Murder in Mexico City

Genre: hard-boiled detective novel/noir crime Setting: The fictional city in Southeast Asia - Mocheng. It is hot and humid all year round and has a long rainy season. Corrupt bureaucrats, underground casinos, and temples coexist. Protagonist: Lynch, 36 years old. A former homicide detective who was kicked out of the police force for pursuing powerful people. Now a dilapidated private detective agency is opened in the old town of Mocheng. Smoking, drinking bourbon, thin and muscular, with a vicious mouth and a soft heart. Catchphrase: "Stop telling stories about who died and how much they got charged, and then get out." Core cases: The undertaker Ruan Yuying (female, 32 years old) of Mocheng Funeral Home found Lin Qi: In the past three months, she had handled six corpses of "natural deaths" - myocardial infarction, stroke, and organ failure. The autopsy reports were normal. But she discovered a common detail: the nails on the right ring fingers of the six corpses (all female) had been pulled out. After pulling it out, the wound was painted with transparent nail polish - OPI brand, professional technique, and the purpose is unknown. What's even weirder is: the first corpse is Zhou Meiling, the wife of real estate tycoon Zhou Wenhua; the second body is Chen Lihua, the mother of Deputy Prosecutor General Ruan Zhixiong. Lynch decided to take the case. Character relationships: Ruan Ngoc Anh - collaborator, fearful but stubborn, provides clues. Zhou Wenhua (real estate developer) - the husband of the first deceased, arrogant and with secrets. Ruan Zhixiong (Deputy Prosecutor General) - the son of the second deceased, an old fox in official circles, obstructed the investigation. The owner of the funeral home - he pushed away Ruan Ngoc Ying when he was cremating the sixth corpse, which was suspicious. The other four family members of the deceased—each with their own hidden agendas—have come to light one after another.