Chinese Case Novels

Weekly serialized novels dramatizing Chinese legal history, investigators, and court verdicts.

1. The Invisible Verdict

2. Author: Walter Kendrick
3. Case Prototype: The Dispute over Land Boundaries between Diaosheng and Gebo (Recorded on the Diaosheng Gui)
4. Story Tags: Cyber Thriller;Serial Killer Fiction;Diaspora Crime;Live-Stream Horror

1. The Bronze of Bitter Envy

2. Author: Thomas Pendleton
3. Case Prototype: Case of the Shi Qi Ding (Military Law Violation)
4. Story Tags: Historical Noir;Psychological Suspense;Feminist Revenge Tragedy;Ancient Chinese Courtroom Drama

1. The Five Codes of the Gui Vessel

2. Author: Jack Caldwell
3. Case Prototype: Case of Hu v. Kou He (Stolen Grain Case) in the Hu-Ding Bronze Inscription
4. Story Tags: Chinese Diaspora Crime;Cyberpunk Thriller;Digital Heist;Greed & Betrayal

1. The Blood of the Tripod

2. Author: Raymond Pendleton
3. Case Prototype: Hu Ding Case - Slave Sale Dispute between Hu and Xian
4. Story Tags: Historical Mystery;Post-Apocalyptic;Chinese Historical Fiction;Psychological Horror

1. The Hollow Men of Fengjing

2. Author: Theodore Stratford
3. Case Prototype: The Case of the Xun Yi: Mu Niu's False Accusation of His Superior
4. Story Tags: Ancient Noir Thriller;Psychological Swindle;Nihilistic Evil;Western Zhou Crime

1. The Fifth Year Ding's Reflection

2. Author: Karen Pendleton
3. Case Prototype: Case of Qiu Wei v. Bang Jun Li (Land Compensation Dispute)
4. Story Tags: Chinese Rural Noir;Psychological Suspense;Land Feud Mystery;Jia Pingwa-esque