The protagonist of the third novel is still Ye Kai, Li Xunhuan’s apprentice.... more>>

Ye Kai has been tasked to take care of Shangguan Xiaoxian, a daughter of Shangguan Jinhong and Lin Xian-er from the first novel.

Shangguan Xiaoxian appears to be slow-witted, but since she has inherited his father’s wealth and martial arts manuals, she becomes the target of many jianghu figures.

When Ye Kai plans to keep Shangguan Xiaoxian hidden in a secret location, the information is mysteriously leaked out. Suspecting that there is a spy among them, Ye Kai sets a trap to lure the spy out. It turns out that the spy is Shangguan Xiaoxian, who has been pretending to be dumb.

In fact, she has been planning to restore the Gold and Money Sect and succeed her father, and she intends to manipulate Ye Kai into helping her eliminate her potential rivals. <<less

Luo Wei and Xiao Ying parted ways after meeting briefly in their childhood, but this person became engraved into Luo Wei’s heart ever since, even if Luo Wei didn’t know the reason herself.... more>>

When they meet again, Luo Wei is a budding jewelry designer, but he had already become He Ying Ze, someone who stood high above the crowds. Luo Wei was confused, in her wandering gradually understanding her own feelings which had taken root, but reality caused her to make her decision to gradually distance herself from the far and unreachable He Ying Ze. But the estrangement and coldness that He Ying Ze deliberately shows her still hurts Luo Wei despite her telling herself not to care about him.

Just when Luo Wei is prepared to cut herself from everything pertaining to He Ying Ze, an unexpected incident causes He Ying Ze to tightly hold onto Luo Wei’s hand.N/A <<less

Thousands of years ago, God bestowed upon eight humans the duty to pass down his oracles. As messengers of God, they brought eternal light and... more>> hope to the world. People who worshipped the dark God were driven out and were forced to hide beneath the shadows. And this is how the legends of the priests ascending to God’s throne began…
Facing unknown motives and changes, as well as the ascension ceremony that takes place once a century, the 37th generation successors are bound to accept heavy duties that they themselves can never imagine. There isn’t only one pair of hands controlling the future, and the world of priests is about to face unrest that none has ever seen. <<less

Physically confronting your abusive superior might be cool and satisfying when it happens in a drama, but, as Kazuo Sugishita is learning, it's less cool when you're sitting at home afterwards, terrified to learn how you'll be punished when you return to work the next day. The sentence he faces sounds surprisingly lenient - just a temporary reassignment to the company's entertainment department while things blow over. But he changes his mind when he gets the specifics: Kazuo has been assigned as manager-in-training (read "servant") to Shiro Hoshizono, the "Star Watcher": A pompous, showoff-y, completely insufferable talent with no actual talents except using his sickeningly sweet words and foreign model looks to seduce lonely middle... more>> aged women into paying for the privilege of hearing him speak.

The day after his new assignment, Kazuo and Hoshizono leave for Saitama Prefecture, where Hoshizono has been recruited to become an image character for a campground in the mountains, alongside a group of other colorful characters, including a romance novelist with the looks of Cleopatra but the personality of someone's grandpa and a UFO obsessed conspiracy theorist.

But the morning after their arrival, their host is found strangled to death in his lodge, the road back is buried in an avalanche, and... you can probably see where this is going.

Turns out, despite how he comes across normally, Hoshizono is actually a genius detective!

The novel features a unique chapter naming scheme where each chapter is titled as a three to four sentence summary of its own contents, focused upon what information about the case is discovered and what evidence appears, for ease of reference.

A nominee for the 50th annual Mystery Writers Association of Japan Award, long story category. <<less

Mashiki is the young owner of the antiquarian bookstore "Mukyuudou," and his friend, Senagaki, works in the same industry. The two have shared a secret... more>> sense of guilt ever since they were children. Senagaki's father was an "antiquarian book dealer" and a hated figure in the old book world, but Mashiki's grandfather saw his talent and took an interest in him, and so their two boys grew up together like brothers. One summer afternoon, however, an incident changes their relationship... Dense emotions wrapped in a transparent glass style. A story that reflects like the sparkle of a fish leaping in the moonlight. <<less

The once wealthy and powerful Ryuuzen clan has been all but destroyed. Their misfortune began in 1960, when a majority of the family was wiped out when their vacation villa was buried under a landslide. However, search and rescue teams discovered something even more shocking: A majority of the bodies they discovered showed obvious signs of having been mu*dered before the landslide.... more>>

As though it were a trigger, what came to be known as "The Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan" spread throughout the descendants of the family's only survivor. By mu*der, by su*cide, by accident... it seemed none who held the name "Ryuuzen" could live to see the age of 35, and now, the family has been reduced to a single woman, lying in a hospital bed, days away from death.

Kamo Touma was once just another of the endless parade of sleazy tabloid journalists looking to exploit a prominent family's tragedy to sell magazines, but Ryuuzen Rena's kindness melted his frozen heart, driving him to quit his old job and become an investigative journalist specializing in overturning cases of false arrest. Eventually, he and Rena were married, but now, the curse threatens to steal away their happiness.

Kamo prays for a miracle, and his prayers are answered by the Hourglass of Miracles, an artifact spoken of in rumors and urban legends, said to grant one wish to anyone who obtains it.

"Meister Hora", a guide for those who obtain the hourglass, tells Kamo there is only one way to break the curse and save Rena: He must travel back in time to the year 1960 and catch the culprit of the original Ryuuzen Family massacre.

Who was the culprit of the mu*ders that took place almost 60 years ago? Why did they steal away the lives of the Ryuuzen clan? What is the true nature of the "Curse of the Ryuuzen Clan?" And perhaps most mysteriously of all... What is Meister Hora's goal in all this?

Winner of the 29th annual Ayukawa Tetsuya Award. <<less

Ajo Kawir is one of the toughest fighters in the Javanese underworld, his fearlessness matched only by his unquenchable thirst for brawling. But the young... more>> thug is driven by a painful secret: he is impotent. When he finally meets his match in the shape of the fearsome, beautiful bodyguard Iteung, Ajo is left bruised, battered, and overjoyed. He has fallen in love. But will he ever be able to make Iteung happy if he can’t get it up? <<less

High school student Li Er crushes on the handsome Xu Yi, who falls in love with Li Bala. After a series of events leads Li... more>> Er and Bala to become friends, four young lives become entwined, as they love and lose and grow. <<less

Disco Wednesdayyy, an American detective specializing in missing children, lives with six-year old Kozue Yamagishi in Chofu City, Tokyo. One day, a seventeen-year-old girl "invades"... more>> Kozue's body right before his eyes, and with it, the door to the biggest case in human history opens. A soul thief, a black bird man who embodies all evil, and a series of deaths of great detectives gathered in a strange cylindrical house—— "You are at the center of this disaster." Just Facts! Chasing only the truth, run through three thousand worlds, Disco! <<less

An actor who disappeared from the screen appeared next to our house?... more>>

Ki Seon-woo, the first and last actor he liked, moved into the house next door to Yunjo. He pretends not to know, so he secretly looks around, but this man... was weaker than he thought.

He keeps falling down. He keeps hovering around such a man, but somehow he keeps looking at him. He's handsome, though he hides his face but he has good manners! How could he not look at him!

He was just confused as to whether it was because he liked actor Ki Seon-woo as a fan or not.
What if? Can a man like a man? Oh, but of course! He can like him! With that face, it's possible!

From the moment he realizes his own feelings, Yunjo heads straight for Ki Seon-woo!

"I'm going to make hyung like me."

The twenty-year-old chick's quest to obtain the wounded Ki Seon-woo begins!

Will Yunjo be able to win Seon-woo's heart? <<less

Carmelita Montecarlos was the youngest daughter of San Alfonso’s wealthiest family, while Juanito Alfonso was the son of the most powerful and influential gobernadorcillo. An agreement solidified their love future. They were bound to fall in love, which an agreement guaranteed. They were to marry on the day of Carmelita’s 20th birthday.... more>>

However, on the day of their grand wedding, Juanito was shot. Nobody knew who had done it. Everyone assumed that this would be the end of their tragedy. That just like their souls, their tragic romance had gone to the afterlife. But fate had different plans.

The laws of nature will bend. After more than 104 years, Carmela, the fourth generation of the Montecarlos clan, will be born on a leap year — the same day Carmelita was born. A short trip to San Alfonso for her 20th birthday will give her rebellious life a whimsical twist. Through a diary, she’ll go back in time and the Carmela of 2016 will meet Juanito of 1892. <<less

Ten years have passed. Miyuki is a shop assistant at a bookstore, and Akane is working at her parents’ okonomiyaki shop.... more>>

Yayoi is a popular manga artist, Nao is a soccer team coach, and Reika is a teacher at a middle school.

Five girls are seemingly living peaceful days at first glance, however, they began to realise something is wrong with this world.

That…is the Story of Despair crafted by Joker… <<less

“Love is a prayer. I pray. I wish for the people I love to all be happy. I wish for all of them to fulfill their wishes. I wish for everyone to live somewhere warm, cool, or whatever they find comfortable, and be surrounded by their loved ones. I want absolute bliss to pour on them like heavy rain. I love every single person in the world.”... more>>

A set of love stories digging into the essence of love and stories. <<less

Storywise, this novel has initial premise for a duel between two swordsmen, Yan 13 and The Third Master of Xie Family (the title of the book is The Third Master). But then to make it a long story, the duel can't be happening at the first part. Then the sub-plots appeared and rolling continuously.... more>>

It's a good read from Gu Long, with his distinctive writing style. There're lots of betraying and plot twists in such a short novel, sometimes resulting in confusion for readers. The Third young master is a good character, with his personalities unravel mostly through other characters.

Long story short, the duel was inevitable. The surprise at the end of duel was made this wuxia story uncommon. <<less

NOTE: This story was originally written as Critical: Ages Below Critical in 2011 but its serialization went on a 5-years hiatus. After returning the author began to re-write the series with its updated name.... more>>

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The Odin Mainland is separated into four counties, in each lives a group of soul masters protecting their county with their soul powers. The most powerful seven of them are known as Noble Lords. The story begins in the water origin, the Aslan Empire.

Qi Ling has been a bus boy in an inn since young and subconsciously tamed a legendary soul beast Cang Xue Zhi Ya in a battle between soul masters. Yin Chen came on orders of the Silver Priests to take in him as his disciple. With his help, Qi Ling heads to the Grave of the Souls to seek his soul weapon, yet as he couldn’t sit still like how his lord instructed him, he enters the Grave of the Souls with Tianshu Youhua and Guishen Lianquan.

After his risky adventure in the Grave of the Souls, he was scolded by his lord. At the very same time, another conspiracy that has long been in the works within the Aslan Empire is gradually revealing itself. <<less

In the winter of three years ago, the first locked room mu*der in Japanese history was committed.... more>>

All of the evidence pointed to the defendant. It was certain they were guilty. And yet, they were found innocent and released. Why? Because the crime scene was a perfect locked room no one from the police or the prosecutor's office could solve.

"Since the room was locked, it was impossible for the defendant to have committed the mu*der. It's no different than if they had a perfect alibi." That was the argument of the defense, and that was the argument the judge sided with.

The ruling sent a ripple throughout Japanese society. No matter how suspicious you were or how much evidence you left behind, as long as you managed to create a locked room that no one could solve, you were immune from prosecution. With the common anti-mystery fiction talking point "there's no reason anyone would ever actually commit a locked room mu*der" completely overturned, the rate of locked room mu*ders in Japan skyrocketed.

When the police proved unable to deal with the surge of locked room crime, the Ministry of Justice published an official categorization of all known locked room tricks as an investigative aid. When that proved insufficient, Division Zero of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, a police division dedicated solely to solving locked rooms, was created. When that still proved insufficient, locked room detectives, private investigators specializing in locked rooms, were officially licensed by the state and authorized to participate in police investigations. Calling a locked room appraiser, someone specializing in searching buildings for secret passages, is now a common first step in criminal investigations.

On the other side of the spectrum, locked room agents, assassins and crime planners specializing in locked room mu*ders, have become some of the most notorious criminals in Japanese history, and even a cult worshiping the scenes of locked rooms as a way to purify the souls of the deceased has made rapid inroads into Japan.

The protagonist, Kasumi Kuzushiro, is an introverted, somewhat cynical high school student who loves mysteries. Kasumi often finds himself dragged along on bizarre journeys by his flighty childhood friend, Yozuki Asahina. Due to their staggeringly bad luck, these trips often leave them in the wrong place at the wrong time to be caught up in locked room mysteries. Fortunately, another of Kasumi's childhood friends, Shitsuri Mitsumura, is the greatest locked room expert in the world, and can always discover the truth.

Hm? How did a high school girl become the greatest locked room expert in the world?

It's simple.

She's...

Volume 1 was the grand prize winner of the 2022 This Mystery Is Amazing! awards. <<less

Fourteen year-old An’ne Orihara jumped to her death in anguish because of bullying from her classmates. She wakes up immediately after dying and an angel... more>> appears to announce that she has a period of forty-nine days to decide whether she wants to go to Heaven or Hell. Now a ghost, she tumbles into the home of the supernatural-sensing classmate, Hiroto Sakaki. As they spend time together, she realizes her true feelings for the first time after death, while on the other hand, the members who bullied An’ne are swallowed up one by one in mysterious incidents. <<less

Medea Blackwood ran away the day before her wedding.
She stared into the face of the man who'd caught her eye, lost in thought.
A handsome man she'd thought was extinct,
The world was still a warm place to live, wasn't it?... more>>

"So, by the way, do you have a wife......?"
"Not married."

A normal person would have been disappointed,

"Oh, that's great! Will you marry me?"

Unfortunately, her head was a garden that didn't cultivate such sane thoughts.

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"Wait and see. I'll make you kneel at my feet and beg me to accept you with those pretty eyes."
"Can you please close that mouth—"
"Hmm? My lips?"

In the midst of a peaceful life, in search of her lost first love,
the notorious head of the capital's flowerbed stumbled in.

Unbeknownst to her, the man widely known by the nickname "Northern Bully" charmingly smiled,
and his words naturally followed.

"Are you crazy, get your hands off me!"

Even when he tried to push her away, she stuck to him persistently, which he never anticipated.
I never expected the woman who had clung to me so desperately to simply run away right in front of me. <<less

A newlywed couple are mu*dered in their bridal chamber on their wedding night leads to open fighting between Ouyang and Sima Manors. Amazing Constable Shen Ying personally takes on the case.... more>>

A gold hairpin holds the key to finally exposing the truth of this mu*der case…

The Bloody Bridal Chamber is Book #4 of Hong Kong author Ximen Ding’s Amazing Hawk Constables wuxia mystery series. <<less

Young scientist Nie Zheng encounters a strange fox-shaped meteorite during a fieldwork outing in the woods. That begins his surreal but fateful relationship with a little “feral child” he picks up. The little fox by the name of Xin starts her journey learning the language of cats, then slowly picks up the language of humans while developing a relationship with Nie Zheng. Through the power of communication, she walks into his heart across the boundaries of differences.... more>>

If love is a fire that engulfs human emotions like an incinerator, rendezvous is the boundary that leads to the fairytale ending of romance.

Handcraft artist Din Rou is known as the ‘sly fox’ by her enemies. Her coincidental encounter with a certain someone in Paris marks the moment she fell in love—and the beginning of separation. A fleeting tale of love that passes by like a shooting star, only to leave vivid memories in the hearts of the young lovers.

The passing of stars indicates the start of new love. May the pursuers of true love be blessed by the starry skies to join their beloved in the romantic land of their dreams. <<less

The king said, "Let them die." So they went on the road of looking for death.

The protagonist Vasily Ivanovich Kaminsky (Vasya) is the president of a private security company, but is the boss of the Red Mafia. He interests Eun-han with his handsome face and appearance that was enough to walk on the runway as a model.... more>>

The Lead Yoon Eunhan.

A money launderer who settled in Miami after many twists and turns and lives a good life. In front of the vicious Red Mafia boss Kaminsky, he trembles like a rabbit, but in fact, he is famous in the gay society as a demonic bottom.

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Yoon Eun-han, who left Korea when he was kicked out due to an unfortunate incident 10 years ago, is enjoying a stable life as a money launderer in Miami, USA.

The only unsettling factor in his life is his main customer, Red Mafia boss Vasily Kaminsky. In fact, in terms of appearance and body shape, he was a exactly Eun-han’s type, but unlike his monk-like appearance, he was the boss of a brutal mafia. He was someone who thought that getting rid of problems was easier than lifting a finger. He was afraid that he was interested in Eun-han, and after hearing information from his subordinate that Kaminsky is ‘Bi’, he raises his level of vigilance… but the goddess of fate was not so merciful to Eun-han.

Eun-han’s life, who prided himself on not committing any major crimes and living a modest life until now, suddenly turned upside down after 10 years and started to get more twisted after the appearance of his cousin Sung-han, and Kaminsky spurs his fate even more…

“Live wisely. okay?” <<less

At the Rivers & Lakes Loft on Mount Huang, trouble is brewing. The Black Killer Gang has its sights set on the dominating the martial world, but they have to get through the Eight Major Martial Arts Schools first. Only, where is the martial world alliance head, who has dominated the martial world for the past twenty years?... more>>

A standalone novella, not a part of the Snowblade Vagabond series. <<less

Jenna’s hatred towards Dex Peralta started since he has played with her because of an interview she has to get from him for their campus paper.... more>>

He was tagged as the “campus king.”

He was their university’s varsity team captain and the most infamous bad boy and campus heartthrob at the same time.

He does not want to be interviewed by her.

That’s why she has to make a move to make him agree to take the interview.

She has to change herself so he’ll take notice of her.

But that seems to be the root reason for him to play with her heart.

Fast forward to the present time. Jenna was now a media person.

And it seems that history is repeating itself.

With Dex’s come back to the basketball scene, she has to take an interview with him, again.

But she has learned her lessons.

This time, she would not let her heart be played by Dex again. <<less