This book tells the story of a famous Chinese painter named Cheng Butao who died suddenly while working on his paintings. His paintings were sold at high prices at auctions and were hard to come by. The famous forensic doctor Zhuge Zheng believed that Cheng Butao committed suicide, which caused an uproar in public opinion. This case attracted the close attention and strong interest of Tong Qing, a writer in the province. Tong Qing went deep into the luxurious villa where Cheng Butao lived, intending to solve this mystery. As the investigation deepened, it touched upon the fate and joys of a generation spanning half a century, and approached the magnificent spiritual world of that generation under the wave of the development of the times.
本书讲述：国内著名画家程步涛在创作中猝然身亡。他的画作曾在拍卖场上频频拍出天价，一画难求。大法医诸葛铮认为程步涛是自杀，舆论一片哗然。这桩案件引起省内作家童庆的密切关注和强烈兴趣，童庆深入程步涛居住的豪华别墅，意图破解这一疑团。随着追查的深入，却触及了一代人跨越半个世纪的命运悲欢，走近了时代发展浪潮下那一代人波澜壮阔的精神世界。
本书讲述：国内著名画家程步涛在创作中猝然身亡。他的画作曾在拍卖场上频频拍出天价，一画难求。大法医诸葛铮认为程步涛是自杀，舆论一片哗然。这桩案件引起省内作家童庆的密切关注和强烈兴趣，童庆深入程步涛居住的豪华别墅，意图破解这一疑团。随着追查的深入，却触及了一代人跨越半个世纪的命运悲欢，走近了时代发展浪潮下那一代人波澜壮阔的精神世界。
