Everyone Is a Famous Detective
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Summary
He becomes embroiled in a series of locked-room murders, and the culprit is always among the few people at the scene!
In a cable car suspended midair, two brothers are stabbed in adjacent cabins;
In a gang headquarters with its doors tightly shut, a strangely dressed stranger's corpse appears;
In a standalone villa at a resort, a young man is murdered in the night and his clothes go missing...
Under the influence of Wato's special ability, everyone instantly becomes a master detective!
They keep reasoning, and keep overturning one another's conclusions—even the culprit is racking his brains to analyze the case!
Who will solve the mystery? And who is the real culprit muddying the waters?!
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who love honkaku mystery, especially fast-paced short-story puzzle solving
- Mystery fans eager for detective setups different from traditional detective roles
- Office workers and commuters who enjoy complete stories in fragmented reading time
- Readers interested in the premise of solving cases through professional expertise (not criminal investigation)
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking complex character relationships, deep emotional writing, or grand social backgrounds
- Readers interested only in long serialized plots or series detective characters
Reading tips
- Try reading the stories in one sitting to experience the unique puzzle-solving pleasure of different professional perspectives
- While reading, follow the protagonists' thinking and challenge yourself to see the trick first
- The five stories are standalone, suitable for reading in separate sessions in different settings
About the publisher
Shanghai Wenhui Publishing House focuses on foreign literature, science fiction, and quality fiction. Its catalogue of 218 titles spans literature, mystery and detective fiction, and social novels. Representative books include Middlemarch, The Grapes of Wrath, Snow Country, and The Complete Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, as well as Gu Long's Happy Heroes and Remarks on Lyrics in the World. In translation, translators such as Chen Jinhui, Chen Zongchen, Huang Yuesheng, and Qin Peng work alongside authors including George Eliot, John Steinbeck, Yasunari Kawabata, and Arthur C. Clarke, giving the press a profile that balances literary classics and genre fiction. Public information on its other publishing areas is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 丧尸挽歌
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- 第二章 日本踢馆之谜
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- 第三章 西行慢车谋杀案
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- 第四章 二的奇剧
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- 第五章 光影迷阵
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- 第六章 无衣男的未解之谜
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- 第七章 五个推理的研究员
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- 首次发表情况一览
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About the author
Seicho Oyama is a Japanese mystery and detective fiction writer whose exact biography and credentials remain limited in publicly available sources. Seven of his works are included in the catalog, among them the five-volume Collected Mysteries of Seicho Oyama, as well as All Detectives, The Absolute Alibi Mystery, The Trick Museum, The Absolute Alibi, The Locked-Room Collector, and The Kidnapping Memoir: Trick Museum 2. His works revolve around locked rooms, alibis, and ingenious tricks, belonging to the honkaku (orthodox) detective tradition and often presented as linked short stories or series, with an emphasis on puzzle design and logical deduction. Recurring keywords such as trick, alibi, and locked room in his titles show his sustained engagement with classic mystery themes. In the Chinese book market his works are classified under foreign literature and mystery fiction and have a steady readership.
Cao Yibing is a Chinese author with a notably wide range of subjects; the library holds 45 of her works. Judging from the available titles, her writing and editorial work span several fields. On one hand, she engages with Japanese folk craft and craft culture, contributing to works such as The Beauty of Japanese Folk Craft: The Collected Works of Yanagi Soetsu (4 volumes), Forty Years of Folk Craft, and Craft Culture. On the other hand, she touches on travel and food writing, as seen in A Tree of Travel and the Vegetable Classroom series. She also ventures into mystery and detective fiction, such as the Countdown to the Statute of Limitations, along with essay collections and foreign literature like The Language of Magic. Her works commonly fall under culture, travel, food, mystery and detective fiction, essays, and foreign literature, reflecting a cross-disciplinary curiosity and editorial perspective. Public information about her nationality, dates, education, and personal background is limited; the above is based only on the library's holdings.
