Special Case Investigation Team

Name: Special Case Investigation Team
ISBN: 9787503038754

Chen MengSurveying and Mapping Publishing House · ChinaApr 2026

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Word count: 170K words
Chapters: 36
ISBN: 9787503038754

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Summary

A case of dismemberment while still alive reaches back to a grisly massacre of twenty years ago, and the real culprit of that year has now become fresh prey, setting the stage for a cruel hunt between a vicious demon and a deformed freak. Honest civil servants, frail office workers, and simple laborers are wiped out together with their whole families—what horrifying curse lies behind these crimes? A massacre at an orphanage leaves dozens of children unaccounted for: is she an angel from heaven or a guide to hell? Strange parents and sinister babies; a tour bus whose passengers all sink into collective coma—after a painstaking investigation, suspicion falls on three demon children who never cry. Drawn from the experiences of frontline criminal police, the book gathers sixteen uncanny cases spanning twenty years—living dismemberment, serial family annihilation, resurrected demon children, night ghost-hunters, vengeful infants—each a homicide beyond the ordinary, leaving readers horrified and too shaken to sleep.

Editor's review

Special Case Investigation Unit is a hard-edged crime novel by Chen Meng grounded in real criminal investigation experience. Unlike the suspense and mystery fiction common on the market, this book, drawing on the professional background of Surveying and Mapping Publishing House, unusually integrates criminal investigation techniques with geographic information and surveying knowledge to construct a distinctive investigative logic. Chen Meng, a former frontline detective, forgoes flashy, mystifying deduction in his depiction of case-solving and instead presents solid evidence chains and rigorous spatial behavior analysis: every case advances through precise mapping and interpretation of the scene's geographic environment, and this 'technical' realist style gives readers an almost documentary experience.

The book's value lies not only in its tense, thrilling plot but in the professional path it opens for Chinese crime fiction. Its depictions of crime scene reconstruction, psychological terrain profiling of suspects, and the use of geographic information to pinpoint criminal trajectories are highly informative and methodologically illuminating. It reveals how spatial thinking and data thinking become keys to solving mysteries in modern criminal investigation. For readers who seek intellectual challenge and realism, this is a work that satisfies both curiosity and the desire for knowledge. Its narrative pace is steady and solid; though it does not strain for dramatic reversals, it advances layer by layer through strict professional logic, and the final shock of resolution is all the more lasting and profound.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers devoted to hard-edged, realistic crime fiction who want professional detail in case-solving
Readers interested in criminal psychology, geographic information science, or forensic technology who hope to gain interdisciplinary insight from fiction
Realist readers who prefer rigorous logic and frontline police work and dislike 'cheat-code' solutions
Enthusiasts who want to understand Chinese criminal investigation methods and thinking through reading

Not a good fit for

Fast-food readers seeking rapid pace, strong reversals, and pure entertainment
Readers who expect a romanticized detective figure or surreal deduction and may find technical detail tedious

Reading tips

While reading, pay attention to descriptions of environment, orientation, and distance: these geographic details are often key clues the author has planted.
The cases are independent yet faintly linked; reading in order is recommended to better appreciate the team's growth and the overall background the author builds.
Treat it as a literary casebook of 'criminal investigation methodology': enjoy the story while considering the logic behind the technology.

About the publisher

Surveying and Mapping Publishing House China · Founded in 1956

Surveying and Mapping Publishing House was founded in 1956 in Beijing. It is affiliated with China Cartographic Publishing House Group Co., Ltd. and is a central-level professional publishing institution. It has long focused on publishing higher-education textbooks, vocational-education textbooks, scientific and technical monographs, industry books, and popular-science books in the field of surveying, mapping, and geographic information, adhering to the principle of "rooted in surveying and mapping, oriented toward science and technology." As for the titles recorded in the database, publicly available information is limited: only one book is included, "Special Case Investigation Unit" by Chen Meng, categorized as suspense and mystery, which indicates that beyond professional publishing the house also takes on genre-literature titles. Overall, its publishing identity is centered on professional works in surveying, mapping, and geographic information.

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引子
卷一 0089 十一宗命案
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通哥的诡案经历之连环灭门案
亲历鬼事之红妹
卷二 0194婴儿怨
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通哥的诡案经历之魔童
亲历鬼事之五月
卷三 0281夜间猎诡人
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通哥的诡案经历之恶报
亲历鬼事之请客
卷四 0370 情途末路
通哥的诡案经历之变形
亲历鬼事之老伴
卷五 0465 东闽男孩事件
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通哥的诡案经历之复活
亲历鬼事之奶粉
卷六 0499 自体爆炸诡谈
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FAQ

What is this book's Douban rating?

Searches show no widely available rating data for this book on Douban. It is a work that circulates by word of mouth among specific readers—such as those in criminal investigation or surveying fields or devoted fans of hard-edged crime fiction—and its value lies more in the professionalism and uniqueness of its content.

What is author Chen Meng's background? Is the book fiction or based on real cases?

Chen Meng has years of frontline criminal investigation experience. Although the book is a work of fiction, many investigative methods, technical details, and case-handling approaches derive from the author's real professional experience and knowledge, giving it a high degree of real-world reference.

How does this book differ from other crime novels?

The core difference is its unique 'technical mapping plus investigation' perspective. It organically integrates professional knowledge such as geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis into the process of solving cases, grounding investigative logic in quantifiable spatial evidence rather than intuition or chance discovery. The professional barrier is high, and the sense of realism is very strong.

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About the author

Chen Meng Author · Chinese

Chen Meng is a male post-80s suspense writer born in Hebei and a member of the Hebei Writers Association. He formerly served as a frontline criminal police officer and began writing suspense fiction in 2009, becoming known for crime and investigation stories that are commonly categorized as suspense mystery and social fiction. His work often draws on the perspective of frontline police casework, emphasizing the progression of investigations and the situations of the people involved, while also reflecting on social reality within crime narratives. Representative works include the Tongxiao Changdu Mystery Collection series, the Criminal Police Chen Meng: Eyes of the Abyss series, Cao Jie Zhi Ci, Special Case Investigation Unit 2, and Night Tales titles such as Night Tales: Criminal Police Chen Meng's Record of Pursuing Cold Cases and Night Tales: Black. Publicly available biographical information remains limited, but he has accumulated more than twenty works and has gained a certain readership among suspense and mystery fans.