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4) Three
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Realizing that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hospital. In the hospital, he claims human rights to refuse immediate treatment in order to bide time for his underlings to rescue him. The detective in charge sees through his scheme but decides to play along so as to capture his whole gang once and for all.
6) Mo qiu
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"Two high school basketball stars were murdered together. The killer cut off of their arms and took off with it. The murder's identity and motive were a mystery. The only clue was that the words 'magic ball' was written next to one of the bodies and also in a photograph of the other one. Actually, the double murder was only the tip of the iceberg to a larger scheme"--Provided by vendor.
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He is a rising star in skating, that's why he gains the name of "bird man". One day, while practising, he drops down from the sky, like a fallen star, and dies in front of his girlfriend. The investigation shows that the cause of his death is poison. As the police can't find any clue, they get a letter telling that the murderer is his personal trainer, who is also his best friend.
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Wen Rui'an wu xia jing pin xi lie volume 07-08
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"Four detectives join the actions to solve cases of serious crimes. The novel consists of five independent but related mysteries"--Provided by vender.
11) Da Wenxi mi ma
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Lan xiao shuo volume 84
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Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu work to solve the murder of an elderly curator of the Louvre, a case which leads to clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci and a centuries-old secret society.
13) Di san shi xiao
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Collection of six detective and mystery short stories by Hideo Yokoyama.
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"'I' happened to visit this simple little town. The inhabitants were so simple that it was hard to believe. So, right away, 'I' became a famous detective. The next day, inside a sealed room, the town's wealthiest man got shot to death. The second day, a novelist got shot to death by an arrow. 'I' was right next door, but the murderer escaped. The third day, four more people died. The whole town seemed to be under a curse"--Provided by vendor.
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Zhencai loves her husband a lot, but her husband marries her only because he wants a son from her. And he forces her to sign a contract that if she isn't pregnant in a year, they will get a divorce. Zhencai wants to get his love during the one year, but at the same time, she sets a trap to kill him. During the year of their marriage, she uses all her love and care to save him from the trap. But when she isn't pregnant, and he wants a divorce, she...
17) Xin can zhe
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"In Tokyo, a single woman just moved into a conservative neighborhood and got killed soon afterwards. The detective team not only solve the murder mystery but find answers to emotional puzzles"--Provided by vendor.
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