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Yao Hui is a Chinese author of suspense and mystery fiction. Public information about the author is limited: their English name, nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal background remain unknown. Three of the author's works are currently held in the collection: Jiong Tan (Part One), Jiong Tan (Part Two), and Jiong Tan (Complete Two-Volume Set). Judging from the titles and their common classification, the author's writing centers on suspense and detective fiction, with stories built around investigation and detection and leavened by a light, humorous, "awkward-comedy" flavor suggested by the word jiong. The two-part publication indicates a story of considerable length and continuity, suited to readers who enjoy serial detective tales. Because biographical materials and the author's own remarks on writing are unavailable, the specific influences behind the style and its literary impact cannot yet be described in detail; the present sketch rests solely on the existing bibliographic information.