Death Notice: The Darker Tetralogy

The novel *Darker*, the original work of the web series starring Guo Jingfei, is a masterpiece of high-IQ crime fiction in China. Penguin Random House acquired the English rights for a record price, sparking another overseas reading frenzy following *The Three-Body Problem*. To defeat a flawless, high-IQ killer, you must be even more insane! Anyone who receives a "death notice" will be brutally murdered by a mysterious killer on the predicted date. Even if the victims report to the police, and the police lay a tight net and provide close protection, the mysterious killer can still effortlessly kill their victims amidst the ambush. All the killings occur right under the police's noses, and every police operation ends in failure. The true identity of the mysterious killer remains unknown; every police operation is within his calculations. This is a battle of wits. Is there any clue to cracking the seemingly perfect modus operandi? All criminals who escape legal punishment will face the wrath of the mysterious killer, Eumenides. This man who betrayed the law will never allow himself to be judged by the law again...