Historical Crime

A fictional 1960s military operation hides an unimaginable slaughter, and its ghosts return to haunt the aging guilty and the forgotten survivor alike.

1. The Boju Resentment

2. Author: Barbara Newton
3. Case Prototype: Battle of Boju and Nang Wa's Flight to Zheng Case
4. Story Tags: Historical Crime;Psychological Suspense;Chinese Diaspora Mystery;Revenge Thriller

1. The Zheng Pyre

2. Author: Jane Fairchild
3. Case Prototype: The Case of the Deaths of Duke Ding of Zheng and Zi Taishu
4. Story Tags: Mystery;Political Thriller;Culinary Noir;Historical Crime

1. Paper-Thin Reason

2. Author: Edward Jamison
3. Case Prototype: The Rebellion of Hua Hai, Xiang Ning, and Hua Ding in Song
4. Story Tags: Historical Crime;Psychological Thriller;Tragedy;Chinese Historical

1. The Cinder Protocol

2. Author: Thomas Pendleton
3. Case Prototype: Loftus v. Optum Services, Inc.
4. Story Tags: Psychological Thriller;Historical Crime;Legal Suspense;Algorithmic Conspiracy

1. Palace of Ashes

2. Author: Iris Ellsworth
3. Case Prototype: The Case of the Eunuch Pi Reporting Lü Sheng and Xi Rui's Plot to Burn the Ducal Palace
4. Story Tags: Chinese-American Mystery;Historical Crime;Intergenerational Revenge;Wartime Secrets

1. A Cry from Ashes

2. Author: Karen Pendleton
3. Case Prototype: Duke Jing of Jin Attempts to Execute Defeated Generals Xun Linfu and Shi Hui, Admonished by Shi Zhenzi
4. Story Tags: Historical Crime;Psychological Suspense;Revenge Thriller;Investigative Journalism