I’m Hooked on Detectives and Solving Cases Lately. Any Novels Like That? 最近迷上了，侦探，破案，有这类的小说嘛？

1. 351 仵 The Forensic Belle and Her Ministers Who Rule the Court 仵作娇娘她的裙臣权倾朝野 Wandering the World, Splashing Ink云游泼墨Mystery474k WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, she is the daughter of a coroner, sold by her stepmother into a brothel. Her father's body is not yet cold, and she has lost every shred of dignity. But the soul of a modern forensic pathologist lets her draw her first blade in desperation: at the Drunken Red Pavilion, she uses nothing but lividity and corneal clouding to expose the murder of a powerful man in front of everyone. A young general secretly investigating the case, Pei Muchuan, takes notice of her. She trades 3Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 你 You're Just an Auxiliary Police Officer, and Your First Assignment Is to Arrest Two Murderers? 你一辅警，入职提两杀人犯？ Little Zuanfeng小钻风Urban503k WordsCompleted Su Ming dreamed of becoming a police officer. One day, he transmigrated to the early 2000s and became an auxiliary police officer. After awakening the Crime Buster System, he could see through every criminal's disguise. From then on, he devoted himself to catching crooks. On his first day on the job, he caught a murderer at the train station, stunning the major crimes unit. He went out for a stroll and took down a massive criminal gang. Eventually, criminals across Jiangcheng were so terrified t 272Reads9.0Score100Shelves
3. 353 修 Returning from Cultivation, I Become a Detective 修仙归来当神探 Sea of Bitterness苦海Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Xu Liang was a cultivator who failed his tribulation and returned to his youth. But he soon discovered that although this was still Blue Star, everything around him had changed. Instead of attending a civil engineering university, as he had before, he had graduated from a police university and become a proud trainee detective. 113Reads6.0Score—Shelves
4. 354 大 A Handsome Young Genius at Solving Cases Joins the Dali Temple 大理寺来了个破案如神的小白脸 Wandering the World, Splashing Ink云游泼墨Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted At the autopsy table, she makes the dead speak; in the halls of power, she clears the names of the living. One charcoal pencil, two lifetimes of memories, and a three-foot autopsy table where she solves the strangest cases in the land. Ten delicate fingers, a hundred clever tricks, and a thousand palace chambers stirred into turmoil. Gongsun Yan, a top modern forensic pathologist, opens her eyes to find herself the daughter of a disgraced official, awaiting execution. Her family’s blood feud rem 175Reads6.0Score—Shelves
5. 355 却 Yet Was Forced to Master Social Skills 却被迫掌握社交技能 The Playwright排戏人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No heroine, no romance, standalone cases, and conversations with animals. Complete.) (Book five) Zhou Peng can talk to small animals. He uses this ability to solve cases, but he also often receives reports from animals. To those who don’t know what’s going on, Officer Zhou seems to be possessed by the Grim Reaper. Wherever he goes, trouble is sure to follow. Officer Zhou says: I want a vacation. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 2.1kReads9.0Score236Shelves
6. 356 浮 Fireflies Illuminate the Hidden Crickets 浮萤照潜蛩 An Shanyu安山雨Mystery506k WordsCompleted (Early on) Mystery and crime novelist (later) criminal investigation consultant: Shen Xuexian vs. criminal investigation captain: Wan Ming A popular idol dies mysteriously on a film set, and the scene is exactly as described in the script. Shen Xuexian, a mystery novelist, is taken in for questioning by the police at her new book signing. She never imagined that selling the rights to her novel would land her in a police station. Getting caught up in a murder on a film set and taken in to assist 402Reads8.7Score103Shelves

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   These are some of the parts I've finished watching, and I'm still watching others. I've been binge-watching crime and detective dramas lately. [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

7. 357 法 The Poison-Treating Forensic Doctor: From Cast-Off Consort to Chief Coroner 法医毒妃从下堂妃到首席法医 Wandering the World, Splashing Ink云游泼墨Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When she opened her eyes, she was a discarded princess consort, divorced and condemned to drink poison. Her “crime” was plotting to kill the prince's beloved, the moonlight in his heart. In front of the coffin, the assembled guests watched her “atone with her death.” But she held the poison wine and gave her former husband, the powerful prince, a cool, professional smile: “Your Highness, are you sure your beloved really died from my ‘poison’?” “According to my preliminary examination, she died 550Reads8.4Score—Shelves
8. 358 你 What Kind of Cop Is a Fatso Like You? 你一个胖子当什么警察 Yang Xiaodong杨小东Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Reborn + no System + crime-solving + comedy + tough cop] Tian Ping'an, a fat man, dies unexpectedly during a competitive eating contest, only to be mysteriously reborn in a parallel world more than thirty years in the past. Here, he is still a trainee in the criminal investigation unit, while his beautiful partner, Liu Tingting, is destined to be assassinated by a notorious thief king. His parents, too, are about to meet with misfortune. Faced with such peril, how can Tian Ping'an, a devoted fo 6.8kReads9.3Score780Shelves

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   This is a really good novel. If you don't like it, feel free to criticize me. It's over a million words now, and the author writes exceptionally well. It's definitely worth reading.

9. 359 无 Murder Without Guilt 无罪谋杀 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The most horrifying murders, the most unfathomable truths!! Cannibal banquets, the silenced woman, the frozen lover, the Nanda murderer turning himself in, sacrificial paintings made of human skin, ghostly figures in mirrors... You could never understand, by ordinary reasoning, the true motives hidden behind these terrifying and bizarre murder cases. Let a psychiatrist skilled in hypnosis guide you, from a unique perspective, into the minds of these terrible criminals and uncover the chilling tr 429Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   1. (The Murder Code) The novel mainly tells the story of a dismemberment case in a commercial street, the murder of a female host in a luxury car, and the tragic discovery of slavery in a mountain village. A series of bizarre and shocking murders have shaken the audience. On the eve of retirement, a veteran detective steps forward and shoulders a heavy responsibility. As the truth is revealed one by one, justice is served, but it is also a time of extreme inner torment for the veteran detective. The truth hidden behind each case pains him deeply.

10. 360 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
11. 361 回 After Returning Home, I Really Didn't Mean to Cause Trouble 回国以后，我真没想搞事 Don't Panic, I Can Do Even Better别慌我还能更Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Golden Finger] [Aiming for Realism, No Exaggeration] I once traveled through war-torn Libya, And roamed the Middle East without fear, despite the hail of bullets. Raids, assassinations, and explosions were all part of my life. Then I came to my senses. This wasn’t the life I wanted. Of course, the main reason was that I was afraid of dying. So I ran. After all, returning to my country was the way to go! 38.1kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
12. 362 全 Global Manhunt: You’re Crazy! You Call This an Escape? 全球通缉：疯了！你管这个叫逃亡 Snow at Dusk in the Clouds云中暮雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ten major conglomerates are investing, a hundred billion dollars in prize money is up for grabs, and elites from every field are taking part! Urban parkour, high-altitude skydiving, wingsuit flying. Everything... is for the sake of escape! A global manhunt! This is a show that drives people wild! Its goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in security systems and public safety in today's information age. Su Yu is sent to prison from the start, but no one could have expected what came next. Su Yu brea 42kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    The first two were so exciting, they made me feel like I had wings after reading them!! I highly recommend all three; the mystery is clear, but not many people read them ( ˃̶̤́ ꒳ ˂̶̤̀ ).

13. 363 全 Global Hunt to the Death 全球逃杀 Wenren Buyu闻人不语Mystery322k WordsCompleted [CP on the run from pursuers, infinite-level, Celestial Master, paranormal, System, powerhouse, escape game, Global Pursuit series] Extraterrestrial life has been left behind on Earth, bringing a global extinction-level crisis. The System Space chimed and came online. All humans burdened with original sin were dragged into an escape game to fight for survival. The reclusive Celestial Master Xie Lian fell into an instance while hunting ghosts and found himself pursued across the globe. Whenever t 520Reads9.2Score101Shelves
14. 364 重 Reborn, I Solve Cases on My Way to the Top of the Power Ladder 重生后，我靠破案走向权力巅峰 I'm Ninth Gate Sang Biao我是九门丧彪Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Qin Chuan starts out as a low-ranking police officer at a local station and begins turning his life around. No one can stop him. On his very first day after being reborn, he takes down a robbery and murder suspect with his bare hands, earns permanent status ahead of schedule, and receives a Third-Class Individual Merit Award. In his first week, he arrests twelve serious criminals in quick succession and earns a Second-Class Individual Merit Award. Now that Qin Chuan has been 949Reads8.5Score184Shelves
15. 365 破 Crime Solving: I Can Pick Up Memory Fragments 破案：我可以拾取记忆碎片 Traveler in the Mortal World红尘阡陌客Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A small-town police officer transmigrates to a parallel world. From the start, in the interrogation room, he awakens a System that lets him pick up fragments of memory. From then on, he solves cases like a god... No female lead, no harem, crime-solving, transmigration. 4.6kReads8.5Score394Shelves
16. 366 沉 The Realism of Falling 沉沦的写实性 Flowers and Trees Today今朝花树Mystery140k WordsCompleted Song Zheng is a clever, independent detective. Solving a case is like putting together a puzzle: evidence is the pieces. Assembling them is easy, but finding them is a thorny road. Female lead: Xu Sui. Her name means “to follow.” Teetering on the edge of a cliff, she can follow the light or the darkness. Whether someone pulls her up or pushes her down, she can handle it. She believes that sinking into darkness is a kind of liberation. Supporting characters: Zhou Guyu, Song Zheng’s assistant an 109Reads8.4Score—Shelves
17. 367 弟 My Brother Returns, and His First Case Shocks the Entire Bureau 弟弟归来，第一次破案震惊全局 Rong Chi荣驰Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + suspense + deduction + heartwarming + mind-bending + everyday life (slow-paced)] On his way home one night, Lu Tianxing, captain of the municipal criminal investigation squad, finds a young man outside: Lu Tianchen. After learning the basics about Lu Tianchen, Lu Tianxing’s understanding of the world falters for a moment. Is it a time-space mix-up, or something else? He can’t figure it out. The only thing they have in common is that they both belong to “Huaxia”! Even stranger 70Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Heartwarming Rating: 5 stars Main Characters: Brothers from two different timelines Character Traits: Eldest Brother Lu Tianxing: Calm and collected in public, with top-notch criminal investigation skills. Warm and caring towards his family; becomes even more goofy after finding his younger brother. Younger Brother Lu Tianchen: Arrived inexplicably from another timeline, losing his memory without knowing anything. Taken in by Lu Tianxing, a psychology genius with the ability to read people's minds, quiet and calm, and somewhat straightforward in matters of the heart.

18. 368 苏 Su Xiaochun 苏晓春 Flowers and Trees Today今朝花树Mystery137k WordsCompleted Starting at the end of the story, we’ll work backward, step by step, along the path the heroine once walked. There is no male lead in this story. No romance. Mystery, crime, investigations, deduction. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 369 孤 Lone Cop 孤警 Xiong Xiaobei熊小北Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted He is meticulous when solving cases, but has terribly poor social skills in everyday life. He was once called a “pervert” for following a single woman. A procedural crime series in which every protagonist and supporting character is intelligent and capable. The pacing is brisk, with roughly one case every ten chapters. The twists are unexpected, and behind each case are the joys and sorrows of human life and the darkness of human nature. The male lead was born with a disability. He became a poli 795Reads8.4Score102Shelves
20. 370 猎 Under the Skin: I Can See Clues to Solve Cases 猎罪图鉴：我能看见破案提示 Long Shisan龙十三Mystery555k WordsOngoing Luo Chen transmigrates to a parallel world of Under the Skin and becomes a rookie criminal investigator. He plans to coast through life, but unexpectedly awakens a Crime-Fighting System that lets him see the perpetrator and key clues. From then on, he solves cases at an unbelievable speed and earns a reputation in the police force as a criminal-investigation genius. The first case, the murder of a boy-band idol, takes less than eight hours to solve, including lunch and writing the report. Three 6Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 371 凶 Fierce Shadow 凶影 Classmate Xiao Jian小贱同学Mystery126k WordsCompleted If you enjoy works like "Medical Examiner Qin Ming" and "The Knockout", this novel will keep you up all night. Every chapter is a shovel-full, and every shovel-full might uncover a corpse, or a truth you can't bring yourself to believe. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A social realism thriller coupled with a high-tension adult romance, both storylines are solidly crafted. A five-year-old wrongful conviction for lead poisoning is investigated relentlessly by detective Zhou Bin, with the aloof female doctor Jiang Wan joining him in the investigation. The case unfolds with numerous twists and turns, its realism deeply impactful; the ambiguous moments on rainy nights and the intimate scenes in the bedroom are delicately restrained, both alluring and genuine. Darkness cannot suppress justice; tenderness lies hidden beneath the hardened exterior. The suspense is gripping, and the romance is captivating.

22. 372 让 We Asked You to Be a Traffic Cop, Not the Bane of All Crime! 让你当交警，没让你当罪恶克星！ Brushstroke Reveals the Sun拨笔见日Urban463k WordsCompleted [Criminal investigation + solving cases + System + golden finger + no heroine] Lin Mo transmigrates into the body of a police academy student. Though the original owner is a student, he's utterly incompetent, looked down on by everyone in the police force, and even assigned to the traffic police department. Then a System falls from the sky. As long as Lin Mo teaches people about the law, he gets a chance to meet a “benefactor” and turn his life around. So while investigating cases, Lin Mo repeat 332Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Who understands?! Read "Criminal Investigation: I Always Meet the Key Criminal!" And you'll laugh until you're pounding the bed! Lin Mo transmigrates into the body of a police academy loser, thrown into the traffic police team. He thought it was a slacker start, but then a system arrives, and "benefactors" come knocking one after another—all serious criminals! The criminals try to trap him, but he sees through their schemes, turns the tables, and even takes down their criminal gang. The criminals die wondering: how did I become a tool for solving cases? Lin Mo's journey from traffic police to a police legend is hilarious and exciting—a must-read for fans of crime investigation + system-based action novels!

23. 373 法 Forbidden Forensic Files: Jiangcheng Corpse Evidence 法医禁忌档案：江城尸证 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读8k WordsCompleted Forensic Files of Forbidden Cases: Jiangcheng Body Evidence 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Forensic Taboo Files Series [Smirk]

24. 374 神 Detective Xiao Jiangnan 神探肖江南 Tang Qianyi唐谦抑Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Prosecutor Xiao Jiangnan loses his public post after being framed by organized crime. After leaving the procuratorate, he returns to university to study criminology and the evil in human nature. Once he earns his doctorate, his former classmate Liu Sanxiao helps him join the Xinggang Criminal Investigation Unit, where he is appointed a police expert consultant. Xiao Jiangnan makes use of his position on the criminal investigation team to solve a string of baffling cases, while drawing ever close 539Reads9.1Score106Shelves

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    Want to see it? Come on, let me tell you: 1. He was framed by organized crime and lost his job, so he returned to school to study criminology... 2. During his summer job, he activated his "golden finger" (a special ability to solve complex cases), and from then on, he solved numerous bizarre cases. 3. All criminal gangs: "Don't commit crimes, or Officer Su will arrest you."

25. 375 法 Forbidden Forensic Files: The Poisoned Corpse in the Theater 法医禁忌档案：剧院毒尸 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读14k WordsCompleted Forensic Files of Forbidden Cases: Poisoned Corpse at the Theater —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 法 Forbidden Forensic Files: The Hotel's Locked Room 法医禁忌档案：酒店密室 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读20k WordsCompleted Forensic Files of Forbidden Cases: Hotel Locked-Room Mystery 1Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 战 My Gorgeous Russian Girlfriend Came to Meet Me, and I Made My Country Proud! 战斗民族校花奔现，我为国争光！ Floating in the Emerald Pond浮游碧池间Urban353k WordsOngoing [Seeking adaptations for short dramas and animated series. Thank you, everyone!] Are you crazy? I'm just a courtroom shark, and you want me to represent the country? Lin Hao is a star lawyer at a top law firm. After awakening the Law God System, he's dubbed the Iron Judge! Every case he takes on is a guaranteed win! Notorious thief Zhang Shihao: I robbed the Bagua Bank, and now they want to execute me! Lin Hao: You didn't rob them. They're slandering you, and they owe you damages for emotional d 162Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Some of these are wish-fulfillment stories, I don't know if they're okay...

28. 378 维 Victorian Era: Solving Cases with Afterimages 维多利亚时代：我以残影破案 Moonlit Night Watcher月夜监Mystery103k WordsCompleted [Victorian Era · Mystery and Deduction · Supernatural Abilities · Bizarre Rules · London · Detective · Slow Burn] The stark atmosphere of Sherlock · The period flavor of Hercule Poirot · The meticulous design of rule-based superpowers . London, 1896. My name is Chen Zihao, and I am a Lanliang. I can touch the lingering traces left behind by the dead and witness their final moments. But these traces record only what the dead believed to be true, and sometimes, people die because of a lie. An unid 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Books similar to those of detectives like Hercule Borges and Sherlock Holmes.

29. 379 让 You Told Me to Start the Job, So Why Did I Catch a Wanted Criminal? 让你去入职，你咋抓了个通缉犯 Wu Shi Jiu伍拾九Urban323k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [No romance] [Two ways to read: follow the clues and think through the plot, or just sit back and enjoy the story] [This work is entirely fictional. Don’t take it as a reference to real people or events.] Wu Zixuan narrowly escaped death and obtained a detective System. From then on, he began catching criminals with cheat-like abilities. On the day of his interview, he caught a wanted criminal on the way there. While grabbing barbecue at a roadside stall, he nabbed 314Reads8.7Score—Shelves
30. 380 罪 Abyss of Crime: Unmasking the Good and Evil of Human Nature 罪案深渊：撕开人性善恶的假面 Jiao Long Teng Kong皎龙滕空Mystery194k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Case-Based Stories + No Romance] Don't test the depths of human nature behind a crime. The truth is often enough to send a chill down your spine. Murder cases sweep in, and criminal police officers follow the clues to hunt down the real culprits. Behind the masks, the line between good and evil grows blurred. Evil takes root in the abyss, but even in the darkness, a glimmer of light remains. Only when the truth comes out will you understand: human nature is 291Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, it's so addictive!

31. 381 守 Night Watch Detective 守夜刑警 Ao Tu Man奥凸蔓Mystery357k WordsOngoing Everyone on the Criminal Investigation Team says I'm cursed. Someone died in a case my father investigated, my mother died in front of a mirror, and even my partner nearly lost their life. Then I took on the dismemberment case. The victim had been cut into seven pieces, each incision dusted with sandalwood powder. The forensic pathologist said it was the work of a deranged killer. I said it wasn't. Because in the second-floor window at the crime scene, I saw a woman in a red dress. Rain passed s 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story tells of a detective who can see the past few seconds of a dead person and then solve the case.

32. 382 被 Drifting Between Worlds Against My Will 被动穿梭于世界之间 To the Right of Genius天才的右边Mystery221k WordsOngoing A goofy Host paired with a System that can do nothing but transmigrate and teleport sets off on a life of traveling through worlds of cases, murders, and hauntings. Everything will get more and more ridiculous. I won't make the protagonist stronger. I'll just make him stay alive while murderers and ghosts chase him down. The protagonist is only there to bring the story to life. I'm telling stories, not writing a power fantasy where the protagonist can instantly crush everyone. As long as he stay —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book mainly focuses on the cases themselves and the stories behind them; all the characters in the book are quite ordinary. Even the protagonist's system can only be used for time travel.

33. 383 神 Detective: Congratulations, You're Under Arrest! 神探：恭喜你被逮捕了！ Doyle道尔Mystery357k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Fan. I’m a genius detective with expertise in psychology, anatomy, criminology, and criminal investigation! The youngest police captain in history. There’s no case in the world I can’t solve! 144Reads6.6Score—Shelves
34. 384 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]

35. 385 无 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 909Reads7.3Score123Shelves
36. 386 她 She Solves Cases Live from the Abyss 她在深渊直播破案 Every Stroke Brings in Money笔笔生钱Mystery333k WordsOngoing When a full-dive game becomes a real-life prison, anyone who fails to clear it dies of brain death. A genius young hacker known as “Ghost” enters the deadly game Echoes of the Abyss to save her brother, who is in a vegetative state. But she unexpectedly binds herself to an ancient spirit mirror that lets her see the dead’s final memories. Could the aloof lead designer actually be the culprit behind a family massacre? Do the souls of the dead cry out beneath the gentle doctor’s scalpel? Does the —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 387 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
38. 388 通 The Psychic Heroine Is Solving Cases Again Today 通灵女主今天也在破案 Every Stroke Brings in Money笔笔生钱Mystery936k WordsCompleted Yu Wanqing was sickly from childhood and could always see “things” that other people couldn't. Her family thought she was mentally ill. As an adult, she learned to hide it and became an ordinary journalist, writing a column about urban legends. Then one day, while investigating a bizarre suicide, she accidentally triggered the seal inside her family's ancestral jade pendant and awakened her true spiritual abilities. She could not only see ghosts, but briefly possess the dead and revisit their me 19Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 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
40. 390 罪 No Escape from the End of Sin 2 罪终难逃2 Chen Chaofan陈超凡Mystery307k WordsCompleted Cheng Yi, the male lead of this novel, is twenty-six years old and heads Criminal Investigation Team A in the Major Crimes Unit of the U City Police Department. Most of the time, he looks half-asleep and utterly listless. You’d never take him for a police officer just by looking at him. But whenever a case comes up, he becomes a completely different person. He investigates with utmost care and rigor, his mind racing even faster than a computer’s CPU fan. He’s handsome and charming, too, but what 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Jiu Mu's new work is definitely one of the most worthwhile crime dramas to watch at the end of this year. It has a TV series feel to it, and it could be adapted directly without any problems.

41. 391 我 I Returned to the Modern Era, and the Emperor Went Mad 我回到现代，皇帝疯了 Xin Xin心心Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted In my fifth year after transmigrating to ancient times, I helped the male lead claim the throne. But he forgot his vow to love only me for the rest of our lives. He began taking consorts in droves. One after another, the women in his harem gave birth to princes and princesses. As his empress, I watched it all with cold indifference. “Your Majesty, didn’t you once say you would only love the Empress...” A consort nestled in the man’s arms and giggled. Xiao Wenqi laughed heartily. “Even the most b 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 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
43. 393 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 482Reads9.1Score103Shelves

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    It's so good-looking!!

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49. 399 替 Taking My Husband’s Place at Court: I Hear My Thoughts and Guffaw at the Palace Gossip 替夫上朝，听我心声吃瓜笑哈哈 Mu Yuchen'er木羽晨儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Gossip + Warm and Lighthearted + Romance] Shen Mingzhu accidentally fell into the water and transmigrated, binding herself to a Gossip System. Before she could even get any juicy gossip, she learned she had transmigrated into a book! In the story, she was a vicious supporting female character, and her mother and brothers were all destined to be cannon fodder. How could this be allowed? Gua Gua: Host, the emperor’s true love is the empress, and his precious darling is the crown pr 31.9kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves
50. 400 偷 Stealing Faces 偷脸 Wang Big Hammer王大锤子Mystery785k WordsCompleted One day, a stranger added me on QQ and told me my girlfriend was a man. I called him an idiot. Then my girlfriend died, and when she died, she really did become a man. Her head had been cut off and sewn onto the neck of a male corpse... 249Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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