About the author

Ma Tuo is an emerging Chinese author active in online and print publishing. Public information about him is limited, but his seven published works reveal a clear trajectory. He is known for suspense and mystery fiction as well as documentary-style writing, with representative titles including Only the Police Know: Notes on a Criminal Case, Only the Police Know: A True Record of Crimes, and the "Non-Random Crime" series, which focus on criminal investigation and case tracking, featuring tight plots and attention to case logic and a sense of scene. At the same time, he writes essays and miscellaneous prose, such as Ten Thousand Reasons to Love Life and You're Already Good Enough, turning to everyday observation and reflections on life in a gentle, nuanced voice. His works span suspense and mystery, quality fiction, documentary literature, and essays, showing his ability to move freely between genre storytelling and personal reflection.

Written (7)

Only the Police Know: Notes on Criminal Cases cover
Rating 3.7
Only the Police Know: Notes on Criminal Cases 马拓 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 This mystery novel, with its humorous and down-to-earth tone, portrays two young criminal police officers of very different styles who are forced to w…
Crime Writer Ma Tuo: The 'Non-Random Crime' Series (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.6
Crime Writer Ma Tuo: The 'Non-Random Crime' Series (2 Volumes) 马拓 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 Non-Random Crime Series: Behind each seemingly bizarre case lie human struggles and games of motive. With an objective yet finely detailed approach, c…
Non-Random Crime 2 cover
Rating 3.5
Non-Random Crime 2 马拓 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 Following Non-Random Crime, crime-fiction author Ma Tuo returns with a new work! The cases are even more baffling. Facing a succession of astonishing …
Ten Thousand Reasons to Love Life (Exclusive First Release) cover
Rating 3.4
Ten Thousand Reasons to Love Life (Exclusive First Release) 马拓 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 In the eyes of police officer Ma Tuo, a subway station is like a ukiyo-e print. Security screeners, station attendants, the woman selling wraps at the…
Only the Police Know: True Crime Records cover
Rating 3.2
Only the Police Know: True Crime Records 马拓 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 Dream-visitation mysteries, UFO oddities, soul revenge, and a rural version of "Blood Simple"—the unpredictability of human nature interwoven with cun…
It's Already Good Enough cover
Rating 3.2
It's Already Good Enough 马拓 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 A subway police officer's notes on the human scene, 40 short stories about people who embrace life with all their might. Featured by Xinhua, CCTV.com …
Only the Police Know: Real-Time Manhunt cover
Rating 3.1
Only the Police Know: Real-Time Manhunt 马拓 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 A case of a sudden death of a top-stream celebrity, the eerie parents of the deceased, an executive found dead in a locked room, and a mysterious figu…

Publishers

天津博集新媒科技有限公司Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House