Looking for Mystery Stories Focused on Solving Cases, Without Messy Romance 有没有破案的，主要是案子，不要男女主的狗血剧情

1. 51 倾 The Alluring Female Coroner 倾城女仵作 Yue Mo月莫Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Comic adaptation of The Beautiful Coroner now available) (Print edition of The Beautiful Coroner now on sale) After the mysterious death of her father, a coroner, Ye Caitang was saddled with a huge debt of fifty taels of silver. She had no choice but to sell herself to the Six Doors and work like a beast of burden for her creditor, Xia Yue, a renowned detective. Fortunately, Ye Caitang possessed the soul of an experienced modern forensic pathologist. Using modern forensic science, she deciphere 21.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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   1️⃣I found reading this book quite relaxing. The work environment is something I envy—relaxed and loving, perfect for a weary city dweller. The writing is also good, and the characters are well-developed. 2️⃣It's enjoyable; the cases are exciting, and solving them isn't solely reliant on the male and female leads. Everyone has their role: the female lead performs autopsies, the male lead deduces, and other supporting characters also have their strengths and contribute. The romance isn't overly explored, and the development of the main couple's relationship feels natural. It primarily focuses on the suspense and mystery genre. 3️⃣Similar to the second book.

2. 52 诡 The Eerie Case Coroner 诡案女仵作 Qie Qie Isn't Sleepy茄茄不困Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A lazy salted-fish coroner who just wants to lie flat VS a workaholic commander who knows nothing about romance. They crack bizarre cases and fall in love over time. As religious sects rise to prominence, people commit murder in the name of gods and ghosts, and strange cases erupt throughout the Great Qing Dynasty. After dying from overwork, forensic pathologist Jiang Ning joins the Yuning Guard, an organization of imperial investigators, hoping to lie flat and coast along as a low-ranking nobod 1.7kReads9.2Score226Shelves
3. 53 仵 The Little Lady Coroner 仵作小娘子 Cheese Cocoa芝士可可Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [One Couple, Mutual Devotion, Extra Sweet] A modern forensic examiner wakes up at an ancient murder scene, in the body of an orphaned nobody with no home or land. Social butterfly Wen Yu takes one look at the corpse, then at the man before her, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and decides to apply for a job directly with the boss. And so Wen Yu clings to Gu Yan, the powerful Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, while examining corpses and solving cases, hoping to land herself a 5.2kReads9.0Score712Shelves
4. 54 刑 A Crime Reporter’s Notes: The Ledger of Life and Death in Real Cases 刑侦记者手记：真实罪案的生死簿 Ask the Cold问冷Mystery58k WordsCompleted Where there are people, there's not only the “jianghu,” but also life and death. How long life lasts, we cannot know. But death comes at its own pace for everyone. One case after another unfolds, and killers spring up like bamboo shoots, piercing the calm surface of the world. As layer upon layer of real evidence is stripped away, their ugly faces are exposed. What happened to the missing young couple during their final eight hours? A pair of lecherous eyes follows a young woman's skirt, trailin 436Reads9.1Score—Shelves
5. 55 听 I Can Understand Animals: Now I'm a Regular at the Police Station 听懂动物语言：我成了警局常客 Lute and Evening Breeze琴涩晚风Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted No romance pairing + cute animals + a deathly aura + fiercely protective Sui Nuan, a wealthy, beautiful young lady who transmigrated into a book as a cannon-fodder lovesick fool, dumps her boyfriend, who’d been living off her while taking advantage of her, then turns around and buys the top-of-the-line fishing gear she’d dreamed of owning in her previous life. Excitedly, she devotes herself to her lifelong passion: fishing. What’s a man, anyway? Nothing beats the thrill of catching a huge fish y 45.1kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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   The female lead is a fisherwoman with Conan-like qualities, and with the help of small animals who assist in investigations and solving cases, she's practically a walking merit-giving machine.

6. 56 消 The Missing Lover 消失的情人 Liu Liu Liu Er六六六儿Mystery503k WordsCompleted Qin Guan is a successful, accomplished lawyer and, on the surface, the perfect husband who loves his wife, daughter, and family. But behind their backs, he is having an affair with an assistant at his law firm. During one secret rendezvous, in the heat of their passionate game, he accidentally strangles his lover to death... His lover disappears. Then his nightmare begins. What will he encounter? What does the past he is trying to hide and escape from hold? And who is pulling the strings behind 12.8kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
7. 57 十 The Case of the Missing Twelve-Year-Old Girl 十二岁少女失踪事件 A Bag of Brown Sugar一袋黑糖Mystery180k WordsCompleted A twelve-year-old girl goes missing on her way home from school, and the case makes the local trending searches. Yu Manman, her half-sister, is treated as a suspect and attacked and insulted by netizens. As the police search for the girl, they discover that not only her sister but also her father and mother had motives to commit the crime. The strange family makes the disappearance all the more mysterious. While interviewing the neighbors, the police notice more irregularities. The upstairs neig 5.9kReads8.9Score827Shelves
8. 58 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 106.9kReads9.5Score19.5kShelves
9. 59 解 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery167k WordsCompleted Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 271Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A must-have. An American crime fiction series.

10. 60 解 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban156k WordsCompleted Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 解 Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery203k WordsCompleted On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at 89Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 解 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery119k WordsCompleted This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 解 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery160k WordsCompleted New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 98Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 犯 Crime Scene: A Homicide Captain’s Casebook 犯罪现场：刑警队长的死亡手札 Little Master小师傅Mystery257k WordsCompleted Tension! Suspense! Thrills! Disappearances! Kidnappings! Murders! A sealed room used to kill, cursed villagers, a sinister mirror... Who is the real culprit lurking in the darkness? 734Reads9.1Score112Shelves

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    💯 💢 💥I love novels like this where you solve case after case without any romance. There are plenty of cases, they're complex, and there are many different types—it's very enjoyable to read.

15. 65 解 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban138k WordsCompleted Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 解 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban159k WordsCompleted With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 121Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 解 The Dissociator: A Black Comedy of Errors 解离者：黑色幽默大事件 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery165k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! Worldbuilding-driven, realist mystery, where evidence is just the final nail needed to make things official. The second installment in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to get their hands dirty. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind breaks free from pain, the body escapes the dust of 107Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 复 The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery272k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame 421Reads—Score101Shelves
19. 69 解 Dissociator: The Glittering Decadence of Los Angeles Eats to the Bone 解离者：洛城的浮华噬骨 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery92k WordsOngoing Behind the glittering facade of Los Angeles, a foster care agency hides behind a veneer of compassion while repeatedly preying on wealthy, vulnerable foster children. It forges guardianship papers, drains their assets, then gets rid of the victims with staged deaths from illness. 125Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 韩 Captain Han Specifically Asked for You. The Rising Police Star Isn't Going Anywhere 韩队点名要你，刑警新星别想走 Chocolate Fried Rice巧克力拌饭Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted Original title: The Light of Truth [Crime Investigation] Also known as: [Captain Han Has His Eye on You. The Rising Police Star Isn’t Going Anywhere] [The story is entirely fictional. All organizations, positions, and events are original creations for the plot, with no real-world implications. Please don’t compare it to reality.] [Two male leads, crime investigation · Case-of-the-week format] Two formidable partners · Bickering frenemies · Fast-paced deduction and crime-solving · Long-unsolved 1.2kReads8.8Score176Shelves

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    If you like stories with two male leads, you should definitely check this out! It's really good, and there's even a romance scene! [Kissing emoji]

21. 71 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 175kReads9.3Score14.7kShelves

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    No female lead, no romantic pairing

22. 72 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 60.5kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
23. 73 证 Beyond the Evidence 证据之后 Wang Buhui王不怀Mystery232k WordsOngoing July 19, 1998. Torrential rain. Detective Chen Guodong came out of the archives clutching a freshly photocopied case file. He stopped at the end of the hallway and said something to someone no one could see. A cleaner mopping the floor heard him. Twenty years later, the cleaner was in a vegetative state. Chen Guodong had become a martyr. That case file had become “evidence.” And Chen Mo, the brilliant son who inherited his father's police ID number, still doesn't know that every piece of “ev —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Crime-solving novels don't have a system; all they have is the protagonist's father who died while solving cases.

24. 74 女 A Female Doctor’s Murder Diary 女医生谋杀日记 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery565k WordsCompleted The print edition has been published. Search for A Female Doctor's Diary. I'm a doctor, an obstetrician and gynecologist. I have only two goals: Make someone disappear, And have a child. But he reeks of medicine And stands in my way! 14.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book is quite long, with many professional details and a series of interconnected cases, requiring some patience. However, the author's style is truly unique. The second book, by the same author as "The Devil Reversed," features excellent logic and writing; just read it and you'll be done.

25. 75 心 The Psychological Anatomist 心理解剖者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Genius Forensic Doctor VS Tough-as-Nails Police Captain [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + criminal profiling + suitable for the timid] Original title: The Psychological Anatomist Schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, high-IQ crimes... This is a world overrun by psychopaths. The Cat-Fetus Man case, the Couple Butchers, the Angel of Death... Twisted fantasies of evil always burst into reality alongside violence. A corpse is 93.7kReads9.5Score13.2kShelves

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    I think this is pretty good. The logic and reasoning between the genius female forensic doctor and the tough-guy detective captain are excellent. Highly recommended!!!

26. 76 追 The Crime-Chasing Detective 追凶神探 Xin Bai辛白Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Legendary police officer Song Lang is reborn and goes incognito as a driver named Chen Shi. He had hoped to live quietly, but fate had other plans: Chen Shi gets caught up in another murder case... A company that preaches a ruthless corporate culture and slaughters its employees while everyone stays silent; A wayward young man who skins his childhood sweetheart alive, with tears in his eyes, to get “justice”; A middle-aged couple bound together by a dark secret, each raising a blade against the 6.3kReads9.1Score739Shelves

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    All scores are above 9, no romance, or if there is, it's secondary; the main focus is on solving cases, which is very enjoyable.

27. 77 重 The Major Crimes Trio 重案三人组 Empty City空城Mystery477k WordsCompleted Two generations of detectives, three master and apprentice, solving mysteries together and uncovering the truth. The sorrow of children left behind, the struggles of elderly people living alone, the crimes and punishments of minors... With the wisdom and experience of veteran detectives, the sharpness and tenacity of hard-hitting officers, and the passion and quick wits of a new generation, two generations of detectives and three master-and-apprentice partners unravel one mystery after another. 3.5kReads9.3Score368Shelves
28. 78 心 The Psychological Analyst 心理分析者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted A twisted criminal psychology expert VS a stoic criminal investigation captain Former title: The Psychological Analyst Fungal threads that control the brain, human-shaped ant nests, sinister mukbangs... These bizarre cases reflect the killers' warped inner worlds. Genes load the weapon of crime, psychology takes aim, and the environment pulls the trigger. Those who gaze into the abyss must beware of the abyss. Jiang Ningxi: I want to jump into the abyss and see what it's like. The Abyss: Don't c 19.4kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    The story revolves around solving crimes, with detailed descriptions of the crime-solving process. [Learned] ① No time travel, no rebirth, no cheat codes. The protagonist is an intern detective with excellent grades, sharp investigative skills, and often gets reported for being too direct when questioning suspects, haha. ② No time travel, no rebirth, no cheat codes. The protagonist is a psychology expert who starts out as a novice in a mental hospital to understand her teacher's thoughts, and later becomes a consultant at the police station, providing detectives with crime-solving ideas... ③ The protagonist is bound to a crime-solving system after being transported to another world. She can see things that are about to happen and often provides her teammates with new ideas... ④ Fake metaphysics, real deduction. The female protagonist is a native with no cheat codes. She searches for the truth behind her father's death, using meticulous observation and strategic planning to make others think she is a master...

29. 79 一 I’ve Earned So Many First-Class Merits, My Bosses Can Relax When I Handle Cases 一等功拿到手软：我办案领导放心 The Real Culprit Beneath the Mask面具之下的真凶Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted There’s a saying in the police force: “With him on the case, there’s no crime he can’t solve.” They call me the “workaholic king” because I’ve earned more first-class merit citations than the entire city bureau has in the past ten years combined. 20.9kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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    I've been following this series, feel free to message me if you have any good recommendations.

30. 80 法 The Forensic Doctor Was Supposed to Be His Partner, So Why Is He the Exception? 法医是给他搭档的，怎么成了例外 Fu Zhaolan傅昭澜Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted Crime Scene Specimen Room 2. A modern crime investigation novel starring Yan Jiyuan and Jiang Yuan, with many new supporting characters. A dual-clean, dual-strong pairing, with standalone cases and no characters acting stupidly. Hope you enjoy! 1.1kReads9.4Score326Shelves

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    The second season is out, so you can enjoy it without worry! The charismatic and hot-tempered detective captain Yan Jiyuan and the cold-faced, sharp-tongued forensic doctor Jiang Yuan team up, chasing suspects from muddy fields to high seas, digging for clues among piles of corpses, and finding the real culprit amidst gunfire. The cases are bizarre and mind-bending, and the romance is delicate and captivating—you won't be able to stop watching!

31. 81 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.4kReads8.5Score419Shelves

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    What's most chilling is that all the strange things are hidden in the everyday. The ordinary tasks of starting pumps, checking wells, and testing water quality gradually reveal a long-buried truth—a gentle start followed by a barrage of high-energy shocks!

32. 82 罪 The Crime Specimen Museum 罪案标本馆 Fu Zhaolan傅昭澜Two Male Leads703k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out and is still climbing) [Two male leads + equally matched + criminal investigation captain x stone-faced forensic pathologist + one-on-one romance + devoted couple + happy ending] A genius forensic pathologist and a tough, battle-hardened detective join forces to unravel baffling major cases. Bizarre murders, serial puzzles, and locked-room mysteries keep cropping up. Everyone else is at a loss, but these two face every challenge head-on. He charges into danger, protect 3.8kReads8.6Score588Shelves
33. 83 墙 The Song of the Lonely Warrior Came from Inside the Wall 墙里传来孤勇者 Kitten12333小花猫12333Urban15k WordsCompleted The Lonely Warrior echoes from behind the wall. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is suitable!

34. 84 小 Officer Lu's Journal 小陆警官的手记 Piao Sisi朴四四Two Male Leads388k WordsOngoing Lu Chengwen: I'm a detective. I only believe in evidence. Lin Xiao: I can feel corpses talking. Lu Chengwen: Say that again? Lin Xiao: The corpse says it wants to go home. Lu Chengwen: ...Fine. Lead the way. Author: If you two keep chatting, the readers will all go next door to read romance ◉‿◉ 317Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main thing is that the case was solved.

35. 85 刑 Criminal Investigation: Major Crimes Unit, Part Two 刑侦之重案组第二部 Tong Xiaoxiao桐筱筱Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Criminal investigation + no System + episodic cases + fast-paced A butcher’s killing spree on a rainy night brings Lin Mu, a former member of the Special Cases Investigation Team, back into action alongside top forensic pathologist Bai Miao. As they follow the clues, they discover the truth is far more complicated than it first appears. A mysterious hallucinogenic drug has surfaced again. Can they follow the trail this time and uncover who is pulling the strings...? 18.3kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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    Unit Article [Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts]

36. 86 大 The Great Ming’s Master Thief: The Imperial Guards Forced Me to Investigate a Case 大明神偷：被锦衣卫逼去查案 Xiangchun Slams the Table祥春拍案Historical272k WordsOngoing Transmigration to the Jiajing era | No System | Embroidered Uniform Guard | Mystery and Investigation | Political Schemes | Lighthearted Comedy During the Jiajing era, modern master thief Chu Zhongtian transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty and becomes the legendary thief known as "One Plum Blossom." No System, no status screen, no golden finger handed down from heaven. The moment he arrives, he's captured by the Embroidered Uniform Guard. His handwriting is so sloppy when he signs his confession 139Reads—Score146Shelves

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    A superb story with an amazing premise! Set in the Ming Dynasty, a master thief assists the Imperial Guards in investigating a case. The plot is novel, suspenseful, and mind-bending, with an incredibly exciting storyline! It's truly captivating, getting better and better with each reading—you simply can't stop! [Vomiting emojis] [laughing and crying emojis] [sending hearts emojis] [laughing and crying emojis] [fear emojis] [rolling eyes emojis]

37. 87 最 The Last Coroner 最后一个仵作 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery246k WordsCompleted Song Xiaoyang inherits the ancient art of forensic examination. When he happens to meet Tang Youyou, captain of the criminal investigation team, during a forensic medicine class, an intern forensic examiner's journey toward becoming a legend in Nanjiang City begins. Ghost babies, buses, a boy in red... Every case reveals absurdities, mysteries, bloodshed, and horrors beyond ordinary understanding, and behind every truth lies a secret that is sure to send a chill down your spine. See how Song Xia 7.9kReads9.1Score858Shelves

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    Detective novels that I've read or finished reading~

38. 88 大 The Case-Solving Adventures of a Dali Temple Officer and His Unlucky Brother 大理寺丞和冤种兄弟的破案日常 Between the Sun and Moon日月之中Mystery583k WordsCompleted [Mystery + crime-solving + mind-bending + handsome men] Male lead: Xu Yougong, a nobody who has just joined the Dali Temple. Boss: A man with close ties to all the madams in the city’s brothels. Every time he goes to a brothel to investigate a case, he runs into Wang Shaoqing. Brother No. 1: An outstanding fighter, beautiful as a flower, born into a prominent family, and the man every woman in the capital wants to marry. Brother No. 2: A favorite of Heaven who can tell the future with unerri 551Reads8.8Score109Shelves

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    The "Divine Capital Male Idol Team" solves cases as a group—it's really good! Highly recommended! I suspect the author is the screenwriter of "Tang Dynasty Ghost Stories"! [Facepalm][Facepalm][Facepalm]

39. 89 独 The Lone Goddess Detective: Last Night’s Fog 独孤女神探：昨夜迷雾 Silver-Haired Newbie银发小新人Mystery361k WordsOngoing [Episodic Case Solving]+ [All-Around, Hard-Nosed Deduction]+ [A Touch of Romance] Ten years ago, Han Songming, deputy captain of the Jiangzhou Public Security Bureau’s criminal investigation team, his wife, and their eldest son were murdered at home. Their fourteen-year-old daughter, Han Yuling, was away and survived. The police quickly identified the killer, but despite years of searching, they never found him… Ten years later, now an adult, Han Yuling inherits her father’s badge number and vow 8.4kReads—Score870Shelves

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    There's a slightly melodramatic, non-clichéd romantic subplot!

40. 90 凝 Eyes of the Abyss: Season 2, Part 2: Cold Blood Boils 凝渊之眸.第二季2：冷血沸腾 Chen Meng陈猛Mystery143k WordsCompleted 351Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    I've finished watching season one, and I'm almost done with season three. It's pretty good.

41. 91 大 The Tang Dynasty Record of Exorcism 大唐辟邪录 A Huan Loves Ge La Tiao爱吃格拉条的阿环Mystery492k WordsOngoing In the prosperous Tang dynasty, people devour one another without leaving a trace. Shen Qichi, a low-born judicial officer, believes in neither ghosts nor gods, only human nature. Pei Zhao, a noble-born general with a razor-sharp blade, swears to right every wrong. When the legend of the “Peach Blossom Bride,” a woman whose skin is flayed, disrupts the Night Patrol of the Imperial Guards, a string of strange cases tears away the powerful elite’s veil of respectability. Bones in a Buddhist shrine 34Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese detective novel, very exciting.

42. 92 凝 Eyes of the Abyss: Season 2, Part 1: River of Beasts 凝渊之眸.第二季.1，野兽之河 Chen Meng陈猛Mystery144k WordsCompleted I'm a special crimes detective. And I'm the most ordinary one among the countless detectives out there. This is both a collection of criminal cases and a record of memories. This novel features me, my mentor, and my best friend. Like me, they're unique yet utterly ordinary. We once strode boldly forward, full of confidence and ambition. We once pieced together clues and pursued criminals through the fog. And we also knew sorrow and uncertainty, hesitating and losing our way. My mentor once told 221Reads9.4Score—Shelves
43. 93 佞 The Treacherous Minister 佞臣 Read a Little, Xu Bai读点叙白Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Amnesiac, Highly Skilled Detective X Cold-on-the-Outside, Warm-Hearted Eunuch in Power] [Historical fantasy + Mystery-solving + Two Beautiful, Powerful, Tragic Leads + Taking Another's Place + Marriage Before Love + Amnesia] After Zhao Yuqing is gravely wounded and loses her memory, she wanders to Jianzhou, where she is rescued by the kindhearted young lady of the Jia family. To repay her, Zhao Yuqing, gifted with both martial prowess and intelligence, solves the Jia family's murder case, only 808Reads9.1Score125Shelves

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    A historical detective story! The author has a deep understanding of the history of the Northern Song Dynasty [thumbs up] It weaves together 26 unsolved cases, offering a rich and engaging experience. A powerful combination of detective and strategist! 🔥🔥🔥

44. 94 第 The Seventh Investigation Team 第七探案组 Mystery Novel Enthusiast悬疑小说爱好者Mystery366k WordsCompleted The Seventh Criminal Investigation Unit, led by Captain Wan, specializes in unsolved cases in the city. Each member has a role to play, and together they piece together the truth. No romantic entanglements, no connections to old cases, no workplace drama: they let the evidence speak and tear through the fog to reveal the truth behind each case! 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is absolutely no romance, not even promotions, raises, or family relationships.

45. 95 诡 The Fog of a Bizarre Case 诡案迷雾 Bystander Joe旁观路人甲Historical682k WordsOngoing A historical mystery and political intrigue novel set in the fictionalized Wu Zhou period of the Tang dynasty, around the fifteenth year of Wu Zhou. It follows the protagonist and his companions as they enter government service and become entangled in a series of criminal cases, as well as the gripping struggle over the succession to the throne at the Luoyang court. This is my second novel. I hope you enjoy it, and I’ll do my best to tell a good story! 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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46. 96 北 Daily Case Files of the Northern Garrison’s Embroidered Uniform Guard 北镇抚司缉凶日常 Forever Admiring You永慕余Mystery177k WordsCompleted In the twenty-seventh year of the Zhaoxi era, the Directorate of Ceremonial selected nine officials’ wives and daughters to be buried with the emperor. The fathers and brothers of the women promised the hereditary post of a hundred-household commander in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. But on the eve of the emperor’s death, the Jia Yuan County Princess died under mysterious circumstances, and noblewomen of the imperial clan in the capital were murdered one after another. Wen Cang, commander of th 282Reads9.3Score—Shelves
47. 97 大 The Great Court of Justice's Case Files 大理寺断案实录 Between Three and Seven三七之间Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted In Yong’an Ward stands a tavern called Eastern Corner. Its proprietress is a lovely, smiling young woman who draws admiring glances from young men. One day, a handsome young gentleman arrives with a jade token to declare his affection. When he turns around, he finds the tavern full of people! “You like our young lady? Then what’s your family’s standing? What do you do for a living? Do you even have what it takes to become top scholar? Our young lady is clever and kindhearted. Only someone with b 4.1kReads8.7Score514Shelves
48. 98 许 Xu Changsheng Investigates IV: Reopening a Cold Case 许长生探案IV：重启悬案 Shanghai Baomu上海宝木Mystery250k WordsCompleted [No System, No Romance, Pure Case Solving, Episodic Stories] “The Nanda Dismemberment Case,” “The Chongqing Red-Clothed Boy Case,” “The Hulan Great Hero Case”… After repeatedly cracking bizarre cases in Jinhai, Xu Changsheng, captain of the Jinhai criminal police, is appointed by the ministry to lead the National Cold Case Task Force. From then on, he travels across the country to investigate a series of famous, decades-old unsolved cases… 14.5kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    It's 100% about solving crimes, with no melodramatic romantic subplots. One case follows another, some completed, some still ongoing.

49. 99 许 Xu Changsheng Investigates: Crazy Hormones III 许长生探案III疯狂荷尔蒙 Shanghai Baomu上海宝木Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted No System, no romance, pure crime-solving, with a series of standalone cases. A skeleton suddenly appears in the courtyard of a beautiful woman whose husband has been away for years, bringing two old cold cases to light. A beautiful married clothing-store owner with a colorful romantic past dies mysteriously in her shop... Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his officers as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring 23.8kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
50. 100 许 Xu Changsheng Investigates 许长生探案 Shanghai Baomu上海宝木Mystery619k WordsCompleted Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book records several particularly challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s deductive skills. 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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