Red thumb print

Author: Austin Freeman
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: "Murder Shop" is a series that aims to select and translate classics from the 150-year tradition of detective and crime mystery novels, introducing them to the Chinese reading world. The hope is to reintroduce renowned authors and masterpieces to readers. The motivation for reading, of course, is to find an interesting companion, and to maintain a classical entertainment framework for "reading novels" in this modern world. "Detective novels" have been shaped by the contributions of top minds over the past century, and their significance far exceeds mere entertainment. Whether as a mental game of "solving mysteries" or as a "social critique" through observing the world, crime and mystery have achieved great success. Now, we gather these classic "closed-room murders" into a specialized shop, hoping to bring readers more joy in reading. Austin Freeman is a "pure mystery" novelist within the "mystery school" of detective fiction (emphasizing investigative methods and exploring the possibilities of cases). His major contributions to detective fiction are "scientific investigation" and "inverted detective novels," which pushed the genre to new heights. This book is his masterpiece. In early 20th-century London, Mr. Hobbie's company experienced a diamond theft. Only a blood-red thumbprint was left in the safe. Can a single red thumbprint reveal the whole story? Detective Dr. Sang Dek, with his professional knowledge and rational thinking, shakes the seemingly irrefutable evidence, and the case takes a sharp turn, leaving readers cheering for the unexpected twist.