The Hidden Cat
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Summary
A Western Han silk painting surfaces in antique circles, tied to the tomb of the Nanyue kingdom. The captain orders Han Bei to contact the Lynx and follow the trail, but before the Lynx appears, Han Bei is dragged by Qiu Zhengxia into a tomb-raiding crew heading for the burial site.
From the very start, the mission is plagued by strange events... a key organizer dies suddenly, twin sisters are mysteriously poisoned, a vital informant vanishes, and a swarm of snakes leaves them at death's door—Han Bei's undercover road is destined to be fraught with danger!
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Genre-fiction readers who enjoy criminal-undercover and cultural-relic-crime themes
- Readers curious about antique markets and tomb-raiding adventure elements
- Readers who like dual-male-lead partnerships and identity-displacement narratives
- Office workers who want a tight suspense rhythm in light reading
Not a good fit for
- Readers who prefer pure literature or slow-paced psychological writing
- People sensitive to frightening scenes such as snake swarms and corpses
- Readers expecting hardcore archaeological scholarship or realistic criminal-procedure detail
Reading tips
- Start by following Han Bei's perspective, and note the misunderstandings and suspense created by the information gap between him and the Lynx.
- Don't stop to look up antique jargon when you hit it; note it down and revisit after finishing for a smoother read.
- Make a small list of each strange event in order of occurrence; it helps clarify the shifting relationships within the tomb-raiding crew.
- If the Nanyue royal tomb sparks your interest afterward, seek out public-domain popular archaeology material for comparison.
About the publisher
Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House focuses on art education and art theory, with publishing directions spanning art, design, architecture, social sciences, and popular science. In architecture and garden studies, works such as Chen Congzhou's The Art of Chinese Gardens, Wang Shu's Building a House, and Tong Jun's Villas in Southeast China combine scholarly depth with readability. In art history and popular art, it offers Huang Binhong's A Minimalist History of Chinese Painting: Subtle Insights into Ancient Paintings (Annotated Edition), along with distinctive titles such as Letters to a Friend and 99 Ways to Tell a Story. Botanical notes in Forest Flowers: Margaret Mee's Botanical Notes and the popular science book Feeding Time at the Zoo expand its publishing scope beyond art, while authors such as Matt Madden, Huang Yuanfan, and Li Yongxue further enrich its content resources. The collection available here contains 21 related books; as public information is limited, the above summary of its publishing characteristics is based only on these titles.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 古墓帛画
- 第二章 意外凶杀
- 第三章 线人失踪
- 第四章 武器抵达
- 第五章 无端见鬼
- 第六章 午夜暗杀
- 第七章 群蛇险战
- 第八章 队长驾到
- 第九章 姑获迷阵
- 第十章 致幻药丸
- 第十一章 生死命数
- 第十二章 真假猞猁
- 第十三章 谁是许睿
- 第十四章 追击图刚
- 第十五章 番外1
- 第十六章 番外2
- 后记
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Are the tomb-raiding and relic episodes based on real history?
How are the scenes split between Han Bei and the Lynx?
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About the author
En Gu is an author with limited publicly available information, and two works by this author are currently included in the collection. Representative titles include Childhood Sweetheart Like a Dog, Leaves Right After Eating and Hidden Cat, with common categories covering modern romance and suspenseful mystery. Judging from the existing bibliography, En Gu's writing spans both urban romance and suspenseful mystery, addressing everyday emotions in modern relationships while also attempting narrative structures with mystery elements. Because basic details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are unknown, it is difficult to trace the author's creative development and personal history further; readers can only approach the style through these two works. Overall, En Gu is an author with a small body of work and little public background, whose creative profile awaits more disclosure.
