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Crime Fiction

FICTION

Countryside Police Station: International Repercussions | Short Story

Author A Yi’s tale of bureaucracy and absurdity behind county officials’ futile attempt to put out a fire

A Yi (阿乙)& Dylan Levi King

May 16, 2024

FICTION

Countryside Police Station: An Unsolved Case | Short Story

Novelist A Yi’s satirical take on how county police “solved” a case of theft at a local chemical plant

A Yi (阿乙)& Dylan Levi King

May 14, 2024

BOOKS

Can China’s Detective Novels Finally Make Crime Pay?

China’s long quest to produce a great crime novel

Jesse Young (杨哲思)

Oct. 23, 2022

FICTION

The Pig Head Diner | Short Story

Author Iron Head writes about the lives of youths who’ve grown up at the bottom of society

Iron Head (铁头)& Moy Hau

Sept. 3, 2017