★ Another suspenseful masterpiece by Song Ying, the leading figure of Chinese social mystery fiction,the companion novel to "Apricot's Revenge"!
★ His novel "Apricot's Revenge" was selected for the "Best Mystery & Thriller of 2016" list by the prestigious US Library Journal. Song Ying remains the only Chinese author to date to be included on this list! The US Kirkus Reviews praised it as "a new type of novel with Chinese characteristics"!
★ What hatred burns so fiercely that forty years of pain still refuse to heal? A desolate cemetery, a mother gunned down in cold blood, and a lone avenger driven by grief—this heart-wrenching, mist-shrouded tale sees renowned journalist Nie Feng once again uncovering the truth behind a story of vengeance…
★ English translation samples available.

During the decade-long turmoil, a fifteen-year-old boy fled across a battlefield with his mother and younger brother. Suddenly, his mother let out a piercing scream and collapsed in a pool of blood. Later, he learned that her killer was a rebel faction leader surnamed Su—who had just received a new rifle and, merely wanting to test its "accuracy", randomly aimed at the three of them and fired. From that moment on, the boy vowed: he would kill Su and avenge his mother.
Ten years later, he meticulously plotted his revenge—but at the final moment, his enemy vanished without a trace, as if swallowed by the earth itself…

Song Ying

A National Class-A Writer in China and a pivotal pioneer of Chinese social mystery fiction, he is respected for the rigorousness of his craft and his profound insight into society and history.
He is the author of six full-length novels, including "Apricot's Revenge" "The White Giant Tower" and "The White Fog" ,his works have won numerous national awards.
His representative work "Apricot's Revenge",is widely recognized as "China's first social mystery novel". Its international achievements are particularly notable: the English edition was published by the globally renowned St. Martin’s Press and was selected for the Library Journal's "Best Mystery & Thriller of 2016" list. Song Ying is the first and, to date, the only Chinese author to receive this international honor, which fully demonstrates the transcendent narrative power and literary value of his work across cultures and borders.