Any Period Detective Stories? 有木有那种古装探案的小说！！

1. 151 大 The Great Qian Dynasty’s Number One Kept Man 大乾第一软饭王 Loofah and Cabbage丝瓜白菜Mystery432k WordsCompleted [Soul Transmigration + Alternate History + Political Intrigue + Poetry + Comedy + Live-in Son-in-Law + Imperial Examinations] This book draws on parts of Tang dynasty history. Song Bo, a forensic medicine PhD from the 21st century, transmigrates into the Great Qian dynasty! No System, no old man in a ring, not even the original owner’s memories! Song Bo slowly opens his eyes, only to find his head resting on the lap of a breathtaking beauty! Ha ha! What a lucky start. I really am the chosen one! 134Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   There are new books and old books, they are all very good [star]

2. 152 刑 The Song Dynasty Detective 刑宋 Mu Yi沐轶Historical5.3M WordsCompleted Zhuo Ran, a modern-day forensic doctor, accidentally transmigrates to the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song. Using his forensic knowledge and skills to solve cases, he sets out to make his mark. But nothing goes smoothly. The cases he faces are bizarre, eerie, and almost impossible to believe. The culprits come from every corner of society, from the imperial court to the streets and every walk of life; some are sanctimonious, others cunning and brutal. Danger lurks at every turn, both in and outs 4.8kReads8.6Score663Shelves
3. 153 大 The Little Coroner of the Dali Temple 大理寺小仵作 Qie Qie Isn't Sleepy茄茄不困Mystery261k WordsCompleted Word around town is that Dali Temple Minister Fu Xiujin is a jade-faced King of Hell, a cold beauty with an iron heart who brings down the hammer when investigating cases. Yao Shu glances at the innocent, puppy-eyed man in front of her, blushing just because he drank a bowl of sweet soup she made, and can only wonder: Shouldn’t you people get your eyes checked? See how the Dali Temple Minister and his young coroner examine strange corpses, solve cold cases, and find love along the way. 914Reads8.8Score133Shelves

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   🍀①: The heroine has a delicate and delicate appearance. She defeated hundreds of bandits and became the first suspect. On the way to Dali Temple, a group of corpses were found in the grass. The official inn was covered with yellow symbols... Everything was too weird. 🍀②: The heroine, a forensic doctor, died in the line of duty and traveled back in time to be a female widow in ancient times. She encountered an accident scene as soon as she traveled back in time. The corpse flew under the carriage, and she conducted an autopsy. She and the male protagonist's boss peeled off the cocoon to investigate the case. Oh ho~ This innocent and caring boss seems to have a baby kiss with me

4. 154 狄 A Di Renjie Mystery: The Chang Le Case 狄仁杰故事之常乐案 Cooking Wine and Investigating Cases煮酒问案Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient crime-solving + mystery + history + Tang Dynasty + everyday life and relationships] 1. Background During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the young and talented Di Renjie travels to the capital to take the imperial examinations. He enters official service as the magistrate of Changle County, improves local governance, and solves mysterious cases. 2. Cases Planned cases include Bloodshed on Mount Hua, The Missing Persons Mystery, The Mysterious Berries, Souls Lost in Jin 2kReads8.4Score—Shelves

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   Di Renjie, the magistrate of Tang Dynasty in ancient costume, investigates the case.

5. 155 独 The Divine Detective 独孤神探 Short Curly Hair短卷毛Mystery103k WordsCompleted During the Jinglong era of the Tang dynasty, Dugu Mao, military commissioner of Jiangzhou, was a brilliant detective. Together with his formidable martial-arts-trained attendant, Xiao Yin, he solved one baffling case after another. I hope to write airtight detective stories that don’t make your head hurt. Feel free to point out any flaws, haha. 181Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I could have recommended more, but here we are at 20 books, and they are all very interesting [Love]

6. 156 百 Records of Baichuan: I’m a Forensic Examiner at the Court of Judicial Review 百川录：我在大理寺当仵作 Li Yi鲤一Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted The serial murders in the capital, the killings in the temple and shrine, the ghost of a woman in the White Residence's attic... Yu Li transmigrates and becomes Yun Li, the younger sister of the Dali Temple Minister in Baichuan. But she is overweight and often ill, and people look down on and bully her... The worst offender is the daughter of a censor who has a crush on her brother?! With cases piling up, there's no time to let emotions get in the way. First, use her skills to get results, then 32Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 长 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 I'm So Confused我好乱Mystery844k WordsCompleted Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 230Reads7.3Score—Shelves
8. 158 她 She Solved Cases and Became the Finest in Yanjing 她靠破案冠绝燕京 Luo Baili洛百鲤Ancient Romance112k WordsCompleted Murder mysteries + sweet romance + woman disguised as a man She is the daughter of a disgraced official. To survive, she disguises herself as a man and becomes a coroner. He is the emperor’s brother-in-law and the only prince with a different surname in the Great Xia dynasty. He oversees the empire’s criminal justice system. But who could know that every day, he lives as if treading on thin ice? They meet during an assassination attempt, and later, while investigating a case together, they come 186Reads6.6Score—Shelves
9. 159 女 The Female Coroner Has Arrived 女仵作驾到 Lu Beiyan陆北言Mystery209k WordsCompleted A female coroner disguised as a man meets the biggest thorn in her side. This rich young master is slick-tongued, frivolous, and a compulsive liar. Yet somehow, she has to travel to the capital with him? The young lady rubbed her forehead. “I'm just a lowly coroner. Please leave me alone, Young Master Gu.” Young Master Gu raised an eyebrow. “I don't think I will.” On the road to the capital, the authorities, assassins, the Six Fan Gate, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and all sorts of other playe 175Reads8.4Score—Shelves
10. 160 如 The Tale of Three Ruyi Cities 如意三城记 Ling Lezhi凌乐之Mystery494k WordsCompleted [A Young Female Coroner vs. a Cold Prince] [Historical Fantasy + Mystery Solving + Suspense + Romance + Political Intrigue] Ye Ruman is the daughter of a constable, and she is determined to become a coroner. Free-spirited and lively, she is suddenly drawn into a shocking case. Her parents disappear, her past is a mystery, and she is forced to grow up. With nowhere else to turn, she meets Prince You, Zhao Yi, who has come to provide disaster relief. They even possess identical tokens! Their fates 269Reads9.1Score—Shelves
11. 161 女 The Legendary Case Files of the Female Chief Minister 女首辅的断案传奇 Blue Shark Doesn't Eat Fish蓝鲨不吃鱼Mystery512k WordsCompleted Remember that portly Magistrate Di? Remember those baffling cases that were so hard to crack? Remember... But!! This is a female-oriented mystery, so... hehehe. A legendary detective story set in a fictionalized classical era, starring a chubby female minister! If you love brain-teasing mysteries and solving crimes, come on in, sweeties. You'll find things you can guess and things you can't, as well as things you expect but never saw coming. Of course, there's no romance!!!! This isn't a mindles 58Reads8.7Score—Shelves
12. 162 红 The Red-Robed Judge's Record of Redressing Grievances 红衣辨冤录 Fei Qianjuan妃缱绻Mystery478k WordsCompleted A wealthy merchant goes out and never returns, only to be found dead in the wilderness. On her wedding night, a bride dies in her new home with a smile on her face, but this bride was once a wealthy young lady who became the most celebrated courtesan in the brothel! The heiress disappears, and when she is found again, she has already breathed her last. A battle-hardened general returns to court, only to be murdered in his study at the General's residence. His head is severed, and what is more, i 261Reads8.5Score—Shelves
13. 163 金 A Match Made in Gold and Law 金律良缘 Pear Blossoms in Misty Rain梨花烟雨Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted After one of his subordinate coroner's embezzlement and cover-up nearly leads to a wrongful conviction, Xu Cang flies into a rage and launches a nationwide selection for coroners at the Dali Temple. Incredibly, the one who comes out on top is a stunningly beautiful young woman. He swears to Heaven that the selection is absolutely fair and impartial, with no personal feelings involved whatsoever. The young coroner is lively and pretty, adorably greedy, and pure of heart... Ahem! She's perfect in 112Reads7.7Score—Shelves
14. 164 大 The Peerless Detective of the Tang Dynasty 大唐无双神探 Clear Wind, Waning Moon清风残月Historical177k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Fang Wushuang discovers that the dynasty in this world is called the Great Tang, but it is not the Tang dynasty from the history he knows. Faced with mysterious and baffling cases and murders shrouded in uncertainty, Fang Wushuang becomes a legendary detective in another world, teaming up with martial artists who can travel to heaven and earth to solve one deadly case after another. Human brains made into elixirs, deadly lotuses, a snake-demon crone, bloods 47Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 侯 The Marquis’s Wife Solves Cases at the Court of Judicial Review 侯夫人的大理寺断案记 Su Jing苏景Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted After her older brother went missing, Xie Shu spent more than five years pretending to be him while working at the Dali Temple. She worked diligently and conscientiously, always afraid someone would discover she was a woman. By a twist of fate, Xie Shu gets promoted to the fourth-rank position of Minister of the Dali Temple. Xie Shu thinks, I need to keep my secret identity under wraps. But why does that marquis look at me so strangely? And what's with Ji Wuyou? He's handsome enough, but why doe 56Reads6.5Score—Shelves
16. 166 大 The Great Li Case Files 大黎解案录 Bloodshadow Ruinsmoke血影墟烟Mystery827k WordsCompleted What secrets lie behind a series of shocking mysteries? A fated encounter brings them together to solve the cases, but what is waiting for them behind the scenes? Three beautiful young women from very different backgrounds are found dead one after another. All died late at night, though the intervals between their deaths were irregular. The clues left at every crime scene point to the same person. With evidence and testimony that may or may not be true, and deductions that seem to hit one dead e 19Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 书 The Academy's Lady Detective: The Crime Scene Is No Place to Fool Around 书院女神探：案发现场，请自重 Willows in the Mist烟柳Mystery270k WordsCompleted Seven years ago, Song Nanzhi escaped the great fire at the Song family estate. Seven years later, she returns to the capital under an assumed name, yet still cannot escape the notice of Heir Apparent Qi Yuan. Amid mysteries surrounding the imperial examinations and intrigues at the academy, she bears a deep blood feud and joins forces with him to uncover a shocking conspiracy. Also known as: The Heir Apparent Just Can't Help Flirting at Crime Scenes! Song Nanzhi: “I think the heir apparent is qu 213Reads9.0Score—Shelves
18. 168 悬 The Casebook of Xuanping 悬平录 Li Zhi李枝Mystery792k WordsCompleted By day, he’s a twitchy, blabbering husky. At a crime scene, he becomes a wolf with a keen nose; He can manipulate people’s hearts and see into human nature, but he can’t face his own heart; She was born extraordinary, peerless in the world, yet bears the weight of humiliation and a blood feud; Together, they form the “Great Song Mystery-Solving Dream Team.” When faced with bizarre cases, the three work together and each shows their talents; But outside the cases, each has their own agenda, and t 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male protagonists, psychological profiler vs hypnotist. Team up to solve the case.

19. 169 县 The County Magistrate's Wife Is Called Cuihua 县令夫人叫翠花 Shui Zhirong水之蓉Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted Cuihua is a farmer’s daughter who marries a poor scholar. To her surprise, he passes the imperial examinations and becomes the county magistrate. Cuihua moves to the city and helps her husband solve cases while dealing with his eccentric relatives: the double-nail serial case, the fertile-land case, the found-money case, the affair case, the well-jumping case, and more... 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A collection of ancient folk detective stories, almost every two chapters contains a story

20. 170 花 The Legend of Hua Ziqi 花子期传奇 Armchair Writer空头文学家Eastern Fantasy356k WordsCompleted This book has been adapted into a motion comic, with simultaneous updates on Douyin, Hongguo, and Tomato. [Wuxia] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Master Detective] [Crime Solving] [High Martial] [Sword God] [Gu Long style] He is famous throughout the land, yet scorns fame and fortune; He opposes feudal ethics, yet remains loyal and righteous; He is brilliant beyond compare, yet sometimes muddleheaded; He is charming and carefree, yet keeps his desires in check; He loves meddling in other people's busine 410Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    Martial arts detective series, one book per case.

21. 171 七 Legend of the Seven Killings Hall 七杀殿传奇 Armchair Writer空头文学家Eastern Fantasy714k WordsCompleted [Wuxia] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Detective] [Crime Solving] [High Martial] [Sword God] [Country and Family] [Political Intrigue] The second installment in The Legend of Hua Ziqi series, following Bloodflower Mystery. This book is divided into two volumes. The first depicts the treacherous and unpredictable jianghu, while the second chronicles political intrigue and power struggles at court. A solitary, cold-hearted young man bears a pair of crescent-moon hooks. He entered the jianghu to avenge 860Reads—Score114Shelves
22. 172 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 481Reads—Score152Shelves

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    It has been completed. It is a purely hand-written story about strong women. The heroine disguises herself as a man, and is involved in the officialdom while holding official duties. She has feelings for her family and country, martial arts detectives, suspenseful plots, women helping each other, and the heroine's strength is beyond the limit. She has no love brain.

23. 173 五 The Five-Corpse Copper Coin Case: I’ll Handle What the Eastern Depot Won’t Touch 五尸铜钱案：东厂不敢管的事我管 Jindou Is a Little Piggy金豆是只猪咪Mystery106k WordsCompleted In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, unidentified bodies begin appearing one after another in the capital. They are found hanging upside down, each with a Wanli Tongbao coin stuffed in its mouth. Beggars, merchants, students of the Imperial College, military officers, eunuchs, the victims’ status keeps rising, but their manner of death is exactly the same. Lu Chen, a constable with the Shuntian Prefecture, takes the case. He checks the old records and discovers that this isn’t the first time. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't follow routines. Ming Dynasty, detective work, power struggle, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, police, no system, reasoning, excitement! New books sincerely recommended [already planted] [plus one on bookshelf]

24. 174 断 The Case-Solving Artist 断案画师 Selling Medicine, No Stockpiling卖药不压货Mystery251k WordsCompleted [No romance + transmigration] Chen Siyue, an art teacher without a permanent post, suddenly transmigrates and becomes a waiter at a restaurant. Though he knows next to nothing about math, physics, chemistry, history, politics, or geography, he ends up being a “tool” for solving crimes. He unexpectedly discovers that he has a special ability: whenever he gets close to the truth of a case, the pictures he draws come to life. They move for only five seconds, and those five seconds don't reveal the 25Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Worth a look, recommended

25. 175 一 The First-Rank Lady Coroner 一品女验官 Three Inches of Snow三寸雪Mystery610k WordsCompleted A golden hairpin and the death of an opera performer bring to light a long-buried secret. A single-edged saber and a double-edged sword are the foremost of weapons, yet neither can match his silver tongue, which can make flowers bloom with every word. Yun Yuan wonders how many faces people in this world have: smiling as they love someone, while coldly taking lives. 29Reads8.4Score—Shelves
26. 176 大 Tang Dynasty Lady Official: Strange Cases in Chang’an 大唐女官：长安诡事 Gold Ingots金元宝Mystery305k WordsCompleted The Chang’an ghost market is home to beautiful mermaids from the South Sea, fresh placenta that can help people stay forever young, and soul-returning incense worth a fortune that allows communication between the living and the dead… In a remote town, a bride in red is locked in an iron cage… A hundred-legged god is worshipped by the locals with countless treasures… Strange tales and supernatural arts. As night falls, who is whispering? Many years later. In a bamboo hut on Zhongnan Mountain Lin 59Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 锦 A Carefree Official in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 锦衣卫里的闲散官 Fat Coca-Cola肥胖的可乐Historical2.1M WordsCompleted Flying-fish robes, embroidered spring knives. When the brocade-clad guards draw their blades, the court runs red with blood. Traitors who collude with the enemy: execute them! Officials who take bribes: execute them! Those who disrupt the court: execute them! Those who form cliques for personal gain: execute them! In an age of prosperity and splendor, where life drifts like willow fluff, the embroidered spring knife holds the realm in check. He Lu put away his Embroidered Spring Knife, still sta 34.1kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
28. 178 兰 The Murder at the Orchid Pavilion Series (Complete in Three Volumes) 兰亭序杀局系列（全三册） Wang Jueren王觉仁Historical868k WordsCompleted The “Lanting” series reaches a triumphant conclusion, completing a groundbreaking historical mystery epic! The Lanting Preface Murder Plot, Volume 1: On the fourth day of the sixth month of the ninth year of the Wude era, the Xuanwu Gate Incident erupted. As he lay dying, Lu Shiheng, a middle commander of the Imperial Guard, left behind four cryptic words written in blood, leaving Li Shimin utterly baffled. Sixteen years later, Xiao Junmo, a Langjiang officer of the Black Armor Guard, is ordere 3kReads9.6Score598Shelves
29. 179 行 The Patrol Office 行捕司 P District N GirlP区N子Historical837k WordsOngoing Lu Fengzhu is a retired soldier who has killed countless enemies, while Gu Tingyue is a rookie member of the Hidden Dragon Guard. Through a twist of fate, they both join the Xingbu Bureau and begin investigating all kinds of cases: some involving romance, some gang rivalries, some court power struggles, and others the rough-and-tumble world of the martial clans. There are plenty of cases. Let me tell them to you one by one... 69Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This book is full of ancient style.

30. 180 大 The Song Dynasty Ministry of Justice Case Files 大宋刑部侦缉档案 Song Yi宋伊Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted In the early years of the Southern Song, the Jin forced the Zhao Song court to retreat to its temporary capital in Lin’an, where it secured a century of peace. Mu Qingyan, an orphan from Xiangyang, had planned to seek out her uncle, a constable in Lin’an Prefecture. But her uncle became entangled in the murder of Huang Shang, tutor to Prince Jia, Zhao Kuo, and has since disappeared. By chance, Mu Qingyan comes into possession of a secret letter her uncle left behind, drawing her into one bafflin 740Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    Personally prefer

31. 181 大 The Song Dynasty Ministry of Justice Case Files 2 大宋刑部侦缉档案2 Song Yi宋伊Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted In the early summer of the second year of Shaoxi in the Southern Song, a string of bizarre beheading cases shakes Xiangyang, the city on the border between Jin and Song. The cases draw in both courts, inflaming tensions until war seems imminent. The emperor sends an imperial inspector to Xiangyang to investigate. With the situation proving difficult, he seeks help from Han Zhiyuan, a young gentleman who has retired to Xiangyang after repeatedly helping the court solve major cases and earning a n 25Reads8.4Score—Shelves
32. 182 小 The Female Coroner Was a Forensic Pathologist in Her Previous Life 小仵作她前世是法医 Companion Bridge by the Stream为溪伴桥Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a forensic examiner. She was kidnapped and poisoned while being forced to dissect a corpse. When she wakes, she is in the Tang Dynasty. She crawls out of a fire in the morgue and becomes the only survivor of the “Plum Blossom Case.” As she pursues the truth about her past and her death, she unwittingly becomes a specially appointed coroner for the Dali Temple, helping solve mysteries including the Plum Blossom Case, the Netherworld Ship, and the mystery of the real 145Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these four books, they are all very good costume detective novels, and they are all completed novels🥰🥳🥳🥳

33. 183 大 The Dali Temple Minister’s Botanical Witness 大理寺卿的植物证人 Meat-Filled Wontons肉馅大馄饨Mystery300k WordsCompleted Botany assistant Lin Xiaoman transmigrates into the body of an orphan girl in ancient times and unexpectedly gains the ability to sense plants at crime scenes. To earn a living, she applies to become an apprentice coroner at the Dali Temple, but the aloof Assistant Minister Pei Yu keeps staring her down. “How did you know there was moss under the victim’s fingernails?” As she digs in the dirt, she bluffs, “My lord, I inferred it from the soil’s moisture!” Behind her, the roses shriek wildly: “Th 61Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    The setting is novel, the heroine is a growth type, the logic is very complete, the supporting characters are also very interesting, and they can be rushed or rushed [Hold]

34. 184 天 The Tianxi Storm 天玺风云 Yan Xiaoyue Ruzhi炎晓月如知Mystery945k WordsOngoing In the thirty-fifth year of Jingchang, during the Great Yong dynasty, Emperor Jingchang’s illness grows steadily worse, and turmoil grips the court amid internal strife and external threats. At this time, a series of strange, baffling cases takes place in the capital, Tianxi City. From street vendors and commoners to powerful ministers and nobles, everyone is implicated, and the people of Tianxi City are gripped by fear. Bo Ziye, the emperor’s close aide and Earl of Jiayi, is ordered to invest 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very nice book

35. 185 仵 The Coroner’s Daughter 仵作千金 Yue Mo月莫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [The animated series of the same name is now available] By day, she is the best forensic examiner in the Embroidered Guard. Though a woman, she is decisive and skilled: she performs autopsies, examines bones, and upholds justice. No one dares question her. By night, disguised as a man and impersonating her missing older brother, she is the capital’s most renowned physician. She treats the sick and saves lives, unwittingly capturing the hearts of countless young women and married ladies, and ear 6.5kReads8.7Score974Shelves

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    The heroine basically travels back in time, suspenseful detective reasoning, multiple people dubbing, and some of them have local heroines.

36. 186 仙 The Immortal's Appearance 仙人状 Shi Jin是今Martial Arts313k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + mystery solving + male lead with a secret identity + lovers who fight as fiercely as they love] A dazzling, outspoken heroine and a seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless physician, locked in a battle of equals as they fall in love! A celebrated romance author's popular historical mystery! A relationship between equals, full of tension; heart-stopping court intrigue; and the shocking truth behind bizarre murders! A celestial being appears in a dream to help solve a case and 17.2kReads9.6Score2.9kShelves
37. 187 书 The Academy’s Divine Detective 书院女神探 Willows in the Mist烟柳Mystery270k WordsCompleted Seven years ago, Song Nanzhi escaped the fire that engulfed the Song family home. Seven years later, she returned to the capital under an assumed name, but Prince Qi Yuan saw through her disguise. Amid the mysteries surrounding the imperial examinations and the secrets of the academy, she bore a blood feud and joined forces with him to uncover the shocking truth. Also known as: The Young Prince Can’t Stop Flirting at Crime Scenes! Song Nanzhi: “I think the young prince is quite kind. Why is ever 117Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    The main truth revealed by the fourth book female detective is really explosive [exploration], I still have the impression after watching it for so long, Lanyan is a disaster, right?

38. 188 神 Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部 Northwest Brother Mao西北毛哥Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing 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 846Reads8.8Score122Shelves

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    Costume, reasoning, suspense

39. 189 大 The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部 Northwest Brother Mao西北毛哥Historical539k WordsCompleted 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 1kReads7.1Score—Shelves
40. 190 被 Left to Be Bled Dry? The Legitimate Daughter Reads Bones and Takes the Nation by Storm 被吃绝户？嫡女摸尸画骨火爆全国 Jiang Ajiangjiang姜啊姜姜Mystery637k WordsCompleted Transmigration + Forensic Sketch Artist + Solving Cases + Sweet Romance + Love Growing Over Time, Mutual Devotion + Comedy A corpse in an ancient town, a bizarre suicide, bones in a barren mountain… With a single brush, she can paint skin and bones, immortals and ghosts, revealing the true culprits behind one strange case after another and restoring the faces of countless tragic victims. A brilliant forensic sketch artist dies young, only to transmigrate into the body of an orphaned Su family d 1.5kReads9.0Score219Shelves

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    [Love] [Love] [Love] 1️⃣. The portrait artist assists the county magistrate's husband to solve strange cases repeatedly, go shopping, and draw portraits. There is no need to work overtime, no need to upgrade and evaluate, and it is a pleasure. 2️⃣. The female doctor can also solve the case. With suspenseful reasoning, she revealed the inside story step by step. Everyone was shocked. The plot of the book is compact and not procrastinating. It is worth reading. 3️⃣. The heroine is also a portrait artist. No matter what the conditions are, as long as she looks at it, she can draw the original look. She is really amazing. It's a pity that she has a top-notch father who has a heart attack every time he looks at it. The back is basically good. I like the plot that progresses quickly.

41. 191 画 The Bone-Painting Coroner 画骨女仵作 Li Duowu厘多乌Ancient Romance3.3M WordsCompleted In the twenty-first century, she was a celebrated darling of the archaeological world. Then she transmigrated and became the third young lady of the Jinjiang Ji family, a girl who was supposed to starve to death. Her father didn’t love her, everyone despised her, and her little body had been malnourished from birth! So she returned to her old trade, drawing portraits of the dead to earn silver and fill her stomach. With her nimble hands, she could examine gleaming white bones and solve thousand- 688Reads8.6Score134Shelves
42. 192 素 The Barehanded Coroner 素手仵作 Grenade Slashes the Clouds手雷斩云Mystery999k WordsCompleted A modern forensic pathologist transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a coroner. Disguised as a man, she examines corpses, but catches the eye of a certain lord. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 193 一 The First-Rank Female Magistrate 一品女提刑 Jin Zhonglou金重楼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The treasury silver has been stolen, yet the locks are completely intact? A headless corpse is found at a mountain temple, and the victim may have done it to himself? One baffling case after another is shrouded in mystery. Suicide, murder, or accidental death? Female detective Yi Chang'an unexpectedly arrives in the Great Yan Dynasty, only to find that the man who saved her life has been caught up in a capital crime! To repay his kindness, she goes along with events and solves one mysterious cas 2.7kReads9.1Score397Shelves
44. 194 神 The All-Powerful Detective Princess 神探王妃是全能大佬 Tang Xiaoqi糖小柒Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Tang Waner, once a top profiler who solved countless cases, has an accident and becomes the wild daughter of a county magistrate. Major cases pile up, from a faceless female corpse to a dried-out body hidden inside a wall. Everyone looks down on her, a despicable man treats her cruelly, and even her family wants to drive her out... Tang Waner: “Father, what do you think?” Her father falls to his knees and begs: “Daughter, you’re in charge of everything, at home and beyond!” The martial world: “Y 47Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A modern profiler travels back in time to ancient female widows

45. 195 读 The Mind-Reading Coroner Has Driven the Court into a Frenzy 读心仵作把朝廷卷疯了 Tang Xiaoqi糖小柒Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Mind Reading + Comedy + Family Favorite + Secret Identity: A money-obsessed female coroner VS a secretly passionate, melodramatic young marquis] Qin Miaoxi was adopted as a child by her master on Mount Kunlun. While recovering from an illness, she obtained a System that lets her trade merit for more years of life. To stay alive, she specially descends the mountain to do good deeds, clear the names of the dead, and bring peace to the living. Life is hard, so all she can do is fight for every bre 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend!!!!

46. 196 螃 The Crab Coroner 螃蟹仵作 Wang Xiaogun王小滚Mystery210k WordsCompleted [Modern professional elite & proud, scheming constable] [Classic mystery format & twist after twist & transmigration and transformation & top-notch investigations & two strong, complementary leads & so thrilling it’ll make your head spin] After solving a paranormal case on Mianbi Island and losing her job, rookie doctor Wang Xiaoxia resolutely sets off for home. Forced to enter a mysterious ancestral tomb, she unexpectedly gains a miserable cheat ability imbued with mysterious power, and begins 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A female doctor travels through ancient times to solve crimes, with many twists and turns!

47. 197 永 The Yongle Mystery 永乐迷案 Demon-Slaying Taoist降妖小道Historical1.4M WordsCompleted In the second year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty, the Minister of Rites is brutally murdered in his own home. Yang Hong, deputy captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, is entrusted with the case in a moment of crisis. As he follows the clues, he uncovers a secret long hidden from the world. 4.4kReads8.9Score545Shelves

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    The first one is about time travel, which is a bit supernatural. In the book, he is a cannon fodder villain. After passing through, he has to change his destiny. He meets a ghost master, Aunt Gui Su, and later a ghost girl. On the way, he meets resentful ghosts to redress his grievances. When he sees injustice, he reaches out his hand. He solves the case all the way to the capital and uncovers the mystery of his life experience. The second book is about the Ming Dynasty. Not long after Zhu Yuanzhang took the throne, Zhu Yunwen was involved in every case that occurred. He sent Yang Hong, the royal guard, to investigate. After he peeled off the cocoons, he finally discovered a shocking case.

48. 198 大 The Lady Investigator of the Ming Dynasty 大明女提刑 Everyday A Bu市井阿布Mystery166k WordsCompleted [Female Investigator × Imperial Guard] Shen Zhiwei, a bondservant, is the county magistrate's darkest secret. A corpse from the canal and a handful of green salt force her into an uneasy partnership with Gu Changfeng, the feared Imperial Guard. He uses her as a pawn, while she relies on him for protection. From the salt case in Jiangnan to a regicide at court, every wrongful conviction they overturn becomes a blade aimed at the empire's most dangerous enemy. Until one day, Gu Changfeng corner 62Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 崇 The Strange Casebook of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯诡事簿 Everyday A Bu市井阿布Mystery607k WordsCompleted In the fifth year of Chongzhen’s reign, the Ming Dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, while sinister forces stir in the shadows. Su Yebai, a student at the Imperial College who is skilled in forensic techniques, is drawn into the bizarre and terrifying Lantern-Skin Case. He unexpectedly discovers that his family’s massacre is connected to a shocking secret involving the imperial court and the fate of the empire. To uncover the truth, he is forced to become a Night Watchman, walking t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 仵 Charming Coroner 仵媚 Miss Wanqing绾卿小姐Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted [Money-loving, obsequious heroine × scheming prince] Wu Yinbing was the daughter of a wealthy imperial merchant in Chang’an, but in a single day, her life was turned upside down. Her entire family died by the blade, and she was reduced to life in a military camp, where she became an untrained amateur coroner, waiting for a chance to take revenge. There was just one unfortunate detail: the man who saved her life was none other than Prince Shu, Li Yi, who had nearly taken liberties with her in a b 223Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful detective story🔥🔥🔥The author's writing is really delicate [loving] The heroine was reduced to a barracks and became a wild coward waiting for revenge [Punch] The cases are interlocking🥰The male and female protagonists have brains🧠

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