THE CULT SERIES ABOUT CHINESE SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE ECCENTRIC MATHEMATICIAN CHEN JUE. ONE OF THE BEST CHINESE INTELLECTUAL DETECTIVES. This bizarre residential pyramid is dedicated to the five elements. The four floors symbolize earth, fire, water and wood — and are built using these materials. The fifth floor is the top of the pyramid. It consists of just one room, made entirely of copper imitating gold, which is the final element. Even during the construction of the Tower of the Five Elements, rumors grew. They said it was cursed and drove those who lived in it crazy. The first owner did not attach any importance to this; on the contrary, he believed that living in the "Golden Room" would bring him incredible luck. Until one day I opened the window and jumped down into the darkness. Later, his example was followed by the second owner... Lin Zhen, the son of the latter, is sure that his father did not commit suicide. He is not even bothered by the fact that the "Golden Room" was locked from the inside during the incident. To understand the mystery of his parent's death, Zhen decides to spend the night in it and... also dies. And soon the tower collapses during an earthquake, burying under its rubble the hope of solving three strange deaths. However, this does not seem to be an obstacle at all to the brilliant mathematician and detective Chen Jue, to whom Zhen's sister turns for help.…The novel is translated from Chinese. _____________________________________________________________"I believe Shi Chen has enough ambition and winning skills to be considered a worthy author of the detective genre." – Lu Yehua, a well-known Chinese author of action fiction, translator of Agatha Christie, member of the Shanghai Writers Association.