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Drevnie gorie Unmena hraniat tainie, kotoriee luchshe ne trevojit. Chetiere goda nazad v usadbe roda Guan biela jestoko ubita semia: otec, mat, dvoe detei. V jivieh ostalas lish unaia Join — izbitaia, edva dieshashaia, v tot vecher sbejavshaia v metel. Ona utverjdaet, chto ne videla ubiicu. No sledie na snegu govoriat obratnoe — riadom s domom biela tolko ona. Kogda v Unmen pribievaet Siaokui, ohotnica i uchenica stolichnieh mudrecov, ona uznaet o davnem prestuplenii i vovlekaetsia v rassledovanie. V poiskah istinie Siaokui stalkivaetsia s drevnimi obriadami, semeiniemi prokliatiiami, podavlenniemi vospominaniiami i strahami, kotoriee mogut svesti s uma. Logika rushitsia pod tiajestu protivorechii, no nastoiashii ujas nastigaet ee, kogda ona nahodit novoe telo. . Ot avtora romanov «Togda i tolko togda, kogda sneg beliei» i «Elegiia». – Gipnoticheskoe vostochnoe fentezi s elementami detektiva i psihologicheskoi dramie. – Mrachnaia, tiaguchaia atmosfera, napolnennaia drevnimi ritualami, strahami, tainami roda, zapahami drevesinie i krovi. Istoricheskii Vostok, gde za roskoshu obriadov skrievautsia semeiniee tragedii, predatelstvo i drevnie prokliatiia. – Suroviee gorie, mnogo snega, tumanov, lesov i polnaia illuziia zamknutogo prostranstva, v kotorom kajdiei skrievaet pravdu. – Avtor predlagaet chitateliam vmeste s geroiami rassledovat prestuplenie — prichem v processe im pridetsia ne raz usomnitsia sobstvennoi logike i posochuvstvovat tomu, kto, vozmojno, iavliaetsia chudovishem. – Interesniei sujet, silnaia geroinia, uvlekatelniee filosofskie rassujdeniia o kitaiskoi mifologii. – Krasivaia oblojka s elementami iz zolotoi folgi. – Lu Cucha — kitaiskii pisatel, laureat premii «Luchshii debut» Vtorogo kitaiskogo konkursa detektivnoi literaturie (2014), obladatelnica 3-go mesta 16-i Premii knijnieh magazinov Iaponii (2019), serebrianoi nagradie 12-i Kitaiskoi premii «Sinun» (2021) i Pervoi nauchno-fantasticheskoi premii «Million Diaouichen» (2023, luchshaia povest). Proizvedeniia avtora neodnokratno vhodili v glavniee iaponskie reitingi detektivnoi literaturie, vkluchaia Honkaku Mystery Best 10.

Yunmen's ancient mountains hold secrets that are best left undisturbed. Four years ago, a family was brutally murdered in the Guan family's estate: a father, mother, and two children. Only the young Join remained alive, beaten, barely breathing, who escaped into a snowstorm that evening. She claims she didn't see the killer. But the footprints in the snow say the opposite—she was the only one near the house. When Xiaokui, a huntress and student of the capital's sages, arrives in Yunmen, she learns of an old crime and becomes involved in the investigation. In his search for the truth, Xiaokui encounters ancient rituals, family curses, repressed memories, and fears that can drive him crazy. Logic collapses under the weight of contradictions, but the real horror overtakes her when she finds a new body. . From the author of the novels "When and only when the Snow is White" and "Elegy". – Hypnotic oriental fantasy with elements of detective and psychological drama. – A gloomy, lingering atmosphere filled with ancient rituals, fears, secrets of the family, smells of wood and blood. The historical East, where family tragedies, betrayal and ancient curses are hidden behind the luxury of rituals. – Harsh mountains, lots of snow, fog, forests and the complete illusion of a closed space in which everyone hides the truth. – The author invites readers to investigate the crime together with the characters, and in the process they will have to question their own logic more than once and sympathize with someone who may be a monster. – Interesting plot, strong heroine, fascinating philosophical reflections on Chinese mythology. – Beautiful cover with gold foil elements. – Lu Qiucha is a Chinese writer, winner of the "Best Debut" award of the Second Chinese Detective Fiction Competition (2014), winner of the 3rd place of the 16th Japan Bookstore Award (2019), the silver award of the 12th Chinese Xinyun Award (2021) and the First Science Fiction Prize "Million Diaoyucheng" (2023, the best novel). The author's works have repeatedly been included in the main Japanese detective literature ratings, including Honkaku Mystery Best 10.