Jiexi Canteen just ignited it. It is still unknown how powerful the "explosive" will be detonated at the end of the fuse. In the second case, "The Poisonous Piano", someone dug up a white skeleton on Wadang Mountain in DF City. After the local city bureau took over the case, based on the clues provided by the reporter, six more male bones were dug up in the woods. The Wadang Mountain Huimin Project was previously suspended due to the epidemic, and is preparing to restart the project in the near future. However, these seven corpses happened to be dug out at this juncture. Is it purely accidental or there is another hidden reason. Although the evidence is temporarily silenced, it will not be silenced forever! Behind the unsolved cases that have spanned more than ten years are those who have never given up pursuing the truth.

Special Crime Unit 6

Special Crime Unit 6

General Fiction

Nine Drops Of Water

285K0

Trace examiner and suspense writer Jiu Dishui's new work in the "Special Crime Investigation Team" series focuses on old cases that have remained unsolved for many years! Everyone hopes that there is someone in this world who fully understands their pain. It has been many years since the crime occurred and there is a lack of evidence. How can we "return" to the first scene and restore the true process of the crime? Trace examination + criminal investigation + criminal psychology + criminal physiognomy, the methods of solving crimes are more professional! The first case, "Painted Skin Kills the Heart", the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of HN, the provincial capital of GC Province, accepted a figure painting, and the transaction price was 4 million yuan. It was determined that this was a fake painting, but the person who forged the painting had a lot of background. The identity of the other party is unknown, only that he is nicknamed Painting Saint, and is related to many cases of forgery of paintings and calligraphy by famous artists, including the famous set of leather paintings "Five Beasts". According to investigations, the "Five Beasts" was drawn with five human skins, and these five people were actually related to a long-lasting robbery and murder case... The second case "Destroy the House with Desire" was the "914 Poisoning Case" in 1999. Four members of Yin Cuilian's family were poisoned at home; in the "Dongxingyuan Community Poisoning Case" in 2005, a couple was also poisoned at home, and the male deceased was a people's policeman. Six years passed between the two cases, and the places where the cases occurred were thousands of miles apart. The key points of the cases were actually tomatoes? Is it pure coincidence or intentional? What kind of unsolved cases will be involved behind them? The series is over and all the truth will come out! Although the evidence is temporarily silenced, it will not be silenced forever! Behind the unsolved cases that have spanned more than ten years are those who have never given up pursuing the truth.

Two Copper Coins

Two Copper Coins

General Fiction

(japan) Edogawa Rampo

154K0

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

Typhoon with Two Eyes

Typhoon with Two Eyes

General Fiction

Need A Melon

153K0

An ordinary interrogation brought out a shocking case from more than ten years ago! Xu Yigua wrote a novel on the theme of fighting crime and eradicating evil after "The Heart is Burnt by the Scorching Sun". During the interrogation of the case, the suspect voluntarily confessed to a rape and murder case that occurred more than ten years ago. However, the case was considered an "iron case" that year, and the "culprit" had already confessed and was shot... Should we continue to ignore mistakes, or pursue the old case to the end? High-level officials paid attention to it, the media got involved, and public opinion boiled. Within the Public Security Bureau, the two forces represented by the overbearing policewoman Bao Xuefei and the "crazy" junior Fu Lian have completely different positions. In the ensuing investigation, key evidence was hidden and difficult to find, the only witness remained silent, and a series of extraordinary obstructions followed. The unprecedented "Typhoon with Two Eyes" swept across, and the whole Qianzhou was turned upside down in the violent storm.

Sweet Spot

Sweet Spot

General Fiction

Need A Melon

81K0

On a summer night in Wetland Park, a man and woman were hacked to death with a sharp weapon. The police suspected and detained the husband of the deceased woman, but he escaped on the way to identify the scene. In the following months, the fate of many people involved in the case has undergone subversive changes... This is a cold and cruel revenge story, a thought-provoking crime novel! In front of the gate of hell, people are chasing after the sweet spot. It is so poignant that it makes people cry...

Picture of Living in the Fuchun Mountains: Ten Thousand Willows Without Branches

Wu Wei

271K0

Huang Gongwang, who had been dormant for many years, was hired as a clerk in Zhongshu Province. As soon as he took office, he was ordered to investigate three murder cases in the palace. The murder cases were complicated and involved the struggle for imperial power. It was very difficult. Huang Gongwang and his friend Yang Zai had to be careful and walk on thin ice to explore the truth. Then the Crown Prince of Goryeo died again at the Cheongrodang rally organized by Princess Lu... The complex battles between various members of the Yuan Dynasty royal family and between them and anti-Yuan people with lofty ideals gradually unfolded. Various forces are competing in Dadu. Huang Gongwang is both a person involved and a bystander who does not belong to any force. Can he escape unscathed this time?

Chongshenshan Incident

Chongshenshan Incident

General Fiction

Morning

188K0

There is a mysterious belief in the insect god hidden in an ancient village in the mountains, but the investigator died mysteriously in the secret room. How will "mathematical detective" Chen Juan uncover the truth? ! In the deep mountains of the southwest region, there is a village that worships the insect god. The ancient and mysterious beliefs and wonderful traditional rituals have always attracted folklorists and researchers. Unexpectedly, two of the archaeologists encountered misfortune one after another, and one of them died in the secret room. Han Jin and Chen Juan followed the research team to the mountain village and secretly conducted an investigation in the name of filming a documentary. Another team member died in the secret room. At the same time, a professional scientific expedition team went deep into the mountains and encountered incredible events. Only one person survived. This series of incredible cases has left Chen Juan, who has repeatedly solved strange cases, at a loss. How will the mathematical detective solve these strange mysteries this time? A new masterpiece by Chinese mystery writer Shi Chen. Recommended by Lu Ye, a researcher and columnist on reasoning culture.

Punisher 5: the Invisible Killer

Wei Yitong

145K0

[Suspense + Thriller + Curiosity + Folklore + Criminal Investigation] Several children went swimming in the lake outside the village and accidentally discovered a female corpse. The strange thing was that the female corpse was standing upright in the water. The elders in the village said that the body standing upright in the water was a sign of deep resentment. The child who happened to find the female body fell into a coma when he returned home that day. For a while, the fear of "haunting" enveloped everyone. The police stationed in the village to investigate and found that the deceased was a woman who had fallen into trouble. At the same time, the deceased had a close relationship with a fool from the next village. As the investigation deepened, the police found that the villagers had a very strong mentality of "preferring sons over daughters" and had a very bad attitude towards their daughters. On the third day after the incident, a ten-year-old girl from the village disappeared for no reason. The next day her body floated in the lake. The villagers believed that the previous deceased turned into a water ghost and pulled the little girl into the water...

Punisher 4: the Silent Killer

Wei Yitong

145K0

[Suspense + Thriller + Curiosity + Human Trafficking + Criminal Investigation] After a quarrel with her parents, female college student Wu Shan left home early to return to school. On the way, she was targeted by a human trafficking gang and fell into the trap of a tiger. At almost the same time, Liu Ling, a junior female student at the University of Science and Technology in City M, disappeared. Before Wu Shan disappeared, she had been in contact with Sun Mingyang, a student at the University of Science and Technology. Sun Mingyang said that he did not know where Wu Shan had gone. The homeless man in the town and the grandson of a charterer attracted the attention of the police. Their behavior was very strange. As the investigation deepened, the campus loan incident involving a girl from the University of Science and Technology was revealed, and then the online prostitution gang was exposed. The gang's second-in-command, Xiazi, was targeted by the police. At this time, a young female corpse emerged from the artificial lake in the park...! The deceased, He Qinglian, was a dancer and had been missing for a month before she was killed. Further investigation revealed that more than ten dancers had disappeared from this dance hall in recent months. There was an intersection between the prostitution gang and the dance hall guests. The police followed the clues and locked the gang leader Ni Loach, and dug out their criminal process of abducting women and conducting transactions with potential customers through the dark web...

I Won the Master of the Pavilion by Relying on the Case

Mr. Qinghuan

155K01

[Time Travel + Happy Enemies + Long-lasting Love + Anti-routine] Who said that time-traveling women have golden fingers! Wen Sheng, a writer of suspense novels in the 21st century, was reborn into ancient times due to an accident. He never expected that the original owner would be a woman who made even evil people fearful. He never expected that she, a little white rabbit who could even kill a chicken, would be forced to become a plum-blossom embroidered dress. I thought I could drink tea and read books all day, and live the life of a veteran cadre for a long time. Who knew that another lunatic would pop up and insist on dragging her to solve the case, your sister!

Robin Project

Robin Project

General Fiction

J

156K0

At the police station's year-end banquet, an urgent note brought shocking news: the suicide of a female teacher fifteen years ago was actually a homicide, and the suspects were three problem students who sneaked into the campus that night. The statute of limitations for pursuing the case is about to expire, with only twenty-four hours left! The police urgently restarted the investigation and found that behind the case was not only the truth about the death of the female teacher, but also intertwined with unknown secrets and unhappiness. What is even more shocking is that this case seems to be inextricably linked to the "300 million yen robbery case", one of the "Three Major Unsolved Cases of the Showa Period". In the process of extreme pursuit of the murderer, the police uncovered mysteries one after another, but they did not know that they were stepping into a more complicated conspiracy...

Hollywood Mysteries

Hollywood Mysteries

General Fiction

Shunyan

112K0

This is a crime novel full of suspense and thriller, telling the dark side behind Hollywood. The protagonist Erin Harrison is a senior private detective and former senior criminal detective in Los Angeles. She received a case in which a well-known director died in a luxury villa. It initially seemed like a suicide or accident, but as the investigation deepened, it was discovered that this was a well-planned murder. Behind the case involves Hollywood power struggles, celebrities' private disputes and unresolved old cases. Each clue makes Erin more confused, and there seems to be a deeper conspiracy behind the death. As the truth gradually unfolds, she discovers that the case is related to a mysterious disappearance twenty years ago, suggesting that Hollywood is hiding deadly secrets.

The Core of the Incident

(english) J. S. Fletcher

125K0

J. S. Fletcher is an outstanding representative of the golden age of British detective novels. He is famous for his complex plot design, exquisite reasoning logic and distinctive characterization. His works are always full of suspense, and it is difficult for readers to uncover the truth until the last moment. This article "The Core of the Incident" continues Fletcher's consistent style, bringing readers into an interlocking mystery. As the story unfolds, every detail may become a key clue, and every character seems to be hiding a dark secret.

Murder in Paradise

Murder in Paradise

General Fiction

J

131K0

Ten minutes ago, Pemberton Bryce, who had just been fired, kindly gave directions to a stranger. After walking out of the consultation room, he saw the stranger's body and a mysterious note in the Paradise Cemetery. As the investigation deepens, Bryce is inevitably involved. The jewelry from decades ago reappears in the world, and the grievances and resentments of twenty years never end. The love of the three people rotates back and forth. Can Bryce finally get his wish and get what he longs for?

Mazarov Murder Case

Mazarov Murder Case

General Fiction

J

126K0

Mr. Salim Mazarov is an informal and generous traveler. He traveled far and wide, often taking out diamonds from his jacket pockets in public places and talking to people like a farmer showing off grains of wheat. Until one day, he was finally found dead in a "den of thieves" in the wilderness of northern England. This was clearly a robbery-murder, possibly the work of a homeless man, or a well-planned crime. But the most puzzling thing is that he left all his inheritance to me, Melvin Holt, whom he had only known for less than a few months. When the suspicious eyes of the police and greedy coveters approach at the same time, is this huge inheritance falling from the sky a blessing or a curse?

Misty Detective Girl Amy

Shunyan

140K0

Welcome to London in 1912, where the streets are not only shrouded in fog, but also lurking in the shadow of crime. Meet Amelia Mayfield - fifteen-year-old and self-proclaimed "London's most powerful teenage detective" (and she's convinced of it!). This energetic little detective is good at cross-dressing, observant, but occasionally inexperienced, and... Super afraid of ghosts. Let's take a look at her "assistant" - Levi. This young man who just wanted to visit England quietly was accidentally involved in a difficult murder case. When this impatient little detective meets an "assistant" from China, can these noisy and happy enemies find out the truth amid numerous doubts?

Vera

Vera

General Fiction

(uk) Elisabeth Von Arnim

129K0

Is Vera really as ignorant as the man named Wilms said? Is there another hidden reason for her death? Did Wilms really love Vera? For Lucy now, can they really spend the rest of their lives together with twice the age difference? What kind of double-faced life does Wilms have? Is he a devil disguised as a hypocrite? Let us enter this book and reveal his true face together!

Diamond Murder

Diamond Murder

General Fiction

(english) J. S. Fletcher

127K0

An elderly man dies mysteriously at home, and Lauriston, the young man who first discovered the body, becomes the main suspect. As the investigation progresses, the case becomes more confusing: new victims appear one after another, and an orange-yellow diamond worth 80,000 pounds and a large amount of cash mysteriously disappear. Two Chinese with braids and a Japanese came into the police sight. Who is the real murderer behind the scenes? How should Lauriston prove his innocence?

Secret Language of Bronze Drum

Zi Ling

112K0

This book uses the search for the sacred relic "Bronze Double-sided Drum" that has been guarded by Simiao Village for generations as a clue to connect the story of the thrilling treasure hunt adventure of Lu Meng, a descendant of the King of Medicine, Budini, the new patriarch of Simiao Village, and others to find the holy relic. In Simiao Village on the Qisha Peninsula, it is said that the ancestors hid amazing secrets in the bronze double-sided drum, and whoever can crack it can obtain the mysterious power. During the annual "March 3rd" event in the village, the villagers discovered that the small drum had been accidentally lost. The old patriarch was so angry that he handed over the task of finding the drum to his granddaughter Bu Dini before he died. On the way to find the drum, Budini, Lu Meng and others formed a temporary team to pursue it all the way. In the end, they went through joys and sorrows and endured hardships to protect the sacred objects. The whole book uses the bronze drum, the magnificent cultural flag of Guangxi, as a clue, and connects the humanistic customs of various cities in Guangxi through a "puzzle-like" structure. The publication of this book will help to inherit and develop the excellent traditional Chinese culture.

Shackles of Silence: a Desperate Father's Suicidal Revenge

Wanshunzhang

115K0

A blind six-year-old girl × a frustrated cellist, a father who lost his daughter × a mother whose marriage failed, a sharp-minded female reporter × a secretive migrant worker, several mutilated people, because of an unexpected murder, deliberately approached, cared for, and pretended to care, playing a symphony of truth and lies. Cellist Li Ran was about to end his life during the trip. When he was about to die, he learned that his daughter had died in an "accident." In a rental house in a foreign land, a six-year-old girl who was born blind experienced the most terrifying thing in her life. Her brother "killed" a neighbor girl. Li Ran returned to the city that tore him apart, and accidentally became the cello teacher of a blind girl. While investigating the truth behind his daughter's death, he carefully played a revenge movement with his bow... Until the truth was exposed, which was enough to change everyone's fate.

Strange House Mystery 2

I

99K03

A case of a sixteen-year-old boy killing his family occurred in Shizuoka City. Subsequently, a terrible rumor spread like wildfire: There was something wrong with the layout of the house. According to the house plan, this two-story house is very ordinary. However, if you try to think of yourself as a resident in a house and think about it for a moment, you will find that there are various things in this house that are not suitable for living. Bedrooms without doors, entrances and exits prone to quarrels, living rooms with stinky smells when eating... A troubled boy who grew up in a space with no privacy... No, the darkness bred in this house may be more than that... There is a strong sense of dissonance hidden in 11 ordinary houses. Can you see through the floor plan to see the truth?

Forbidden City Treasures

Yellow River

291K0

The novel is based on the great transfer of treasures from the Forbidden City in Peking before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in the last century. In 1924, Feng Yuxiang launched a coup in Beijing and expelled the deposed Emperor Puyi from the Forbidden Palace. From then on, the Forbidden Palace became an empty city. The large number of treasures hidden in the palace became the coveted objects of warlords, politicians, gangsters and foreign treasure stealing groups at that time. Some of the exiled palace maids and eunuchs and the military police guarding the Forbidden Palace colluded with foreign barbarians to guard and steal. On a dark and stormy night, Ma Jiatian, a young man from Northeast China who came to the capital to look for his relatives, ran into a treasure thief, so he stepped forward to protect the treasure... After the "September 18th Incident", the Japanese invaders entered the country. Due to the situation, in February 1933, the largest treasure transfer in human history began in Peiping. The gangsters and robbers from Pingjin and other places in the international treasure stealing syndicate took action upon hearing the news, and the thrilling show began one after another...

Natural Death Investigation Unit

Chunshen Nujun

131K0

Dai Lihua, a senior high school girl, was brutally murdered and abandoned on the street, causing an uproar in Chunshen City. However, an agent from the Natural Death Investigation Division who can travel through parallel worlds discovered that in different worlds, girls have different endings of life and death. In some worlds, she is still alive; in some worlds, the cause of her death is completely different; in even more worlds, she is not the one who died. In countless parallel time and space, in unknown corners, she has completed self-rescue time and time again, and also saved others time and time again. At the same time, the serial murderer, known as the "Sculptor" by the media, is crawling in the darkness, waiting for opportunities to hunt down seemingly unrelated innocent people... The kind and strong girl, the tolerant and stubborn boy, and the invisible hand that controls them, ring the heart-breaking bells in the seemingly peaceful campus...

Bureau in the Police Station

(japan) Hideo Yokoyama

80K02

Fight for power! Take profit! Infighting! Framed! Make a game! Japan's police force's workplace "gong scheming"! D County Police Department is ushering in a new round of personnel transfers. Under the calm surface, four undercurrents are tearing at the fig leaf of the police system: the veteran detective who occupies an important position refuses to step down and insists on the rape and murder case many years ago. Is it out of justice or for other motives? A senior police officer eager for promotion was anonymously reported that he was having an affair with a female bar owner. Is this true or is this a malicious slander? A policewoman who helped solve a major case was rewarded, but the public report disappeared the next day. The mastermind behind the scenes was actually hiding in the police station? The secretary who worked hard for the leadership was framed by others and had no choice but to bow in humiliation. What was the real purpose of the initiator? Here, what they are fighting for is profit and power! Even if it hurts my head and blood, I won't hesitate! Open this book and uncover the unknown side of the Japanese police station.

One Year Before Marriage

Li Baiqing

142K0

What does it mean to get married? Is it a commitment or a bondage? If it were you, how would you spend the year before your wedding? Is it a carnival before execution? Struggling with the endless red tape of wedding planning? Or is it filled with a passionate yearning for happiness? My name is Yang Ailun, I am a lawyer, and I have just proposed to my girlfriend of three years, Su Xinjing. We agreed that after she finished her one-year study abroad career, we would get married and stay together for life. But the funny thing is, God always likes to roll the dice after you have made a decision. Not long after Su Xinjing went abroad, my ex-girlfriend Xu Qianfan, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, suddenly came to me and asked me to help her with a divorce lawsuit. The person she was divorcing turned out to be a senior in my dormitory. I can't sit still. Not only because of Xu Qianfan, whom she loved so much back then, but also because of the senior's unknown secret. If I tell this secret, will everyone's lives collapse... What can I do? What should be done? Can I go through the year before marriage safely?

Tide Lock

Tide Lock

General Fiction

Zheng Qiruo

133K0

A book of pain that interrogates the ethics of childbearing, a story of self-redemption for women spanning two generations. The incense ashes under the Guanyin statue hide the fate of generations of women being devoured. Chen Shiyuan's life was always burned by the word "motherhood". When she was young, she witnessed her mother kneeling three times and knocking nine times to deliver her son to Guanyin, but she never got another son. When she was 16 years old, her father was imprisoned and she rebelled and ran away. Unfortunately, she fell into the abyss of trafficking and became a childbirth tool. A few years later, she struggled out of the clutches of the devil, got married and had children, but turned the shackles of the past into a ruler in her hands, demanding that her daughter become a "perfect child." When her daughter disappeared mysteriously and the kidnapper's extortion call opened old scars, Chen Shiyuan discovered that the tide had never receded. Luo Chen, a rookie police officer, originally thought that his internship period would be spent in boring paperwork. Unexpectedly, he encountered a complicated and confusing case of a missing child soon after joining the job: a single mother who insisted that her child was abducted when she reported the case, a seaside park that could only be entered and exited, a mysterious kidnapper who had never been witnessed... Chen Shiyuan, the mother of the missing girl, was a survivor of human trafficking; behind the kidnapper's abnormal whereabouts, the shadow of the old case loomed. And under the mask of the murderer, is it the devil's mother goddess who has restrained her violence, or is it the compassionate Goddess of Mercy who gives birth to her son?

Dream Catcher 3: under the Dark Sun

Chen Meng

146K0

The 2025 new revised edition of Chen Meng's masterpiece "Dreamers: Prisoners of Memory"! Genius psychological counselor X cool detective team, work together to decode bizarre crimes! Wang Lang, a psychological counselor with the ability to "sneak into the dreams of others", carefully hid this secret until Wu Yan, the chief of the Special Cases Section, found him and asked him to join forces with him to detect some seemingly unsolvable bizarre crimes. When he dived into the bizarre dreams of criminal suspects, Wang Lang discovered how the evil of human nature could be unleashed without restraint from reality. Black torture, dark side, blind testimony, 16 years of terror, prisoners of memory... I will do everything I can to restore the truth.

Dream Catcher 2: Razor Eyes

Chen Meng

149K0

The 2025 new revised edition of Detective Chen Meng's masterpiece "Notes on Pursuing Murderers in a Hidden Dream"! Genius psychological counselor X cool detective team, work together to decode bizarre crimes! Wang Lang, a psychological counselor with the ability to "sneak into the dreams of others", carefully hid this secret until Wu Yan, the chief of the Special Cases Section, found him and asked him to join forces with him to detect some seemingly unsolvable bizarre crimes. When he dived into the bizarre dreams of criminal suspects, Wang Lang discovered how the evil of human nature could be unleashed without restraint from reality. Hidden Murderer, Razor Eyes, Demon Boy, Other People's Hell, Rabbit Killing Game... 5 Shocking and brain-burning crimes, 12 secret investigations that subvert human nature. Spend everything you have just to restore the truth.

Disappearing Gun

Disappearing Gun

General Fiction

Peng Yiwen

166K0

[Traditional criminal investigation + suspense reasoning + serial murder + hard core] New Year's Day, 2020, early morning. A gunshot broke the silence. Interpol Han Jiang received a report from the masses that a fugitive from a traffic accident appeared in an unfinished building by the river. During the chase, he discovered that the criminal was armed with a gun. So he shot without hesitation. But he accidentally injured the girl Zhu Xiaoyu who was on the rooftop. When questioned, Han Jiang said: "I am enforcing the law! The other party has a gun!" The captain snapped: "We searched the whole building today and couldn't find the gun you mentioned!" Han Jiang was forced to start a gun-hunting journey. What secret does this missing gun hide? Why did Zhu Xiaoyu happen to be on the rooftop that night? Why was she, a girl, going to an empty building? Watch the lonely police detective peel off the cocoon and uncover the shocking truth behind the traffic accident case!

Line of Light 2: Murder Vending Machine

Wang Jiajun

125K0

As a sophomore, I tried my best to get rid of the image of a gangster among my classmates and formed a reasoning club. The first case the reasoning club encountered was that a classmate inexplicably jumped from the roof of the teaching building and committed suicide. However, there were no footprints on the rooftop, and if there was a murderer, it would be impossible to leave. Immediately afterwards, another classmate hanged from the basket in the basketball hall. The vipers on campus that I couldn't deal with brought me into another dispute. There was a murderer named "Murder Vending Machine" who was behind all this. During the investigation, I was betrayed by everyone, and the murderer had already targeted me. I was in a desperate situation, how could I finally solve the mystery of the murderer's murder on the rooftop and on the stage, and how could I reverse this situation?

The Crow Falls from the Tower (daniel Keys)

I

160K0

She is my sister, a part of me, and my way of resisting the world... This is the sixth time Levin was sent to a mental hospital, and she gently carved the sixth scar on her belly. She was diagnosed with borderline personality and dramatic personality disorder. She wanted to be the center of attention, hated being alone, and was afraid of being abandoned. They said she was sick, but Raven made peace with another voice. That was the sister who died young, and developed into a bold and rude character in Levin's body. Whenever Levin hesitates or feels timid, his sister's voice and expression will emerge. Her sister is Levin's weapon to block the outside world and her closest companion. This young, beautiful and frail woman is accidentally involved in a conspiracy and is forced to embark on a desperate journey. All forces are chasing Levin, trying to open the hypnotic lock wrapped around her body and obtain the answer to the prophecy riddle. Delusions and fears plague an out-of-control mind. Crazy violence and brainwashing by terrorists. Brutal public power, acting in the name of justice. Forbidden love with those you shouldn't love. The hellish trauma is buried deep in my heart. Can the crow fly to the free sky and escape everything that hunts her? Cliff towers, lightning strikes, tongues of flames, falling in the air. If you can't solve the riddle, you can only accept death...

Flowers Will Pass Away

Flowers Will Pass Away

General Fiction

(japan) Kagoya Kei City

105K0

The famous beauty painter Mojiro has a special eye for identifying people, and the objects he chooses all have a secret experience. Does the woman who sucks azalea nectar on the street know that azaleas are poisonous? Does the woman who glances out through the square window of the flower street have enough energy to face the future? Does the woman who goes to the theater in broad daylight have the chance to watch the play with a beautiful woman? Does the woman who goes to a remote area to see an art exhibition desperately want to tell outsiders about her life... Mojiro uses his paintbrush to depict beauties and make their stories last forever. Inheriting the beauty of Liancheng Mikihiko's "Flower Burial", he depicts strange crimes and complex psychology. "This mystery book is amazing!" Grand Prize Award-winning author.

O

O

General Fiction

J

289K0

Who I am? A bizarre mystery that must be solved by the amnesiac "I"... A work written by a madman or a genius tells the world in the eyes of a different person, or a fantasy... A maze of thoughts woven by words, a contest of intrigues like my debut... Influenced the works of writers such as Kyogoku Natsuhiko, Murakami Haruki, Tsutsui Yasutaka, Arisugawa Arisu, Yamaguchi Masaya and other writers.

Winged Darkness (new Revised Edition)

J

149K0

On the outskirts of Kyoto stands a European Gothic-style mansion, which is the castle of the Imaka family. Because of a letter of authorization and a threatening letter sent at the same time, private detective Yuya Kisarazu and his assistant Xiangyue arrived at Imakagami's house and stepped into the murderous world of Crow City. The members of the Jin Jing family have lost their heads and places, and there are also incredible secret rooms and ghosts who have been resurrected from the dead. The god of death spreads his dark wings in the Crow City. No one can figure out the murderer's intentions and layout. In the predicament, another detective Mercator appears... The subversive debut of Maya Yusong, a representative writer of the new style. Out of print for many years, it has been newly revised and reprinted. Multiple answers, a collapse ending, a showdown between famous detectives and Detective Ming! Mercator's final case. Paying tribute to "The Black Death" and Ellery Quinn, reasoning masters such as Shoji Shimada and Yukito Ayatsuji praised it highly.

The Thief Who Doesn't Say Goodbye

H

77K0

Forty years ago, Lawrence Block, the master of American detective fiction, created a world-famous character: Bernie Roddenbarr, a clever and dexterous thief. Not only did he steal antiques, stamp collections, and priceless works of art, he also stole the hearts of millions of readers. For the first time, this book collects all the short works about Bernie, from his debut to his encounter with his cat when he was a bookstore owner, from Bernie's tragic adventure in Hollywood to his "New York Travel Guide"... There are also two brand-new articles, one introducing the origin of the elegant thief, and the other talking about Bernie's future: when the author was considering retirement, he had a long talk face to face with his own character. In all detective fiction, there has never been a character quite like Bernie-the charismatic, intelligent, and inventive thief whom two generations of readers have happily welcomed into their homes. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Diamond Dagger Award, Shamus Award, and Anthony Award, a collection of short stories by the master of detective fiction Lawrence Block. Fifteen pieces outline Bernie's life. The ending includes a conversation between the author and the characters spanning forty years. There are not many detective novels that can make people laugh, and the Ya Thief series is one of them.

Flow 04: Ghost Street

Flow 04: Ghost Street

General Fiction

(uk) Mick Herron

179K0

The original novel of the popular TV series Liuren series. One of the protagonists dies suddenly? It involves his complicated life experience and the shocking secrets of three generations. David Cartwright has been retired from intelligence for twenty years, but he still knows where all the bones are buried. As he suffered from dementia in his later years, he suddenly became a target. Jackson Lamb worked with Cartwright. He knows better than most that the "old guy" is not fragile - a "vicious old spy with blood on his hands" might be a more accurate description of him. The "old guy" wants to raise his grandson to be a hero, not a lowly. But now, instead of joining the myths and legends of Spy Street, River Cartwright becomes a member of Lamb's desperate Slough Squad. So when the "old guy's" panic button sounded the alarm at Regent's Park headquarters, Lamb was called to identify the body. And Lamb will do whatever he thinks is necessary to protect an agent in danger... The masterpiece of Mick Herron, winner of the Diamond Dagger Award, the world's highest award in the mystery industry, and the adapted series of the same name won multiple nominations for the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. Hailed by foreign media as the successor of John Le Carré, he has counterattacked from a "social animal" to the king of spy novels in the new era.

Vampire Dogs Don't Bark

(japan) Ichikawa Yujin

178K01

Vampire Dog, a serial killer who was arrested more than 20 years ago. Although he was officially sentenced to life in prison, he was actually secretly imprisoned in a research institution for an experiment unknown to the world. A group of desperadoes successfully robbed a cash transport truck. On their way to escape, they were rounded up by the police and forced to hide in an uninhabited mansion. Maria and Ren Kujo joined the police search operation, but when they entered the robber's hideout, they found multiple dead bodies. The corpses were in the same tragic condition as the victims in the "Vampire Dog" case... Winner of the 26th Ayukawa Tetsuya Award - Ichikawa Yuhito's work, a new novel in the "Red-Haired Detective & Black-Haired Detective" series. It is a masterpiece that breaks through the double evil of closed space and latent time limit, and combines classical reasoning style with special setting system.

Sonata of Summer and Winter (2nd Edition)

O

250K02

The Mystery Writers Association Award, the original Mystery Award-winning writer-Maya Xiongsong's work, reprinted in ten years, a new translation. The girl Kazune once lived on an isolated island with a group of followers. Here she is worshiped as a god, the island and the buildings on the island are named after her, and believers also made a movie about her called "Sonata of Spring and Autumn". However, the good times did not last long, the girl suddenly disappeared, and the believers left the island sadly. Twenty years later, everyone returns to the island, and two outsiders join as reporters to report on this gathering. The peaceful atmosphere of this commemorative trip was completely broken during dinner, and then the conflict gradually escalated. With the snow falling in the summer, memory fragments came like waves. Who will survive in the end... Known as one of the "Five Wonderful Books of Japan's New Original Style", it has a strange layout and a surreal setting. It uses words to describe subversion and reconstruction, allowing readers to complete the plot and the truth.

The Daughter of Time (new Translation)

I

99K0

Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard, who is good at studying faces, is hospitalized after breaking his leg. Bored, he discovers a historical mystery that has been hidden for four hundred years: Did Richard III, the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty of England, send someone to kill his two nephews who were said to be imprisoned in the Tower of London in order to retain the throne? How did Detective Grant peel off the cocoons, get closer to the historical truth, and overturn the case of Shakespeare's infamous Richard III? This book can be called a representative work of historical mystery novels. "Truth is the daughter of time." "A completely untrue story gradually turned into a legend, while those who knew it was not true stood by and said nothing."

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler

General Fiction

(korean) Yoon Go Eun

85K0

A disaster trip that sells human nature, a dark and absurd "derailed daily life". "Jungle" is a company that specializes in providing disaster tourism projects for tourists. For ten years, Yuna has been stuck behind a desk as an itinerary planner for Jungle Travel Agency. Her job was unremarkable until an exploitative boss started giving her trouble. Yuna painfully submitted her resignation, but was given the opportunity to take a paid vacation: she needed to dress up as a tourist and go to Mui Ne, a remote island in Vietnam, to evaluate a travel project that was at risk of being removed from the shelves. This project included sinkholes, volcanoes, deserts and other elements. On the way, Yuna accidentally learned that the local resort was planning to "create" a disaster to regain attention. As she learns the cost of this man-made disaster, she realizes the lives of Mui Ne residents are in danger, as well as her own... The first Korean winner of the British Dagger Prize for crime fiction. Shortlisted for the Dublin International Literary Prize. The Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic and other media praised it, and the copyrights were sold to Japan, France, the United States and other countries.

Ellery Queen's Complete Tragedy Quartet

H

683K0

The supreme mystery masterpiece of Ellery Quinn, the God of Mystery! Out-of-print reappearance. Agatha, Keigo Higashino, and Borges are all paying tribute to and following up on this mystery series masterpiece! The tragedy series is published in a new hardcover set for the first time, with both binding and translation upgraded. "The Tragedy of X": Three crimes committed in plain sight. A masterpiece of reasoning in the hearts of thousands of readers. "The Tragedy of Y": A murderer who has lived in a deformed family for a long time kills his family members without leaving them alive. Agatha directly used a certain masterpiece to pay tribute to "The Tragedy of Y", and the setting was completely consistent with the background of the story. "The Tragedy of Z": Eliminate 27 suspects one by one to identify the real murderer, a masterpiece of elimination method. "Jerry Lane's Last Case": The twist in the ending is great, and I couldn't help but burst into tears for the murderer. The final chapter of the great tragic tetralogy, watch Keigo Higashino cry.

Ancient Stories of the Yellow River: Collapse of Heaven

Long Fei

1.1M0

[Horror and Supernatural + Mysterious Culture + Suspense Decryption] The Yin soldiers of the Yellow River, the corpse of Chi You, the ancient tombs at the bottom of the river, the ghost corpse Gu... Decipher the oriental mysterious culture of the ancient Yellow River route. The prequel to the series "Ancient Stories of the Yellow River"! The audiobook series has been played over 500 million times in Himalaya! The new work of male channel master Long Fei! The corpses reappeared, and the sky collapsed. A mysterious picture of Eight Sheep breaks the tranquility along the Yellow River. The father and brother of Chen Qiliang, a young fisherman, escape into the painting. In search of his father and brother, Qiliang was accidentally involved in a catastrophe. Under the Yellow River, ancient secrets such as the Zhenhe Sarcophagus, the remains of Chiyou, and the Divine Bell of King Yu have emerged one after another. The seven sects are falling apart, Chi You's descendants are trying to cause the world to collapse, and the forces of the side sects all have their own evil intentions. The young man's ambition is to turn the tide... The river is surging, true and false, and he will survive a narrow escape to protect the Yellow River. See how the unknown poor boy from Hetan can single-handedly stop the powerful enemy in the ever-changing and chaotic world.

Jiangnan Battle (haifei Spy World "ancient Spy Series")

Haifei

151K0

August of the 30th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. Hangzhou, a prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River. Tian Xiaoqi, head of the Beidou Sect of the Jin Yiwei, and his team were ordered to carry out a top-secret mission: to escort a strange book on firearms manufacturing technology - "Artifact Spectrum or Questions" to Beijing. At this time, a bizarre child robbery occurred in Hangzhou City. Also missing were Zhao Shizhen, the chief of the Qiantang Firearms Bureau, and this strange arms book. At the time of internal and external difficulties, Tian Xiaoqi and Zhao Shizhen's daughter Zhao Kexin launched an investigation together. People of all kinds appear on stage one after another, the corrupt streets are mixed with fish and dragons, the unknown Nanping Mountain cave, the sinister and cunning disguise master, the mysterious and incomprehensible digital code... The investigation is like peeling off layers of bamboo shoots, and just seven days seems like a lifetime. The truth seems to be close at hand, but also seems to be thousands of miles away. On August 18, the Qianjiang River tide was spectacular all over the world. The emperor suddenly visited Hangzhou City in person and insisted on boarding the Liuhe Pagoda, which was surrounded by gunpowder, to watch the tide. Tian Xiaoqi, who is carrying a heavy burden, needs to be escorted and to kill the enemy despite his lack of skills. Missions and tides are on the way. The light of the embroidered spring knife is chilling when the tide comes...

Kunlun Sea (haifei Spy World "ancient Spy Series")

Haifei

145K0

On the spring equinox of the thirty-fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Kunlun, the head of Xiaobeidou Sect of Jinyiwei, went to Taizhou to connect with the hidden pile. Unexpectedly, a fire caused the mission to fail. Kunlun, who had lost his direction, suffered a tragic fate and was deprived of the qualification to participate in the mission. Kunlun, whose life was hanging by a thread, secretly vowed to find out the truth and went alone to the Ryukyu Kingdom on the other side of the sea. He wanted to retrieve the Ming Dynasty coastal defense map that had been taken away by the rebels, and was responsible for destroying the arsenal and gunpowder depot built by the Japanese pirates in the Ryukyu Kingdom. In Ryukyu, Kunlun never dared to be alert to his lurking identity. He seemed to be at ease, but in fact he was surrounded by dangers. The fog dissipated, and more unbearable truths came like a surging sea. Brothers fought back, father and son drew swords, traitors and intelligence, agents and espionage battles, leaving Kunlun on the verge of suffocation...

Typhoon

Typhoon

General Fiction

Haifei

57K0

Hai Fei's new book "Typhoon" is a typical suspense novel, telling the adventures of the female liar Ren Su'e on a dangerous island on the coast of the East China Sea. The background of the story is set at a time when a typhoon is approaching. Several residents with different identities on the island and three old cases are intertwined, forming a complex picture of human nature.

Mother's Secret

Mother's Secret

General Fiction

Summer Spring Flowers

140K0

She was once a gentle housewife in the eyes of her family, but she disappeared when her daughter was caught in the whirlpool of online violence. Ding Ruian, the daughter, followed the files and discovered that her mother had carefully crafted lies for thirty years: the name was fake, the household registration file was tampered with, and even the low eyebrows were an acquired disguise. What's even more terrifying is that all the traces point to a dusty tragedy - is the woman named Qiao Jingwen the surviving victim of the murder, or a butcher wearing a lamb mask?

Hidden Truth

Hidden Truth

General Fiction

Yang Zhen

159K0

This book is a novel, telling twelve criminal investigation stories in the form of short stories. In that era, there were no cameras all over the streets, DNA testing and other modern investigative techniques. All that could be relied on to solve the case was trace inspection and logical reasoning. But even under such conditions, the veteran detectives relied on their keen insight, meticulous thinking, and extraordinary cognition to get through the fog, unravel the mysteries one by one, and solve the case. They use their lives to practice and interpret what "justice, kindness, and bravery" mean. Times have changed, the methods of detecting cases are no longer what they used to be, and the concept of legality is also deeply rooted in people's hearts. The tenacity, perseverance and perseverance of that generation of veteran detectives are a legacy that no one can erase. This spirit and belief are like a medal that will never fade, engraved with the people's wisdom and belief in justice; it will also be a beacon that will never go out, illuminating the way forward for us and inspiring the future.

The Last Work

The Last Work

General Fiction

Daomen Laojiu

245K0

Daomen Laojiu's "China's Last Duo" series returns! The case of the ghost baby in the lonely temple, the case of the midnight bus, the case of the boy in blood clothes... Each case will challenge your psychological bottom line! Song Xiaoyang, who is responsible for inheriting the unique skills of the deceased, accidentally met Tang Youyou, the captain of the criminal police team in a forensic class, and the path of a trainee forensic doctor to become a legend in Nanjiang City began. Ghost babies, buses, boys in red... Every case reveals absurdity, bizarreness, blood and terror that the world cannot understand. Behind every truth there is a frightening secret. Let's see how Song Xiaoyang, the inheritor of the ancient autopsy method, reveals the truth step by step and also reveals the tip of the iceberg that belongs to his work. Daomen Laojiu: "In order to write the 'Wu Zuo Series' well, I personally witnessed the entire process of autopsy, in order to really bring readers into the crime scene."

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