The Pinnacle of Mystery and Detective Fiction 悬疑推理天花板

1. 351 死 The Dead Bride 死去的新娘 Sister Corpse尸姐Mystery163k WordsCompleted At the lavish wedding between my boyfriend and me, a strange man pushes open the doors and walks elegantly into the hall. Who is he? What does he want? Is he here to wish me well, or destroy me? When the man smiles and casually pushes me off the rooftop, I finally remember who he is. After destroying my life, fate grants me the chance to be reborn. If that's the case, I've decided never to bow my head and never to give up. Even if I have to fall into the deepest pits of hell, I won't hesitate. 39.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

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   Tomato🍅, a top-tier book by a seasoned bookworm, is a mind-bending horror mystery. The ending is always unexpected and surprising. Highly recommended!❗❗

2. 352 南 Nanjing, 1996: The Nanda Dismemberment Case Is Nearly Solved 南京1996：南大碎尸案快破了 Huang Tianbao黄天宝Mystery136k WordsOngoing In Nanjing, in January 1996, a female college student was cut into more than 2,000 pieces. Some say the killer was a pervert, others say it was revenge, and still others claim the killer wanted to “become an immortal.” I say none of them are right. “Evil has a source” is the greatest misconception in the world. Open the book, and I’ll guide you step by step toward the truth. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A butterfly flapping its wings in the Pacific can stir up a storm in the Amazon rainforest of South America. If you want to calmly experience a conspiracy spanning 30 years, then this book is definitely for you.

3. 353 阁 Attic Mints: The 30th Visitor 阁楼薄荷糖：第30个访客 Fei Yao绯妖Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted An old house, mint candy, and a mystery left unspoken. In the studio on the twelfth floor of an old office building in the western district, the bitter smell of instant coffee drifts in from the window. Lately, people with secrets have been gathering at the desk of the writer Miaoyi: someone clutching a silver birdcage with the faint pattern of an old house engraved on its base; someone holding a yellowed diary, its title page marked with a drawing of mint candy; and someone who keeps repeating, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a potentially classic book; those with small brains shouldn't read it, or I'm afraid it'll burn out your CPU.

4. 354 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.9kReads9.4Score819Shelves

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   This book is really good; I even think it's better than the previous underworld detective novel.

5. 355 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Red Pavilion 狄公案：红阁子 Gao Luopei高罗佩66k WordsCompleted Three curses in a secret chamber, a beauty’s debt from hell On Paradise Island, the nights are a whirl of luxury and revelry. Di Renjie, magistrate of Puyang County, is just passing through when he is forced to stop and take on what seems like an open-and-shut suicide case: Li Hanlin, a newly appointed top scholar, is heartbroken and has slit his throat in the Red Pavilion at the Yongle Inn. Thirty years earlier, the wealthy merchant Tao Kuang also cut his own throat in this room. Three days lat 28Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Solving cases used to be so difficult!!! [Heavy Blow][Heavy Blow][Heavy Blow]

6. 356 我 I Came Walking Out of the Mist 我从雾里走来 Sentimental Grandpa Niu感性的牛爷爷Modern Romance477k WordsCompleted [Mystery + stubborn heroine + clear-headed heroine + redemption] Yan Yu found a badly injured woman in a junkyard and brought her home. Her face was identical to Nara, the game character who had accompanied him for 681 days. Everyone said she looked like Nara. No one ever asked why Nara looked like her. He thought he had saved her. Only later did he realize that she was the one leading him to the truth. 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Not only is the female lead intelligent, but the police officers are too. Everyone grows and develops; after the first thirty-odd chapters, I thought the female lead was being abused because she was sick, but it turns out it wasn't [facepalm]. The characters are fun, and the author even uses some tired tropes.

7. 357 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: Chaoyun Temple 狄公案：朝云观 Gao Luopei高罗佩56k WordsCompleted While returning home with his family, the famed detective Di Gong is caught in a violent storm. Their carriage is wrecked, forcing them to seek shelter at the mist-shrouded Chaoyun Temple. The temple is celebrating its founding anniversary. Pilgrims fill the grounds, and a theater troupe takes the stage. It all seems lively and festive, yet something sinister lurks beneath the surface. Late that night, Di Gong looks out his window and catches sight of a burly man in an iron helmet in the opposit 5Reads8.6Score—Shelves
8. 358 隐 The Hidden Summer 隐匿的夏天 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery330k WordsCompleted In the height of summer 2008, on the day the Bird’s Nest was officially completed, someone died in a small city in the Northwest, a thousand miles away. The body was wrapped in an old bedsheet, naked, and riddled with stab wounds. Song Kun, a woman detective who had just snatched a position from a teammate, took over the case amid a tide of rumors. She never imagined that this would set the stalled gears of a decades-old missing-person case back in motion. A woman named He Xi jolted awake from a 1.2kReads8.8Score210Shelves

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   Must-read books by Erniang!

9. 359 规 Rule Horror: The More I Suffer, the Stronger I Get 规则怪谈：越痛苦越强 Wang Taotie王饕餮Mystery210k WordsCompleted “On the night the rules descended, Lin Ye lost the warmth in his left hand. In return, he gained the ability to sense everything within thirty meters. But he doesn’t know this: every time he uses his ability, he loses something he can never get back.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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10. 360 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Bronze Bell Case 狄公案：铜钟案 Gao Luopei高罗佩78k WordsCompleted [Historical mystery + locked-room murders + Detective Di Renjie + interwoven serial cases] A new official takes office, and the county yamen stays lit late into the night. On his first day in Puyang, Di Gong encounters a strange case: on Half-Moon Street, a butcher’s daughter is brutally murdered in her bedroom. A love poem and a gold hairpin point to a scholar. But hidden clues and the night watchman’s clappers reveal the real killer: a wandering fraud posing as a Daoist, using holy robes to di 19Reads8.8Score—Shelves
11. 361 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
12. 362 遗 Estate Cleanout Specialist: I Can Hear the Dead's Last Words 遗物清理师：我能听见死者的遗言 Wang Taotie王饕餮Mystery224k WordsCompleted [Formal Notice: All characters, plotlines, and supernatural elements in this book are entirely fictional and created solely for the purpose of telling a suspense story. The book does not promote feudal superstition. We ask all readers to trust science and view the fictional plot rationally.] I'm a personal effects cleaner. When I touch a dead person's belongings, I can hear their unspoken last words. An old murder case resurfaces, and the Night Owl organization closes in step by step. My adopt 1Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 玫 Roses and Guns [Criminal Investigation] 玫瑰与烈枪【刑侦】 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Their flesh and blood will forge my glory, becoming the honor I pursue for the rest of my life.] One June, two major events took place at the Qin City Public Security Bureau. First, a female captain named Gu Ji joined the anti-narcotics squad, and her darts flew in dazzling patterns. Second, a police badge number that had been dormant for ten years was reactivated, and this female captain was its successor. That same June, two major things happened to Song Yanci, leader of the major crimes 13.5kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
14. 364 凶 Rules for Haunted House Sleep Testers: Don't Open Your Eyes at Three in the Morning 凶宅试睡员守则：凌晨三点别睁眼 Wang Taotie王饕餮9k WordsCompleted Rules for Haunted House Sleep Testers: Don't Open Your Eyes at 3 A.M. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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15. 365 病 The Frail Consultant Goes on a Rampage, and the Wolfish Captain Would Give His Life for Him 病弱顾问杀疯了，狼狗队长命给他 Doudou from Zhongyue Province中月省的逗逗Two Male Leads1.7M WordsOngoing The main story is complete. [Crime investigation and suspense | Two formidable partners | Criminal psychology | High-IQ mind games | Passionate ensemble cast] Five years ago, Yan Guici left without a word. Five years later, at the scene of a bizarre murder, He Wenxiao finally came face-to-face with the person who owed him an explanation. In an art gallery, a woman in a red dress hung above the display platform, while white lisianthus covered the scene. Everyone was searching for the killer, but 7.7kReads8.2Score1kShelves

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    [Criminal Investigation, Tsundere, Protective, Loyal Wolf Dog × Cold, Aloof, Noble, and Frail Beauty, Strong Couple, Mutual Pampering, Broken Mirror Reunited] Five years ago, Yan Guici, the most renowned genius scholar at C University, left without saying goodbye. Five years later, he returns as a top-tier specially appointed consultant, still exuding a cold and noble aura, his intelligence still overwhelming everyone, but he's unfortunately afflicted with a "sickly beauty" constitution, prone to fainting from a gust of wind and suffering from stomach aches at any moment. And coincidentally, his partner is none other than his old acquaintance whom he cruelly abandoned years ago—now the decisive and hot-tempered captain, He Wenxiao. Upon their first meeting, Captain He is sarcastic and cynical, but Yan Guici ignores him completely. Everyone in the department assumes these two are irreconcilable enemies. Until one day, after working overtime—everyone witnessed the usually volatile Captain He, who had vowed to be "business as it is," wrap a heavy coat around Consultant Yan's thin shoulders with a dark expression, holding a cup of freshly made warm honey water, and coaxing him in a low voice, "Darling, can you take your stomach medicine before looking at the documents?" What was supposed to be a misunderstanding turned into intimate care. What was supposed to be impartial turned into endless favoritism and protection. Yan Guici thought he would have to navigate the mysteries alone, but he never expected that the seemingly wild and untamed man had actually been waiting for him for five years, barging back into his world without explanation, facing all the storms together. This was a long-awaited reunion of equals, and a warm and healing display of absolute favoritism. No matter how many times it's you, as long as it's you, my heart will flutter.

16. 366 余 Embers (Also Known as The World Lost Its Guard) 余烬（又名《人间失守》） Mottled Garment斑衣Two Male Leads790k WordsCompleted [Seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums] [Two powerful male leads + Criminal investigation + Mystery + Case-solving + Happy ending] A seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums. The world is a city, and even when its walls crumble, you can still see the light from atop the ruins. Wei Heng: “This world is strange. People only care about when you’ll die; no on 24.8kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
17. 367 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Lakeside Case 狄公案·湖滨案 Gao Luopei高罗佩83k WordsCompleted [High suspense, nonstop twists, and ancient-style detective stories] Di Renjie, county magistrate of Hanyuan, attends a banquet aboard a pleasure boat. What should have been an elegant evening becomes the scene of a locked-room murder. Beneath the moonlit sky, at the heart of the lake, the music suddenly stops, and a woman’s corpse surfaces. Then an unsolved chess game from seventy years ago reappears, a bride mysteriously “comes back to life” on her wedding night, a carpenter is found dead in a 17Reads8.7Score—Shelves
18. 368 老 The Haunted Old House's Strange Plot 老宅诡局 Wang Taotie王饕餮9k WordsCompleted The Haunted Mysteries of the Old House —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 坠 Fallen from Grace 坠落失格 Zhi Jin纸今Mystery202k WordsOngoing Psychological suspense | High-IQ battle of wits | The boundary between reality and illusion collapses | Criminal profiling “My name is Chi Xiaochuan. I’m 26 years old, a hyperthymesia patient, and a full-time writer. Years from now, when I write this book, I’ll still remember that rainy night ten years ago. When the creator becomes the one to solve the puzzle, will the words on the page bring salvation, or lead to an even deeper trap? I’m not a profiler. I’m just someone who writes stories. I do 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The murderer possessed professional medical knowledge, yet deliberately created "unprofessional injection flaws." While imitating the crime in the novel, she also secretly injected her own obsession with "redemption." The camellia petals she rubbed and the faint marks on the note concealed her unconcealed emotional turmoil.

20. 370 重 After I Was Reborn, I Became a Legend by Using Hit Screenplays to Crush Scumbags 重生后，我靠爆款剧本虐渣封神 Wang Taotie王饕餮10k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Take Down Scumbags and Rise to Fame with Hit Scripts —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 66.5kReads9.5Score11.9kShelves

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    The female lead, a graduate student in criminal psychology, interns at the male lead's serious crimes unit but is looked down upon, told she's too skinny and should be in the publicity department. However, she quickly proves everyone wrong, defying the "true fragrance" principle. But what is the female lead's true identity? A real fox spirit?! Why were her adoptive parents murdered? What is the meaning of the soap with the kitten design left at the scene? Who is the person appearing in her dream? The male and female leads overcome numerous obstacles, slowly unraveling the mystery to reveal the truth.

22. 372 罪 The Road to Justice [Criminal Investigation] 罪案征途【刑侦】 VerdureMystery923k WordsCompleted When Song Yun joins the criminal investigation team, Chi Yan finds fault with everything she does. When his teammates ask about it, he assures them: “Trust me, she’ll quit on her own within two days.” But then... Day One: She finds a crucial clue. Day Three: She identifies the prime suspect. Day Five: The suspect confesses. Her outstanding abilities leave the team hesitant. “Captain, do we still want her to leave?” Captain Chi stubbornly replies, “We risk our lives every day. Letting her 2.6kReads8.8Score297Shelves
23. 373 毛 The Mao Family Cases 毛公案 Chu Renxun储仁逊Historical22k WordsCompleted The Mao Gong Cases is a classic of Ming and Qing courtroom fiction. Centered on the legendary cases solved by Mao Dengke, an imperial censor sent to inspect Zhili during the Jiajing era, it presents the moral codes and judicial ideals of Ming society through shocking cases such as “A Wicked Brother Harms His Younger Brother” and “A Rebellious Son Kills His Mother.” The book consists of six chapters and follows the loyal official Lord Mao as he goes undercover to investigate and cleverly solve st 108Reads9.6Score—Shelves
24. 374 招 Summoning Spirits 招魂 Fang Sheng方生Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted “Old Liu at the village entrance is dead.” “I heard. He died horribly.” “Yeah. He ate himself.” Everyone in the village was talking about it. When I heard, I was stunned. What did they mean, he ate himself? I only understood after I went with my grandfather, a yin-yang master, to see Old Liu’s body. It looked as if something had ripped open his stomach. At a glance, aside from a stomach about the size of a human head, all his internal organs were gone! In his hand was half a severed intestine, a 421Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    🐾Here it comes, the mystery begins! "Old Liu from the village entrance is dead." "I heard about it too, his death was particularly gruesome." "Yes, he ate himself." The villagers are all talking about it, and when I heard it, I was stunned. What does "ate himself" mean? It wasn't until I went there with my grandfather, who was a geomancer, and saw Old Liu's corpse that I understood what they meant. Old Liu's stomach looked like it had been ripped open by something. At a glance, apart from a stomach the size of a human head, all his internal organs were gone!

25. 375 追 Hunting the Killer: Dangerous Little Girl 追凶：危险萝莉 White Shark Candy白鲨糖Mystery200k WordsCompleted This was the promise Fang Jinghui made to her. “Next time we meet, could you give me another lollipop? Strawberry-flavored.” The little girl’s eyes flickered. She looked completely harmless. “That’s my candy. How could you give my candy… to someone else?” “I killed her and took my candy back. This candy belongs only to me!” It was as if Fang Jinghui had created a demon with his own hands and raised it himself. There was a serial murder case in Huaicheng, and he suspected she was the mastermind 328Reads7.0Score106Shelves

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    🌷Ding~ Qi Nian is here to recommend a book! This one is super good, the cases are very tight, the female lead is a yandere loli, there are a lot of extreme tension throughout the book, there is no male lead, highly recommended! (Don't be fooled by the rating, because not many people have read it)

26. 376 寻 In Search of the Light [Crime Investigation] 寻光【刑侦】 Autumn Wind秋之风Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Also known as The Gentle Captain Yan’s Cool, Aloof Fiancée Is So Hard to Woo and The Fiancée Who Solves Cases Her Own Way [Mystery + sweet romance + both leads are inexperienced + one-on-one romance + happy ending + crime-solving + suspense] The plot takes center stage, with romance as a secondary thread. . On the first day Yan Mo reunites with his long-lost fiancée, he handcuffs her and brings her back to the police station as a suspect. Facing Chu Xi, who is cool and aloof while pretending to 694Reads8.9Score103Shelves
27. 377 大 Judge Dee: Cracking the Case 大唐狄公案·破局 Mo Yu莫逾Mystery196k WordsCompleted What makes this book a great read: the victims’ bizarre deaths, painstaking deduction, and a style that shifts from witty and humorous to serious and meticulous. It’s a boy’s version of The Cases of Judge Dee and a Tang Dynasty version of The Washing Away of Wrongs! Rather than sketching out the plot in broad strokes, the story offers detailed, vivid depictions of the crime scenes. This makes the cases feel authentic while keeping the focus on the investigations! The Golden Mystery, The Secret T 1.6kReads9.3Score101Shelves
28. 378 重 Reborn as a Fool? Sorry, I'm a Master Detective 重生傻子？对不起，我是神探 Official Historian掌史官Mystery122k WordsOngoing In his previous life, he was a genius who concealed his brilliance in Shanghai, a kept man who died by accident protecting his beloved wife, Su Tangtang. When he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn in a snowy wilderness village called Yangcun, as Baize, the village idiot everyone despised, nicknamed "Club"! He had planned to play dumb and keep his head down, but then Su Tangtang arrived with a team to investigate a baffling case. Faced with an unsolvable predicament, everyone was at a loss —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book is a crime-solving mystery. The male protagonist is murdered but is reborn into a wealthy family. How will the male and female protagonists reunite?

29. 379 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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    It looks amazing, I can't stop eating it!!!

30. 380 狄 The Judge Dee Cases 狄公案 Wu Jianren吴趼人Mystery200k WordsCompleted [Four Great Mysteries of Empress Wu Zetian + Di Renjie + detective mystery + stunning reversals + Chinese-style horror] When Di Renjie takes up his first post as magistrate of Changping County, he never expects one murder after another to rock the small town! News arrives that a Huzhou merchant has been murdered at the Li Lidun inn. The innkeeper, Kong Wande, protests his innocence, but the local headman, Hu De, refuses to let him off the hook. When Di Renjie investigates, the evidence points st 275Reads9.5Score—Shelves
31. 381 成 I Become a God by Deceiving the Whole World 成神从欺骗全世界开始 Ghostbuster Leon捉鬼大师LeonMystery104k WordsOngoing [No Harem] [No Brain-Dead Decisions] [No Cliches] [No Invincibility] [Slow Burn, Please Be Kind If It's Not Your Thing] Reporter Chen Qiaojue sets out aboard a cruise ship bound for international waters in search of the truth behind a case. Drawn into a gambler's game, he obtains a System that isn't a System and takes control of a ghost that knows how to lie. The truth about the world gradually emerges from the fog. A hell built from rules, games, and the supernatural rises into view. Ordinary p —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I love reading suspense novels. The story has a gambling element, and the system I obtained was quite unexpected. I'm really curious about the truth, so I have to keep reading. I've already read the latest chapter, so let's all read it together.

32. 382 刘 The Liu Gong Case Files 刘公案 Anonymous Author不题撰人Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Mind-Bending Mystery + Qing Dynasty Cold Cases + Shocking Twists + Chinese-Style Horror + Liu Luoguo] The Great Qing is at peace, but beneath the surface, unrest stirs in Jiangning Prefecture, Jinling. Liu Yong has barely arrived and settled in when he stumbles upon a shocking case: a married couple spends the night at an inn, but the husband dies under mysterious circumstances and the wife vanishes. The county magistrate beats a confession out of the innkeeper, who is then declared the murdere 191Reads9.6Score—Shelves
33. 383 整 Plastic Surgery Department (Complete in Two Volumes) 整形科（全二册） Cute Trope Notebook萌梗笔记Mystery494k WordsCompleted Just after plastic surgeon Xiang Jun inherited her late father's private clinic in G Country, a drug lord fleeing the police broke in. Forced to perform plastic surgery on him, Xiang Jun narrowly escaped being silenced and fled back to her homeland. On the way into the city with Song Ling, a young woman she had met at the airport, Xiang Jun was caught in a car crash staged by the drug lord's organization. Song Ling died horribly, while Xiang Jun fled in a panic with the wrong suitcase. In a biza 47Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    The Viking Square murder case, the fourteenth disciple, was a tense 24 hours that were a tremendous test of humanity.

34. 384 出 The First Half of a Female Spirit Medium’s Life! 出马女弟子的前半生！ Brother Zhang弟马张Mystery325k WordsCompleted I’m an ordinary country girl from Northeast China. When I was 18, I learned that I was born with a connection to the immortals. I was often unwell in all sorts of ways, and I sought out many spirit mediums, hoping they could help me escape my predicament. I was cheated, but I also met kind people. This is the story of how I eventually found my way out. I decided to write this book to keep more people from being scammed. I can’t guarantee that everything I say is right, but I can guarantee that I 9kReads9.4Score729Shelves

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    This is a completed supernatural rural novel with a gentle pace and no deliberate attempts to create horror or fright. It features both bizarre and mystical events and the everyday life of ordinary rural families, including realistic themes such as gender inequality and the hardships of daily life. It's perfect for a short, fragmented read before bed.

35. 385 7 749 Bureau: Strange Case Investigations 749局：奇案调查 Liu Dong’s Requiem刘栋安魂曲Mystery254k WordsCompleted Liu Shui experienced a supernatural event as a child, during which his only family member disappeared without a trace. As an adult, Liu Shui is recruited by Bureau 749, an agency dedicated to investigating supernatural events. Under the guidance of his superior, Han Jiu, he begins investigating a string of mysterious cases. A shadowy figure on the last bus, a vampire attacking a zoo, a master craftsman with a thousand faces who sells bizarre artifacts, an alien creature with extraterrestrial tra 2kReads8.9Score181Shelves
36. 386 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.1kReads8.9Score24.4kShelves

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    No one knows how isolated the protagonist is.

37. 387 血 Blood-Tinged Rose 血语玫瑰 Chasing the Moon and Flowers追月逐花Mystery84k WordsCompleted Every girl hopes her boyfriend will be young, handsome, rich, and well educated. The Devil ticks all those boxes, yet no one wants to date him. Mu Hanjun was being hounded by a demon from the human world. Her tormentor, Ming Yu, was as handsome and wealthy as the Devil. Ten years ago, he killed four people, then escaped punishment by claiming he had been mentally ill when he committed the crimes. Mu Hanjun accidentally fell into his clutches, and he forced her to date him. Sharing a bed with th 2kReads9.1Score332Shelves

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    These two books are probably the pinnacle of suspense and mystery fiction; they're truly amazing. You really need to use your brain to understand them, with twists and turns upon twists, the main focus being the unexpected. [Heart][heart][heart][heart]

38. 388 单 Just Straight-Up Deduction? That's My Specialty! 单纯推理是吧？这个我擅长啊！ Remember to Smile记得要微笑Mystery417k WordsCompleted [A Conan-style episodic story. No romance or ambiguous relationships, grounded, no invincibility, no System, no brainless plot, with deduction and crime-solving] “Like Detective Conan? Then don’t miss this book!” There’s no such thing as a perfect crime. And if there is, then I must have committed it. While pursuing one of the world’s greatest criminal masterminds, Xian Yifan, hailed as the youngest great detective in history, died alongside his quarry. After accidentally transmigrating, he 186Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This is the absolute limit! I speak for myself. [Thinking]

39. 389 破 Case-Solving Partners, Identities Unknown 破案搭档，身份不明 Li Mutan李暮檀Mystery422k WordsCompleted The score is still settling, so don’t let it put you off. [Strong Leads] [Love Grows Over Time] [Mutual Devotion] [Lighthearted and Thought-Provoking] Who says someone beautiful, strong, and tragic can’t star in a comedy? Xie Shu is a private detective outside the system and a severe candy addict. She seems ditzy and goofy, but is actually incredibly skilled in a fight. She has an unconventional background, a mysterious past, and a knack for saying the most outrageous things with a perfectly str 1.5kReads9.1Score174Shelves

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    The female lead is beautiful, strong, and suffers a tragic fate, but she's incredibly optimistic. If you like stories where the female lead shines, check it out.

40. 390 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves

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    The third book is by the same author as "Ten Deadly Sins," and overall, both are of very good quality.

41. 391 我 I'm the Only Living Person in This Apartment Building 我住的这栋公寓，只有我是活人 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted I'm the only living person in the apartment building where I live. 4.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece... Truly top-tier, worthy of being adapted into a movie! The setting and plot are absolutely brilliant!!

42. 392 白 The Mao Gong Cases in Plain Language: A Deadly Dispute Over an Inheritance 白话毛公案：兄弟争产酿血案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery36k WordsCompleted Modern Vernacular Translation of the Mao Gong Casebook retells the ancient casebook novel The Mao Gong Casebook in contemporary vernacular. It mainly tells the story of a tragic and inhuman murder during the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, when the Yao brothers of Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, fought over their father’s inheritance. The elder brother, Yao Geng, and his sister-in-law, Liu, were consumed by greed and plotted to seize the family estate. They went so far as to murder Yao Yi, the younger 126Reads9.3Score102Shelves
43. 393 梦 Dream Brook's Record of Strange Investigations 梦溪探异录 Lin Fenglie林风烈Mystery312k WordsCompleted During the Northern Song dynasty, a boy named Shen Kuo sets out in pursuit of the truth after a strange calamity known as the Black Apparition. This learned man, hailed by later generations as “a landmark in the history of Chinese science,” led a life filled with mysteries far stranger than those recorded in Dream Pool Essays. From his years as a young scholar in Qiantang, Hangzhou, to the treacherous political currents of the court in Bianjing; from the smoke and flames of war on the northwes —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shen Kuo was the most hardcore science and engineering man in the Song Dynasty, and also a brilliant detective. He used logic to decipher "strange tales" and science to solve "indescribable" problems.

44. 394 我 The Food I Deliver Has a Recipient Who's Been Dead for Three Years 我送的外卖，收货人死了三年 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士11k WordsCompleted The person who received the food I delivered died three years ago. 1.9kReads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 在 Taking Down the Green Tea Bitch in an Escape Game 在逃生游戏里虐绿茶 Ling Yu令鱼Mystery485k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow, mild horror, primarily imaginative plot, ensemble cast, the main group aren't good people, romance] Meng Xiaxia has three great enemies in life. First, the green tea type. Second, the green tea type around her. Third, the green tea type who picks a fight with her. Unfortunately, the partner she gets on her journey through death is a veteran green tea type who can't stop calling her "Big Sis." Great. Another day of wanting to punch her partner to death. This is a highway of death. 3.4kReads8.6Score395Shelves

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    It's a new book, but in my opinion, it's a masterpiece. The author has an incredibly vivid imagination, a natural writing style, and the plot and themes are quite novel. Many questions are explored alongside the reader's own thought process, and the author provides clear explanations. It feels like you're unraveling the mystery step by step, moving towards the next level. It's high-energy throughout, constantly requiring mental effort—truly a book that doesn't disappoint my intelligence! There isn't much romantic interaction between the main characters, so those who prefer a more platonic approach can rest assured.

46. 396 沈 The Shen Family Daughter Clause 沈氏女儿条款 The Big Fool of the Black Box Truth Club黑箱真相系大傻Mystery103k WordsCompleted In the depths of winter by the sea, due diligence tears open a breach in the Shen Group. An intern named Li Li joins the risk-control team, but her goal has nothing to do with her resume: she wants to find her adoptive father, Li Shouyi, who has been missing for three years. All she has is an iron box, a string of numbers, a key, and an old index deliberately "sealed away." The deeper she digs, the more she realizes she hasn't stumbled upon a family matter, but an old ledger written into proced 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An intern brings an old key to the job, unexpectedly uncovering a triple mystery involving debt, trust, and her past. Fu Han is both helping and wary of her. What is the connection between Li Shouyi's disappearance and "Project Li"? The plot is incredibly addictive!

47. 397 河 Pufferfish 河豚 The Bodhisattva Doesn't Hide the Truth菩萨不瞒Mystery333k WordsCompleted [No brainless plot] + [No protagonist plot armor] + [No ghosts] + [Three male leads] A tightly paced, plot-driven crime-solving story. It all begins with a bizarre murder in the small town of Menghai... A dead man checking into a hotel, an unknown toxin, a mole in the police force, execution-style killings, a secret buried for years... In this case, criminal investigation captain Si Jiannan, case consultant Cheng Tian, and rookie officer Duan Luo untangle the clues and find redemption... Love ha 13Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good. The plot is tightly woven and the author is very intelligent. I suspect this is his profession!

48. 398 春 Miss Chuntang's Diary 春棠小姐记事簿 The Mountain Doesn't Know山不知Mystery272k WordsCompleted Xing Sili gazed out the window. “Do you know how peaceful Fushui City was before you came here?” Shi Chuntang looked a little wronged. “That was just the calm before the storm. Besides, it's not like I egged everyone on to commit crimes.” Xing Sili looked at the several case reports he had yet to finish. “Please, can you stop going out until I've finished writing them?” Shi Chuntang flashed her gleaming white teeth in a perfect smile. “Nope.” Content warning: The male and female leads have quite 499Reads9.1Score103Shelves

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    Highly recommend! It's seriously, really good!!!

49. 399 迷 The Mist Finally Clears 迷雾终散去 Gu Wo Zai顾我在Mystery300k WordsCompleted 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is fantastic! The logic is clear, and there are many plot twists. However, you definitely need to read further, especially the second volume. You'll absolutely love it after finishing it.

50. 400 咸 The Laid-Back Detective: From the Start, I Show Up with a Robbery Suspect in Tow 咸鱼警探之开局拎着抢劫犯报到 The Cat That Took Flight飞起来的猫Mystery682k WordsCompleted Bu Tongfeng had hoped to lie flat, but somehow ran into an unreliable System. Before long, he found himself caught up in one bizarre case after another. Fine. If you won't let me take it easy, then none of you are getting away unscathed. I'll use the iron fist of justice to teach you that being a couch potato is an attitude, not a lack of ability. 3.6kReads9.2Score334Shelves

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    The pinnacle of suspenseful crime-solving novels! Features a system! No female lead! ① Escape from a game using countless methods and solve mysteries! ② The male lead is bound to a leisure system, but he can't be a couch potato; he solves cases every day! ③④ The male lead possesses numerous skills, and he's adept at using anything the bad guys know!

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