In the preface to his second to last novel, The Guilty Secret, Liu told readers his ambition was for The Beautiful Writer who Killed to also be adapted for the big screen. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A police image of the suspects Liu Yongbiao and Wang. Liu never did publish The Beautiful Writer who Killed and now looks set to pen his next work behind bars. According to Chen Hongyue, one of the arresting officers, Liu told his wife he had spent more than two decades waiting for the police to come calling. The case is reminiscent of that of the Dutch crime writer Richard Klinkhamer, whose wife, Hannelore, vanished in 1991.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2017 07:57 UTC