Detective Novels About a Protagonist Who Can See Ghosts and Help Them Clear Their Names 主角能看见鬼，然后帮助鬼申冤的侦探类小说

1. 1 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 77.8kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves

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   This book meets the criteria and seeks justice for ghosts.

2. 2 替 Hunting Killers for Ghosts: The Human Justice Agency 替鬼追凶：人间公道事务所 Qing Lin凊林Fantastical Romance74k WordsOngoing High school student Su Xin was born with yin-yang eyes and comes from a family of soul guides. For generations, her ancestors have carried out a special mission: resolving the grievances and unfinished business of souls burdened by obsessions. Whenever a resentful spirit comes seeking help, Su Xin sets out to uncover the truth. She walks the boundary between yin and yang, guiding spirits with her mortal body and writing stories of redemption and reconciliation in the gap between human society an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   That's really good! 🎉

3. 3 坑 Luring Ghosts and Catching Criminals: A Low-Ranking County Magistrate 坑鬼捉凶，一品小县令 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted When Chu Ling opened her eyes, she had become the novel's number-one female side character, a troublemaker who ultimately got herself killed when the heroine shot an arrow through her heart. Knowing how the plot would unfold, Chu Ling spat in disdain, broke free of the story's control, and threw herself into building a career. But being a county magistrate is no easy job. One day, a ghostly maid comes to air her grievances; the next, a ghostly tutor shows up to reprimand her. Even stepping outsi 5.8kReads9.5Score956Shelves

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   One of the very few I watched from beginning to end!

4. 4 我 My Eyes Can See Ghosts 我的眼睛可以看到鬼 Xin Lanya欣岚呀Mystery206k WordsOngoing After his grandfather dies unexpectedly, an ordinary college student uncovers a long-buried secret and gains yin-yang eyes. Under the protection of the divine beast White Tiger, he slowly grows stronger... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   An ensemble piece, a story that unfolds around the female protagonist's ability to see ghosts.

5. 5 阴 Yin-Yang Paranormal Investigator 阴阳恐怖调查员 Yaoshan Jun杳山君Mystery300k WordsCompleted [Two male leads x supernatural horror x suspense x folklore] To stay alive, he signs a contract of servitude and becomes a paranormal investigator serving both the underworld and the human world. From a male corpse covered in white fungus, to paper figures coming back to life, a twin-soul evil spirit, ghostly shadows in the morgue, and vengeful spirits in an abandoned village... He never expected that it had all been a chess game arranged by Yan Fei, one that began tens of thousands of years ago 246Reads—Score100Shelves

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   Supernatural Horror Folk Mystery

6. 6 殡 Funeral Home Make-Up Artist: From the Start, a Ghost Baby Called Me Mom 殡仪馆整容师：开局鬼婴喊我妈 Tomatoes in Sugar Water白糖水西红柿Mystery180k WordsCompleted My name is Shen Ci, and I’m a mortuary cosmetologist. I’ve been doing this for three years, and I’ve seen off more than seven hundred people. Then, at 2:43 a.m., the ghost infant in the morgue’s refrigerated drawer grabbed my sleeve and called me “Mom.” The livestream started without warning, and the comments surged. Some said, “The soil is warm.” Others said, “The person who buried him is watching the livestream.” That’s when I realized the child buried alive three years ago, the father who ju 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is definitely the book you're looking for! "The Funeral Home Plastic Surgeon: A Ghost Baby Recognizes Me as Its Mother," tells the story of Shen Ci, a woman who works at a funeral home and can see ghosts. At the beginning of the story, she finds a ghost baby who was killed in a forced ghost marriage. Following the ghost baby's clues, she gradually uncovers the dark secrets of an underground ghost marriage industry, helping the ghost baby and countless unjustly deceased souls seek justice and revenge. The plot is mind-bending, full of twists and turns, combining a funeral home, supernatural investigation, and mutual redemption—a must-read for anyone looking for something to read!

7. 7 接 I Received an Order from My Dead Boyfriend 接到死去男友的订单 Eating Dust from the Hallway吃楼道里面的灰尘Mystery126k WordsCompleted On the Ghost Festival, Su Xixi receives an order from her boyfriend, who has been missing for three years. Her boyfriend, who died a gruesome death, sends Su Xixi a desperate plea for help from beyond the grave. But after she puts his restless spirit to rest, he keeps sending her orders to thank her. From then on, Su Xixi becomes a guide between the worlds of the living and the dead, and a mortal shadow appears beside the River of Forgetfulness. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist sees a ghost and helps it fulfill its wish.

8. 8 通 Psychic Lawyer: Wielding the Law to Free Wronged Spirits 通灵律师：以法为刃渡冤魂 Jiu Mo Mo久末末Mystery246k WordsCompleted Ye Zi is a top law student about to become a corporate drone. Her cousin's death awakens her ability to communicate with spirits. As luck would have it, the head of the criminal investigation team is an old classmate. Together, they make a formidable team and solve one strange case after another. She is a spirit-medium lawyer, defending the living and speaking up for wronged souls. This novel has a strong female lead. The two remain each other's most trusted partners throughout, with no romance —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A female-oriented suspense thriller packed with hardcore crime-solving and supernatural elements. The female lead is calm and collected, and the plot is intricately woven, with each chapter teetering on the edge of a major twist! A promising book currently being serialized, it's definitely worth following. Join Ye Zi as she uses the law to help wronged souls find peace and illuminate the darkness with the light of justice.💡

9. 9 问 Questions for the Dead: Dr. Xie’s Ghost Clinic Logbook 问阴：谢大夫的鬼魂门诊簿 Yun Leyou云乐游Ancient Romance105k WordsOngoing My name is Xie Wujiu. I have no past. The night the entire Imperial Observatory was wiped out, I was the only one left alive. Not everyone who comes to me for treatment is alive. But everyone has a story they can’t move past. I’d planned to live out my life that way: aloof, quiet, and wanting nothing to do with the world. Until one day, a young woman climbed over the wall into my courtyard. “Doctor Xie, my name is Yan Zhuiyun. From now on, you save the ghosts, and I’ll save you.” Both the livi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   There's a plot twist, but it's not angsty; it's quite heartwarming to watch.

10. 10 都 City Grim Reaper: I Only Collect Unpaid Debts from the Living 都市阴差：我只收活人未了债 7080Urban174k WordsOngoing Lin Yan, 24, works the night shift at a convenience store in a major city. He’s socially anxious, broke, and an ordinary wage-earner. No one knows that he’s the last living underworld official of the modern age. He can see the “marks of karmic debt” on everyone. The more evil they’ve done, the darker and denser the marks. By touching someone, he can learn every debt they’ve incurred, everyone they’ve hurt, and every evil deed they’ve committed. He carries a “Ledger of Karmic Debts in the Livi 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's how it is, except it's a new book now, but the updates are quite fast.

11. 11 我 I Sign Contracts with Demonic Beasts to Extend Their Lives in Strange Cases 我在诡案里签妖兽续命 Astonishing Swan Takes Flight惊鸿鹊起Urban495k WordsCompleted [Unsolved Mysteries + Demonic Beasts + Mild Horror + Episodic Stories + No Romance] When I was on the brink of death after a car accident, I unexpectedly activated the Demon Beast-Seeking System. To stay alive, I was forced to travel around making contracts with demonic beasts. From then on, I could see the lingering memories of the dead, as well as the [qi] surrounding the living. Police officers were wreathed in gray qi around the chest, while black qi churned above celebrities' brows... I kep 355Reads8.3Score100Shelves

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    The premise is that the protagonist is bound to a system to solve cases. At the start, he's hit by a rich second-generation heir and is on the verge of death, needing to accumulate lifespan through missions.

12. 12 我 I Deliver Takeout for Ghosts and Monsters 我替鬼怪送外卖 The Magnificent Shilingdao富丽堂皇的施令道Mystery86k WordsOngoing Song Mai was an ordinary delivery rider, until one day he ran into the mysterious black cat, Moyu. He turns into a living corpse in an instant? And from there, danger lurks at every turn. A water ghost? Who was the murderer from forty years ago? Kidnapped and taken to northern Myanmar, he stumbles upon a dismembered body. Who cut it to pieces? He blows up the compound and somehow becomes famous? What kind of unhinged things would a star do for the sake of their looks? Is the figure tailing him o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, which allows one to see ghosts, is a form of seeking justice and fulfilling a long-cherished wish.

13. 13 真 The Real Heiress Was Reunited with Her Family, Only to Turn Out to Be a Mystical Arts Master? 真千金被认回后竟是玄门大佬？ Rain Falls, Light Sleep雨落浅眠Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [The Male Lead Appears Late! Very Late!] Eighteen years ago, twin sisters were switched at the Nan family maternity ward. Nan Zhi, who should have been cherished as the family's darling, grew up in a remote Taoist temple and became the youngest and most mysterious fifth-rank Celestial Master in the mystic world. She has never failed to exorcise evil spirits or suppress sinister forces, and can wield talismans and formations with ease. The cinnabar mark on her palm is proof of her ability to trav 22.1kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves

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    "Supernatural" + "Friendship First": Two sisters go their separate ways to protect each other, and they never rely on men to resolve any conflicts. #NoMelodramaticPlot#FastPaced

14. 14 报 Report! My Ghost Is Helping Me Solve Cases 报告！我的幽灵在帮我破案 Zhi Xi峙溪Mystery432k WordsOngoing She can see ghosts. The ghost is her dead mentor. Three years into the job, Lin Qian solves cases with one secret weapon: the ghost of her partner, Shen Ji. Sharp-tongued and picky, he has been dead for three years and is still fretting over her investigative skills. The cases on West Street are getting more and more ridiculous: a stray cat that writes poetry, dentures that tap-dance at midnight, and candied hawthorns that propose using Morse code… With help from the retired seniors of the “Gh 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Her deceased mentor becomes her ghostly detective partner, making Lin Qian's daily crime-solving routine both hilarious and thrilling. With her main eye awakening, is her ability a gift or a trap? The appearance of two silent figures sets her on a journey home.

15. 15 玉 The Ghostly Jade Shadow 玉影鬼差 Shuiyue Meow水月喵Mystery778k WordsOngoing [Underworld Investigator + County Magistrate] One is silver-tongued, the other meticulous... Was their meeting a calculated approach or a fateful encounter? Liang Yu is a ghostly constable in the Nine Netherworlds Office of Judicial Review. A white stone allows her to travel between the realms of the living and the dead. At the request of departed souls, she takes care of matters in the human world, helping them let go of their attachments and enter the cycle of reincarnation. Yet she has a past 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character is a ghost~ 😏

16. 16 开 From the Start, I Keep Running Into Ghosts 开局总能碰见鬼 Lazy and Flustered懒惰慌Urban130k WordsOngoing Dark clouds descend, and chaos clouds my eyes, As ghosts crowd the world on every side. At every step, I stumble upon spirits, While Maoshan and Longhu become my friends. I’m a homicide detective who catches ghosts... Eat, greed. All things follow a destined design... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    To others, the world is sunny and peaceful; but what I see is a completely different world. At every turn, in every dark corner, a pair of eyes may be lurking, coldly watching me.

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