Chinese Case Novels

Red Lotus Requiem
  1. Red Lotus Requiem
  2. Author: Emma Langley
  3. Case Prototype: Dai Li Plane Crash Case
  4. Story Tags: Sci-Fi Noir;Alternate History;Chinese Crime;Revenge Tragedy
The Bloodline Echo
  1. The Bloodline Echo
  2. Author: Louisa Mercer
  3. Case Prototype: The Assassination of Zhang Zongchang
  4. Story Tags: Psychological Suspense;Sociopathic Child;Historical Mystery;Distorted Memory
The Clockwork Conspirator
  1. The Clockwork Conspirator
  2. Author: Peter Chamberlain
  3. Case Prototype: The Case of Wang Jingwei Assassinating Prince Regent Zaifeng
  4. Story Tags: Historical Legal Thriller;Psychological Suspense;Chinese Revolutionary Noir;Discipline and Deviance
Nanking Abyss
  1. Nanking Abyss
  2. Author: Beatrice Graves
  3. Case Prototype: Case of Chiang Kai-shek's Two Escapes
  4. Story Tags: Historical Fiction;Psychological Thriller;Chinese Crime Noir;Revenge Tragedy
The Gilded Gallows
  1. The Gilded Gallows
  2. Author: Victoria Lancaster
  3. Case Prototype: The Assassination of Shi Liangcai
  4. Story Tags: Historical Noir;Political Betrayal;Moral Descent;Class Struggle Thriller
The Will Quarry
  1. The Will Quarry
  2. Author: Louisa Sinclair
  3. Case Prototype: Assassination of Yang Yongtai, Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek
  4. Story Tags: Psychological Noir;Historical Thriller;Gaslighting Horror;Clique Conspiracy
The Walled Garden
  1. The Walled Garden
  2. Author: Matthew Harrington
  3. Case Prototype: Shi Jianru Assassination Attempt on Governor De Shou
  4. Story Tags: Historical Noir;Borderland Crime;Political Assassination;Feminist Revenge Tragedy
Red Dust and Shadows
  1. Red Dust and Shadows
  2. Author: Sarah Waverly
  3. Case Prototype: The Case of Yao Rongze Murdering Zhou Shi and Ruan Shi
  4. Story Tags: Noir Historical Fiction;Assassin Redemption Arc;Early Republican China;Political Conspiracy Thriller
Neon Asura
  1. Neon Asura
  2. Author: Charlotte Chamberlain
  3. Case Prototype: Assassination of Song Jiaoren
  4. Story Tags: Psychological Thriller;Historical Noir;Revenge Cycle;Republican China