Looking for a Suspenseful, Brainy Novel That Isn't Dumbed Down, Preferably Told from a Woman's Perspective and with Good Reasoning 求悬疑烧脑不小白小说，最好从女性角度写，有理有

1. 1 狐 Fox Maiden 狐女 King Rabbit兔子大王Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted My name is Tu Sang. Grandpa said I was a gift from the Fox Immortal. I was barely alive when he found me, as good as dead. So he sought out the village shaman and traded his life for mine, keeping me alive until I turned eighteen. But before my eighteenth birthday, he passed away, and overnight I became an orphan again. To stay alive, I had no choice but to marry a ghost below. Who knew he would be a ten-thousand-year-old Ghost Immortal? But our connection goes far beyond that... 11.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   It's a pretty good read, it doesn't procrastinate, and it's about avenging revenge.

2. 2 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Mystery98k 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 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🥬Big Mac is good-looking, it's pretty good-looking, and the heroine is very sassy. People who are more plot-oriented can watch it. Anyway, I think it's okay. The last one is a pure detective type with cp

3. 3 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 4.9kReads6.9Score578Shelves
4. 4 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score232.7kShelves

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   (No harem, no routines, no invincibility, no system, no brainlessness, no good writing, please be careful if you mind.) When I thought this was just an ordinary day, I found that I had been caught in the end. Just when I thought I could escape by just continuing to participate in death games, I found that everyone began to awaken to supernatural powers. Just when I thought this was the "place to create gods," everything was heading toward annihilation.

5. 5 一 The Case Files of Team One 一组探案记 So Fierce好厉厉Mystery330k WordsCompleted There is no such thing as a perfect detective. He is simply willing to explore the parts of human nature that ordinary people would rather not face, sensitive to details that others easily overlook, and driven by a burning desire to drive out the darkness... 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This, this, go check it out

6. 6 全 The Whole Family Grabbed Stools to Watch the Drama as the Real Heiress Spilled the Tea 全家带凳子吃瓜，真千金爆料啦 The Long Wind Brings No Romance长风不入情Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled My Whole Family Brought Stools to Watch the Drama, and the Real Heiress Spilled the Tea [Showbiz + Real and Fake Heiresses + Gossip System + No-Brainer Fun + Lighthearted Comedy + One-on-One Romance] After transmigrating into someone else’s body, Tang Shiba discovered that her whole family was destined to be cannon fodder. Her eldest brother loved the female lead, but his feelings were never returned. He’d drink himself into oblivion every day and die in a garbage-strewn alley, 25.1kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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   "In "The Whole Family Wants to Be a Spare Tire, I Turned Away", we follow the protagonist on a journey of self-discovery. With profound emotions and heartbreaking authenticity, it challenges our inherent understanding of love. Every soul who longs for freedom and true love can find resonance in this book. Open it, feel the power of breaking free from shackles, and experience a journey of spiritual awakening."

7. 7 看 The Female Constable Who Sees the Truth 看见真相的女捕头 I Eat Tomatoes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃西红柿不吐番茄皮Mystery860k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + golden finger + light mystery + historical workplace drama + career advancement and raises + 30% feel-good power fantasy, 70% hard work] A heroine who grows over time, with a love interest. She isn’t ruthless or vengeful… If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thank you. By now, Yan Dan has become a renowned chief constable, famous throughout the land. Someone once asked how she went from being a lowly, unknown county constable to one of the most sought-after investigator 7.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   This is a suspense novel that I found very enjoyable after reading it. The second one is very funny and heartwarming. I recommend it with 5 stars.

8. 8 破 Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】 Never Imagined未曾设想Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants 91.8kReads9.4Score14.3kShelves
9. 9 诡 The Strange Realm Descends, and I Rewrite My Fate in a Comic 诡域降临，我在漫画逆天改命 A Letter on Plain Silk尺素Mystery814k WordsCompleted [No CP + ensemble cast + supernatural phenomena descend + rule-based horror] On Jiang Xingni's sixteenth birthday, she became bound to a fate-altering System. The System told her that the world was actually a comic, and she was a nameless background character. In half an hour, a monster would suddenly appear and kill her. To survive, Jiang Xingni had to ride the main cast's popularity and change her doomed fate. Jiang Xingni pondered this. Then she boldly asked, “Why can't I just become the main 8.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
10. 10 速 Help, I Need a Favor in the Martial World!! 速来，江湖救急！！ Yangbai Potato阳白土豆Martial Arts2.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + transmigration + forum + ancient wuxia + no romance] The transmigrators arrived in a wuxia world. Some got the harem rivalry plot, some became reclusive masters, and others were in a classic wuxia story... But none of them had a golden finger. Faced with System missions on hell mode, they chose to start by making a post on the forum. Young Hero of the Jianghu: Watch me kill myself 1L: Details, please 2L: You again? 3L: How did you die again? Scholar: Need help writing an imperia 21.3kReads9.4Score3kShelves
11. 11 沉 The Silent Killer 沉默的凶手 The Running Turkey奔跑的火鸡Mystery901k WordsCompleted 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 177Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    There are many cases where a psychiatrist and a criminal police captain work together to investigate.

12. 12 致 The Deadly Rabbit Man 致命兔人 The Running Turkey奔跑的火鸡Mystery996k WordsCompleted 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 392Reads8.7Score—Shelves
13. 13 新 New Bao Qingtian Fan Fiction: The Fragrant Consort of Luoshen 新包青天同人：洛神香妃 Moonlight Gaze月潋凝眸Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Steady Daily Updates, Period-Style Dialogue] Bai Yutang x Original Female Lead She is the reincarnation of the celestial realm's narcissus flower goddess, with a pure and holy soul. She has no noble status, only a mysterious and extraordinary background. She cares for all under heaven, is high-minded, excels in both letters and arms, and brings blessings to all living beings. … An adaptation of The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants, beginning when Zhan Zhao receives the title “Imperial Cat” from 137Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The suspenseful and brain-burning story about a heroine who is independent, self-reliant and confident is here. The main text is a serious case investigation, focusing on logical reasoning and human nature analysis. Extra ancient romance, positive energy and sweet love, just the right amount of dog food, so you won't feel panicked.

14. 14 地 The Underworld Calls Me Little Master 地府叫我小先生 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 248.7kReads9.6Score31.5kShelves

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    See for yourself, I think it's pretty good anyway

15. 15 长 The Long Game 长线伏行 Cai Bi Gui蔡必贵145k WordsCompleted A typhoon day trapped in a death loop, and the devilish knot at the heart of a case within a case. In 2001, as Typhoon Yutu approached, a woman's body appeared at the scene of a case that had already been closed. A mysterious mark, “1, 1, E,” was left on the victim. Before long, Shan Linxue, one of the detectives in charge of the case, was murdered, while another detective, Liao Xi, retired early... In 2018, Typhoon Yutu returned. A girl hanged herself with a red nylon rope, with the mark “1, E” —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
16. 16 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 82.5kReads9.3Score14.4kShelves
17. 17 无 Infinite Livestream: She's Gorgeous and Plays by Her Own Rules 无限直播：大佬她人美路子野 Cola with Ice阔乐加冰Mystery345k WordsCompleted [Infinite livestream + sweet, satisfying romance with a couple + suspense and mild horror + even the easily frightened can read] What’s it like to transmigrate into a horror livestream novel before you’ve even finished skimming the blurb, and get bound to an infinite-flow System on top of that? Lin Xingqian: Thanks for asking. Just got here, and I’m still alive. Whether it’s a terrifying little town, a haunted house, or a city of desire... Lin Xingqian stays cool as a cucumber, pulling off one o 8.7kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    This author is awesome. It's your loss if you don't read it. I just finished reading the whole book and I'm really speechless. It's awesome. It's unconventional and different from other novels in the past.

18. 18 穿 I Earned a Million a Year After I Transmigrated into a Book 穿书后我年薪百万 I Climb the High Terrace我登高台Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted Lin Yu died from working herself to death. Afterward, no one even burned paper offerings for her. Lin Yu lamented her miserable fate, then her soul scattered. When she opened her eyes again, Lin Yu was alive once more. The good news: she transmigrated into a book. The bad news: she was still a wage slave. Lin Yu went from being the secretary of a balding boss to the secretary of a handsome man. The one thing that hadn't changed was that both jobs were thankless. The difference was that her month 4.6kReads8.8Score369Shelves

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    This is quite brain-burning😂 It sounds confusing

19. 19 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 Romance81k 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 js book is super good-looking. It is about solving crimes with romance elements. It's super interesting. The second one is about solving crimes. It's pure x and it's very good-looking. The last one is a weird story about rules, which is also very fun.

20. 20 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 170Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 乡 Strange Happenings on a Country Road at Night 乡间夜路诡事 Fan Xianran帆娴冉Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted As you walk along a country road at night, have you ever heard strange footsteps? This book collects a series of rural supernatural tales set in deserted villages and old houses, telling of eerie incidents passed down by word of mouth that no one dares investigate too closely. With no reliance on exaggerated descriptions, it uses details drawn from everyday life to send a bone-deep chill through you. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can read these books

22. 22 地 Back from Hell, I Take My Ghost Child to Crush My Evil In-Laws 地狱归来我带着鬼崽虐翻恶毒婆家 Tang Yuwei Beneath the Cherry Blossoms樱花树下的唐雨薇Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted Rebirth and revenge + traditional mysticism + punishing scumbags + curse magic and witchcraft + supernatural suspense + past and present lives Gu Wanyi died a horrific death. As she leapt from the twentieth floor of a hotel, just before her body was smashed to pieces, she heard her husband, Wang Nanhao, holding his mistress beside her corpse and chuckling: “Thanks for the two million in insurance money, honey.” When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding day. Her wicked mother-in 172Reads6.3Score—Shelves
23. 23 地 After a Hell Imp Claimed the Wrong Soul, I Was Reborn in the 1990s 地府小鬼勾错魂后，我重生回九零 Yew Berry红豆杉果Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Wrongful Soul Summoning + Rebirth + Revenge + Building Wealth] Unlucky Zhou Nianwei has her soul mistakenly summoned by a low-ranking underworld spirit and becomes a wrongfully dead ghost! Her twenty-fourth birthday becomes her death anniversary! The Judge of the Underworld pities her tragic life and orders a spirit escort to return her to the human world. Unfortunately, her “body” has already been cremated, so her resurrection fails. Zhou Nianwei returns to the underworld in a towering rage 2.1kReads7.9Score226Shelves
24. 24 偷 After Hearing the Prince's Thoughts, I Laugh Until I Pound the Wall Every Day 偷听王爷心声后，我天天笑到捶墙 Nothing Is Colder Than the Human Heart最凉不过人Ancient Romance842k WordsCompleted Shen Qingci transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household, only to be betrothed the moment she opened her eyes to Prince Jing, Xiao Jue, feared by everyone in the capital. Rumor had it he was ruthless and taciturn, kept women at arm's length, and was a living King of Hell. But she happened to awaken the ability to read minds, letting her hear every one of the prince's thoughts: [This little girl is so round and adorable!] [No, no. I have to 5Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 执 Obsessive Spirit Master: Muxue 执念师暮雪 Become a Flipping Salted Fish做个会翻身的咸鱼Mystery721k WordsCompleted I am Mu Xue, a grudge exorcist who walks between the realms of yin and yang. An ancient mirror reveals the demons in people’s hearts; a bronze bell awakens old injustices and buried hatred. A red-clad female ghost combs her hair at midnight. A murderous driver picks up passengers late at night. A ghost in the mirror dies in your place... Every ghost who refuses to be reincarnated hides a life that has been crushed to pieces. I don’t guide the dead to the afterlife. I only help them get justice 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 噩 The Sound of Nightmares: 60 Horror Stories That Wake You from Your Dreams 噩梦之声：60个做梦吓醒的恐怖故事 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery174k WordsCompleted [Standalone Ghost Stories + Supernatural Horror + Not for the Faint of Heart + Rural Tales] When night falls, terrifying ghostly figures emerge. Step into all kinds of bizarre and unbelievable tales, and spend your nights screaming! Haunted houses, ghostly shadows outside the window, a deadly lipstick, someone beneath the mattress, an umbrella that hunts people... Every corner conceals inexplicable phenomena and secrets that will fill you with dread! Every page will make your hair stand on end, 1.8kReads8.9Score188Shelves
27. 27 一 I Accidentally Committed a Crime 一不小心犯了罪 Mist at the Heart's Tip迷雾心尖Rural Life243k WordsCompleted In the February chill of Wushi Village, five-year-old Ding Ding lay collapsed in a vegetable patch, her tiny, cold body wrapped in a bright yellow cloak. A rusty nail embedded in her foot, a fatal bruise from a skull fracture at her temple: Detective Jiang Yuan knew at a glance this was no accident, nor a simple act of murder! As the investigation deepened, the case grew shrouded in mystery. Beneath the village entrance’s parasol tree, three black stones had been arranged in a sinister “Three Yi 37Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 古 Strange Tales Heard at Night in an Ancient Village 古村夜闻诡事 I Love Pokemon俺僾神奇宝贝Mystery209k WordsCompleted In an old village in the countryside, there are far too many sinister things outsiders know nothing about. Abandoned houses, old graves, roads at night, taboos. Every night around midnight, strange things happen one after another. One tale of rural horror in every chapter, one terrifying incident after another. Each story stands alone, with suspense at every turn. The things the older generation never speaks of, the encounters no one dares describe in detail after dark, tonight, I'll tell you a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 一 One Ghost Story a Chapter: I Warned You, So Don't Blame Me 一章一个鬼故事，吓到你，别怪我 A Kid Who Loves Noodles爱吃面的小朋友Mystery634k WordsCompleted [Traditional Chinese paranormal + Chinese-style horror] [Folktales + eerie rural happenings] Collected from all over and adapted into fiction, these stories include all kinds of folktales and urban legends. They're like the scary stories sold at street stalls, told in plain, simple language, with details that become more terrifying the longer you think about them. Great for unwinding. Each chapter features a different cast of characters. Note: Believe in science and reject superstition. Don't ta 9.7kReads7.3Score548Shelves
30. 30 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 5.1kReads9.2Score606Shelves

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    Maybe you will like it (no cp)

31. 31 请 Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 144.1kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves

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    This is really warm

32. 32 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 111.3kReads9.5Score15.9kShelves

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    I think these books are all very interesting. If you like weird things, you can read them.

33. 33 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 1.6kReads9.3Score290Shelves
34. 34 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 178.9kReads9.7Score19.1kShelves

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    As for reasoning, I only follow this one, it's ceiling level, you'll know after reading it. It's cool to see invincibility. Every copy has a meaning.

35. 35 墓 Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了 Wan Hua琬华Mystery855k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h 770Reads9.2Score100Shelves

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    This is a game and hunt from which there is no turning back, the loser will be shattered to pieces, and the winner will take it all! After Qin Mo climbed out of the coffin, he worked step by step, turned against the wind, walked towards the center of power and games, and killed everyone! [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

36. 36 末 The Last School Bus 末班校车 Good Little Lamb小羊乖乖Mystery169k WordsCompleted [A female-focused mystery thriller, a brain-teasing and hilarious redemption story] From here on, I'll personally take you on this last school-bus journey... You'll see a terrifying doll sitting right beside you... You'll witness a string of murders in a girls' dormitory, all within a single year... You'll shudder at the bizarre death of a school beauty who was three months pregnant... You'll rage at the evil hidden in a fog-shrouded residential complex along the way... And you'll encounter the 344Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Recommended by a bookworm with 15 years of experience, "The Last School Bus" is the best female suspense I have ever seen. It is also realistic horror and has a rare clear reasoning. Except that the heroine is a bit silly, it feels very similar to the crime-solving format of "Skyscraper". The stories are repeated one by one and the suspects are eliminated one by one. It would be even better if it could be made into a movie one day!

37. 37 死 Death Message 死亡讯息 Wangzhe Jianming王者鉴明Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted I joined a special department that hunts down criminals, punishes evil, and solves all kinds of bizarre, world-shaking cases. Now, I’ll take up my pen and show you a world unlike any other! 23Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    I think these four books are good! The first one, the glass heart means my heart is broken all over the place The second one is to fall in love while solving crimes. The third one is the best suspense novel I have ever read. The fourth one is to eat people's hearts to gain abilities.

38. 38 她 She Walks Beside the Dark of Night 她与暗夜同行 Looking Back at Song and Dance顾盼笙歌Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted She's a Chinese professor devoted to educating young minds: cool, sharp-tongued, and single for a thousand years. He's a man who walks the edge of crime, a wealthy bachelor, and a lifelong loner. One day, he cornered her outside the school gates. “Professor Cheng, how would you like to get married and rid the world of a menace?” She said nothing, but a crack appeared in her frozen heart. From then on, her life was like opening Pandora's box. Sweetness and thrills wove together into a bizarre, da 183Reads8.8Score—Shelves
39. 39 凶 Countdown to Murder 凶案倒计时 Liu Jianfeng刘剑锋Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted 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… 35Reads6.6Score—Shelves
40. 40 死 The Death Contact List 死亡通讯录 Big Bug大虫Mystery698k WordsCompleted A mysterious secret identity appeared in the company group chat. No one knew who it belonged to, and from then on, the entire company was plunged into a state of panic! 377Reads7.2Score105Shelves
41. 41 一 Countdown: One Hundred Lives 一百条命倒计时 A Hundred Fish Ponds一百个鱼塘Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing [A heroine who only wants to go home and grow stronger x a hero who wins himself over, also known as The Hero and Her Not-So-Useful Man] Su Liang accidentally boards a subway train bound for another world, gains a hundred lives, and is told she has to save the world! Su Liang: "What if I just refuse?" System: "Then you'll be stuck with me for the rest of your life! How about I send you a big, loyal dog to protect you?" Su Liang: "Is forcing someone to take something really a thing?" 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine is a bitch, but it feels pretty good

42. 42 死 Death Deduction 死亡推演 Xiyin Xin希音心Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Whatever the eerie eyes see, clues take on a three-dimensional form, and secrets are laid bare. Under the scalpel, the dead speak, and the whole truth comes to light. A forensic detective with an IQ over 180. With death, she performs the most beautiful waltz in the fog; through deduction, she proves that justice always prevails. Thanks to Wenwan Ge for providing the original cover! 46Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Recommend these three books 1. The best among suspense novels 2. Both men and women are very powerful and have strong analytical skills. 3. Both the positive and negative characters in more realistic society are described as being affectionate, loving and responsible.

43. 43 悬 Always on My Mind 悬悬在念 Liu Nina刘妮娜Mystery433k WordsCompleted (A suspenseful romance) Three years ago, the “9/12 Horrifying Livestream Case” took place in Jincheng. The criminal gang had numerous members. They dressed up the young women they had abducted as “streamers” and forced them to eat rats and endure abuse on camera. If someone offered enough money, they could even buy the women and take them home... The police force’s most in-sync couple: Bu Qingyan, a criminal investigation team captain skilled in analyzing criminal psychology and trace evidence, 169Reads7.2Score—Shelves
44. 44 谜 The Crime Mystery 谜罪 White Horse, Black Horse白马黑马Mystery868k WordsCompleted Zhao Youyan set out to prove herself and traveled to the place where her father was born. But one mystery after another began to surface. Eight young women had gone missing. They had absolutely nothing in common in terms of profession, hometown, or education. Their only connection was... 71Reads8.5Score—Shelves
45. 45 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Advised the Female Ghost to Study Hard! 惊悚游戏：开局劝女鬼好好学习! Sun and Moon日月Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural instance dungeon: Class 3, Year 1 has finished loading. Players, get ready.] What happens when a hot-tempered young man enters a horror game? Xie Yao: “Why aren't you studying? What are you doing here!” Ghost student: “Big bro, I was wrong! Ah, don't hit my face!” Xie Yao: “Why is your mouth open? Have you finished your homework?” Slit-Mouthed Woman: “Please, I'll do it right now! Don't hit me!” Xie Yao turned around. “What are you doing?” All the ghosts: “Uh... we're being friendl 3.2kReads9.2Score389Shelves

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    Infinite streaming, no noobs, great world view

46. 46 死 Death Werewolf: Bird in a Cage 死亡狼人杀：笼中鸟 The Wind Chime Bird's Oath风铃鸟的誓言Mystery131k WordsCompleted Lin Jingxuan woke up in an unfamiliar place and discovered that she and her friend had been dragged into a real-life game of Werewolf. Life and death had become the norm! After fighting with all their might to survive, what truth would they uncover? 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My mind is filled with the plot of this article, it's so interesting. Recommended star rating: 🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️

47. 47 在 Raising Paper Characters in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里养纸片人 Three Demons三妖Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [No romance] (A heads-up: The heroine is a regular female college student who has just graduated. She has no System and isn’t reborn. She’s just an ordinary girl. If you want a badass, cool-headed, strongest-in-her-world heroine in a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, please look elsewhere. Don’t make assumptions halfway through and then leave a bad review. The author is sensitive, so please be gentle.) To pay off her loans, Yang Chaoyu unexpectedly joins a livestream debut. She bar 419Reads8.8Score105Shelves

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    No cp, no novice, the more you look at the back, the more exciting it will be!

48. 48 恐 The Terrifying Online Celebrity 恐怖女网红 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted Ning Ruoyu is bullied and framed by the people closest to her. To stay alive, she has no choice but to catch ghosts for money. She never expected to become an online sensation with tens of millions of followers... I’ve started a new book and hope you’ll show it some love. Please recommend it and send me some diamonds. Don’t forget to tap “Follow”! During the new-book period, there will be one update a day until the story reaches 30,000 words, posted at noon. After that, there will be two updates 3.8kReads9.1Score442Shelves

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    I strongly recommend this one, it is a female protagonist, strong female character, also rational, equivalent to the monster-fighting and upgrading type, reject silly white sweet, white lotus, only the female protagonist is as beautiful as a flower

49. 49 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 30.7kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    A very nice book

50. 50 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery660k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 17.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    They are all female protagonists

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