Han Dynasty Noir

Historical crime fiction set in ancient China with darkly humorous twists

1. Greed's Fatal Tail

2. Author: Zachary Upton
3. Case Prototype: The Case of Li Jian and Jing Zhang's Land Dispute
4. Story Tags: Han Dynasty Noir;Greed Thriller;Psychiatric Wrongful Confinement;Donald Westlake Tribute

1. The Bronze Epitaph

2. Author: Iris Ellsworth
3. Case Prototype: The Case of Tian Xuan, the Sefu of Dongxiang, Chang'an, Assaulting the Cane Master
4. Story Tags: Historical Suspense;Religious Fraud;Han Dynasty Noir;Collapse of Faith

1. The Isolated Commandery

2. Author: Samuel Farrell
3. Case Prototype: Yin Shang v. Xu Shengzhi (Debt Recovery Case)
4. Story Tags: Historical Thriller;Psychological Suspense;Han Dynasty Noir;Locked-Room Mystery