Looking for Female-Led Detective Novels with No Romance, Absolutely No Romance!!! 求推理破案的女主文，要无CP，无CP!!!

1. 1 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 49.1kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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   Highly recommended!! I watched it all day without stopping.

2. 2 绝 Top-Secret Criminal Case Files 绝密刑事档案 Out-of-Control Theater失控剧场Mystery58k WordsCompleted Uncover major criminal cases in China, explore the truth behind them, and reveal the dark side of human nature. This series investigates and analyzes shocking major criminal cases from China in recent years. On a street on a rainy night, a taxi driver kills four people in a row, then sexually abuses and dismembers the bodies, taking photos as keepsakes! A newlywed couple vanishes overnight. What cruel crimes took place during those eight hours of impenetrable darkness? Hong'an, December 26: Eigh 4.4kReads9.5Score321Shelves

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   If you're looking for a good crime investigation novel, this is the book for you. I'd pay a fortune to have someone who hasn't read it before. After reading it, I haven't come across a similarly good crime investigation novel in a long time.

3. 3 长 At the End of the Long Night 长夜尽头 Su Baibai苏白白白Mystery182k WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Based on Real Cases + Two Male Leads] After moving to Yucheng, Bai Li runs into Ji Yunshu, his childhood friend who is now a police captain, during a robbery investigation. A murder takes place at Bai Li's pet hospital. The crime scene has been meticulously staged, with no clues to be found, and Bai Li himself becomes a suspect! But when investigators follow the trail from the crime scene, they discover that the killer is a psychiatric patient?! And the seemingly insignifi 603Reads8.3Score100Shelves
4. 4 恶 Evil Bones 2: The Ashen Mystery 恶骨2：灰烬谜踪 Liu Gang刘港Mystery102k WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation + Criminal Psychology + Hard-Core Deduction + Genius Detective + Serial Murders + Fighting Side by Side + Ensemble Cast] The dead can speak, and clues never lie! Thirty years ago, a shooting sent shockwaves through the entire town. A man and a woman died on the spot, while the killer remained at large. Years later, another case brought the true culprit behind the cold case to light! At the same time, a young girl vanished under mysterious circumstances, and every suspect 3.2kReads9.3Score716Shelves

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   This is the book for solving criminal cases!! I'm offering a hefty reward for anyone who hasn't read it 55555 I haven't encountered a similarly good criminal investigation book in ages 5555😭😭😭😭

5. 5 恶 Evil Bones 4: Partners in Crime and Love 恶骨4：罪爱同谋 Liu Gang刘港Mystery134k WordsCompleted [Mind-Bending Mystery + Case-of-the-Week Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Stunning Twists + Fighting Side by Side] A shadowy hand controls a deadly game. Out on the sea, a white suitcase drifts slowly across the water. When it's opened, it reveals the bloated, headless corpse of a woman! Is the butterfly tattoo on the body a clue to the victim's identity, or a warning from the killer? A blood-soaked coffin appears on a stormy night, its oozing blood horrifying against the darkness! The 1.3kReads9.3Score482Shelves
6. 6 让 After Recruiting Cockroaches as Informants, She Becomes the Major Crimes Unit’s Favorite 让蟑螂当线人后，她成重案组团宠 Cheese Potato Pancake芝士土豆饼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance]+ [Crime Solving]+ [A Different Kind of Ability to Understand “Animal” Talk] The night Tang Cong awakens her special ability, a mouse stealing snacks gives her a live report on a murder: “Your neighbor’s turned into a brainless female corpse!” Tang Cong: …What kind of nightmare script did I get stuck with?! Other people hear their pets’ thoughts. She hears the city’s vermin hold a conference. With this absurd “intelligence network,” Tang Cong helps the police solve one bizarre ca 47.5kReads8.8Score7.9kShelves

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   It's so beautiful, it's hard not to love it! 🤫🤗

7. 7 刑 Solving Cases at the Ministry of Justice: This Is My Kind of Work 刑部打工破案：这波操作我熟 Lin Qingzhou林青昼Mystery991k WordsCompleted (The low rating is only because there aren't many ratings yet. If you like it, please leave a rating as you pass by!) After transmigrating into the body of a former assassin, Ling Xi thinks she's got a solid start from the start. Solidly doomed to starve! Her home is bare, she's so hungry her front and back nearly touch, and she has to sneak into a mass grave at night to look for “pocket money”... This iron rice bowl is hard to chew! Luckily, the DNA of her former life as a forensic trace-eviden 1.2kReads8.4Score150Shelves

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   I've already left a review for this one. The female lead has no romantic partner, which I really like. You should give it a try.

8. 8 猎 The Crime-Hunting Trio: An Unsolved Vendetta, a Deadly Gambit 猎罪铁三角：宿仇悬案，以命赴局 Word Weirdo文字怪人Mystery501k WordsCompleted The ultimate crime-solving team is ready to roll: A hard-nosed female team leader, a young psychology prodigy, a criminal investigation king, a search specialist, a computer whiz, a highly personable cleaner, and a theatrical security guard! Unsolved cases that have piled up for thirty years keep landing on their desks, and the team tackles them with all kinds of methods: Reconstructing crime scenes with AI, Werewolf-style psychological deduction, hypnotic mind-reading, and designing custom murd 1.3kReads—Score217Shelves

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   Two female leads + focused on solving cases with no romantic subplots. Led by the head of the unsolved crime squad and assisted by a genius psychologist, they team up with the male lead to unravel a series of thrilling and mind-bending mysteries! A must-read for anyone looking for something to read! #CriminalStory #NoRomance #MustReadForANecessaryBooks

9. 9 推 Reasoning Is Useful, but It’s Really Annoying 推理虽然有用但真的很令人讨厌 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Mystery399k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + no romance + female detective + real-case investigations + murder mystery games] 1, 2, 3, 4... Number 7. The first time the seven of them saw Number 8, she used her cane to smash the head of the butler holding the key to the villa. After the first murder, Number 8 calmly told them all to stay put. To find the murderer and learn each of their true identities, she had poisoned every one of them. In the cruise ship case, the seven tried to get rid of Number 8 by framing her for a 1.2kReads8.6Score320Shelves

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   I highly, highly recommend this book! It's incredibly good. I accidentally clicked on it and fell in love with it instantly! I'm usually quite picky, but I really can't find anything wrong with this book. It has so many plot twists and is super engaging. Highly recommend it! Reading with your brain engaged is the most enjoyable way to read.

10. 10 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6kShelves

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    The female lead has no romantic partner, her character is very well-developed, the story flow is excellent, the scene composition is superb, and the descriptions of the female lead's career are quite professional. Personally, I felt the ending was a bit weak, leaving a sense of emptiness and lacking grounding, which is understandable given that stories differ from real life.

11. 11 我 I Am the Suspect 我就是嫌疑人 Zhong Yichu钟意初Mystery348k WordsCompleted A high-IQ suspect versus a criminal investigator [Mystery and deduction, ensemble cast, no CP or romance, slow-paced. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing.] Ten years ago, the head of Guangyang Orphanage was found dead in a gruesome state. A twelve-year-old child named “A Lang” became the prime suspect, but has never been brought to justice. Ten years later, A Lang reappears. After killing three people, he takes an entire junior high school class hostage and calls the police himself. In fr 232Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a high-IQ criminal with incredible deductive skills. She appears innocent and naive in public, but is actually a cunning and ruthless schemer. She's always a suspect in the eyes of the police, who believe she's male, but she's actually female. There's no romantic pairing, and the ending features a major plot twist.

12. 12 醒 After Waking Up, I Became the Godmother of the Police Force 醒来后我成了警界祖师奶 Sound Slash音斩Mystery284k WordsCompleted When Jiang Yu woke up, she found herself in the middle of a kidnapping. The police had been locked in an all-night standoff with the kidnappers, and the situation was tense. She freed her hands, brushed the dust off herself, and looked at the bandit she'd tied up from head to toe. “That's it?” Like a kind senior, Lu Lizhi placed a stack of books by leading figures in law enforcement into Jiang Yu's hands. He urged her to study hard and ask que 10.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    This book is quite good, but it's a bit short, and currently there's no romantic pairing.

13. 13 通 Psychic Detective: She Can Share a Killer's Point of View 通灵神探：她能共享凶犯视角 Brother An Is 1.8 Meters Tall安哥一米八Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Mystery + crime-solving + criminal investigation + no romance + Is the female streamer who tells ghost stories actually a brilliant detective?] “I saw a murder scene again!” Shen Yuan had been able to dream of murder scenes since she was a child. Because of her supposed supernatural abilities, she lost her job as a police officer. After seeing countless psychologists, all of whom said she was perfectly normal, she decided to go online and tell people about her dreams. The next time she describe 5.9kReads7.7Score837Shelves

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    The female lead can see the criminal's perspective. The rating is low because it just came out, so don't miss it!!

14. 14 荆 The Thorn Bird Sings at Dawn 荆棘鸟鸣夜微晓 Nighttime Star Talk夜说辰语Mystery313k WordsCompleted “The human heart is the grandest stage illusion of all. I’m just an audience member who happens to be pretty good at reading it.”, Ouyang Qingxue “My job is to find order in the chaos and tear a ray of light through the darkness. As for those ‘problem children’... As long as they can fight, that’s good enough.”, Lin Zhao 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A classic crime-solving mystery novel, featuring a dual-female protagonist: a psychologist and a criminal investigation captain.

15. 15 全 The Grand Justice of the Court of Justice, Courted by Every Brothel, Is a Woman 全青楼都在攻略的大理寺卿是女的 An'an Tianya鞍安天涯Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted [Female-led + no romance + strong heroine + political intrigue + mystery solving] After the emperor decreed that their children were to be betrothed from birth, the Duchess of Zhenguo disguised her daughter as a boy. She kept up the act for over twenty years. As the Duke's “second son,” she could not inherit the title, so she took the imperial examinations and entered the court. Everyone said Lord Gu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was a heaven-sent genius. No one knew that beneat 581Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by reviews or book titles that promise harmony between rulers and subjects, family harmony, revenge, female schools, and female officials.

16. 16 破 Solve It! I Solve Cases, That's What I Do! 破！破的就是案子！ Xing Feng行风Mystery358k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Pure Friendship] In the seemingly glamorous capital, there is a mysterious organization that specializes in putting every kind of troublemaker in their place: the Office of Rectifying Corruption. Its members have always marched to the beat of their own drum: Wen Tingxiu: The only "normal person" in the office. Every day, he's either solving cases or stopping his teammates from tearing down the building. He's earned the title of the Office of Rectifying Corruption's 814Reads8.7Score165Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, just pure crime-solving. Every case is exciting, and the main character doesn't lose their intelligence. It's really good.

17. 17 悬 The Cold Case Wall 悬案之墙 Unhappy, But What Can You Do不高兴但没办法Mystery565k WordsCompleted A black-bellied, no-good team leader vs. a genius girl analyst. Suspense and crime-solving drive the entire story, with no romance. Just after returning to the country, Zou Yun took over a criminal major-case support team that was a real hot potato. Together with its members, she painstakingly followed each clue to unravel mystery after mystery, bringing peace to the dead and bearing witness to one tragic tale after another. As the cases piled up, the secret buried in Zou Yun’s heart gradually c 6.9kReads8.9Score809Shelves

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    These are quite good. "The Wall of Suspense" and "The Lost Sample" are by the same author, and the female lead has no romantic partner.

18. 18 江 Jianghu Rule: You Can't Have Both Brains and Brawn! 江湖规定，智商和武力不能兼得！ The Mountain Doesn't Know山不知Mystery471k WordsOngoing No CP, goofy, lighthearted, secretly doted on by everyone. The heroine combines the highest combat prowess with rock-bottom intelligence! In Chen Ci’s eyes, Tong Liu is downright bizarre, but she insists she’s just a bodyguard. Would a normal bodyguard walk into a police station as casually as someone getting a drink of water? Would a normal bodyguard take the unconventional route and make a habit of entering people’s homes through the window? Would a normal bodyguard follow her employer into th 21Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    The second book features a romantic pairing, but it doesn't affect the reading experience; the romance only appears in the epilogue. It's a comedy crime-solving story.

19. 19 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
20. 20 迷 The Lost Sample 迷失样本 Unhappy, But What Can You Do不高兴但没办法Mystery644k WordsCompleted [Mystery and investigations + episodic criminal cases + crime-solving only, no romance + two heroines + increasingly timid Team Leader Zou + a prodigy who keeps growing] The sequel to The Wall of Cold Cases picks up right where the previous book left off. The Criminal Major Case Support Team expands and sets out again, cutting through layers of fog to uncover the truth about human nature. Before his execution, serial killer Lu Zhongchuan left Zou Yun with one parting remark: “If you have time, t 3.3kReads8.9Score523Shelves
21. 21 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! 13.5kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
22. 22 错 The Wrongly Placed Murder Case 错位追凶 Yao Miao遥淼Mystery338k WordsCompleted Lawyer Shi Yi takes on a death penalty review case and meets Ting Fang, a condemned prisoner in the twilight of her life. To his surprise, Ting Fang seems to know him. She not only asks him to retrieve something from a certain place, but confidently insists that they will be in touch again. Not long afterward, Ting Fang is executed. Shi Yi intends to put the matter behind him, but somehow he still goes to the place she mentioned. There, he finds an old music box and a notebook Ting Fang left fo 12.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrating to the 1990s: Grandma Tang’s Killer-Hunting Crematorium 穿越90年代：唐老太追凶火葬场 Chubby Second Brother胖小二Mystery629k WordsCompleted [Light comedy + solving an old case together across 30 years + not a power fantasy] Tang Fengshu, 24, never imagined she would transmigrate to the 1990s! The good news: She becomes a mother without giving birth, and a grandmother without even trying! The bad news: She wakes up at a crime scene! Firmly believing that you should call the police when you’re in trouble, the sixty-something woman gathers her remaining strength and rushes to report the crime. The good news: Her call goes through! 7kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
24. 24 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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    This book features a female protagonist who is a good official who serves the people and ensures she doesn't get herself into trouble. Her struggle against powerful figures is incredibly satisfying. It's also an ensemble piece with excellent character development; each character is fleshed out, with their own personality and traits. The female protagonist doesn't engage in any ambiguous relationships, which is heartwarming to read.

25. 25 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a great suspense novel with two female protagonists! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

26. 26 沉 Lost in You 沉溺 Meng Xie梦邪Mystery482k WordsCompleted A week ago, An Lan’s criminal investigation unit received a report about a strange kidnapping that had taken place on the night of the twenty-fifth of this month. The people who reported it were Long Jia, a student who had taken a year-long leave from Provincial Normal University, and her mother. During the rescue operation, an anonymous video appeared on the campus video-bulletin website of Xuan City’s famous Provincial Normal University. These two seemingly unrelated exposés would set off the 782Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    An absolute delightful surprise! Each case is captivating, the author's writing is delicate yet powerful, the logic is rigorous, and it's an incredibly enjoyable read!

27. 27 完 The Perfect Accomplice Plan 完美共犯计划 Pantalone's Money潘塔罗涅的钱Mystery116k WordsCompleted [All-female ensemble cast + mystery and deduction + professional pursuit of criminals] Seven years ago, a murder in a women’s dormitory cleaved five girls’ lives in completely different directions: She was stalked for half a month. She knew who was responsible, but the police said nothing was out of the ordinary; She was cast as the lead in a new series, only to find that its script mirrored the dormitory murder she had lived through; She went from being a major suspect in a police investigation 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just a heads-up, theoretically there's no romantic pairing, and none of the characters have suffered any intellectual impairment; they're just investigating because they're involved in different cases.

28. 28 九 The 1990s: I Solve Cases by Watching Douyin Videos 九零年代：我靠刷抖音视频破案 I Really Love Spicy Crawfish我爱麻辣小龙虾啦Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted With a virtual Douyin app connected to the internet of the future, Sang Shiqing awakens memories of her past life in the 1990s! … On the first day after regaining her memories, Sang Shiqing spends the whole night watching videos about criminal law. Early the next morning, she comes face-to-face with a serial killer at the entrance to her workplace. Her first move is to report him… … After being bullied into going to the countryside to collect material, she finds herself in a scenic mountain vi 964Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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    Completed, no romantic pairing, the crime-solving plot is very well written.

29. 29 安 An Xiaoniao Reborn into the Criminal Investigation Division 安小鸟重生进刑侦部 A Big Sesame Seed一粒大芝麻吖Female-Channel Fanfiction489k WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in, so it will rise later. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, and there’s no melodrama. I’ll do every case justice! [An Lingrong + strong female lead + criminal investigation + career-focused + reborn + self-redemption + no romance + female-led story] Transmigrating into the body of an actress who’s hated across the internet, An Lingrong faces an astronomical contract penalty and a flood of ridicule, then turns around and passes the civil service exam. No romance! 60Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The novel featuring An Lingrong transmigrating to the modern world and joining the criminal investigation department has no romantic pairings.

30. 30 直 Livestreaming Fortune-Telling: All My Top Supporters Are in Jail 直播测字：我的榜一全在局子里 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted A ghost-seeing girl and a genius young detective make the perfect supernatural duo! Jiang Chen: Can you check whether there are any nasty things around us? Su Su: Do you think I'm a ghost-hunting police dog or something?! Ghost: You're the nasty thing! Your whole family is nasty! The supernatural duo always cracks the case! 18.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend it!

31. 31 大 The Female Detective of the Great Song Dynasty 大宋女刑司 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [High IQ + mystery-solving + suspense] She transmigrates straight into a murder scene. Framed for the crime and squeezed dry by her gambling-addict parents, she disguises herself as a man to escape trouble, only to be exposed without mercy by a general. Watch as this lowly servant latches on to the general, examines corpses, and deduces the truth behind each case. She punishes princes above and corrupt officials below, all with a loyal friend by her side. From hunting killers in Jiangnan to trek 7kReads9.2Score805Shelves
32. 32 大 The Great Coroner: Xilai, Another One’s Dead 大仵作：喜来，又死一个 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted She was a posthumous child pulled from a pile of corpses. She spent her days among the dead, playing with skulls and amusing herself by catching maggots. To uncover the truth behind her adoptive father's death, she even took it upon herself to dissect a corpse. Others mocked her as a freak and kept their distance, but the ruthless commander of the realm's forces doted on her beyond measure. Dismemberment and cremation, for love or for money. In this bizarre world, joy comes from seeing clearly f 5.7kReads8.9Score877Shelves
33. 33 考 After Passing the Civil Service Exam: Why Is My Boss Asking Me to Catch Ghosts? 考公上岸后：领导喊我去捉鬼？ Chu Yan's Level-Up初砚的升级Modern Romance467k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + no male lead + straight to the heroine, no beating around the bush + uplifting] #No-golden-finger occult fantasy# Episodic storytelling The heroine lives by the rule: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste words. Occult expert Xie Bingqing is ready for a career change. Ghost-hunting has no future; taking the civil service exam is the way to go. Her dream is to coast through life in a government job. She eventually passes the exam and joins a municipal government agency 69Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a crime-solving story. The female lead is a master of metaphysics, but she just wants to coast through life, so she takes the civil service exam. After passing the exam, she discovers things are all wrong—her boss actually wants her to burn paper money for her neighbors?! No romance, no ambiguous relationships, no misogynistic plots, and she's not a saint! The female lead doesn't like to waste words; she'll take action if she can, and she'll act if she can!

34. 34 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
35. 35 推 The Lady Detective 推理女士 Jasmine Manager茉莉主管Mystery185k WordsOngoing Shen Mo is a genius detective, aloof and cold, who believes only in logic and evidence. In her world, there are no "coincidences," only tricks that have yet to be unraveled. Tang Xiao is talkative, capable in a fight, and good with people. She is Shen Mo's only bridge to the outside world, always accommodating her and cleaning up her messes. Seven cases, seven classic tricks. Locked-room murder, a faceless corpse, murder by substitution, a snowbound mountain villa, a twin's deadly game, a headle 2Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 厄 Infinite: The Bad Luck Game 【无限】厄运游戏 User044用户044Mystery288k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + Infinite-Worlds + No Romance + Mind Games] One evening, Ji Feihai suddenly lost consciousness while out for a walk. When she woke again, she had already been dragged into a bizarre game. According to the rules, only one of the eight players could survive. As the eight players faced off, would she show even the slightest mercy when forced to choose between her own life and the lives of others? Could she make it through one perilous or terrifying game after another? And faced 557Reads9.2Score159Shelves
37. 37 杀 A Killer Switched Careers to Mystery and Deduction in an Infinite-Flow World? 杀手在无限流转行做悬疑推理了？ Jiang Eryu姜尔玉Mystery287k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + strong female lead + no romance + mystery and mind games + female lead is somewhat of a lone wolf + a touch of ensemble cast + no degrading terms for women + Chinese mythology + imaginative suspense + 99% female cast] (The book uses “deity” and “goddess” interchangeably. If you object to even a single use of “goddess,” this may not be for you. No word-policing, please.) “Here are four deities for you to follow: Heng Wo, Goddess of the Moon; Xi Wangmu, the Kunlun War God; and Jiu 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The game primarily features dungeon-crawling and strategic battles, with the female protagonist continuously revealing the story's secrets. It includes elements of supernatural abilities, but is set in a traditional Chinese style and incorporates many historical facts.

38. 38 警 Police Badge Reboot: I Accidentally Became a Legend of the Force 警号重启：不小心成为警界神话 Sweet Little White Sugar白砂糖甜咪咪Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [System] + [Rising Detective] + [Clear Logic] + [No Romance] + [Frequent Cases] = [A Total Thrill Ride] Every case in this story is made up by the author. Any resemblance to actual events is entirely made up. The Case of the Just-Released E-Bike Thief, The Major Laughing Gas Trafficking Case, The Longtime Fugitive Murderer, The Wilderness Body-Dumping Case, The Gambling Den Spree, The Girl Group Livestream Case, The Boy Who Believed in the Light, The College Student Driven Mad by a Fake Sweethea 8kReads8.5Score796Shelves

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    😜😜😃 🌿A former police legend has started a new life, working as a driver under an assumed name. He should keep a low profile, but fate is beyond his control, and he's once again embroiled in a case. To survive, he transforms into a detective and solves the case. But looking back, his nemesis has reappeared before him…😎

39. 39 谜 Chasing the Killer in a Case of Riddles 谜案追凶 Fat Fat Fat胖胖胖Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted A bizarre dismemberment case brings to light a secret from ten years ago that no one knew about. Luo Bin, captain of the city bureau's criminal investigation unit, is called upon in a crisis. But as he delves deeper, the secrets of the past lead to even more inexplicable strange occurrences. An unseen hand, hidden undercurrents, the many distortions of human nature… When Luo Bin parts the fog, he discovers that some things, once set in motion, can never be brought to an end… 1kReads7.9Score309Shelves
40. 40 谁 Who Let Him Become a Police Officer? 谁让他当警察的？ Crow Doesn't Fly Planes乌鸦不坐飞机Urban647k WordsOngoing Xu Lai transmigrates to a parallel world, becomes a police officer, and unexpectedly awakens a god-tier detective System. Whenever he catches a criminal or solves a case, he receives a random reward from the System. The only problem is that the System’s rewards aren’t quite what he expected... “I’m a cop. Why the heck did you give me the skill to counterfeit money?” Xu Lai is initially close to breaking down. But on the very day he reports for duty, he runs into the leader of a counterfeit-money 27.9kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
41. 41 硬 A Hard Nut to Crack 硬骨头 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery640k WordsCompleted The new major-crimes squad captain, Lin Cuo, is gorgeous, cool, confident, and bold enough to take on Jiang Yi, the icy demon king of the criminal investigation corps. Everyone waits for her to make a fool of herself, but... Captain Lin keeps sending in good news: the shattered-skull case, the Lolita case, the death of a female livestreamer... Captain Lin is incredible! Jiang Yi is a top criminal investigator, a walking iceberg who solves cases with ruthless speed and dominates the police force. 3.1kReads9.3Score691Shelves
42. 42 八 The 1980s Crime Drama: Even a Chef Can Be a Great Detective 八零刑侦剧场：厨子也能当神探 Big White Sail大白帆Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Was life in the 1980s really that boring? Not necessarily. Pigs eat people, dogs poison people, and a dragon falls from the sky! Are these bizarre cases real or not? Welcome to the world of a female criminal investigator in the 1980s. See how detectives of that era solved cases without surveillance cameras or DNA evidence. A word of caution: The heroine is not a transmigrator or someone who transmigrates into a book. There is no System and no golden finger. 16.8kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    The first book is an ancient detective story with a system, but it's not a time-travel story. It gets more exciting later on, the plot is well-structured, and the main characters are well-developed. The title sounds like it has a romantic pairing, but it's actually non-romantic. It's already finished and I recommend it! [Thumbs up] "The Wall of Suspended Cases" has two female leads, but they are not the same as typical female-led stories. The main characters are two women, not a couple. The logic is sound, the cases are engaging, the pacing is fast, and there are very few multi-female lead detective stories without romance. I recommend it! [Thumbs up] The third book is a live-streaming detective story. Live-streaming detective work is a relatively novel theme. It has a system, and although the author says it's light suspense, the cases are quite clear. It's about punishing evil and promoting good, and the female lead is a character who grows stronger, brave and resourceful. I recommend it! [Thumbs up] "Furina's Case Solving" is a Genshin Impact fanfiction, but you can read it even if you haven't played Genshin Impact. Genshin Impact characters travel to the world of Genshin Impact to solve cases through deduction. The parts involving character skills are understandable, and the case logic is sound. [OK] The middle two are quite popular, with many readers. They have different elements and themes, but both feature female protagonists solving cases without a romantic relationship. Let me talk about Wuzhou. [Request for more updates] The seventh book, Wuzhou, is a detective novel with three female protagonists and no romantic relationship. It's a classic mystery set in the Republican era. The author has good writing skills, well-developed characters, and logically designed cases. It's still a newly serialized book, so it's not widely read yet. Readers who like it should support it. I recommend all detective and suspense novels with multiple female protagonists and no romantic relationships [Sparrow's Masterpiece]. The later books all have suspense and mystery elements, and all feature female protagonists without romantic relationships. I've only glanced at a few. The murder mystery book has a gender-swap plot. Except for "The World is Crazy," which is over 700,000 words, the others are not very long. Please check them out yourself. Book 14 is a rare and fun mystery/suspense novel in the style of "Turtle Soup" (a popular Taiwanese soup brand). It has a romantic subplot in the epilogue, but not in the main story. If you don't want a romance, don't read the epilogue; the main story is still great. Book 15 is an ancient mystery/suspense novel, leaning towards an ensemble cast. The male boss's role diminishes later, and there's no romance—it's purely a superior-subordinate relationship. It's readable. [OK] [Understood] Book 16 only gets a 7, which is too low. 8 Or 9 wouldn't be a problem. It's quite exciting; the female lead is both crazy and intelligent, the cases are logical, and the plot is full of twists and turns. Several cases are good, with reversals after reversals. I won't spoil it further; read it yourself. [Top Post] The last book, "A Crane," has good character psychology descriptions. The author has a good writing style and a distinctive approach. It's not long even after completion. Read it! [Full] [Already Added] GuGu recommends this book, focusing on female lead novels. May all female readers have full wallets! [Added to Bookshelf]

43. 43 不 No Missing Person Notice 不寻人启事 Lu Wu陆雾Mystery349k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Multiple Twists + Social Realism + Villainess] [Film and TV rights sold] Luo Meijuan's daughter has gone missing. She assumes the girl ran away with her boyfriend, but while searching for her, she discovers three things: First, her daughter loves her very much. Second, her daughter has fallen from being a top student at a prestigious university to becoming a gang leader who has killed someone. Third, the whereabouts of her daughter's twenty million in illicit funds are unknown. 5.5kReads9.1Score879Shelves

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    1. The main plot revolves around the disappearance of a mother and daughter, interspersed with the police's investigation into an unidentified corpse, and the dark rise of the female protagonist, Ning Wenyuan, to become a loan shark boss. The entire story focuses on the case and the struggle between humanity, with no romantic pairings, making it suitable for readers who prefer realistic and dark themes. 2. The female protagonist, Liu Li, is an emergency room intern who, with her negotiation skills and criminal investigation abilities, collaborates with the police to solve a series of cases and combat organized crime. The cases are mind-bending, involving bribery and protection rackets. The female protagonist, with her seemingly insignificant strength, overturns a massive evil, focusing on her career.

44. 44 悬 The Goddess Detective of Suspended Breath 悬息之女神探 Mei Wei美慰Mystery299k WordsCompleted The heroine, Lin Xi, has an exceptionally keen sense of smell. During college, she accidentally helped the police solve a case and was subsequently appointed as a police consultant. Whenever a difficult case arises, she assists with the investigation. But one thing has always weighed on her: the victim in the first case she solved still died, and the killer claimed that she was the one who had killed her. Years later, another case turns out to be connected to that incident... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead focuses on solving cases, and none of them are her romantic partners.

45. 45 女 The County Magistrate’s Daily Case Files 女县令的查案日常 Luo Xiaoxian洛小仙儿Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted No romance Young Tang Shifang passes the imperial exam and secures a post as magistrate of Fengyang County. But after becoming entangled in a power struggle, he is ambushed on his way to take up the post, falls off a cliff, and disappears, presumed dead. To uncover the truth, his younger sister, Tang Shiqi, disguises herself as him and takes up the post of magistrate. While secretly searching for her brother, whose fate and whereabouts are unknown, she solves countless cases, including a couple 124Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    🌺🌺These are two books I've read and they're still on my bookshelf, which means they're pretty good. I don't remember if they have any romantic pairings.🌺🌺

46. 46 女 The Female Physician Xin Yi: A Case Investigation 女医辛夷【探案】 Shopkeeper Qian钱大掌柜Mystery600k WordsCompleted Completed. A cool-hearted female physician and a male lead from the Court of Judicial Review join forces to track down mysterious cases. Relief silver is stolen, 130 bandits are found dead, corpses litter a small town, blood grapes bewitch the minds of men, a daughter who vanished ten years ago, and a tree that begins singing folk songs at midnight... In the eerie capital, strange cases abound, but no crime can escape the law. 6.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves
47. 47 缉 Hunting the Killer: A Rural Murder Casebook, Volume Two 缉凶：乡村杀人事件簿二 Big White Sail大白帆Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing Female cop + crime solving + no golden finger, a traditional criminal-investigation novel After failing the college entrance exam, Chen Guoning joins the Yongcheng County Public Security Bureau as a criminal investigator and begins a turbulent career in law enforcement. This is the story of an ordinary policewoman's growth. No contrived mysteries, just the resolve to investigate each detail, one step at a time. No coincidences that force the plot forward without reason, just the power of meticul 9.2kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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    Highly recommend! The stories are episodic with no romantic subplots, and they're really good.

48. 48 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A serial murder case written by a suspense writer with hyperthymesia three years ago has been perfectly replicated in reality. White camellias, a break-in without a trace, an overdose of tranquilizers—every detail is a perfect match to the novel. When the police come knocking, she has to go from chasing the killer on paper to facing the bloody scene head-on.

49. 49 我 I Am a Forensic Doctor in Ancient Times 我在古代当法医 Ink Not Yet Thick墨未浓Mystery280k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Mystery Solving + Team Spirit + Transmigration + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Lu Yinan transmigrates into a pile of corpses. She is a forensic examiner, and professional habit has her investigating the scene at once. As a result, she narrowly escapes being executed as a suspect. Only after a series of twists and turns does she clear her name and escape danger. From then on, a twist of fate brings her together with Ren Zhichu, junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review, 567Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    ① Lu Yinan transmigrates to ancient times, wakes up amidst a pile of corpses, and uses her professional instincts to solve cases, almost dying in the process! Teaming up with a junior official of the Dali Temple and a chivalrous swordsman, the trio solves cases like gods, with a high-energy plot that you can't stop watching! ② Detective No. 8, With silver hair and a limp, carries a cane. She is mad and mysterious, terrifying the seven people who are forced to rely on her deductive reasoning to complete Mr. X's murder game.

50. 50 方 Fang Xiaoxiao 方晓晓 Don't Turn Off the Light不关灯Mystery134k WordsCompleted After an impulsive moment, Fang Xiaoxiao, a girl still in eighth grade, accidentally killed a classmate who had bullied her. Terrified, she decided to hide the body. To evade the investigation, Fang Xiaoxiao was forced to cover up the traces of her crime and convince herself that it was all an accident, just a coincidence. People can choose to believe lies, but they can never escape reality. The mind can pretend nothing happened, but the rotting body is real. On the seventh day after the deat 468Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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