Looking for Mystery Novels. I Love Crime Solving and Deduction, Especially Brain Teasers 求悬疑类小说，喜欢破案推理文，烧脑什么的最有爱

1. 301 人 A World Out of Balance 人间失衡 Xiao Youqian萧有钱Mystery94k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending suspense + short stories + no overarching plot + crime + criminal investigation + shocking twists + stories of ordinary people] The deepest wounds are often inflicted by those closest to us. A bloody case at an old family home, shrouded in mystery. Who is the real killer? After her father dies of illness, her sister-in-law sells her to northern Myanmar! The body of a baby girl is found in the woods. A kidnapping case turns into a murder investigation. Who would target an innocent i 203Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   Ahhhhh!!! It's so good!?! You have to read it! High quality, amazing plot twists, fast pace—you can't guess what will happen next without using your brain! I haven't read a novel with such positive values and strong logic in a long time.

2. 302 直 Livestreaming Fortune-Telling: All My Top Supporters Are in Jail 直播测字：我的榜一全在局子里 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted A ghost-seeing girl and a genius young detective make the perfect supernatural duo! Jiang Chen: Can you check whether there are any nasty things around us? Su Su: Do you think I'm a ghost-hunting police dog or something?! Ghost: You're the nasty thing! Your whole family is nasty! The supernatural duo always cracks the case! 18.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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   The case is compelling, the logic is clear, and the reasoning is sound.

3. 303 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 5.8kReads8.9Score916Shelves
4. 304 南 The Southern Song Dynasty’s Top Undercover Agent 南宋第一卧底 Long Yuan龙渊Historical7.4M WordsCompleted In the sixteenth year of the Jiading era of the Southern Song, Shen Mo, a modern-day undercover agent, began manipulating the fate of the empire in the palm of his hand. Countless ingenious schemes, ruthless plots, and brutal tactics poured from him. His modern forensic techniques cracked one bizarre Southern Song case after another, while his espionage skills crushed the secret agents of the Liao and Jin. When the Mongol Yuan cavalry, invincible across the land, came thundering toward them, the 6.1kReads9.1Score846Shelves

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   The ultimate suspense and crime-solving story, featuring Shen Mo, who transmigrates to the Southern Song Dynasty and returns to his old profession as a constable. He solves case after case, his intelligence always on point, and the plot is novel and logically sound. If you like detective stories, give it a try.

5. 305 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. 2.6kReads8.2Score316Shelves
6. 306 她 She's a Murderess, So How Did She Marry the Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? 她杀人魔，怎么嫁了大理寺少卿？ Ya Bazi牙霸子Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Female Lead: Has a Slight Grasp of Human Nature] X [Male Lead: A Good Man] [A Not-Quite-Right, Delicate Beauty X The Pure and Noble Xie Xiao Wu] . Sang Mi was a man-eating flower that killed without batting an eye, a murderous fiend who couldn’t be bothered to lift a finger and couldn’t tell one grain from another. She transmigrated. But why was she the daughter of the Minister of Justice? And why had she married Xie Zeyi, a junior official at the Court of Judicial Review? . Xie Zeyi had long b 7.1kReads9.1Score783Shelves

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   For this fourth-rank official of the Court of Judicial Review, the life of a slave woman was also a life. And for Sang Mi, killing princes and nobles was also killing. Aren't these two things in common?

7. 307 你 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组，怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Ling Jiu San Yao零九三妖Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 14.7kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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   Both are excellent! The first one is a bit long, but it's incredibly engaging! The second one is super good!

8. 308 我 The Three Months I Was Trapped at My Girlfriend's Best Friend's Home 我被困在女友闺蜜家的那三个月 Ye Gong Loves Leisure叶公好闲Mystery244k WordsOngoing My girlfriend’s eerie home is the stuff of nightmares. This time, I’ve mysteriously found myself trapped in her best friend’s house, where she makes an utterly baffling demand... Two heroines + well-crafted suspense + scheming characters + sweet romance + twists + written by the author, not AI 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The girlfriend asked the male protagonist to help out at his best friend's house, only to discover that the best friend's aunt had already passed away, and the so-called local specialties were all strange art supplies. Upon entering, the door was locked shut, and even his phone was being controlled by a mysterious entity to send false information.

9. 309 饲 The Sin Factory 饲罪工厂 Love What You Love, Ask Nothing of East or West爱你所爱无问西东Mystery231k WordsOngoing A fairy-tale murder case rocks Ning City! A golden ribbon is wound around the victim’s neck, a blood-painted copy of The Emperor’s New Clothes rests on their knees, and the ink on a card marked with a strange symbol is still wet. The killer is caught at the scene, yet vehemently denies any connection to the crime scene, which looks like something out of a dark fairy-tale book! As Detective Du Ran leads his team in a deep investigation, every clue sends a chill down their spines: a red-clad chi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The logic is clear and the reasoning is rigorous. Each case is connected by the main storyline, making it exciting, mysterious, and incredibly enjoyable.

10. 310 神 Detective Di Renjie: The Magistrate of Pengze County 神探狄仁杰之彭泽县令 Situ Feiyu司徒飞宇Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted In the first year of Changshou, Di Renjie is framed by treacherous schemers and demoted to the remote wilderness of Pengze, where he stumbles upon a city full of bizarre cases! A derelict rouge house, abandoned for ten years; a locked-room murder on a rainy night; three ruffians found dead inside, their lips curled in smiles, with no trace of how they died. The county authorities rule it a ghostly vengeance, and panic grips the people. Summoned to solve the case in a time of crisis, Di Gong sets 114Reads—Score102Shelves

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    Suspenseful mystery, thrilling and terrifying, full of twists and turns, bizarre and strange.

11. 311 死 Reborn After Death: I Became a Time-and-Space Detective 死后重生：我成为时空侦探 Three Thousand Streams of Yan嫣水三千Mystery100k WordsCompleted [Big Ideas + Crime Solving + Strong Female Lead + Golden Finger + Supernatural Horror] Ye Ling never imagined that after dying of late-stage cancer, she would be forced into the Time-Space Detective Corps and become its 99th detective. She has to earn enough points to get home! In the blink of an eye, she’s faced with some bloodthirsty body-stitching murder case! Then a dismemberment case. Then cases involving feeding people to pigs and dogs. And even a haunted house case... Best of all, there’s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Beautiful, incredibly beautiful

12. 312 渊 Abyssal Convergence 【渊凝】 Dusk's Dark Letter夕照暗笺Mystery159k WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk + Cthulhu + containment fiction + mystery and wild ideas] The traitor from his past stole his glory, ascended to the altar, and earned the worship of millions; His former beloved became a cold specimen, forever unable to close her eyes in formalin; And he became the nonexistent Zero Experiment Subject in the Federation’s archives. When Shen Chenzhou opened his eyes once more and looked upon this neon-lit world, rotten to the core, he didn’t roar. He simply lit a cigarette with elegant 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I was initially drawn in by the concept of "soul formatting," but I found myself increasingly engrossed. In this cyberpunk world, even memories and the self can be easily rewritten. Forbidden containment objects, once locked away, have become tools in power struggles, and crazed evolved beings are tearing apart the very fabric of reality. As the world's underlying code begins to crumble, you'll join the protagonist in searching for the last embers of a bygone era within this chaotic order.

13. 313 直 Live-Streamed Exorcisms: I Solve a Case on the Side from the Start, Shocking the Internet 直播超度：开局顺手破案震惊全网 Falling Evening Star欲坠晚星Urban402k WordsCompleted [No Romance: Heroines would only slow down my exorcisms!] After accidentally binding to a System, Xing Chuan began livestreaming exorcisms. When he exorcised his first deceased person, he gained the spirit's consciousness and identified the murderer on the spot, shocking everyone present and the entire internet! Fulfilling a spirit's final wish could also earn him a System draw. He won one million right from the start! “One million! Put it all into this stock!” “Young man, have you lost your min 654Reads9.0Score105Shelves

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    The first book: Ten students are kidnapped by a goat-headed man at the start of the school year and forced to participate in a god-making project. The first challenge is a liar—who is lying? [Explore][Explore][Explore] In the test of humanity and the choices made, what kind of chemical reaction will these individuals with such different personalities produce? [Understood][Understood][Understood] The second book: The protagonist activates an awakening salvation system, which can save the souls of the dead, see the images of the deceased before their deaths, and find the murderer. With the protagonist and his partner working together, the protagonist solves cases along the way. [You should think about it][You should think about it][You should think about it] The third book is the most mind-bending one I've ever read. To be honest, reading the first chapter really shocked me (not that the later chapters are bad, but it's the first time I've read something so mind-bending; the first chapter really impressed me). Everything was foreshadowed, and when the protagonist finally revealed his true colors, everything made sense. [Understood][Understood][Understood] Cute kitten online asking for books~

14. 314 恶 Malicious Growth [Crime Investigation] 恶意生长【刑侦】 Observing Appearances观相Mystery720k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, a car accident was officially classified as a traffic accident. By now, dust had long settled over the case file in the old archives of the Hequan Public Security Bureau. “Your father's death wasn't an accident.” An anonymous email brought Chi Sang back to her hometown. To tear open the truth sealed away for fifteen years, she returned alone to the small city she had left behind so long ago, posing as a forensic science intern. On her first day at a crime scene, she ran in 1.2kReads8.1Score197Shelves

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    A suspenseful crime-solving novel with a romance element.

15. 315 话 There Are Ghosts in These Words 话里有诡 Chen Taiyao陈太瑶Mystery88k WordsCompleted They say everyone has a few little secrets they can't bring themselves to talk about these days. But if you really want to hear something out of the ordinary, go find Old Bu. Old Bu runs a little tavern set inside an abandoned train carriage. From the day it opened, he laid down one rule: One interesting story in exchange for a night's worth of drinks. Sounds like a good deal, doesn't it? Too bad he doesn't give you much to drink, and the stories just keep getting stranger. An intelligent wristb 8Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    A high-quality short story, a suspenseful mystery with a mind-bending plot and amazing twists – highly recommended!

16. 316 让 You Were Told to Simulate a Crime, but You Imitated the Ultimate Heist? 让你模拟犯罪，你模仿极盗者？ Wu's Heavenly Book吴字天书Urban902k WordsOngoing [Livestream + simulated crime + extreme sports + magic tricks + all-rounder + invincible + satisfying power fantasy] Chu Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers he has become a contestant on a simulated crime show! If he carries out the crime specified by the panel of experts without getting caught, he has a chance to win a billion-dollar grand prize! When the production team announces the challenge: robbery! While the other contestants rob bags or convenience stores, Chu Chen decid 3.4kReads8.0Score343Shelves
17. 317 停 The Night I Was Suspended, I Activated a Supernatural System 停职当晚，我激活了灵异系统 Ink at the Third Watch三更天的笔墨Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Wrongfully dismissed, detective Lin Chen is on the brink of death on a rainy night when he awakens a Supernatural Case-Breaking System. Red-clad spirits claim lives, water ghosts prey on people, murderous secrets lurk in mirrors, and corpses wander at midnight. These sinister cases are invisible to ordinary people and beyond the police’s ability to solve. Only Lin Chen can cross between the worlds of yin and yang and unravel these deadly mysteries. One bizarre case after another comes to light 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Others investigate cases based on evidence, but I investigate cases based on the system, and each investigation uncovers a major case from the underworld.

18. 318 写 I Wrote a Murder Mystery Game, and Now the Whole Internet's Going Detective Crazy? 写个剧本杀，全网刑侦全毛了？ DogheadJason狗头JasonMystery184k WordsOngoing In Jiangcheng, a city blanketed by surveillance cameras, a high-IQ locked-room dismemberment case with no fingerprints and no camera footage drives the elite official investigators into a dead end. The head of the major crimes unit, Fu Hanjiang, grits his teeth and is forced to knock on the door of a script-murder game venue on the verge of bankruptcy. There he is greeted by Qi Lian, a down-and-out owner who cares about nothing but money. When the top-secret case files are laid out on the table, 9Reads—Score113Shelves

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    You should check it out, it seems pretty good. The plot is quite mind-bending. Also, the author has made a major change to the plot of the second book, so keep an eye out for that.

19. 319 让 I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, but You Created the Perfect Crime Scene 让你模拟犯罪，你却制造完美现场 Wen Xin闻信Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery + deduction + detective work + occasional comedy + no romance] Zhou You transmigrates and joins a show called Simulated Crime. After being selected for the criminal team, he discovers that his teammate is a beautiful campus belle. Together, they become unstoppable. “The detective world needs Zhou You as much as the West needs Jerusalem!” “When Teacher Zhou wanted to quit the detective scene, I slammed my hand on the table.” “Confirmed: he’s a man who knows how to kill!” “Zhou You, pleas 64.2kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves

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    We only have one thing to say: Chinese people don't lie to other Chinese people. All four books are quite good; the only downside is that none of them are finished.

20. 320 神 Detective Ziegler 神探齐格勒 Young Master Liu刘公子Mystery161k WordsCompleted [Reclusive Genius Detective vs. Righteous, Spirited Policewoman] [Standalone Cases + Criminal Investigation + Logical Deduction + Secret Crush + Human Drama] He has no pipe or deerstalker hat. But Qigler is China’s very own “Sherlock Holmes.” His intelligence is off the charts, his emotional intelligence is below zero. Reclusive and sharp-tongued, he lives only for solving cases. A wealthy heiress is kidnapped, a woman is found hanged in a locked room, and students at a rural school are victims, 132Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book! 🌈🌈 The male lead is a high-quality deductive genius, the Chinese version of Sherlock Holmes! [Please update more often!][Please update more often!][Please update more often!]

21. 321 疯 Madness in 1960: The Street Punk Leads the Courtyard Astray 疯癫1960：街溜子带偏四合院 Water Does Not Rush Ahead水不争先Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Crime Solving] [Comedy] [Nanluoguxiang] [My Dad Is a Hidden Big Shot] In 1960, with the enemy still lurking among the people and not yet fully eliminated, Xu Huai nearly got shot. Only after joining the Public Security Bureau did he discover that his father was a hidden big shot. 60.1kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves

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    Suspense, time travel to the 1960s to solve crimes

22. 322 警 Officer, Don't Panic! I Brought a System to the Rescue 警花别慌！我带系统来救场 Coffee Boiled with Coptis黄连煮咖啡Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Hao Shun only wants to be a good police officer, because his father was a police officer and so was his mother. His parents gave their lives in the line of duty. He wants to carry on their legacy, serve the people, and become their guardian. 1.2kReads8.5Score370Shelves

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    I highly recommend three detective novels. The first is about a rogue detective who becomes an elite police officer after obtaining a crime-solving system from a street urchin. The author uses many real-life cases, the characters are realistically portrayed, and the overpowered crime-solving is very satisfying. It features a single female lead. [Cool][Cool] The second is a novel without a system or cheat codes, featuring hardcore reasoning, criminal investigation, and a single female lead. A super-powerful detective paired with a strong-willed policewoman—they are the nightmare of criminals. [Admiration][Admiration] The third is a live-stream escape novel where the protagonist's high intelligence shocks the big shots. The main character's personality is well-defined, and there are no character derailments later on. His intelligence remains high, and his battles of wits with the criminal investigation team are realistic yet retain a fantastical element.

23. 323 三 Three Terrible Fortune Sticks? This Daoist Will Defy Heaven and Change Your Fate! 三次下下签？贫道替你逆天改命！ Water Is Blue水是蓝色的Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Meme references + Satisfying power fantasy] Fang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a Taoist priest, invited to take part in a livestreamed variety show. Visitor: “Reverend, I can’t get over her. What should I do?” Fang Yang: “She’s bad luck for you!” Visitor: “Reverend, I found a huge tomb. Want to come with me?” Fang Yang: “No. I can’t handle those mechanisms.” Visitor: “What mechanisms?” Fang Yang: “The public security authorities!” Visitor: “Reverend, a 44.4kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
24. 324 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 59.4kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves
25. 325 长 The Long Night Dawns: Silent Testimony 长夜将明：无声的证词 A Cup of Tea in Leisure闲寻杯茶Mystery140k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery | Case-by-case investigations | Hard-core criminal investigations | High-stakes twists | A tender-hearted police team] The long night looms like a mountain, and mist engulfs the city. When every clue points to the person who seems least likely to be guilty, Leng Hanzhou is forced to make the hardest choice, on the fine line between justice and the law. Because some silent testimony has always been hidden in the darkest depths of human nature. Ningzhou, a prosperous economic 806Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Suspenseful mystery, episodic crime-solving, Part 2 is a short suspenseful thriller mystery.

26. 326 我 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ My Meat Is Really Tasty我肉真好吃Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 68.6kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
27. 327 午 Midnight Bus: Driving Route 444 to Pick Up Passengers at the Cemetery Before Dawn on Qingming Festival 午夜公交：驾驶444路公交，清明节凌晨前往公墓接乘客 A Cup of Tea in Leisure闲寻杯茶13k WordsCompleted Midnight Bus: Drive Route 444 to the cemetery before dawn on Qingming Festival and pick up passengers 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 328 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. 6.9kReads9.0Score972Shelves
29. 329 大 The Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What Do I Do After Being Beheaded from the Start? 大唐小神探：开局被斩首怎么办？ Drifting Duck随波逐流鸭Historical1.5M WordsCompleted 6.7kReads9.2Score820Shelves

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    If you enjoy reading suspense novels, crime-solving mystery stories, and other mind-bending genres, I recommend this book. I believe you'll have a unique experience after reading it.

30. 330 童 The Fairytale Train 童话列车 Call Me a Beauty叫我美少女Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + eerie fairy tales + feel-good story + rule-based horror + infinite worlds] In the world of fairy tales, everything is like a dream, and you can have whatever you desire. In the fairy-tale town, no one is allowed to lie or harm the residents. Yet every day, everyone must board the fairy-tale train, where the stories are eerie and passengers meet their deaths. Shi Niao realizes that this train seems to lead to the world she wants to reach. She has forgotten everything, but never forg 2.1kReads8.8Score349Shelves

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    This book is excellent. The protagonist's true nature is unknown, but she grows stronger when faced with adversity. The entire story cleverly blends fairy tales, reflecting the hidden humanity and darkness within them, all while maintaining a humorous tone. It's not just a suspense novel, but also a story about the rise of female consciousness, breaking down traditional notions of women. It shows that women don't need to rely on men to become strong; the entire narrative is elevated. Although the protagonist's name contains the character for "weak," she is anything but delicate; on the contrary, she is incredibly strong—a true woman among women (I hope you are too in real life, a powerful woman in your own right).

31. 331 星 White Egrets Rise over the Galaxy [Historical Mystery] 星河白鹭起【古代探案】 Hong Yao红摇Mystery642k WordsCompleted [Film and television rights sold] [Historical romance + Mystery and investigation + One-on-one romance + Sweet romance + Ensemble cast] [Quick-witted, resourceful ancient-era deliverywoman with post-traumatic stress disorder x aloof Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] Fang Xiaoqi, the ancient delivery service’s ace courier known as Flying Swallow, is delivering a meal when an arrow from an Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review knocks her off a rooftop. By a twist of 6.1kReads9.3Score850Shelves

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    Super captivating, with each plot twist leading to the next; an ancient detective novel.

32. 332 十 The Twelve Veil Cases 十二帷案 Moon and Wilderness Between the Gardenias栀间月与野Mystery512k WordsOngoing Xu Lu was the art designer for the historical mystery game Twelve Veil Cases. On her seventh attempt to reach the finale, she still couldn’t beat it. Only one cold prompt remained on the screen: [Twelve Veil Cases remain unsolved. The way home is closed.] When she opened her eyes again, she had become Xu Mingtan, a noblewoman in the game. In the sixth year of Chengxi under the Great Zhao, the old factions at court had yet to be purged, and the mystery surrounding the Changning Case from ten year 116Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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    It's an ancient detective story where the cases are interconnected; it's very entertaining!

33. 333 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 84.7kReads9.7Score11.5kShelves

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    I've finished watching all the highly-rated, mind-bending series, and I can't get enough of them.

34. 334 法 Forensic Bone Evidence 法医骨证 Wulilong五里珑Mystery164k WordsCompleted A torrential downpour triggered a landslide, and a young woman's hip bone was swept into a vegetable garden in Dongjia County. Su Tianyi, a forensic bone-evidence expert with the Public Security Department, discovered marks indicating the body had been dismembered with a chainsaw. Alongside Miao Xiaoyu, a local female forensic examiner from Dongjia County, he dug up three more bags of remains at the scene, but found no skull. The garden's owner, the prime suspect, suddenly hanged himself. The ca 8.5kReads9.4Score962Shelves

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    Suspense fans rejoice! These novels are packed with explosive climaxes! 💥 *Police Flower and Captain*: Undercover investigation + mutual support, love and career go hand in hand during the investigation! *Forensic Bone Evidence*: Deformed skeletons link a series of murders, a forensic doctor confronts the killer head-on, the deduction is incredibly satisfying! *Dark Tide*: A case-breaking twist! A new witness uncovers the truth, a small-town conspiracy plays with your heart! *Dream Sinner 2*: Online abuse becomes a murder weapon, the protagonist is caught in a cyberbullying manhunt, the twist is jaw-dropping! *Dream Sinner 1*: A missing person case exposes the secrets of those around him, trust collapses + a criminal organization, the suffocating tension is off the charts! Read with your eyes closed, finishing it will be like having fireworks exploding in your brain! 🎆

35. 335 破 The Art of Solving Cases 破案那些事 Third Watch Night Rain三更夜雨Mystery449k WordsOngoing Nameless bones, a butcher on a rainy night, and the evil in the human heart far surpasses the evil of ghosts... Layers of fog, shadows everywhere. Where is the real culprit hiding? (P.S. This novel has no female lead.) 1.6kReads9.2Score168Shelves

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    It has a cheat ability, but it's not significant. The detailed descriptions are good, and solving cases is quite arduous. While there's less focus on daily life, it's not entirely devoid of a personal life, preventing the character from being a two-dimensional figure without any real life outside of crime-solving.

36. 336 犟 Stubborn as Hell [Criminal Investigation] 犟种【刑侦】 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted As the horrifying Yeti skinning case shocked the nation, Zhu Suixi returned from distant Tibet. On her first day back, the bureau chief said a brilliant researcher was joining the team. She looked up and saw her ex-boyfriend, whom she had not seen in years. Qin Shiyuan stared at the major-crimes squad leader standing before him, pretending not to know him, and fell into deep thought. Eight years ago, she had told him her name was Li Xia, and that she was a foreign correspondent. They fell in lov 11.4kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Beidou Erniang's crime fiction is highly praised by everyone who's read it [drooling emoji]. The romance between the male and female leads is delicate and profound, each case is intricately linked, constantly twisting and turning, making it captivating. The camaraderie, brotherhood, and ensemble cast are also vividly and movingly portrayed. The author has a knack for writing well, always ending the story at crucial moments, leaving readers on the edge of their seats, wishing they could jump out of bed in the middle of the night and give the author a good beating. [Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf]

37. 337 十 Thirteen Minutes of Nothing 十三分钟空白 Ten Feet十菲特Mystery40k WordsCompleted When memories can be edited, does the truth cease to exist? Gu Xing, a top memory editor, is faced with a wealthy man's murder case backed by conclusive evidence. The suspect, Shen Jun, has confessed outright, and the crime memory extracted through the Memory Mirror is flawless, with every detail fitting together perfectly. But a memory that is too perfect is itself the deepest lie. Amid the cold streams of data, Gu Xing catches a thirteen-minute blank and a strange flash of blue light. This tin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Memory editing, a novel crime theme, with a plot full of twists and turns, layers of mystery, reminiscent of Keigo Higashino.

38. 338 凶 Murder Investigation Squad 凶案调查组 Candied Sweet Potato Cake拔丝蛋糕地瓜Mystery593k WordsOngoing [Detective Captain vs. Genius Forensic Pathologist] [Standalone Horror Cases] There are two kinds of people Lu Chen hates most: self-important know-it-alls, and forensic pathologists. Lin Che happens to be both. One is a detective captain who solves cases with his fists and instincts: rough, hot-tempered, and never without a cigarette, he believes human nature is wicked. The other is a genius forensic pathologist who speaks through scalpels and microscopes: fastidious, aloof, and distant, he b 4.8kReads—Score150Shelves
39. 339 神 Divine Detective System: Cracking One Bizarre Case After Another 神警系统：屡破奇案 Won 800 Million in the Lottery彩票中8个亿Mystery259k WordsOngoing [System (weakened) + crime solving] Ye Fan transmigrates to a parallel world and activates the Perfect Criminal System from the start! Every time he evades a case, he gains a new skill! But Ye Fan refuses to do that! He chooses to become a detective instead! After joining the police force, Ye Fan solves a string of cases, including a bizarre serial murder, a corpse dumped in a giant-viewing pose, and the Funeral Home Under a Haze case. He is even promoted ahead of schedule to head of the crimina 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is incredibly mind-bending. The protagonist's analysis is easy to understand and very clear, making you feel like you're part of the crime-solving team. The writing is excellent; you can picture the scenes just by reading the words. Highly recommended! [Admiration]

40. 340 我 I’m Trapped in an Endless Case File 我陷入了无限案卷 Sweetheart Spade甜心黑桃Mystery134k WordsCompleted A cool-headed genius detective heroine × a street thug hero with a sharp instinct Chen Meng has solved countless cases. After every case is closed, she returns to “reality”: familiar streets, ordinary dates, and people who are alive. Then she discovers that none of it is reality. It’s the beginning of the next case file. The cases never end, because she has never truly left. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend it, it's really good!!!

41. 341 包 Judge Bao Wisely Solves the Xiangguo Temple Fake-Death Mystery 包拯智断相国寺假死谜局 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery15k WordsCompleted Late at night at Xiangguo Temple, I crunched across the frost covering the ground and stopped before a scholar’s corpse. His lips were purplish-black, and his palm clutched an embroidered shoe and a perfumed handkerchief. A sacred Buddhist sanctuary had become a slaughterhouse. A young qin player wept as he identified a monk. Three close friends pointed fingers at one another in court, while the daughter of a rouge-shop owner wept as she recounted her love affair. It looked like a crime of passi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read for mystery fans! These incredibly mind-bending short stories will keep you guessing until the very end; the logic is sound! [Got it][Got it][Got it]

42. 342 边 The Bad Kids: Bloodshed in Northern Myanmar 边水往事：血色缅北 Smiling Words微笑语Mystery27k WordsCompleted Here, they traffic drugs, murder people, trade in organs, commit fraud… They stop at nothing. I went from an eagerly anticipated honeymoon to falling into the hands of a criminal syndicate in northern Myanmar, and began a perilous struggle to survive. In the syndicate, I started out as a “piglet” and carefully worked my way up until I became the boss’s second-in-command. Facing this vast criminal organization, I had to struggle not only on the edge between morality and survival, but also with a —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 343 百 The Uncorrupted Female Corpse from a Century Ago Suddenly Came Back to Life 百年前的不腐女尸突然诈尸了 Two Yuan两元Mystery10k WordsCompleted An incorruptible female corpse dating back a hundred years is unearthed at Qinghe Reservoir. Staff from the cultural relics bureau rush to the scene, but discover that villagers have already looted all the burial goods and that the ancient corpse has been deliberately damaged. Yet no matter how they look at it, the body doesn't seem to have been dead for centuries. It looks more like the victim of a murder, whose body was dumped here under some pretext. But there is something strange about th —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 344 执 The Lampbearer's Chronicle 执灯记 Qi Xiaoling祁萧凌Mystery376k WordsCompleted The original novel Lantern Keeper is a mystery and science fiction story. "In this world, sin and love weep together, but I will sweep it clean, leaving nothing standing." Come and discover their story with us as we explore human nature. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new book has been released with an incredibly imaginative concept.

45. 345 破 The Broken Mirror Murder Case 破镜缉凶 Yu Xinghui余星晖Mystery270k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Case-of-the-Week + Long Main Plot + No Romance + Solving Crimes] On a livestream, a bride in red hangs herself from an ancient locust tree. A million viewers watch as her corpse follows an invisible track and “walks” back to the crime scene. I'm Qin Niu, captain of the criminal investigation team in Changping City. The people I'm up against aren't ghosts, but a group of “crime designers.” They use magnetic levitation to transport corpses, infrasou 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a slow burn, but the atmosphere and hard-hitting mystery are still there. The episodic episodes reveal conspiracies behind the ghost stories, while the main storyline uncovers the hidden truth behind a historical injustice. I highly recommend it, especially since it gets increasingly exciting as you progress.

46. 346 当 On My First Day as a Constable, I Got a Headless Corpse Case 当上捕快第一天，就遇上无头尸案 He Xi, What Evening?荷兮何夕Mystery11k WordsCompleted On her first day as a constable, Xiao Qin encounters a headless corpse case. Madam Zou comes to identify the body. The moment she sees it, she bursts into tears. But after she gets home, there isn't a trace of grief on her face. Instead, she buys the finest satin to make clothes for her husband. Da Hu suspects she murdered her husband and is questioning her when a report comes in: another male corpse has been found in the western suburbs. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 347 暗 The Dark River's Book of Crimes 暗河罪书 Mister Thirteen先生拾叁Mystery153k WordsCompleted I write with care, creating stories readers feel were worth their time and cases they can talk about. Some characters and events in this novel are based on real cases, blending reality with fiction. Not AI-generated + no goody-two-shoes heroines + mind-blowing twists + explosive plot + every facet of life People can look up and see the Milky Way billions of light-years away, yet look down and fail to see the underground rivers just a few hundred meters beneath their feet. In those dark, turbulen 1.3kReads8.2Score226Shelves

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    This book is more than just about cases; it also explores the complexities of life and the harsh realities of the world. If you enjoyed "Ten Deadly Sins," you might want to check this out. Many of the cases are based on real events, the story is meticulously crafted, and the dates match up perfectly on a calendar. It's a truly heartfelt novel.

48. 348 我 My Four Million Became the Center of a Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Conspiracy 我的四百万，成了婆媳局中局 Silly Goofball憨憨二楞12k WordsCompleted Four million yuan: the down payment my husband and I had saved for five years. That morning, it was transferred from my mother-in-law's account straight into my brother-in-law's card. At the time, I thought it was just a simple family dispute. Only when the police investigation concluded did I understand that we were merely the latest victims of a scam that had been going on for twenty-five years. This story is filled with countless tears, but in the end, I learned that some wounds lead to redem —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 349 亲 Dear Mr. Corpse 亲爱的尸先生 Madam Meatball肉丸夫人Mystery733k WordsCompleted This is a haunted house. Everyone who has lived here has met with misfortune. The first family’s daughter went mad that very night. The second family’s daughter was violated on the day they moved in. The third family’s daughter spent just one night here, then became pregnant with a ghost’s child… I’m dead, yet I make a living catching ghosts. I came here today to hunt one, but when I opened the door, I saw this man living alongside a corpse… 51Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    These are all novels I've already finished reading. "Solving Cases Requires Talents Like Me" is still being updated, but I've already read all the others and highly recommend them.

50. 350 他 His Black-Gold Empire 他的黑金帝国 Born Talented天生我才11k WordsCompleted On the blood, tears, and lives of countless ordinary people, he swiftly built his own empire of wealth. His insane, colossal profits became a nightmare for 390,000 people. Behind the lavish mansions and luxury cars lay the financial ruin of thousands upon thousands of people. The gleam of 304 jin of gold cannot conceal the victims' final accusations, made with their lives. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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