In his ideal world, Lee Po-Ching is a professional writer who practices law on the side; unfortunately, reality is exactly the opposite. Honored as one of the fifty most representative popular fiction  writers of 21st century Taiwan by Wenhsun magazine, Lee has published numerous books, including the historical novel The Destruction of Shu, and the mystery novels Dearest You and The Last Train Home. Rights to his crime novel The Grand Candidius Hotel have been sold in Thailand and Korea. The Gap Year was one of the top three mystery novels, and one of the top ten most popular novels of 2022 on Readmoo, Taiwan’s largest e-book platform. Rights have already been sold in mainland China.