{"product_id":"silent-reading-mo-du-novel-vol-1-special-edition-9798895611074","title":"Silent Reading: Mo Du (Novel) Vol. 1 (Special Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe hit danmei thriller from the author behind \u003ci\u003eGuardian: Zhen Hun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang\u003c\/i\u003e-both available from Seven Seas!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young man's body is found outside a glitzy high-rise on the West Side of Yancheng--dressed for celebration, strangled, and left with a sheet of paper covering his face. One word is scrawled across it: \u003ci\u003emoney\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo Sergeant Luo Wenzhou, head of the Criminal Investigation Team at the Yancheng Municipal Public Safety Bureau, it's just another case in a city rife with power plays and buried secrets. But as he digs deeper with his team, what begins as a straightforward homicide unravels into something far murkier--reaching into the city's darkest corners of wealth, privilege, and police corruption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then there's Fei Du: the aloof, razor-sharp CEO of the Fei Corporation, who seems to know far too much about the murder--and about Luo Wenzhou himself. Once a troubled youth with ties to Luo's past, Fei Du now walks a fine line between brilliant ally and inscrutable suspect. His insights are disturbingly precise. His motives? Frustratingly opaque. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the investigation twists through layers of trauma and moral ambiguity, Luo Wenzhou finds himself reluctantly drawn toward the very man who unsettles him most. But in a city where justice is easily bought and truth wears many masks, can either man afford to trust the other? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis limited Special Edition contains the Standard Edition, but with bonus merchandise shrinkwrapped to the book: a special police badge and detective's notebook, a double-sided bookmark, and a sticker sheet. Don't miss the new art from guest artists included in this special merch!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePriest\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling and award-winning Chinese author known for a large body of work, including several popular danmei series. Priest's works have been translated into many languages and adapted into animated shows, audio dramas, comics, and live-action dramas, and include hits \u003ci\u003eGuardian: Zhen Hun, Bandits\/Legend of Fei, Faraway Wanderers\/Word of Honor, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSilent Reading: Mo Du\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seven Seas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807270502674,"sku":"9798895611074","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed151736-e9c7-4fb8-a619-94f5830c3c4a.jpg?v=1766049078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/silent-reading-mo-du-novel-vol-1-special-edition-9798895611074","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}