Chinese Mystery

This collection gathers the finest pieces from the "Appreciation of Foreign Literature" column. It includes works by influential contemporary writers from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Russia, and Japan, with a focus on the United States and Japan.

Oh! Most untimely death! The king of Upper Mongolia is dead. Chuckie Chin is solicited to help get to the bottom of things. He and his sons are more than happy to help ... and the results are shocking - shocking and hilarious.

When is an innocent fortune cookie not so innocent? After Jane’s shady landlord damages her house, her life is turned upside down. A Chinese take-out fortune cookie paper says Adventure Awaits and she decides it’s time to step out of her colorless life, to pursue her bucket list binder, one little dream at a time. Along the way, more and more fortune cookies pop up, increasingly threatening, in random places. Fearing for her life, Jane flees to her old hometown. Can Jane fight back against the fortune cookies’ threats in time? If you like clean suspense with a strong female character ...

The heavenly defenses struggle to hold against the combined might of the Eastern and Western demon hordes. The god of War Xuan Wu is now at full strength - but is his might enough to safeguard the realm when half the heavens are already in their hands? John and Emma fight a last-ditch desperate struggle to conserve their kingdom and their protect their families.

Something swooped down and killed him. Slit his throat, leaving deep claw marks. A second man is struck down the same way. Witnesses claim a dragon slew the man. Detective Dee does not believe in dragons. He takes the case and finds himself in pursuit of a mythological beast that can't possibly exist. But just might! Another exciting tale of mystery, intrigue and suspense in the mythology of ancient China, set in the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes. Get your copy today.

《十宗罪》同一寝室的四个女生全部被杀，凶手残忍的砍下她们的肢体组成了一个雪人，而雪人的头颅竟然不是四个女生中的任何一人? …… 《十宗罪》同一寢室的四個女生全部被殺，兇手殘忍的砍下她們的肢體組成了一個雪人，而雪人的頭顱竟然不是四個女生中的任何一人?

寒冬来临，大雪纷飞，又是到了滑雪的季节。聪明吴、香蕉熊、小机灵和水桶妹四人，在聪明吴的爸爸吴功辰的带领下，来到长白山滑雪……寒冬來臨，大雪紛飛，又是到了滑雪的季節。聰明吳、香蕉熊、小機靈和水桶妹四人，在聰明吳的爸爸吳功辰的帶領下，來到長白山滑雪……

《十宗罪2》本剧是中国十大恐怖凶杀案之第二季，全系真实案例改编而成。公安部成立特案组，选出四个超级警察，对一个个奇案大案进行侦破！ …… 《十宗罪2》本劇是中國十大恐怖兇殺案之第二季，全系真實案例改編而成。公安部成立特案組，選出四個超級警察，對一個個奇案大案進行偵破！

Biff Brewster heads to Burma to visit his uncle, Charles Keene. His trip to the Far East is evidently of interest to other people. When he arrives in Burma, a kidnap attempt occurs at the airport. He doesn't understand why but escapes back to the airline terminal. An employee of Charles Keene finds Biff and takes him to Explorations Unlimited, Charles Keene's company. Biff discovers his uncle is missing in Communist China and decides to find and rescue him. During the rescue, Biff discovers a secret Chinese base whose knowledge is valuable to the United States.

His victims are young, beautiful and coldly mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. Li Yan, head of Beijing's serious crime squad, must stop him. Just as pathologist Margaret Campbell finds an insight into the killer's sick signature, Li receives a letter from the killer, betraying his cruel intentions. There's no way Li can misinterpret the Ripper's motives: he wants to tear Li and Campbell's lives apart, and write the darkest chapter in Beijing's history.

AN UNCONSCIONABLE TRAGEDY. AN AVENGING CRIMINAL MOGUL THE ULTIMATE GAME OF SEEK AND DESTROY > Rayna and the Fidelitas team head to China to punish the corrupt businessmen who pocketed huge illicit fortunes by building schools with substandard materials and unskilled labor. During a mild earthquake, thousands of schoolchildren were killed, maimed or injured. During the search for the felons, an even more heinous plot is uncovered--one faceless conspirator known only as The Mandarin, plans to inflict a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions on the United States for the death of his son, a ...

皇帝派出使团从英国要回应由皇族成员乘坐的天龙“泰米艾尔”。上校劳伦斯和泰米艾尔在各方压力下，踏上了前往中国的漫长旅程……皇帝派出使團從英國要回應由皇族成員乘坐的天龍「泰米艾爾」。上校勞倫斯和泰米艾爾在各方壓力下，踏上了前往中國的漫長旅程……

Shanghai in the 20s was a fabulous place, a gaudy, immoral, violent, unjust, optimistic free-for-all where rickshaws competed with Rolls-Royces and a wealthy Englishman, American, or Japanese who spent an afternoon at the dog races might be inconvenienced by the sight of a public beheading on his way to the club for cocktails. It was also an improbable model for the future where racial barriers were rigid in certain neighborhoods and completely lacking in others only a few blocks away.

With bodies dropping, Bart must avoid the assassin and get back home undetected - from China! Will newfound love and support be enough or will Bart be just another victim of the heinous plans developed when Governments and Medical Research collude, and sinister intentions collide with humanity? This gripping tale of survival reveals much more significant implications than just one man, but it is up to him to stop the evil. Can he do it? A cautionary tale of how big government, big pharma, and bad science can result in big trouble for the United States and the World. A story that explores ...

The first of the popular mystery series introduces a pair of English detectives to their archnemesis, the diabolical Dr. Fu Manchu. Flavorful atmosphere, fast-paced action, and colorful characters enliven this classic of the genre.

《十宗罪3》本剧是中国十大恐怖凶杀案之第三季，全部根据真实案例改编而成，公安部成立特案组，四个超级警察，对一个个奇案大案进行侦破！所有案情均为重口味，异常恐怖！ …… 《十宗罪3》本劇是中國十大恐怖兇殺案之第三季，全部根據真實案例改編而成，公安部成立特案組，四個超級警察，對一個個奇案大案進行偵破！所有案情均為重口味，異常恐怖！

利欲熏心的盗猎者，受伤的小象，被猎杀的大象，人类的扩张，步步紧缩的生存空间，曾经温顺的大象开始憎恨人类……利欲薰心的盜獵者，受傷的小象，被獵殺的大象，人類的擴張，步步緊縮的生存空間，曾經溫順的大像開始憎恨人類……

Will Chen, a Chinese American art history student at Harvard, has spent most of his life learning about the West—its art, its culture, all that it has taken and called its own. He believes art belongs with its creators, so when a Chinese corporation offers him a (highly illegal) chance to reclaim five priceless sculptures, it's surprisingly easy to say yes.

贼王世家、五行至尊圣王鼎、封建王朝三者之间是否有着惊天动地的隐秘联系？民国时期，天下动荡，军阀割据。奉天小贼火小邪无意中被卷入盗取御风神捕保管的女身玉密谋之中，经历兄弟惨死、亡命天涯，一路凶险，天赋异禀的他能否化险为夷？…… 賊王世家、五行至尊聖王鼎、封建王朝三者之間是否有著驚天動地的隱秘聯繫？民國時期，天下動盪，軍閥割據。奉天小賊火小邪無意中被捲入盜取禦風神捕保管的女身玉密謀之中，經歷兄弟慘死、亡命天涯，一路兇險，天賦異稟的他能否化險為夷？

火家召徒，各路盗贼为入火家纷纷亮出看家本领，百般技艺齐上阵。挑战贼王，需过三关！每一关危机四伏，盗取器物也光怪陆离，皆是生死攸关！金木水火土，五大世家陆续亮相，暗中有何玄机？火小邪历经艰辛，最终能否如愿成为火家弟子？…… 火家召徒，各路盜賊為入火家紛紛亮出看家本領，百般技藝齊上陣。挑戰賊王，需過三關！每一關危機四伏，盜取器物也光怪陸離，皆是生死攸關！金木水火土，五大世家陸續亮相，暗中有何玄機？火小邪歷經艱辛，最終能否如願成為火家弟子？