What Are Some Good Mystery-Solving Novels? 你知道哪些好的破案小说
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The Blackboard Is Bleeding 黑板在流血
[Supernatural + Horror + Ensemble Cast + Smart Characters + Infinite Worlds + Decisive and Ruthless + Teamwork] At the start of their sophomore year, their former homeroom teacher, Mr. Bai, mysteriously commits suicide in their classroom. At that moment, everyone’s understanding of the world is utterly overturned, and fiction becomes reality. Everyone in the class is forced to undertake one deadly mission after another. They can neither refuse nor escape.
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The Deadline for Evidence [Criminal Investigation] 罪证时限[刑侦]
Ye Xiao is a forensic pathologist in Lingnan City, quick-witted and sharp. Decades in the profession have seen her dissect well over a thousand bodies, giving her an exceptionally wealth of experience. Qi Yun is the head of the task force. Skilled at analysis and reading people, he has solved many major cases and is legendary within the police force as a specialist in cracking cases. The task force untangles a web of clues, piece by piece, and catches the real culprit. Among their cases are cold
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Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探
What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r
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Hunting Killers in the Dark 暗夜逐凶
[Delicate, sickly beautiful forensic examiner vs. tough, handsome elite criminal investigator] On her first day at work, the beautiful forensic examiner earns a reputation for being a scammer after the captain of the criminal investigation team mistakenly issues her a ticket. The victims in a string of murders are all found with their hands joined in a strange prayer-like pose. A poor college student is dismembered into countless pieces, but when the body is put back together, the liver and kidn
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The Letter 字母
A university campus should be full of youthful energy and an inviting place to be, but its peace was shattered that day. A body in the restroom marked the beginning of this deadly contest. A ghost armed with a blade leaves one student after another as a restless spirit. Every crime scene is shrouded in an unspeakable eeriness... What happened on that rainy night? The past does not fade with the wind. It stays buried in people's hearts forever. Human nature is evil from the start... Dark currents
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The Crime Scene Cleaner 凶案清理员
The first time Cen Mu went to a crime scene, he didn't see the body, but he did bring home the girlfriend he hadn't seen in three years. With his girlfriend's genius-level help, he solved cases like a god. Then he realized something was off: his girlfriend seemed to have a cheat of her own. The police team members said, “Our sister-in-law is beautiful, rich, and great at solving cases. She's perfect in every way, except for her questionable taste in men. She fell for Captain Cen.” This is the st
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Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录
(Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Suspense + Murder + Case-of-the-Week) Serial rape and murder, mass family killings, haunted-house murders, the butcher on a rainy night, a pregnant woman disemboweled for her baby... One bizarre, terrifying case after another unfolds. Follow Shen Ruchen, captain of the criminal investigation squad, and his fellow detectives as they solve horrifying murders, bizarre cases, and brutal killings. The novel focuses on standalone cases, with hundreds of major crim
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Cracking Cases with the Police: I Have a Genius Deduction System 刑警破案之我有大神推理系统
The Criminal Investigator Solves Cases with My Master Detective System
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Republican-Era Case Files: The Naked Corpse Case 民国奇探之裸尸案
Republican-Era Detective: The Naked Corpse Case
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The Silent Killer 沉默的凶手
Psychologist Xu Feifei thinks the Voldemort she sees is a hallucination. Then Voldemort writes a line on the mirror: “I have always been right behind you.” After that, Voldemort follows her everywhere, like a shadow. The human bones inside a sculpture, the rabbit-head mask in the maze, the invisible man in a single office worker’s home, the woman bricked into a wall, the novelist’s second personality, the remains in the basement: the murder cases encountered by the police captain and the psychol
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The Deadly Rabbit Man 致命兔人
Cheerful psychologist vs. stern criminal investigation captain A chilling nursery rhyme about a rabbit sparks a series of murders spanning ten years. A rabbit-like figure appears at every crime scene. Ten years ago, seven high school students went on a trip together. Six were killed. Ten years later, the rabbit-like figure appears again beside Su Fei, the sole survivor. If the rabbit-masked killer hadn’t returned, psychologist Su Fei would never have suspected that the stoic police officer Luo M
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Cold Case: Criminal Investigation Unit Nine 悬案:刑侦九组
The criminal investigation squad of Xingchan City Public Security Bureau takes on a tricky murder involving a car. Five rookie officers are unexpectedly chosen by the bureau chief to become undercover agents in Unit Nine. Besides handling some of the most heinous cases, they must also uncover a terrifying secret within the bureau. Leaving their roles as detectives behind, they work undercover to reveal the mystery surrounding Unit Nine... Why have three officers been missing for so long? What sc
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Judge Dee Mysteries: The Complete 4-Volume Set 大唐狄公案(套装共4卷)
Judge Dee Mysteries is a monumental work of English literature by Robert van Gulik, the great Dutch sinologist, diplomat, and novelist. Completed over fifteen years, it comprises sixteen novels and eight short stories. Centered on Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty chancellor of China, it recounts his legendary career as a magistrate solving cases and ridding the people of harm in prefectures, counties, and the capital. The stories are complex, the cases perilous, the plots gripping, and the mysteries de
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Longing to the Bone: A Forensic Examiner’s Case Notes 入骨相思:女法医勘查手记
A corpse showing signs of bloat is discovered inside an arcade machine. Every suspect has an alibi, so who is the killer? On New Year’s Eve, a family of three is murdered at their reunion dinner, their eyes gouged out. What deep-seated hatred lies behind this massacre? Several young women are found dead in the wilderness in the dead of winter. Before their deaths, they all wore the same vintage coat. Could a ghost in the coat have stolen these flower-like lives? A “black umbrella curse” suddenly
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Strange Cases of a Forensic Investigator 法医异闻录
I never imagined I would become a forensic examiner, but by a twist of fate, I found myself on this path. Along the way, I witnessed too much of humanity's dark and ugly side. With the approval of the relevant authorities, I have written up some of these cases. Evil is all around us. This is The Forensic Examiner's Strange Cases!
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The Perfect Crime 完美犯罪
I have a criminal gene. I was born a criminal. Fate led me to meet Lü Jie, and I followed her into the field of forensic medicine. Just before graduation, a horrific bloodbath took place on campus. Lü Jie vanished, her fate unknown. I fell from heaven into darkness, and a demon stirred in the depths of my soul. After graduating, I became a forensic doctor. On my first day at work, I was confronted with a shocking case: the Red-Clothed Killer, who had disappeared for years, was back. As I went a
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Keep Your Secrets Hidden 要把心事藏好
Viral internet celebrity policewoman VS psychological surgeon. Jiang Miyi is a criminal investigator skilled in crime deduction, while Tan Jiyan is a doctor who helps people heal from psychological trauma. They meet through the “Drowned Cartoonist Case” and go on to investigate the “Woman’s Corpse in a Suitcase Case,” the “Qingshi Town Family Massacre,” and the “Eye-Gouging, Ear-Cutting Maniac Case,” among others. A vast conspiracy lurks behind these cases. What happens when someone spies on the
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The Psychological Crime Profiler 心理贩罪师
They are patients at the Bright Light Psychological Healing Center. They wear shells of darkness as they search for salvation in the light. They are supposedly there to “save” others, yet at the turning point of human nature, they reveal a blood-red truth. A breathtaking operatic swan song, a lovesick gourmet, a beautiful writer obsessed with corpses... Lin Qianqiu, a mysterious psychologist. Is she a healer who brings people into the light? Or a purveyor of sin who pushes them into the abyss? T
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I Earned a First-Class Merit on Day One, and You Call Me a Rookie Cop? 入职就立一等功,你管这叫新警?
Fan Debiao transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an ordinary community police officer after graduating from the police academy. On his way to report for duty, he unexpectedly awakens the Celestial Police Spirit-Eye System. From then on, Fan Debiao can see information about any criminal. On his very first day at work, he catches an A-rank fugitive and earns a first-class merit. He goes out shopping and takes down a thieves’ den. He can even catch a wanted criminal while using the bathroom
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The Funeral Detective 白事大侦探
My childhood friend got caught soliciting sex. There’s no problem with me bailing him out, right? But what’s the deal with making a funeral director like me the head of a special investigation team? All I want is to focus on making money, but the appearance of a confession letter completely changed my life, and nearly got me killed (Chapter 164). For personal and professional reasons alike, Chou Wan, I’m going to catch you... This is a traditional detective novel, not a power fantasy. The pacing
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Elegance Across the Wilds: Becoming a Guard 满野风华之成为卫士
This is a contemporary realist novel, with no transmigration or rebirth. It has some suspense and focuses more on emotions. Synopsis: A car accident causes a toxic gas leak, killing and injuring many innocent people. But does this accident seem to be covering something up? There should have been three people in the car, so why were there only two bodies? Did someone survive the disaster? How did they escape? Eight years later, a great mountain helps a mute girl speak again. Why did she lose her
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The Chief Secretary's Adorable Forensic Surgeon Wife 首辅家的法医娇妻
She was a forensic doctor in the 21st century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a farmer's daughter. When her younger brother became entangled in a murder case, she stepped in to save him. The newly appointed county magistrate was impressed by her forensic skills and hired her as the county office's female coroner. For the sake of her family, Xie Ziyun resolutely accepted the new magistrate's offer. She helped him solve one strange case after another, until he rose to become the Grand
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Evil Bones 2: The Ashen Mystery 恶骨2:灰烬谜踪
[Criminal Investigation + Criminal Psychology + Hard-Core Deduction + Genius Detective + Serial Murders + Fighting Side by Side + Ensemble Cast] The dead can speak, and clues never lie! Thirty years ago, a shooting sent shockwaves through the entire town. A man and a woman died on the spot, while the killer remained at large. Years later, another case brought the true culprit behind the cold case to light! At the same time, a young girl vanished under mysterious circumstances, and every suspect
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Evil Bones 4: Partners in Crime and Love 恶骨4:罪爱同谋
[Mind-Bending Mystery + Case-of-the-Week Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Stunning Twists + Fighting Side by Side] A shadowy hand controls a deadly game. Out on the sea, a white suitcase drifts slowly across the water. When it's opened, it reveals the bloated, headless corpse of a woman! Is the butterfly tattoo on the body a clue to the victim's identity, or a warning from the killer? A blood-soaked coffin appears on a stormy night, its oozing blood horrifying against the darkness! The
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Tracking Down the Mystery 迷案追凶
There are two kinds of things in the world: those you can see and those you can’t. What you can see is human nature. What you can’t see is what lies in people’s hearts. Behind every seemingly absurd story are faces twisted by ugliness. My name is Qin Mu. I’m a criminal police officer with seven years on the job. Three years ago, I helped the local police crack a smuggling case involving an international crime syndicate. My partner, Ayun, fell victim to a Nanyang curse technique and then mysterio
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The Wall Is Four and a Half Meters High 高墙四米半
The author is a grassroots police officer who drew on personal experience to write this story. Using a detention center as its starting point and major cases once reported by CCTV as its basis, the novel recreates the reality of life inside a detention center and the process of investigating cases. Its greatest strength is its authenticity: this is a realistic novel that reads more like literary reportage.
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Murder in the Golden House: My Opponent Is a Bit of a Letdown 金屋藏凶:我的对手不太行
[Alternate Republic of China setting + episodic mystery-solving + happy ending] During the Republic of China era, the body of socialite Xu Ruolan is discovered in a suburban villa. The police station hastily closes the case as an accidental fall. Officer Jiang Shuyi suspects foul play and continues investigating, only to be dismissed without explanation. Just as the truth is about to be buried, a year later, dancer Dong Yujiao moves into the villa to track down a missing treasure. There, she cro
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The Violet Murder Shroud 紫色凶罩
A woman is found in a cornfield, impaled through the body by a steel bar. Was it revenge, a crime of passion, or torture? Read closely and examine every detail to find the answer. Otherwise, you won’t know the truth until the very end!
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Roaring On, the Storm Continues 狂啸,狂飙在延续
An Xin has barely arrived in Jin Hai when a murder case comes up. Faced with a baffling investigation, An Xin is determined to solve it, but strange things are happening at the police station, and there are disagreements over how to assign tasks. Is he being bullied because he's new, or is there more to the case than meets the eye? Find out how An Xin breaks through the confusion and solves the case! This book mainly covers the Xinmenqiao body-disposal case, the baby-trafficking case, the women
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Detective Peter 神探皮特
The protagonist, Pete Li, gets called Detective Pete by someone after a chance encounter, and then sets off on a remarkable journey through life.
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Fragrant Dust on Purple Paths 紫陌香尘
Drawing on more than a decade of experience as a police officer and my broader understanding of society, I wrote this original social realist mystery novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It spans 20 years from beginning to end, with dozens of clues and echoes woven throughout. I hope to share it with readers who are patient and enjoy thinking things through. There are two cases, but what truth will you see in them? The Fragrance of Purple Dust is divided into four volumes, each named wit
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It Wasn’t Him 不是他
Choices: we face many of them over the course of our lives. Have you made the right one every time? Will the road ahead be smooth, or will it lead to ruin? In the storm, some are soaked to the skin, some emerge unscathed, and others lose everything in the whirlpool of the raging current! When the person you trust most, even the person you idolize, is exposed as someone entirely different, what will you choose? Perhaps holding fast to a corner of purity within your heart is what you strive for al
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Detective Luo 罗探
By a bizarre twist of fate, Luo Yi stumbled into a forbidden zone. To return to the real world, he must complete a special task assigned by the local leader. Thus began a long journey of exploration~
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The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部
At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang
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Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部
In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa
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The Detective’s Code 奇侦密码
A detective enthusiast, he seems to have been kissed by the devil: wherever he goes, a murder is sure to happen. Elaborate, baffling murders; cunning, scheming criminals; and utterly mystifying cases. He solves them all with his keen eye for detail and his meticulous talent for logical deduction. Once he spots a suspicious clue, he throws himself into the case, losing sleep and forgetting to eat as he puzzles things out until the truth comes to light. His masterful investigative skills often lea
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Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2:名利场
[Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe
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Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1:暗潮
[Criminal Investigation and Deduction + Criminal Psychology + Stunning Twists + Horror + Wild Imagination] On the square of the Police University, a horrifying corpse lies curled inside a shattered sculpture, its face contorted as if frozen in a silent scream. Even more unsettling, a note found in the victim's stomach eerily foretells the crime scene. Chen Ye has only just become a police officer when he is handed such a difficult case, and this is only the beginning. A string of deaths shatters
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I Foresee Your Death 预见你的死亡
Do you know how many people go missing in a year? How many die unjustly, their bodies lost without a trace? Do you know the despair and terror they feel before they die? You don’t know, but that doesn’t mean it never happened. So it wasn’t my arrival that brought death to these places. I simply told you what you didn’t know! Because I’m a madman who loves a good mystery but figured out the answer long ago.
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Solving Cases Is a Skill 查案是门技术活儿
C City Police Bureau, Special Cases Group C. Ji Huan watched Shi Yan, head bent over his phone, and tapped the whiteboard behind him. “What do you make of this case?” Shi Yan didn't even look up. “Investigating cases is a technical job. I wouldn't know where to start!” Ji Huan cleared his throat. “Ahem! ... It's not easy to learn, so come on, I'll teach you...”
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Code of the Killer 逐凶密码
Private detective Luo Jincheng takes on a lucrative job to find a missing girl. While investigating, Luo Jincheng finds himself caught in a kidnapping crisis! His pursuit of the case leads to a vast black-market empire! They monopolize capital and engage in vicious competition. To win favor with powerful officials, they even traffic underage girls in sex-for-power deals! Before one case is solved, another emerges. Coincidence, or carefully orchestrated? Beneath the city’s dark clouds, a massive
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Crime Scene: A Homicide Captain’s Casebook 犯罪现场:刑警队长的死亡手札
Tension! Suspense! Thrills! Disappearances! Kidnappings! Murders! A sealed room used to kill, cursed villagers, a sinister mirror... Who is the real culprit lurking in the darkness?
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The Real-Life Inspiration Behind I'm a Detective 我是刑警原型揭秘
The series I Am a Police Officer could be called a documentary about major criminal cases in China. Its popularity has drawn more and more attention to safety concerns in society. This book reveals the real cases behind those depicted in the show and recreates the crime scenes. Let's take a closer look! On January 28, 1995, eleven people were killed at a mine in a single night. Four disguised men stormed the mine's guardroom and went on a killing spree, leaving bodies everywhere they went. This
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Countdown to Murder 凶案倒计时
Have you ever seen an honor student in her underwear dancing in a morgue? Have you ever seen three kumanthong dolls singing a corrupted nursery rhyme in the dead of night? Have you ever seen four female college students, dead for days, ordering takeout with ghost money? I have. My name is Liu Cheng, and I'm a professional criminal investigator. My bizarre experiences began with the “Ghost Money Female Corpse Case,” which shocked the entire city…
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Case File No. 37 三十七号档案
A headless female corpse hanging in a medical school anatomy lab, a woman’s body in a box floating at sea, an innocent girl held captive for years, and university students dying by suicide one after another… Behind these horrifying events, killers lurking in the darkness turn into demons and devour people’s souls. Follow Shen Zezhi and his team as they untangle the clues and uncover the truth behind each case.
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Ninefold Forbidden Zone (Season 1) 九重禁(第1季)
Nine bizarre murders conceal nine kinds of clues, each pointing in a different direction. Because the cases are so strange and disturbing, the killer has evaded justice for years, and the authorities have ordered all information about them tightly sealed. In secret, however, the provincial Public Security Department chief orders the formation of a special task force, determined to unravel the mystery. Its members include a criminal police captain skilled in deduction and martial arts; a genius c
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Twin Cities Detective: The Genius Inspector Steals the Show 双城推理:天才探长飒爆了
[Alternate modern setting] A cool, mature female detective and her puppyish young male partner: sweet and spicy, solving cases while falling in love Detective Tang's conviction is that she will find the person who killed her mother. Detective Du's dream is to become as capable as Sister Tang. As time goes by, amid dangerous cases, the two gradually come to share a goal: solve crimes, and find time for romance too. “Cuckoo, Cuckoo, report in! Get to the crime scene immediately!” Detective Tang ca
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Case Files of the Strange 诡案笔录
Have you ever looked at a photo of a crime scene, only to find yourself back there in a dream that night? The killer, whose face you can’t make out, tells you how he felt while committing the crime: perhaps delighted, perhaps sad. A gourmet who eats canned meat, an artisan who carves bone, a pharmacist who researches medicines, a root carver who works with wood, a painter who pursues beautiful scenery... Every genius has something they strive for. But when their ambitions exceed reality, they
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Where the Heart Finds Peace 何处心安
The facts of a crime are not what is frightening. What is frightening is the humanity behind it. Ling Anan, a Cambridge University PhD in criminology, remained in China after an accident and set out to analyze baffling crimes. How can a killer's life be read from a crime scene? How can criminal profiling help the police find the culprit? After becoming entangled in a world of crime, how will Ling Anan save himself?
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One Slip After a Thousand Careful Thoughts 千虑一失
[Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [No Supernatural Elements] A man commits a brazen crime in front of the police and jumps into a river during the manhunt, but the body they find in the water is not the culprit’s. Afterward, new victims appear one after another in an apartment elevator, at a hospital, and outside the Public Security Bureau, setting off a kidnapping crisis as well. Four people die in a single day. Is this a deliberate provocation, or is something else at play? Face
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