Forensic Investigator Chases the Killer (3 Volumes)
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Summary
The Vanished Witness
An utterly ordinary train, a group of utterly ordinary passengers—then, with the train's whistle, a deafening crash ends multiple lives...
An abandoned factory in a normal village draws abnormally high electricity, revealing a Chinese-style "body farm" that sends a chill down the spine...
The Silent Testimony
After a fire, the only thing left at the scene is the skinless corpse of a young girl—no clues at all, only countless girls' souls drifting through the freezing night...
A mysterious box, a pair of shriveled eyeballs, and a withered yellow daisy lead to a murder case sealed away for thirteen years...
The Last Name
A charming psychologist secretly loves an introverted, aloof female forensic examiner, yet between them seem to lie many an unspoken tangle of life and death...
What secret is hidden in the death of policewoman Wang Yanan?
Who, in the end, is the last name on the death list?
How does forensic examiner Zhang Tong learn that the killer is "him"—someone close by?
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Genre-fiction readers who enjoy forensic and criminal-investigation themes and serial-case structures
- Those looking for a fast pace, abundant chapter hooks, and commute-friendly reading
- Readers who prefer female professional protagonists and team-based investigation
- Mystery fans who can accept crime-scene description and want suspense-driven momentum
Not a good fit for
- Readers sensitive to corpses and graphic crime scenes who are easily unsettled
- Readers seeking rigorous, textbook-style forensic knowledge
- Readers who prefer slow-paced literary narrative and dislike strongly suspense-driven plots
Reading tips
- Read in the order The Vanished Witness, The Silent Testimony, The Last Name for smoother character relationships and foreshadowing.
- Pause at each volume's case resolution to review evidence and character ties before moving on.
- Treat professional details as plot context only, not as a guide to real forensic procedure.
- Limit bedtime reading to avoid suspense keeping you awake.
About the publisher
Founded in 1997 and based in Beijing, Taihai Publishing House takes “building cultural bridges and promoting cross-strait unity” as its mission, focusing on Taiwan-related studies, social sciences and humanities, Chinese and foreign history, and literature. Judging from the 709 titles in the database, its publishing centers on foreign literature and classic works, with attention to Eastern philosophy, architecture, and social culture. Representative books include Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha and Steppenwolf and the four-volume Hesse literary series, Liang Sicheng’s A History of Chinese Architecture, Lao She’s Teahouse (unabridged classic edition), Sun Wu’s The Art of War, and collections by W. Somerset Maugham, Yasunari Kawabata, and Yukio Mishima. Its authors include major foreign writers such as Hesse, Maugham, Kawabata, and Mishima, as well as Liang Sicheng, Lao She, and Sun Wu. Its publishing features complete presentation of classic texts and series-based organization of foreign literature; public information on its Taiwan-related studies titles and authors is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 法医追凶：消失的证人
- 故事一 火车爆炸案
- 楔子
- 第一章 致命的秘密
- 第二章 往返黑暗
- 第三章 戒指圈里的名字
- 第四章 透明的人
- 第五章 绝望是什么味的
- 故事二 猎杀者
- 楔子
- 第一章 箱里的尸体
- 第二章 尸虫的暗示
- 第三章 溺水而死
- 第四章 同心酒吧
- 第五章 不可能的自杀
- 第六章 聪明的人
- 第七章 被遗忘的孩子
- 第八章 拉杆箱里的尸体
- 第九章 无缘由的恨
- 第十章 尸体农场
- 第十一章 第二个女人
- 第十二章 没有脸的人
- 第十三章 凶手？受害者？
- 第十四章 猎杀者
- 第十五章 回忆的灰烬
- 第十六章 死者的证言
- 第十七章 身边的鬼影
- 第十八章 复仇女神
- 第十九章 死的感觉
- 第二十章 宽恕
- 法医追凶：无声的证言
- 故事一 菊祭
- 楔子
- 第一章 小雏菊
- 第二章 无法遗忘
- 第三章 重启“雏菊案”
- 第四章 只有一次机会
- 第五章 讨厌的女人
- 第六章 我知道她是谁
- 第七章 凝固的生命
- 第八章 “爱人”的头颅
- 第九章 我别无选择
- 第十章 夺命的刀
- 第十一章 黑色梦魇
- 第十二章 寒蝉悲泣
- 第十三章 死者的秘密
- 第十四章 完美的结局
- 故事二 霓裳羽衣
- 楔子
- 第一章 选择
- 第二章 鬼影
- 第三章 难题
- 第四章 失踪
- 第五章 人皮
- 第六章 劫数
- 第七章 男友
- 第八章 名字
- 第九章 蝶舞
- 第十章 心愿
- 第十一章 霓裳
- 第十二章 承诺
- 故事三 彼岸花开
- 楔子
- 第一章 尸体迷踪
- 第二章 彼岸花开
- 第三章 蛛丝马迹
- 法医追凶：最后一个名字
- 故事一 袭警谋杀案
- 楔子
- 第一章 特殊的伤疤
- 第二章 刺激的实验
- 第三章 第八个
- 第四章 有人没说实话
- 第五章 一尸两命
- 第六章 证据链闭环
- 第七章 特殊的晚餐
- 第八章 名单上的最后一个名字
- 故事二 疼痛无声
- 楔子
- 第一章 潘多拉魔盒
- 第二章 牙仙
- 第三章 陈年旧案
- 第四章 触电
- 第五章 义务警察
- 第六章 年轻女尸
- 第七章 便宜她了
- 第八章 多米诺骨牌
- 第九章 DNA
- 第十章 杀人犯的儿子
- 第十一章 自律神经障碍
- 第十二章 凶手另有其人
- 第十三章 活成了你的样子
- 第十四章 MAOA基因
- 第十五章 基因疗法
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About the author
Dai Xi is a Chinese author writing in the field of mystery and detective fiction. Public information about the author is limited: nationality, dates of birth and death, and an English name are not clearly recorded. Three works by Dai Xi are currently included in the library: the three-volume Forensic Pursuit, the four-volume Forensic Files, and The Moon Shadow Legend, a mystery set in the Tang dynasty. These works show that Dai Xi's writing centers on case investigation and deduction. On the one hand, the forensic theme is central, with professional elements such as postmortem examination and trace analysis driving the plot; on the other hand, the investigative setting extends to the Tang dynasty, attempting to build puzzles within a historical atmosphere. The works generally appear as series or multi-volume sets, are relatively long, and emphasize the step-by-step advancement of cases and the gradual revelation of clues. They are broadly classified as mystery and detective fiction. Because verifiable biographical information about the author is scarce, details of Dai Xi's writing career and personal background cannot be added, and readers come to know the author's writing mainly through the works mentioned above.
