The Manhunt

Name: The Manhunt
ISBN: 9787505737624

Yue YongChina Friendship Publishing Company2016

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Word count: 182K words
Chapters: 40
Series: The Manhunt
ISBN: 9787505737624

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Summary

If you are tired of detective stories built on a genius's flash of insight, The Manhunt offers another answer: rely on the scene, on evidence, on repeated interviews and deductions. Yue Yong has long written crime fiction, and his detectives are not omnipotent geniuses but ordinary people who get tired, make misjudgments, and must answer for the pressure to close cases—which makes the characters credible. Each of the four cases has a different hook: a body thrown from a train, zombie-like biting, late-night peeping, a sudden death in a taxi. The mysteries carry a touch of the sensational, but their solutions rest on real ground—demolition, child trafficking, marriage as a transaction, online video extortion—words seen in the news, twisted by the author into motives for crime. With common knowledge of criminal investigation, forensics, and criminal psychology woven in, the reading offers both the engagement of deduction and a chill that "the case happened in the neighborhood next door." At about 180,000 words with a clear four-volume structure, it suits commuter or bedtime reading volume by volume; timid readers should note that some crime-scene descriptions are graphic, so daytime reading is advised. As the opening of a trilogy, this volume also establishes the relationships among Long Yi's team, making the second book and The Finale more coherent to read afterward.

Editor's review

如果读腻了天才侦探灵光一闪式的破案故事，《猎凶记》会给出另一种答案：靠现场、靠证物、靠反复的走访和推演。岳勇长期写罪案题材，笔下的刑警不是无所不能的神探，而是会疲惫、会判断失误、也要为结案压力买单的普通人，这一点让人物显得可信。四个案件各有不同的“钩子”：列车抛尸、僵尸咬人、暗夜偷窥、出租车暴毙，谜面带一点猎奇色彩，解谜却落在现实土壤上——拆迁、拐卖、婚姻交易、网络视频勒索，这些新闻里见过的词，被作者拧成了犯罪的动机。加之作品中穿插刑事侦查、法医与犯罪心理学的常识，读来既有推理的参与感，也有一种“案子就发生在隔壁小区”的凉意。篇幅约十八万字，四卷结构清晰，适合作为通勤或睡前读物分卷阅读；不过对于胆小读者，书中部分现场描写尺度不小，建议白天阅读。作为三部曲的开篇，本册也铺开了龙毅团队的成员关系，读完再看第二部与《大结局》，会更有连贯感。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢本土刑侦、社会派罪案小说的读者
读过岳勇《诡案罪》系列，想继续追作者新作的读者
偏爱警察群像、团队协作破案而非天才侦探独角的读者
对刑事侦查学、法医学常识感兴趣的推理爱好者

Not a good fit for

对血腥、尸体现场描写较为敏感、容易不适的读者
偏好古典本格严密诡计、要求绝对公平推理的硬核读者
希望阅读轻松日常或温情治愈题材的读者

Reading tips

本书由四个案件分卷组成，可按卷阅读，但建议按顺序读，人物关系与线索会前后呼应。
读每个案件时可先记下自己的推断，再看刑警如何推翻假设，体验更接近真实侦查的推理过程。
对现场描写较敏感者，可选择白天阅读，并跳过个别细节段落，不影响主线理解。
读完本书后可接着读《猎凶记2 黑暗绝杀》与《猎凶记·大结局》，完整看龙毅团队的故事弧线。

About the publisher

China Friendship Publishing Company China · Founded in 1983

China Friendship Publishing Company is a comprehensive publisher known for its literary titles, covering classical Chinese literature, foreign literature, folk literature and cultural appreciation. According to the books in the database, its classical list includes celebrated dramas and novels such as The Peony Pavilion, The Romance of the Western Chamber and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, as well as note-style classics like Hong Mai's Rongzhai Suibi. In foreign literature it offers translations of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Kawabata Yasunari's Snow Country and Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, involving translators such as Zeng Siyi. It also publishes The Complete Literary Works of Lu Xun and titles associated with the "Xue'er Shuguan" editorial group, balancing the collation and popularization of classic texts. Public information on its publishing features and plans is limited; the above is summarized only from the books in the database.

Volume One Death Carriage: Chapter 1 Body Dumped on a Rainy Night
Chapter 2 The Bizarre Killer
Chapter 3 The Detective Strikes
Chapter 4 Traces and Clues
Chapter 5 Suspect No. 1
Chapter 6 The Mystery of the Deceased
Chapter 7 An Unusual Escort
Chapter 8 The Handsome Lover
Chapter 9 Suspect No. 2
Chapter 10 A Sudden Turn
Chapter 11 The Art of Division
Chapter 12 One Flaw in a Careful Plan
Volume Two Crazy Fangs: Chapter 1 The Zombie Eats People
Chapter 2 The Shadowy Puzzle
Chapter 3 Citywide Panic
Chapter 4 Fatal Bite
Chapter 5 The Killer Is Dead
Chapter 6 The Rabies Patient
Chapter 7 A Serial Trap
Chapter 8 The Mysterious Clinic
Chapter 9 The Deadly Dentist
Chapter 10 Ending It All
Chapter 11 Chasing the Killer by His Back
Chapter 12 Pulling Teeth from the Corpse's Mouth
Volume Three Desire: Chapter 1 The Aloof Beauty
Chapter 2 Peeping in the Dark
Chapter 3 The Steamy Video
Chapter 4 Extortion
Chapter 5 The Plan Falls Through
Chapter 6 The Madman's Encounter
Chapter 7 Secrets Hidden in the Case
Chapter 8 Clearing Suspicion
Chapter 9 A Comeback
Chapter 10 Blood at the Wedding
Chapter 11 The Same Trick Again
Volume Four Pear Blossom Deadly Strike: Chapter 1 Buying and Selling Children
Chapter 2 Going to the City to Marry
Chapter 3 The Deadly Poison Tea
Chapter 4 Male and Female Students
Chapter 5 The Old Man on the Bus

FAQ

《猎凶记》是系列里的第几本，需要按顺序读吗？

《猎凶记》是岳勇“猎凶记”三部曲的第一部，2016 年由中国友谊出版公司出版，其后有《猎凶记2 黑暗绝杀》和《猎凶记·大结局》。每个案件相对独立，单读不难懂，但人物关系与成长线按顺序读体验更好。

这本书和《诡案罪》是什么关系？

两书同为岳勇的罪案小说，宣传上常称《猎凶记》是作者在《诡案罪》之后的全面升级之作，但人物与案件各自独立，不构成前后续集，没读过《诡案罪》也可以直接阅读。

书里的案件是真实案件改编的吗？

作品属于虚构小说，并非真实案件纪实。不过作者把拆迁、拐卖儿童、网络视频勒索等社会现实议题写进动机之中，加上刑侦与法医知识，读起来有较强的现实感。

这一册共包含几个故事？

全书分为四卷：死亡车厢、疯狂毒牙、欲望、梨花绝煞，对应列车抛尸、街头“咬人”连环案、偷窥引发的命案以及买卖孩子等四组案件，彼此独立又同属一个刑警团队的办案线。

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About the author

Yue Yong Author · Chinese · 1979

Yue Yong was born in 1979 in Nan County, Hunan Province, and is a native of Shishou, Hubei. He is a member of the China Writers Association, vice chairman of the Jiangmen and Taishan writers' associations, and deputy editor of Jiangmen Writers. He began publishing in 1996 and has written more than three million characters, with over thirty published books, thirteen of which are included here. He is known for crime and mystery fiction and also writes social novels. His representative works include the Strange Cases series and the Strange Murder series, including Night Walk, Thirteen Murder Cases, and Thirteen Crimes, as well as The Fatal Path. His writing centers on criminal investigation and mystery plots, with tight pacing and dense suspense, and has won him a readership in the mystery genre. He also takes part in local literary organizations and editorial work. Public information on his personal background and literary influences is limited.