The Female Lead Uses Her Supernatural Ability to Solve Cases 女主有特异功能破案

1. 51 死 The Death Prophet: My Predictions Are So Accurate the Government Has Its Eye on Me 死亡预言家，预言太准被国家盯上 Third Young Master of the Yuan Family元家三少Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Death prophet + death designer + spirit medium + protective System + nation that values talent + powerful allies] After being blacklisted across the internet as a top-tier star and abandoned by everyone she knew, Yan Ling jumps into a river and is rescued by Granny Meng, who watches over a cemetery. When Granny Meng passes away, Yan Ling weeps as she inherits her roles as cemetery keeper and spirit medium, then weeps again as she binds herself to the Heavenly Retribution System. From then on, s 41.5kReads8.4Score7.5kShelves

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   They're all by the same author, and every book is great.

2. 52 太 Great! It's the Judge of the Dead. We're Saved! 太好了，是判官，我们有救了！ Third Young Master of the Yuan Family元家三少Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Crime Investigation + High-Stakes Twists + The Nation Works for Me] Sold by her parents for 500,000 yuan to an abusive husband, Chi You leapt off a cliff. But her blood awakened an ancient Judge’s Brush buried underground for a thousand years: “Judge the wicked, and borrow years from Heaven!” From then on, a spine-chilling livestream took the internet by storm: A tycoon calls in for a fortune reading, then suddenly confesses to three murders. A human trafficker livestreams as the 10.9kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
3. 53 我 My Followers' Deaths Are My Responsibility, but the Country Tells Me Not to Stop 我的关注即死亡，国家让我不要停 Third Young Master of the Yuan Family元家三少Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted When the real heiress named her "Ming Qi" and drove her out of the Shen family, Ming Qi took over the dilapidated, eerie House of the Departed, which her birth parents had left her. The whole internet laughed at her fall from grace, unaware that she had already bound herself to the [Super Death's Eye System]. The black-and-white portraits she and the System posted and distributed were none other than the King of Hell's register of life and death. The day the "Master of Safety Awareness" posted a 8.3kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   The female lead has a system, there's no romantic partner, it's really super good.

4. 54 网 Online Game: It Begins with an Encounter 网游：从一场邂逅开始 Full Moon Hanging in the Sky圆月悬空Sports2.6M WordsCompleted [Urban] [Online Game] [One Heroine] [Villain] [Superpowers] When Shen Lang wakes up, he finds a naked beauty in his arms. And that’s where the story begins... (The author has already completed two novels, so feel free to dive in.) Also, the rating just opened. It’ll naturally go up in a few days. As for updates, the schedule is steady: three chapters and 7,000 words a day. 108.1kReads8.7Score13.7kShelves

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   Does the female protagonist's cultivation of immortality count?

5. 55 警 The Policewoman Is Off Duty, but the Love Triangle Starts on Its Own 警花不营业，修罗场自己开了 Changing It Up Without End换个没完Modern Romance834k WordsCompleted [Everyone's dream girl + power players competing for her + all the male leads are devoted + a battlefield of love] As a proud people's police officer, Manyi always lived by one motto: Keep men out of your heart, and solving cases will come naturally. So she devoted herself entirely to her cases. 1. An unidentified female corpse buried at a powerful man's construction site. 2. The mysterious disappearance of the F4 at a school for handsome young men. 3. A high-ranking official's son with a screw 18.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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   This is really good!! The female lead is intelligent throughout and won't stop striving for self-improvement for a man!!!

6. 56 九 The 90s Policewoman Who Hears Animals' Thoughts Rises Through the Ranks 九零小警鲤，听动物心声升职加薪 Little Orange Cat橘络小喵Modern Romance327k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + 1990s + animal thoughts + solving crimes + everyone's darling] Jiang Yeqiu transmigrated into a business-startup novel set in the 1990s, becoming a newly graduated junior police officer working at a local police station. In the novel, the heroine was reborn, divorced and quit her job, then went into business and made a name for herself. Along the way, she met all sorts of admirers and eventually built her own business empire. The bad news: In the story, Jiang Yeqiu wa 759Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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   Female police officer solves cases by listening to the inner voices of animals.

7. 57 表 The Cousin Miss Only Wants to Survive 表小姐只想活下去 Dark Willow乌柳Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends, Past and Present Lives, Mutual Secret Crushes, Imaginative Fantasy, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] Yan Xuan, a young lady who grew up in the Duke of Song's household, was afflicted by an evil spirit. Frail and sickly, she had little time left to live. Her eldest cousin, whom she hadn't seen in years, returned from the battlefield with glorious military achievements. His return brought honor to the family, and his powerful masculine aura made evil spirits flee wherever he went. To 8kReads9.2Score736Shelves

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   Wow! [Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!][Requesting more updates!][Bump!][Bump!][Bump!] First book, [Note] The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a female constable who inherited her father's job. She could have done a clerical job, but someone pulled strings and she became the constable herself. [Note] Just as she settled into her new life, she encountered a major case. The case involved too many people, so she went to the capital. And then, she gained the ability to see the murderer displayed above the heads of the deceased, which made everything very interesting. [Thinking]

8. 58 尸 A Corpse Singing Sweet Songs? Solving This Case Is a Piece of Cake 尸体唱甜歌？断案这不手拿把掐嘛 Fu Zhixuan弗之谖Mystery261k WordsOngoing Just started getting ratings, and they’ll go up later~ [Supernatural Crime Investigation] [Solving Crimes Through Songs] [Heroine in the Spotlight] [Satisfying Face-Slapping] Open the table of contents and choose your crime-solving hero Other people solve cases with surveillance footage and autopsies. Zhang Yu solves cases by letting corpses pick songs at the scene. The moment she touches a corpse, hit songs start playing on repeat in her mind! [About the Romance] A male supporting character has 28.9kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves
9. 59 癫 Insane! After Binding a System, I Became an Outlaw 癫！绑定系统后，我成了法外狂徒 Not Yao不是夭Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming, spilling tea, showbiz, law-abiding outlaw, System, shipping her own couples] Before binding to the System: a law-abiding citizen After binding to the System: constantly being hauled in to give statements Jiang Zhiyuan: “I’m a law-abiding citizen!” Her fans: “She’s a criminally insane outlaw!” Netizens before they were poisoned by her antics: There’s a wanted criminal over there! Netizens after they were poisoned by her antics: What do you mean, a walking 500,000 yuan bounty? [The 12.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   The female lead has a system. In the first book, she's an unknown actress who, after binding with the system, becomes increasingly strange, constantly either in and on her way to the police station. In the second book, she's a policewoman who, after binding with a crime-solving system, quickly catches the culprit in every case she handles. She's intelligent, not just mindlessly solving cases. There's a romantic subplot, but the focus is less on crime-solving and more on the main plot.

10. 60 警 Officer, Stop Guessing. I’m Really Innocent 警官别猜了，我真是无辜的啊 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery99k WordsOngoing [Don’t read this. Check out the new book with the same title instead.] Everyone thought the young heiress of the Si family was a timid pushover, known in their circle for liking nothing but corpses and barely speaking. But no one expected that after disappearing and returning, the once timid, soft-spoken girl would change her name, become decisive and ruthless, and join the criminal investigation squad. When faced with a case, she calmly analyzes the situation and offers to act as bait to help t 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Super Megalo" is good, the kind of good that's quite enjoyable. The female lead is especially cool, so it might be good for people who prefer a plot-driven experience. I personally thought it was alright. The last one is a pure detective story with a romantic pairing.

11. 61 离 Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱！开局就是案发现场 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery413k WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted; it will rise later] When Xia Zhu woke up, she had become the prime suspect in a dismemberment case, and the victim's head was in her refrigerator. She was the unluckiest person alive! While others panicked and rushed to prove their innocence, she stayed at the crime scene to examine the details. Drawing on her forensic expertise, she pieced together the clues, investigated the inconsistencies, cleared her name, and helped the police identify the real culprit. Sh 6.2kReads7.0Score745Shelves
12. 62 真 The Real Heiress, but She Refuses to Reunite with Her Family 真千金，但拒绝认亲 Kui Kui Qi葵葵柒Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [A Growing Golden Finger + Mysticism + Campus Life + Wealthy Families + Showbiz (A Little Variety TV) + Fake and Real Heiresses + Contract Marriage] (Also known as: The Real Heiress, but She Refuses to Reunite with Her Family) Zong Yan was like a wild weed. Unloved by her parents, she grew up hungry and struggling, eventually becoming a towering tree. When she was eighteen, the wealthy Ming family suddenly showed up and told her that the hospital had switched the babies at birth. They wanted to 2.1kReads8.8Score280Shelves
13. 63 算 My Fortune-Telling Is So Accurate, Even Foreign Clients Weep and Call Me a Master 算命太准，外国客户都哭着喊大佬 Sugarcoat糖衣衣Modern Romance3.8M WordsOngoing [Fortune-telling, feng shui, the occult, ghost-hunting, no romance, episodic stories] After a great calamity, Lin Xi, the ninth-generation female leader of the Taixuan Sect, arrives a thousand years in the future. She becomes the granddaughter of the sect’s last disciple and inherits a rundown feng shui shop. With the sect in decline and the occult arts fading away, Lin Xi begins her quest to restore the sect from the shop no one ever visits. Fortune-telling, divination, feng shui, exorcisms, an 46.9kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who was once an incredibly powerful being, but after being forced to self-destruct, she becomes a modern high school student. Using her former abilities, she solves a series of supernatural cases. The second book features a three-year-old toddler who is rescued from a mass grave, and the story follows how she helps the Lin family, who found her, gradually improve their lives.

14. 64 乱 The Little One Who Crawled Out of the Mass Grave Is Beloved by All the Ghosts 乱葬岗爬出的小奶团是百鬼团宠 Zhou Bei舟北Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, The Little One Who Crawled Out of the Mass Grave Is Doted on by All the Ghosts, is now streaming~ [Three and a half years old + yin-yang eyes + lighthearted comedy + cozy family affection + adored by all the ghosts] Lin Wanyue, a modern feng shui master and fortune-teller, was transported by a car accident to a dynasty absent from the history books. She became a three-year-old toddler abandoned in a mass grave. The Lin family had produced nothing but boys for ni 1.4kReads9.1Score234Shelves
15. 65 鹿 Lu Ling Feng Shui Shop 鹿灵风水铺 Silent Worry不语忧Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted paranormal suspense + mild horror + one-on-one romance + episodic stories] Lu Ling is forced to take over the feng shui shop her father left her and shoulder the Lu family’s duty as spirit-contractors. Only after she starts taking on cases does she realize that people can be far more terrifying than ghosts. 7kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    A must-read for paranormal enthusiasts! "I Am Lu Ling, My Words Come True" is incredibly addictive! I recently discovered this gem, "I Am Lu Ling, My Words Come True." It's a lighthearted paranormal suspense novel with a touch of mild horror, and each episodic story is thrilling. The protagonist, Lu Ling, inherits a feng shui shop and becomes a spirit medium for the Lu family. He initially thought he'd have to outwit and fight ghosts, but he discovers that the human heart is far more terrifying than any ghost! The plot twists and turns keep you hooked. Fans of this genre shouldn't miss it!

16. 66 直 My Fortune-Telling Livestream Is So Accurate, the State Wants Me to Come Forward 直播算命太准，国家请我出山 Nine Congee九粥Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Feng Shui + Ghost Hunting + Satisfying Read] After being ambushed, the metaphysics expert Jiang Yi is reborn and unexpectedly bound to a merit system. System: “If you want to stay alive, you must ward off calamities and drive out ghosts to earn merit points. Otherwise, you'll drop dead immediately.” Jiang Yi: “???” Isn't “drop dead” a little too harsh? To keep herself alive, Jiang Yi decides to become a metaphysics streamer and earn merit by tellin 27.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    Very enjoyable and satisfying novel

17. 67 听 I Can Hear Animals’ Thoughts, and Now I’m the Police Station’s Favorite 听懂动物心声，我成警局团宠 Ling Mo泠莫Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [1v2 + No Romance + Animal Thoughts + Crime Solving + Medium Powers + Beloved by All + Fake and True Heiress + Fluffy Animals] The true heiress solves crimes with the help of fluffy animals and has a blast! Su Wan has always been able to hear animals speak, but her own mother kicked her out, afraid she might overhear the family’s secrets? Ten years later, the true heiress returns and the fake heiress becomes everyone’s least favorite. Then cats and dogs dig up every last bit of the family’s dirt 105Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend it!

18. 68 猫 Feline Devotion 猫系偏爱 Wild Greenery绿野蔓生Modern Romance974k WordsCompleted [A sweet romance, with equal parts love story and plot] After an accident, Ji Jinge joins the city’s special operations team. She assumes it’s a special unit tasked with stopping terrorist attacks and keeping the public safe. But after joining, she discovers that every member is nonhuman. Well, nonhuman or not, they’re still serving the people. But could you stop rubbing up against me in your original form, Boss?! A sweet, naive cutie who can really throw down vs. a tsundere who thinks, “I don’ 2.6kReads9.2Score281Shelves

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    Both of these are highly recommended.

19. 69 六 The Sixth Line: Initial Nine 六爻之初九 Zi Wu子芜Mystery813k WordsCompleted Lu Yao has shared a bond with Zhou Yi since childhood and is well versed in divination. But a college student from a remote mountain village who practices fortune-telling is an oddball in her classmates’ eyes, so she moves off campus and rents a place of her own. One day, she checks her bank statement and sees she’s in the red. She hops on the little scooter she uses to deliver packages. “Dear customer, you have a romantic disaster in store. Please don’t go out today!” Customer: “Are you crazy?” 1.6kReads8.5Score187Shelves

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    The female protagonist is struck by lightning and gains the special ability to see through the microscopic world!

20. 70 玄 The Real Heiress Is a Mystical Pro at Taming Ghosts 玄学真千金驭鬼超凶的 The Barking King汪汪叫大王Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Metaphysics + crime-solving + everyone’s favorite + corpse-driving + wealthy families] The Yanjing Major Crimes Unit “arrested” a four-year-old girl who looked like a doll. When they found her, a rotting female corpse was floating beside her. It was the victim who had gone missing in a murder case. The little girl, being questioned, answered in a childish voice: “Xiaochun is a corpse driver. I can speak to spirits and travel to the underworld, so of course I can find big sister.” In the end, th 42.7kReads9.1Score8.2kShelves

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    [1] Ruan Ningchun, a four-year-old descendant of the corpse-driving lineage, uses her psychic abilities to help the police station's Major Crimes Unit 4 solve supernatural cases, and is pampered by the unit's leaders. [Sparrow's Masterpiece] She was originally an abandoned daughter of a wealthy family, but refused to acknowledge her relatives. Using her metaphysical talent, she made a comeback, rewriting the fate of the villainous female supporting character. [What?]

21. 71 听 I Understand Animal Speech and Escape a Perverted Killer 听懂兽语，我从变态凶手手中逃生 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery71k WordsOngoing When Cen He woke up, someone had tied her up at a murder scene. She discovered that she could understand animals! The good news was that she now had a special ability. The bad news was... she could only use it secretly, right under the killer's nose. With the help of a rat carrying her messages, Cen He passed information to the police, found a way out of a dead end, and held on until the officers arrived. Later, Cen He somehow ended up interning at the Ning City Public Security Bureau. She joine 126Reads—Score131Shelves

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    The first book had a super cool female lead who was also very efficient at solving cases; I found it quite enjoyable. The second book was about forensic medicine. There wasn't much romance in it.

22. 72 玄 The Mystic Girl Says You’ll Die at Three in the Morning. Pay Up to Change Your Fate 玄学少女说你三更死，打钱改命 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + satisfying read + lighthearted + sweet romance + CEO + wealthy family + no angst] After enduring a tribulation, Wu Yin is struck by lightning and sent back to the twenty-first century. With no money to her name, she can only set up a fortune-telling stall online. She tells fortunes, catches ghosts, and treats illnesses. If you can pay, she’ll take the job. “Master, if you’re really any good, tell me where my daughter, who was kidnapped years ago, 59kReads9.4Score31.1kShelves

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    I don't know how to describe it, but it's quite good. It's about ghost hunting, supernatural events, and fortune telling.

23. 73 我 I Solve Cases to Score Free Food at the Court of Judicial Review 我靠破案在大理寺蹭吃蹭喝 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Mystery/Detective Frost veils his silver mask, dust stains his white hair, and Pei Shaoqing's fate was written in the Book of Life and Death long ago. Yet he insists on using the last of his strength to defy fate and unravel the mystery that even the gods have fallen silent before, all for her. Born with white hair, he was destined to grow old by her side; and the name Jiang Tang is the only sweetness in his life. 2.6kReads8.2Score318Shelves
24. 74 大 The Great Coroner: Xilai, Another One’s Dead 大仵作：喜来，又死一个 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted She was a posthumous child pulled from a pile of corpses. She spent her days among the dead, playing with skulls and amusing herself by catching maggots. To uncover the truth behind her adoptive father's death, she even took it upon herself to dissect a corpse. Others mocked her as a freak and kept their distance, but the ruthless commander of the realm's forces doted on her beyond measure. Dismemberment and cremation, for love or for money. In this bizarre world, joy comes from seeing clearly f 5.7kReads8.9Score877Shelves
25. 75 大 The Female Detective of the Great Song Dynasty 大宋女刑司 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [High IQ + mystery-solving + suspense] She transmigrates straight into a murder scene. Framed for the crime and squeezed dry by her gambling-addict parents, she disguises herself as a man to escape trouble, only to be exposed without mercy by a general. Watch as this lowly servant latches on to the general, examines corpses, and deduces the truth behind each case. She punishes princes above and corrupt officials below, all with a loyal friend by her side. From hunting killers in Jiangnan to trek 7kReads9.2Score805Shelves
26. 76 禁 The Abstinent Top-Tier Star Was Won Over by One Kiss 禁欲顶流被我一个吻哄好了 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + sweet romance + System + national darling] After being reborn, Su Liang becomes bound to an emotion-collection System. Already in the prime of her youth, she becomes even more captivating, drawing men to her from every direction. But all she wants is that one star, high above and shining bright. She already has an extraordinary affinity for animals, and after being reborn, she awakens the ability to communicate with them, too. At the zoo, she’s the darling all the anima 10.1kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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    Then check out this one! The female protagonist can hear the inner thoughts of small animals 🥰, joins a national special operations team, helps solve cases, and cracks many major cases involving animals 🐣.

27. 77 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Beat Up a Top Mediator 直播算命：开局暴打金牌调解员 Orange a Pear橘个梨子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Ghost-Hunting + No Romance] “Fine, fine, if you won’t let me use it, then nobody gets to use it!” With that furious shout, Ji Chu, the last Judge’s Brush in the entire Underworld, is caught up in a power struggle among the Four Judges. Zhong Kui, the most hot-tempered of them all, grabs him and throws him into the River of Oblivion. Ji Chu: “?” So you guys fight and I’m the one who gets hurt? Because of Zhong Kui’s throw, Ji Chu transmigrates i 6.3kReads9.0Score742Shelves

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    You are lucky to encounter the Judge's Pen, because it can reveal your entire life. Not obtaining the Judge's Pen means that no major misfortunes will occur in your life.

28. 78 罪 On the Edge of Crime 罪案边缘 VerdureMystery549k WordsCompleted The first time Chen Xi saw Qin Yu, she knew he would belong to her. She was a romantic, so she wanted to preserve him in formaldehyde. That way, Qin Yu could belong to her alone. Someone once described Chen Xi this way: all that stood between her and becoming a criminal was Qin Yu. “I walk toward the sun, unafraid of the long, dark night.” [Obsessive forensic doctor Chen vs. upright police officer Qin] 3.5kReads8.9Score418Shelves

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    The moment Chen Xi first saw Qin Yu, she knew he would be hers. A romantic at heart, she wanted to preserve him in formaldehyde, so that Qin Yu could belong only to her. ... Someone once described Chen Xi as someone who was only one Qin Yu away from being a criminal. "My heart faces the sun, unafraid of the long, dark night." [The story of the obsessive forensic pathologist Chen vs. The upright police officer Qin]

29. 79 狐 The Fox’s Child 狐胎 The Mosquito Is Spitting Blood蚊子在吐血Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted I was born in a poor, remote village in Northeast China, and grew up not knowing who my father was. On the day I was born, a red-haired fox brought me a gold ingot in its mouth. Only later did I learn that I was the fox’s child. Twenty-one years later, when I met the fox again, he threatened to drag me into his bridal chamber! To survive, I swallowed my humiliation and became his spirit medium. Just as I was beginning to accept him, I discovered that it had all been a scheme, and I was nothing m 1.1kReads9.2Score185Shelves
30. 80 萌 With Adorable Pets by Her Side, Watch Her Rise Step by Step 萌宠作伴，且看她步步高升 Eight-Catty Meow喵八斤Mystery501k WordsCompleted Master the language of beasts, and adorable pets help me rule the Court of Judicial Review! Shen Tiange, a 19-year-old university student, transmigrates into the abandoned legitimate daughter of a marquis's household. In public, she's a pitiful outcast, bullied and pushed around by everyone. In private, she's a prodigy detective who solves cases with the help of her adorable pets! Her heartless father and cruel stepmother, along with her adoptive parents who beat her every day, all take advant 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Animals provide clues at crucial moments; each of the ten chapters is an independent short story. Highly recommended!

31. 81 真 The Real Heiress's Secret Identity Is Exposed, and All of the Capital's Elite Kneel! 真千金马甲被爆，全京圈都跪了！ Ye Shiyi夜十一Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted Also known as The Fake Heiress Became the Capital's Crown Prince's Beloved After Her Engagement Was Broken Qin Wan never knew that she was not the Ye family's biological daughter, until her childhood sweetheart grew tired of her, outsiders cursed her, and the Ye family, disgusted with her, drove her out and told her to return to the mountain ravines to find her biological parents... Qin Wan merely smiled, preparing to reveal her secret identity and stun everyone. Unexpectedly, the mountain ravin 76kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    The real heiress becomes the fake heiress, abandoned by her parents overnight, while the princes of Beijing's elite pursue and dote on her. Little did she know that the fake heiress's true identity was far more complex than she thought.

32. 82 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: I Became a Top-Tier Star Through the Mystical Arts 直播算命：我靠玄学成圈内顶流 Little Chestnut Has Big Dreams小栗子有大梦想Modern Romance4.5M WordsCompleted (No romance + livestreaming + fortune-telling + getting rich + showbiz) As the head of the Tianji Sect in the cultivation world, Xiang Wan was struck by lightning during her ascension and sent to the modern world, where she possessed the body of another Xiang Wan, a washed-up nobody with barely any fame. The original Xiang Wan had spent years in showbiz as a total unknown, playing bit parts as one of countless minor female characters. When her agency decided she had no commercial value, it sent 27.8kReads8.9Score3.9kShelves

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    It's not exactly a crime-solving story, but it's very good and depicts the full spectrum of human nature.

33. 83 宠 Spoiled? No Thanks! The Real Heiress Is Obsessed With Immortal Cultivation 宠爱？不稀罕！真千金她沉迷修仙 Entangled in Longing缠娇怨Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brothers’ redemption arc + romance] [Calculating, sickly-beautiful male lead vs. sweet, bubbly female lead] The sect where Shi Qi had lived for seventeen years was gone, and she was forced to leave the mountain. Leaving was one thing, but why had a wealthy tycoon suddenly appeared, crying and claiming to be her long-lost father? The rich father was one thing, but she also had six handsome older brothers, each with his own style. Was this the start of a everyone-dotes-on-me story? No! Don’t get 16.9kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    Looks good, look quickly!

34. 84 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves

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    This is a truly exceptional book whose title doesn't do it justice; a must-read for a bookworm of over twenty years. The female protagonist has a distinct personality, capable of both intense love and hate. The story and characters are incredibly well-developed, making it well worth reading. And even more so, worth listening to.

35. 85 天 The God of Odd Jobs in Tianfu 天府打工神 Pear Blossom Lover花痴梨Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + urban crime-solving + reincarnated deity + genius girl + cool, swaggering God of Death + two couples] Who could have guessed that the so-called insane genius girl was actually a deity who had fallen into the mortal world? With a clear goal in mind, she sets her sights on the stern captain of the criminal police and launches her pursuit. The haughty God of Death descends to the mortal realm and lands in a spectacularly embarrassing situation. When an earnest human policewoman te 74Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    A battle of wits and sweet romance unfolds amidst a series of bizarre twists and turns in a story of mutual redemption that becomes increasingly addictive as you watch! The female lead confesses her love to the male lead directly and is unexpectedly drawn into a series of murders. Together, they solve the mind-bending cases, redeeming each other in a bittersweet romance.

36. 86 魂 She Reincarnates into the Modern Era and Makes a Fortune Through Fortune-Telling 魂穿到现代，她靠算命风生水起 A Pot of Milk Tea一壶奶茶Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Rise to power + mysticism + fortune-telling + feng shui + comedy + ghost-hunting] A fortune-telling girl’s soul transmigrates into the modern era, just as a crooked old Taoist abandons his prayers for her halfway through her funeral rites. Unable to stand his cutting corners, she suddenly sits up and calls him out. She manages to ruin her own funeral single-handedly, and her mother tries to send her away, thinking she’s a monster. From then on, she has to fend for herself. She returns to her ol 256Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The young woman actually divined that the old man's grandson wasn't her son's—even though her son and daughter-in-law seemed to have a good relationship, she wondered if he was being cheated on; she divined that the two sisters' husbands were lovers, and sure enough, she was caught in bed with one of them; she divined that she would be sent to the bed of a fat, ugly man by a foolish woman who was competing with other women, and with a clever trick, she got rid of the stupid woman. For more amusing fortune-telling stories, come check out this book!

37. 87 拟 Proposed Deduction: My Fiancée Is a Goth Lolita 拟定推导：我的未婚妻是哥特萝莉 MahoEastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Note: This book is told in first person. Don't read if that's not your thing. After completing four years of military service, Matthew Julius returned to his home in the British Isles. He thought he could finally start a new life, only to be told that he was already engaged. His fiancée was Carrot Olivia, a rising star in the world of detectives. A scrap of paper bearing a mysterious address, and a family murder case buried for ten years. A young girl detective sets out to solve it, and a discha 7.3kReads9.5Score793Shelves

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38. 88 我 Me and the Girl Detective from the Age of Steam 我与蒸汽时代的少女侦探 This Lady Is So, So Good at It这位太太太会了Mystery179k WordsCompleted "One heroine, detective mystery" "The protagonist's golden finger appears in Chapter Eight" After transmigrating to another world, John H. Watson has a simple goal: he just wants a job that provides room and board. Luckily, he finds one. He becomes an assistant to a detective. But the detective is a young woman named William Louise Ian Wright Holmes. 387Reads8.4Score103Shelves
39. 89 大 Everyday Cases in Great Yong 大雍破案日常 Gu Qianqian Loves Money爱钱钱的顾钱钱Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Zhu Ning, a forensic doctor, returned to her old line of work. So what if coroners have low status? So what if people look down on female coroners? Want to solve a case? Then you’ll have to listen to me! 6.3kReads9.0Score973Shelves

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    🔥🔥Highly Recommended🔥🔥 After a sudden transmigration, Zhu Ning, a forensic pathologist, returns to his old profession. [Please Follow]

40. 90 躺 The Lie-Flat Female Coroner Cracks a Major Case 躺平的女仵作破大案 Snow Yearning for the Cold Dawn雪慕寒晨Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [Female coroner + emperor’s illegitimate son + solving cases + fiercely protective] A scream shattered the quiet of dawn. “Someone’s dead…” A woman stumbled and crawled toward the doorway. Behind her was a blood-soaked severed head, its twisted face turned toward her front door. “Time to work. Wake up!” The coroner, Fang Yuan, knocked on his daughter’s door. Fang Xiaoqi sat up in bed. “Coming!” Fang Xiaoqi was an orphan with no memory, adopted by Fang Yuan, a coroner who had no children of his o 89Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 女 A Female Cop Solving Cases Can Be This Fierce? 女警破案，也这么猛？ Shan Character Army珊字军Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted 🔥[No CP + No System + Pure Deduction and Crime Solving + Badass Female Lead] 🔥A trillion-yuan fortune is right there for the taking, yet she insists on becoming a criminal investigator! Everyone thinks she's a rich heiress who's just here to experience life at the police station. But whether it's surveying crime scenes, solving cases through deduction, or chasing down criminals, she's outstanding at it all. One sensational case after another rocks the whole city, and she cracks every one of them 2.6kReads8.9Score440Shelves
42. 92 人 Delicate and Easy to Bully in Public, Sending You to Your Grave in Private 人前柔弱可欺，人后送君归西 Crossing Three Lifetimes渡三生Mystery325k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + play the pig to eat the tiger + comedy + no romance] Yun Xiangsi is a frail, sickly girl whose daily routine consists of just two things: making enemies and taking revenge. Her hobbies are equally down-to-earth: handicrafts, like making puppets to kill people, and feeding little animals, by leaving corpses in the wilderness for wolves. One day, a young master from the Zhang family offended her, so Yun Xiangsi sent him a deadly puppet without a second thought. But before the 1.2kReads8.9Score196Shelves

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    🍀✨This book features a female protagonist with a special ability: she can make puppets to help her with her medical treatment. There are puppet cats and dogs involved; it's a very good read.

43. 93 哟 Hey! That Has-Been Is Solving Cases on a Dating Show Again 哟！糊咖又在恋综破案啦 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Modern Romance67k WordsOngoing Everyone calls Ning Ning a useless pretty face who only knows how to ride the popularity of dating reality shows, an illegitimate fake heiress the Ning family is ashamed to acknowledge. Only Ning Ning and her husband, Mo Xiao, know that she is a suspended criminal investigation detective with extraordinary abilities, while Mo Xiao has a broken plot System bound to him. The System wails frantically in Mo Xiao's mind every day: Host! Ning Ning, that vicious supporting actress, is about to derail t 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one is super good, a romance story with a bit of crime-solving elements, it's huge and really interesting. The second one is purely crime-solving, very good. The last one is a set of strange tales based on rules, also very fun.

44. 94 惊 The Deranged Horror Fan Has a Blast Playing by the Rules 惊悚疯批在规则里玩嗨了 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery178k WordsCompleted [Infinite survival + horror games + no CP + a story of redemption] Mu Yuanwei, a little lunatic who grew up in a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into a survival game. She meets plenty of lovely living companions and captures NPCs as toys, having the time of her life. While everyone else frets over the plot and the rules for triggering events, she’s happily playing with her pets. As a walking stack of buffs, she loves looking for loopholes in the rules and taking out NPCs. She’s a professional a 190Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 我 I Solve Cases, and My Ex-Boyfriend Makes the Arrests 我只破案，抓人有我前男友 Nine Joy Meatballs九喜丸子Mystery222k WordsOngoing [Criminal Investigation + Crime + No System + Hard-Core Case Solving] Ruan Jiayu has an excellent memory, yet she has forgotten how her younger brother died. She and her ex-boyfriend solved countless cases together, but she has never been able to recall the details of her brother’s murder. After taking some time off, she decides to return to work. While investigating a murder, she once again teams up with her ex, Lu Chengzhi. At first, the other detectives think she’s some kind of witch doctor b —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥🔥Highly Recommended🔥🔥 Even passing ants would warn their companions, "Don't mess with that madman!" When they see Ling Wuyou. [Please Follow]

46. 96 刑 The Criminal Investigation Division Has a Touch of the Supernatural 刑侦科有点灵 Wang Nanqing王南卿Mystery618k WordsOngoing [Fictional setting, focused on solving cases, heroine’s growth, romance as a secondary element] “Trying to scam me? No way. Call the police if you want.” That was how it all began. Jiang Xiaoxi was captivated by the police station and couldn’t tear herself away. In the end, she tried every possible means to stay. And so began Jiang Xiaoxi’s days of struggling her way through the criminal investigation unit with her golden finger. She helped the team solve case after case, using her little collec 14Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 97 在 I'm a Coroner, and Looking Like a Girl Won't Hurt My Career 在下是仵作，长得娘点不影响就业 A Ladybug Crawled Over the Wall一只瓢虫出墙来Mystery577k WordsOngoing [Female Coroner]+ [Disguised as a Man]+ [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships]+ [Autopsies and Solving Cases]+ [Mystery and Romance]+ [Mystery and Imagination] A hilarious scaredy-cat heroine VS a cold, scheming man Chu Jiu must have been out of her mind to turn down the chance to marry the famously handsome young man who was said to be beautiful enough to outrage the gods, and take up the mantle of a coroner instead. She yelled at the old man, “What’s the point? You want me to i 286Reads8.5Score110Shelves
48. 98 书 I Woke Up in a Book as the Lovelorn Heroine’s Hapless Best Friend 书穿成苦情剧女主的冤种闺蜜 Madam Nine-Tails九尾夫人Modern Romance171k WordsOngoing [Crime-solving + period setting + no relocation to the countryside + episodic cases + System + romance] Policewoman Zhou Shuping transmigrates into a novel full of melodrama, toxic relationships, and all kinds of “criminally” outrageous schemes. The heroine is a once-in-a-century white lotus, remaining kind and wonderful despite being surrounded by the malice of the entire world. The hero is consumed by past grievances and selectively ignores every police officer, determined to use his “sheer st 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This fits perfectly; the female lead survives by solving cases. Skills can be exchanged for.

49. 99 在 I Am a Female Sorcerer 在下女术师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted The night Bai Zhou returned home to inherit the funeral-clothing shop, someone tried to murder her... From the moment she came back from the dead, she was swept up in one eerie, chilling case after another. A dead old woman wandering through a funeral hall; vengeful spirits who died violent deaths scrambling to find substitutes; a sinister temple in the mountains where people are killed; evil spirits crying out for justice during a performance of Judge Bao... Watch Bai Zhou learn the Taoist Five 17.9kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    It's so good! I've watched it several times.

50. 100 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 80.8kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves

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    🍁The female lead poured her heart and soul into the Xia family, exhausting herself until her health collapsed. On the day the real heiress returned, the frail Xia Zhi Ning was kicked out of the house. Too poor to afford medical treatment, Xia Zhi Ning recovered from a high fever and discovered she could understand animal speech! The little squirrel outside her window said she was being targeted by a serial killer!

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