The Three-Room Problem

Three mysterious puzzles that break the laws of the detective genre and physics, by a famous Chinese detective writer. This is one of the best examples of the modern syn-hon-kak u direction, which develops the classic hon-kaku detective. The book will be a real challenge for fans of Japanese detective fiction, as well as the classics of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr.

In a mansion surrounded by grim rumors, a series of unbelievable murders takes place. The police are at a loss, but only the talented manga artist An Zhen can unravel the secrets of the three “locked rooms.”

The Lu family, well known in Shanghai, lives in the distance in a luxurious mansion by a lake. Rumors claim monsters live in the house, and at night in an abandoned park, a child’s crying can be heard. These rumors become real when a mysterious murder occurs in the mansion.

How did a body less than a day old end up in the pantry, whose entrance had been blocked with water two days earlier? Police lieutenant Liang Liang cannot solve this complicated case. The residents of the house saw nothing, and the only clue only makes the case more confusing. This is just the beginning of a chain of strange deaths in the Lu family.

An Zhen comes to the rescue—an ingenious manga artist whose skills in drawing and deduction have helped crack crimes more than once. He is the only one who can solve the “three locked rooms” puzzle.

“‘The Three Rooms Puzzle’ defends the genre of the hermetic detective,”—Shi Chen, author of “Shanghai Puzzle.”

“Even experienced detective readers find ‘impossible’ murders to be unsolvable. But the brilliant An Zhen will look at the case differently,”—Alina Lesnyak, executive editor.