Fiction, Crime, Detective

《凶宅》呼延云
Abyss By Yun HUYAN

Introduction:
On a storm-soaked night, this city’s only “Haunted House Cleaning Crew” is taken hostage. The hostage-taker issues a countdown challenge to the police: within four hours, he will force the crew to clean three stigmatized apartments—each sealed off after an unsolved murder. For every property, the police must arrive in time, investigate the scene, and crack the cold case. If they fail, the hostage dies.
The clock is ticking.
Forensic investigator Liu Simiao joins forces with Xu Ran, – the lone survivor of the infamous Maple Villa massacre–to enter these long-abandoned homes, each eerily pristine, unnaturally quiet. What they find are not just traces of past violence, but chilling remnants of stories long buried.
Meanwhile, forensic pathologist Lei Rong attends a dinner party at the newly renovated Maple Villa, unaware that the house—once the site of five brutal deaths—is about to claim another life. Behind locked doors, the nightmare begins again.
As one strange death follows another, the truth grows harder to separate from rumor. Are these houses truly cursed, or is someone turning them into haunted house on purpose?.
About the Author：
Yun HUYAN is a famous detective novel writer. He made his debut in 2009 with Transmutation, and his early works lean towards the original style puzzle stories. Since then, he has persistently explored and innovated both the subject matter and form of detective novels, while also integrating elements of traditional culture. He specializes in presenting complex real-life themes in a grand narrative style, and his writing style is majestic and bold, making him unique among Chinese detective writers.
Other novels by this author: The Yellow Emperor’s Curse《皇帝的咒语》, Burnt Bodies at the Deratization Hill station《扫鼠岭》, Empty City Scheme《空城计》, Change《嬗变》, Broken Mirror 《破镜》，Impossible Survival《不可能幸存》，Ghost Laughing Stone – A&B《鬼笑石 上下》， Black Pot Record《乌盆记》