Biographical note

A leading contemporary master of suspense in China, Zhou Haohui is the author of more than ten novels exploring the intersection of human nature, criminal motive, and the art of detection. His books include Killing Notice, The Evil Hypnotist, The Horrific Picture, and The Ghost Mountain. His works have been translated into French, English, Korean, and Japanese, and many have been adapted for film and television. Born in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Zhou received his master's degree in engineering from Tsinghua University. Bonnie Huie has translated several novels from the Chinese, including women's fiction by bestselling Hong Kong author Amy Cheung and Taiwanese countercultural icon Qiu Miaojin. She also translated the work of Okinawan political novelist Tatsuhiro Ōshiro. She is a recipient of a PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her rendition of the short story "Under the Cherry Blossoms" by Japanese modernist Motojirō Kajii.