About the publisher
New Star Press focuses on classic works, mystery and detective fiction, science fiction, history, foreign literature and art, and its 602 titles in the library show a balance between popular reading and humanistic depth. Representative books include The Complete Works of Shakespeare: Illustrated Collector's Edition, And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, The Player of Games, Local Government in Qing China, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and A Collection of Fine Ukiyo-e Prints, spanning classic literature, detective fiction, science fiction, local history and visual art. Its authors and contributors include William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie and Iain M. Banks, as well as translators such as Zhu Shenghao and Su Fuzhong and illustrators such as John Gilbert and George Cruikshank. Known for the detective series Midnight Library and for social-science and humanities titles, the press emphasizes edition design and reading experience; public information is limited, so this profile highlights the publishing features reflected in the library's books.
Published (1128)
Rating 3.8★ Idle Flowers and Grasses 陈滞冬 New Star Press · 2025 Xian Hua Cao is an exquisite work combining art, literature, history, and nature, lovingly created by Mr. Chen Zhidong, an art historian, painter, cal… Rating 3.7★ Nothing Happened in Class Today: Winning Short Stories of the Second New Star International Mystery Literature Award 木又迟 / 杜力勇 / 会厌 New Star Press · 2025 “Nothing Happened in Class Today” The 1984 college entrance exam math paper was exceptionally hard, and it later became a topic of conversation betwee… Rating 3.7★ From Now On, the World Is Before Me: Revelations on International Education for Chinese Families Zhou Chenggang New Star Press · 2025 When "studying abroad" is branded as a "must-have for the elite" and a "shortcut to prestigious schools," have we overlooked the more authentic realit… Rating 3.7★ The 3.4 Mystery 苏菲·汉娜 / 郑雁 New Star Press · 2025 Murder? Me? Preposterous! Hercule Poirot's peaceful afternoon is shattered when an irate woman accosts him at his doorstep, threatening to report the … Rating 3.7★ The Last Murder at the End of the World 斯图尔特·特顿 / 郑雁 New Star Press · 2025 Beyond the island lies silence and desolation: the world has been destroyed by a swarm of insect-fog that swept across the globe, and all who touch it… Rating 3.6★ When the Blossoms Fade 伽古屋圭市 New Star Press · 2025 When the Blossoms Fade is a linked short-story collection by the Japanese mystery writer Kagoya Keiichi, translated into Simplified Chinese by Li Ying… Rating 3.6★ The Coffin-Opening Mystery 苏菲·汉娜 / 王雨佳 New Star Press · 2025 What I am about to reveal will astonish you all... At Lillie Oaks, the estate in County Cork, Ireland, Lady Etheldreda Playford hosts a dinner party—o… Rating 3.6★ The Spy Coast 苔丝·格里森 New Star Press · 2025 The Spy Coast is the first book in Tess Gerritsen's Martini Club series. The protagonist, Maggie Bird, is sixty years old and runs a chicken farm in a… Rating 3.5★ The Vampire Dog Does Not Cry Out 市川忧人 New Star Press · 2025 The Vampire Dog Does Not Cry Out is the latest full-length novel in Japanese author Yuuto Ichikawa's Maria and Ren Kujo series, and the first new entr… Rating 3.5★ The Satsuma Complex Bob Mortimer New Star Press · 2025 My name is Gary Thorn. I'm thirty years old and work as a legal assistant at a London law firm. Calling me a nobody might be a little unfair, but I'm … Rating 3.5★ Beautiful Women Mikihiko Renjo New Star Press · 2025 Beautiful Women is a short story collection by the Japanese author Mikihiko Renjō, translated into Chinese by Dong Shuhan and published in August 2025… Rating 3.5★ Nightwalker 尹高恩 New Star Press · 2025 "Jungle" is a travel agency that specializes in disaster tourism: it packages volcanoes, sinkholes, and abandoned ruins into itineraries and sells the… Rating 3.5★ The Seven-Day Commission 方丈贵惠 New Star Press · 2025 The Seven-Day Commission is a full-length novel by Fumihiro Hojo, a rising star of Japanese honkaku mystery fiction. Originally published in Japanese … Rating 3.5★ The Insect God Mountain Incident 时晨 New Star Press · 2025 This is a full-length mystery novel. In the deep mountains of southwestern China lies a village that worships the Insect God. Its ancient, mysterious … Rating 3.5★ The Cloud Thunder Island Incident 孙国栋 New Star Press · 2025 Ordinary office worker Wu Hanfeng follows his mysterious girlfriend Wang Yuhan to her hometown, an island called Yunlei Island. But the island's commu… Rating 3.5★ One Encounter, One Lifetime: Selected Writings from Wang Zhongyi's 33 Years of Editing Journals 王众一 New Star Press · 2025 This book collects over a hundred essays by Wang Zhongyi, former editor-in-chief of the Japanese-language magazine People's China. They include rare c… Rating 3.4★ The Poison of Blue 亚戈 New Star Press · 2025 Rumor has it that the long-retired villain "Qing Sha" has resurfaced. Tang Buyi, a renowned constable of the Six Doors, travels to the mountains of Xi… Rating 3.4★ The Rough and Vague Phantom Thief Notice 仓知淳 New Star Press · 2025 The Rough and Vague Phantom Thief Notice is a collection of linked novellas by Japanese orthodox mystery writer Jun Kurashige, subtitled 'Cases of the… Rating 3.4★ Only the Refined, Only the One: A Chronicle of People's China's 70 Years 王众一 New Star Press · 2025 The Book of Documents (Da Yu Mo) says: "Be refined and single-minded; hold fast to the Mean." The title of this book comes from this phrase, meaning "… Rating 3.4★ The Dark Sheep 美轮和音 / 罗亚星 New Star Press · 2025 This is a collection of short mystery stories and the sequel to *The Greedy Sheep*, using urban legends as its suspense hook and offering rational, sc…Frequent authors
Agatha Christie (108)Bob Budiansky (34)Kotaro Isaka (31)Soji Shimada (28)Edogawa Ranpo (23)Lawrence Block (22)Jeffery Deaver (19)Raymond Chandler (16)Mike Mignola (15)杨枫 (14)Yukito Ayatsuji (14)Lü Lingzhi (13)