Drifting Away

This is a gripping thriller based on a true case, skillfully weaving elements of suspense, criminal investigation, psychological analysis, and more. The depths of human evil depicted here are chilling, leaving readers both terrified and utterly captivated. It could be considered China’s version of “The Silence of the Lambs.” That year, the winter in Xuecheng was bone-chillingly cold. In an ordinary apartment building, a grotesque dismemberment case unfolded that even the battle-hardened Chief Detective Peng Zhaolin found deeply disturbing. What he could not forgive himself for was that he had passed by the suspect, Deng Ligang, in the hallway, a mere brush with fate that turned into a ten-y...