Chinese Mystery

A puzzling publishing murder attracts the eye of Ellery Queen. Mandarin Press is a premier publishing house for foreign literature, but to those at the top of this enterprise, there is little more beautiful than a rare stamp. As Donald Kirk, publisher and philatelist, prepares his office for a banquet, an unfamiliar man comes to call. No one recognizes him, but Kirk’s staff is used to strange characters visiting their boss, so Kirk’s secretary asks him to wait in the anteroom.

At thirteen, investigative prodigy Huang Zixia had already proved herself by aiding her father in solving confounding crimes. At seventeen, she's on the run, accused of murdering her family to escape an arranged marriage. Driven by a single-minded pursuit, she must use her skills to unmask the real killer...and clear her name.

An unusual call from Chinese merchant Ling Tang began an on-going set of circumstances for young Biff Brewster. He was planning a trip to Rangoon in Burma to visit his Uncle Charlie. It seemed such a trip for Biff would be a good way to spend the remainder of his summer vacation from school. It was a pleasant thought for beginning something very different to look forward to. However, “different” isn’t a strong enough description of what was going to happen.

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.

Tanis Lyle was one of those passionate women who always get their own way. Her cousin Laura hated her. Most women did. But men found her irresistible and she used them mercilessly. So when Tanis was found murdered there seemed to be any number of suspects on hand. But Miss Silver had her own suspicions…

Long before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works that chronicled the cases of important district magistrates. One of the most celebrated of these was Judge Dee, who lived in the seventh century.

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.

海面上风起云涌，大战在即，英国海军从一艘法国舰船上俘获了一枚龙蛋。由于英国龙的数量有限，这枚龙蛋对于英国来说具有重要意义……海面上風起雲湧，大戰在即，英國海軍從一艘法國艦船上俘獲了一枚龍蛋。由於英國龍的數量有限，這枚龍蛋對於英國來說具有重要意義……

灰暗的楼梯间，一只白色手套扶着楼梯慢慢走着。脚步声越来越近，终于停在了三楼。突然，白色手套消失了，门也被推开了……灰暗的樓梯間，一隻白色手套扶著樓梯慢慢走著。腳步聲越來越近，終於停在了三樓。突然，白色手套消失了，門也被推開了……

The story you’re about to hear is the second Charlie Chan novel, and it features a parrot named Tony who is witness to a crime. The unusual bird spoke Chinese and had a less-than-perfect use of English grammar but was killed by the criminals as a precaution. Chan himself was a friend of a family selling jewels and agreed to deliver them on his first trip to mainland California. While there he masquerades as a pidgin-speaking cook during his undercover investigation. His profound and original intelligence offers genial humor and witty dialogue.

马丁所缔造的世界，可不是凭空而来，只要稍稍留心，便会发现，历史在《冰与火之歌》中无处不在……馬丁所締造的世界，可不是憑空而來，只要稍稍留心，便會發現，歷史在《冰與火之歌》中無處不在……

Long Fei, an agent of the KMT, planned a secret rendezvous with Bai Wei, the daughter of Plum Blossom Party’s leader, to locate the Plum Blossom Painting, which contains a list of the Plum Blossom Party members. It’s said that Fei failed in his mission, and from then on, the painting was nowhere to be found, the identity of the party’s members an even bigger mystery. 10 years later, following the unauthorized release of a nuclear submarine design, the odd occurrence of a woman in disguise at Tiger Beach, and the haunting of a crematorium, the Plum Blossom Party reemerges from the depths.

When Yang Wei travels to C City for work, he expects nothing more than a standard business trip. A break from his day-to-day routine, a good paycheck, a nice hotel—nothing too extravagant, of course. No fuss, but all the amenities. But this is where his problems begin. A complimentary bottle of mineral water from the hotel minibar results in sudden and debilitating stomach pain, followed by unconsciousness. When he wakes three days later, things don’t improve; they get worse. With no explanation, the hotel forcibly sends him to a hospital for examination.

有阳光的原始资本积累，也有充满罪恶的原始资本积累……有陽光的原始資本積累，也有充滿罪惡的原始資本積累……

有阳光的原始资本积累，也有充满罪恶的原始资本积累……有陽光的原始資本積累，也有充滿罪惡的原始資本積累……

哈摩族圣物——封禁着恶魔的血瓶离奇失踪，几个月后出现在龙州并被失手打破，放出了封存已久的恶魔，之后离奇命案接连发生……哈摩族聖物——封禁著惡魔的血瓶離奇失踪，幾個月後出現在龍州並被失手打破，放出了封存已久的惡魔，之後離奇命案接連發生……

新疆之旅后，田寻明确告诉林氏父子不参加盗墓行动，林教授极不情愿。为此田寻经历了种种厄运，被迫逃亡在外……新疆之旅後，田尋明確告訴林氏父子不參加盜墓行動，林教授極不情願。為此田尋經歷了種種厄運，被迫逃亡在外……

林家老宅神秘宝物蹊跷失踪，林教授父子组织一支以找寻失踪宝物为终极目标的队伍，再次打着科学考察的幌子出发了……林家老宅神秘寶物蹊蹺失踪，林教授父子組織一支以找尋失踪寶物為終極目標的隊伍，再次打著科學考察的幌子出發了……

明朝末年，万历皇帝朱翊钧消极怠政，常年不朝，导致朝纲紊乱，朋党林立……明朝末年，萬曆皇帝朱翊鈞消極怠政，常年不朝，導致朝綱紊亂，朋黨林立……

巫蛊之祸，自西汉起延续几千年，屡禁不止，直至如今，国学凋零，民智渐开，在大中国，唯乡野之民谈及，许多“缘来身在此山中”的人都不晓不知……巫蠱之禍，自西漢起延續幾千年，屢禁不止，直至如今，國學凋零，民智漸開，在大中國，唯鄉野之民談及，許多「緣來身在此山中」的人都不曉不知……