Mystery and Deduction, No Female Lead, No Saintly Protagonist, and Brain-Twisting Plots 悬疑推理类 无女主 不圣母 烧脑

1. 51 逐 Code of the Killer 逐凶密码 Little Master小师傅Mystery263k WordsCompleted 130Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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   Absolutely a masterpiece! Every case is brilliantly designed, with each mystery intricately linked. 😄

2. 52 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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   This book is great! The male lead has no romantic partner, he explores treasures in the hidden Tibetan region, and there are elements of folklore, horror, and the supernatural. It's a high-IQ suspenseful mystery, based on historical materials for a more realistic feel, and the logical reasoning is tight and gripping.

3. 53 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 635Reads8.3Score10014d adds

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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! I haven't encountered a similarly good criminal investigation book in ages! 😭😭😭

4. 54 致 Deadly Scorpion 1: A Male Criminal's Case Files 致命毒蝎1：男子犯罪档案 Yingzhong and Wu应钟和伍Mystery170k WordsCompleted 3.7kReads9.3Score40114d adds
5. 55 刑 Detective Ji Nian 刑警纪年 Happy Xiao An快乐的小安Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted One bizarre murder after another unfolds quietly in the real world: an impossible locked-room mystery, a flawless disguise, a motive buried by time... Every case is a tug-of-war between human desire and the truth. Protagonist Cheng Wang leads a criminal investigation team, painstakingly peeling back the layers of each case to expose humanity's most unspeakable secrets. He doesn't rely on flashes of genius, only on the smallest clues. With timelines, psychological profiles, and crime-scene recon 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Deducing multiple cases

6. 56 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score37614d adds

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7. 57 致 The Deadly Game 致命游戏 Ning Caichen宁采臣Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A rich guy in the WeChat group is sending out red envelopes, and he wants the luckiest person to play a game with him. It turns out he wants the class beauty to... 2.2kReads9.0Score23014d adds
8. 58 我 I Have 99 Kinds of Twisted Personalities 我有99种变态人格 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted What would you do if one day 99 different psychopaths appeared in your mind, and you could return to normal only by perfectly acting out each and every one of their personalities? Su Mo smiled wickedly. “This sounds fun.” The cases in this book are based on real events, taking you into the strange world of psychopathic personalities. 419Reads9.2Score10714d adds
9. 59 狂 Wild Xiao Flute 狂箫 Chu Tiange楚天戈Eastern Fantasy167k WordsOngoing A battle of wits, skill, courage, and ruthlessness. With a long flute in hand, he roams the land, leaving no criminal a place to hide. They say his flute music is so piercing that it can kill from thirty paces, drawing blood within five. But how many people have actually witnessed it? 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I recommend two books; they're absolutely mind-bending.

10. 60 又 Another Fatal Strike 又见绝杀 Chu Tiange楚天戈Eastern Fantasy205k WordsCompleted The newcomer asked, "Why haven't you drawn your blade yet?" Young Master Chan replied, "When I draw my blade, not even the gods will be able to save you." The newcomer asked again, "Is your blade really that fearsome?" Young Master Chan replied, "Impressive is more like it. That's what the dead used to say." 3Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 我 The Real-Life Inspiration Behind I'm a Detective 我是刑警原型揭秘 Poems and Wine篇诗斗酒Mystery67k WordsCompleted The series I Am a Police Officer could be called a documentary about major criminal cases in China. Its popularity has drawn more and more attention to safety concerns in society. This book reveals the real cases behind those depicted in the show and recreates the crime scenes. Let's take a closer look! On January 28, 1995, eleven people were killed at a mine in a single night. Four disguised men stormed the mine's guardroom and went on a killing spree, leaving bodies everywhere they went. This 1.6kReads9.5Score16114d adds

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    The writing is fluent, gripping, and meticulously crafted, with a captivating case!

12. 62 水 The Narcissus Killing Game 水仙杀局 Li Miaoran李妙然151k WordsCompleted [Crime investigation + mind-bending schemes + undercover intrigue + corporate conspiracies] Word that the Water Nymph had appeared on Tongji Lake spread across Caiyun City overnight. Some said they saw a white-robed fairy dancing across the waves. Others claimed a god had descended to punish the wicked. Han Hu, chief of the East District Public Security Bureau, had vanished. His deputy chiefs fell silent as one, and police stations were buried under a mountain of reports, yet no one dared invest 75Reads8.6Score714d adds
13. 63 复 Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇，从制造完美意外开始 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban521k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca 2.2kReads8.9Score22414d adds

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    Wherever you're experiencing a reading slump, that's where I am! [Exquisitely Beautiful] is here to rescue you from your reading drought! If you can think of it, I can find it. Like and follow if you enjoy this post. PS: There are many ways to be happy, the most direct being seeing you.

14. 64 规 Rule Horror: I Crush You in the Name of Dragon Country 规则怪谈：代表龙国碾压你 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery765k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + A Little Backrooms + Foundation Universe + Packed with Memes] But note that this story takes plenty of liberties ⚠️⚠️ [Current progress: The eighth dungeon, Xiaojing Town, is complete. The ninth dungeon, “Nian,” is currently updating.] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Each country has one chosen person selected at random to fight in a horror world on another plane, representing their nation! Victory strengthens their National Fate; defeat means death and a dec 2.3kReads9.4Score29014d adds
15. 65 死 Death Deduction 死亡推演 Xiyin Xin希音心Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Whatever the eerie eyes see, clues take on a three-dimensional form, and secrets are laid bare. Under the scalpel, the dead speak, and the whole truth comes to light. A forensic detective with an IQ over 180. With death, she performs the most beautiful waltz in the fog; through deduction, she proves that justice always prevails. Thanks to Wenwan Ge for providing the original cover! 41Reads8.6Score—14d adds
16. 66 追EN Genius 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 6kReads9.1Score74314d adds
17. 67 罪 Criminal Psychology: The Mind-Reading Detective 罪案心理：读心神探 Just an Ordinary Person一俗人Mystery535k WordsCompleted Also known as The Mind-Reading Detective. Chen Luo is an expert in criminal psychology and body language. After graduating from the academy, he became a consultant for the criminal investigation department. To ordinary people, the motives behind serial murders seem bizarre, twisted, and impossible to fathom. To Chen Luo, they’re clear as day, and the hidden killer is exposed in an instant. The lies and secrets people try so hard to conceal cannot escape Chen Luo’s notice. He sees straight throug 2.4kReads8.7Score22114d adds
18. 68 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.9kReads9.4Score81914d adds
19. 69 紫 Fragrant Dust on Purple Paths 紫陌香尘 Eagle23雄鹰23Mystery204k WordsCompleted Drawing on more than a decade of experience as a police officer and my broader understanding of society, I wrote this original social realist mystery novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It spans 20 years from beginning to end, with dozens of clues and echoes woven throughout. I hope to share it with readers who are patient and enjoy thinking things through. There are two cases, but what truth will you see in them? The Fragrance of Purple Dust is divided into four volumes, each named wit 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This social realism suspense mystery has been meticulously crafted, word by word. The author worked at a local police station for over ten years and, combined with personal reflections, explores personal growth with you. Foreshadowing is already laid in the title and cover. Can you guess who the cross and the face on the cover represent?

20. 70 叶 Detective Ye Ke's Casebook 1: The Black Swan Quartet 叶珂刑警手记1.黑天鹅的四重奏 Wang Mo王莫Mystery145k WordsCompleted The social tragedy behind a series of murders, and a heartbreaking fate that moved millions of readers! During graduation season, a string of serious crimes rocks a university in S City. Three female students display strange behavior before their deaths: Hong Wei falls from a building, leaving behind a death threat; Lan Xun repeatedly disfigures herself; Huang Lu undergoes a dramatic change in personality… All these strange incidents point to a certain documentary. The police discover that every 52Reads9.3Score614d adds
21. 71 叶 Detective Ye Ke's Casebook 2: The Tesla Murders 叶珂刑警手记2.谋杀特斯拉 Wang Mo王莫Mystery122k WordsCompleted For the first time, the true records of a criminal investigation are revealed, exposing the sins and punishments buried deep in human nature! A crime that seems to have no flaws conceals a shocking truth. A father and son, estranged and living apart for years, suddenly turn up together in an abandoned factory. They are both struck by electric shocks: the father dies, and the son is injured. Ye Ke discovers that the scene had no means of generating an electric current. The cause of the victim's d 4Reads8.9Score214d adds
22. 72 叶 Detective Ye Ke's Casebook 3: The Girl in Amber 叶珂刑警手记3.琥珀里的女孩儿 Wang Mo王寞Mystery149k WordsCompleted A meticulously planned theft turns up the corpse of a child encased in amber. The victim is the owner's daughter, who disappeared twenty years ago, yet the owner flatly denies it. A physicist solves the mystery of the amber, but the owner is found brutally murdered at home, covered in whip marks. The fatal injury, however, is a ruptured internal organ. Ye Ke, hospitalized with a “work-related injury,” runs into the thief and watches helplessly as he is killed by a car. Before dying, the thief ha 1Reads8.5Score—14d adds
23. 73 叶 Detective Ye Ke's Casebook 4: The Curse of Rumors 叶珂刑警手记4.流言之殇 Wang Mo王寞Mystery146k WordsCompleted A car accident sends a reformer who has just been released from prison back into danger of incarceration. A dancer, carrying a heavy secret for eighteen years, performs a tragic drama that will never reach its final curtain… A case from eighteen years ago has haunted Ye Ke's father ever since. Eighteen years later, the criminal is finally released, but the victim from that case suddenly dies, and the newly freed convict vanishes. At the same time, a famous dancer is searching for the recently re —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
24. 74 当 When I Enter Dreams, the Entire Instance Trembles 当我入梦：整个副本都将颤抖 The Turtle Carrying a Barbershop载着理发店的鳖Mystery171k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow, original instances, no System, logic-focused, suspense-focused, mind-bending, mild horror, Cthulhu, sequences, slightly slow-paced] "Su Wu has the special ability to enter dreams. He can freely enter and leave other people's dreams, probing their innermost secrets at will. According to statistics, he has used this ability to discover and kill 7,361 deep-sea corrupters and expose 18,396 evil god cultists. He is currently being held at the Qiantang District Investigation Bureau." 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Infinite Flow Suspense and Reasoning

25. 75 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds

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26. 76 白 The White Whale Game: A Slaughter Feast Beneath the Neon 白鲸游戏：霓虹下的杀戮盛宴 Wo Pi Fei我皮飞Mystery719k WordsCompleted A familiar, pleasant Nokia ringtone. A Nokia phone that never runs out of power. A death game from a higher dimension. A killing spree lurking beneath the neon lights. College student Chen Hao has just succeeded in taking revenge when he receives a Nokia N97 phone at the brink of death, badly injured. The only app on it is WeChat. The moment he opens WeChat, he joins a game. This game from a higher dimension will grant him one wish if he completes a hundred rounds. 70Reads8.7Score—14d adds
27. 77 特 Special Cases Investigation Team 特殊案件调查队 Hai Ran海燃Mystery907k WordsCompleted An eccentric, antisocial special investigations captain; a young master worth billions; a scheming, double-standard-setting all-round forensic expert; a rookie with uncanny intuition; a top sniper who asked to be demoted; and a “sixth member” with no records. Everyone transferred to the Special Investigations Team has a secret they cannot speak of, just as the darkness buried deep beneath the city known as the “Capital of the Nine Heavens” must never come to light. Compared with handling cases b 261Reads8.2Score—14d adds
28. 78 急 Urgent Case Task Force 急案特攻 Feel Out the Cards摸底牌Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted On the seventh floor of the S City Public Security Bureau's main building is a special unit known as the Emergency Cases Task Force. It follows one unbreakable rule: the Seventy-Two-Hour Golden Deadline. Once the team gets involved in a case, it must solve it within seventy-two hours. In criminal psychology, certain sudden, urgent cases can have grave consequences if they are not solved within this golden window. “Human behavior is primarily determined by unconscious sexual instincts, and crime 43Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 79 谢 Thanks for Asking, My Inherited Apartment Is Full of Ghost Stories 谢邀，我继承的公寓全是怪谈 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery517k WordsCompleted [Single male lead, no romance, supernatural. The male lead isn’t strong or particularly satisfying to read about, and he’s indecisive. I’m warning you in advance, so if it’s not your thing, please move along.] The living should keep their distance from eerie tales whenever possible. When Yin Lan was little, his grandfather warned him of this. Yet that same grandfather left him a family home full of strange rumors after he died. Driven by curiosity and hoping to find out why his father and gran 1.1kReads9.1Score12114d adds
30. 80 心 The Case-Minded Detective 心案推理师 Swallow Return燕返Mystery139k WordsCompleted In 2012, a reporter from the Star Source Morning Post received a tip from a local resident: reeds along the Jin Qiao River had grown wildly over the past two weeks, spoiling the city's appearance. But among the reeds, they discovered the body of a woman bound to resemble a scarecrow. No one could have imagined that the shocking Jin Qiao River case would be so closely connected to a new case nine years later. —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
31. 81 地 Journey Through Hell 地狱之旅 Agatha Christie阿加莎·克里斯蒂116k WordsCompleted Over the past two years, renowned scientists have repeatedly gone missing around the world. They all vanished without a trace. The agencies handling the cases investigated their movements before they disappeared and thoroughly scrutinized their personal connections, but found nothing at all. Were they kidnapped? Who could have orchestrated such a massive series of disappearances? To solve the mystery, a man invited a woman intent on ending her life to embark on a “journey to hell.” 28Reads9.0Score2414d adds
32. 82 破 Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1：暗潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery165k WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation and Deduction + Criminal Psychology + Stunning Twists + Horror + Wild Imagination] On the square of the Police University, a horrifying corpse lies curled inside a shattered sculpture, its face contorted as if frozen in a silent scream. Even more unsettling, a note found in the victim's stomach eerily foretells the crime scene. Chen Ye has only just become a police officer when he is handed such a difficult case, and this is only the beginning. A string of deaths shatters 761Reads8.9Score13114d adds

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    The plot is fast-paced and suspenseful, with new discoveries on every page. The cases are cleverly designed, logically sound, and the reasoning process is incredibly satisfying. [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

33. 83 凶 Code of the Crime Scene 凶案密码 Wind-Dancing Clouds风舞残云Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + dark themes + horror + human nature + crime + serial murders + social issues] This collection brings together five books in the Case Code series: Case Code, Echoes of Death, Vested Interests, The Black Corpse Mystery, and Sleepless Murder Island. Mutilated bodies in the city center, prisoners in a cellar, and urban mysteries return as a veteran cop unravels the truth behind the crimes. A classic crime procedural! The city is shrouded in criminal conspiracies, 41.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
34. 84 法 Forensic Bone Evidence 法医骨证 Wulilong五里珑Mystery164k WordsCompleted A torrential downpour triggered a landslide, and a young woman's hip bone was swept into a vegetable garden in Dongjia County. Su Tianyi, a forensic bone-evidence expert with the Public Security Department, discovered marks indicating the body had been dismembered with a chainsaw. Alongside Miao Xiaoyu, a local female forensic examiner from Dongjia County, he dug up three more bags of remains at the scene, but found no skull. The garden's owner, the prime suspect, suddenly hanged himself. The ca 8.6kReads9.4Score99714d adds
35. 85 死 The Reaper's Cross (Complete Trilogy) 死神的十字（全三册） Xie Xun谢迅Mystery573k WordsCompleted Ren Xiao, a cold and unflinching sharpshooter on the police force, is sent to prison after accidentally killing a hostage. While he is serving his sentence, his family is brutally murdered. Overcome with grief after his release, Ren Xiao decides to take up his gun and become reborn as a force for good, punishing evil. But his unauthorized killings of criminals bring wave after wave of police pursuit. Lu Hu, the fiery new generation of sharpshooters in the police force, develops a bond of mutual 1Reads8.8Score—14d adds
36. 86 恶 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2：名利场 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 254Reads9.3Score11114d adds

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    How could you miss these two books! The episodic stories come one after another, making them incredibly enjoyable to read! High IQ, suspenseful atmosphere, hardcore crime investigation, plus various subtle details that make you think twice before you know it! Absolutely top-notch, don't miss them!

37. 87 恶 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3：欲望渊 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 202Reads9.2Score9614d adds

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    Pure mystery, no female lead! Episodic stories, a constant brainstorming session – you'll regret not reading it! 😍

38. 88 恶 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4：恨海潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 245Reads9.7Score10214d adds
39. 89 恶 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5：权势局 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 146Reads9.2Score10014d adds
40. 90 边 Love on the Border 边境之恋 Show of Strength发威Urban235k WordsCompleted The third book in the Missing series Borderland Romance tells the story of a group of young people near the Sino-Russian border in Northeast China in the late 1980s. Their love stories span from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, capturing the distinctive local way of life and the spirit of the era, as well as relationships shaped by an isolated environment and the feuds and conflicts between families. 101Reads9.0Score—14d adds
41. 91 失 The Missing Bride 失联的新娘 Show of Strength发威Mystery216k WordsCompleted The second book in the Missing series Based on a true story, a young bride-to-be buys a train ticket and sets off for home to get married, never knowing she is embarking on a one-way journey. Her body is mysteriously found in a place with no apparent connection to her, in a drainage ditch behind a construction site. Two families are shattered in an instant. What really caused the young woman's death...? 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
42. 92 我 I Am Intersex 我是阴阳人 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted My mother said that when I was born, her first reaction was to strangle me, because it was impossible to tell whether I was male or female. My grandmother called me a freak and a jinx, saying I would only bring shame on the family. It was then that my maternal grandmother, who had traveled all the way from the countryside to visit my mother, adopted me. So, by chance, I got to enjoy a pure childhood, free from scornful looks. Following my half-immortal grandmother, I unexpectedly discovered how 8.5kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
43. 93 萤 A World of Fireflies 萤萤众生 Xiao Xu小叙Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I had an accident and nearly died. Everything I saw and felt was horrifying, and I could only keep company with bad luck. But I swore a solemn oath: I would not fail Heaven and Earth or my parents, nor harm my friends and family. I would hurt only myself, devote myself to goodness, and hold fast to sincerity! From then on, I walked between the realms of yin and yang, sought a master and learned the Dao, awakened my spiritual senses, and slew demons and evil spirits... I fear 8.1kReads9.2Score77914d adds
44. 94 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
45. 95 我 I Am a Lady Tutor 我是女先生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted I'm hard to kill. These were the words I heard from the moment I was born. A blind fortune-teller said I was a White Tiger Sha, a girl born with a boy's fate, innately tough and destined to bring misfortune to my husband, my children, and myself. Everyone in the village said I wouldn't survive. My yang energy was too strong. Even if they managed to keep me alive, I'd grow up to be an idiot. But my grandma, a spirit medium who presided over the altar, refused to give up. Every year, she burned a 3.3kReads9.4Score44914d adds
46. 96 我 I Am a Female Physiognomist 我是女相师 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery893k WordsCompleted I was born in the twelfth lunar month of 1991, and came into the world with six fingers. The saying that people born in the Year of the Sheep have bad luck somehow became attached to me. Before I could even speak, my family sent me to live with my grandaunt, who ran a shop selling paper offerings and burial clothes. My grandaunt said I had a star spirit in my fate, and the Vermilion Bird would come to my aid. What did it matter if my destiny was cursed? As the saying goes: The Azure Dragon and W 13.1kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
47. 97 神 The Mysterious Mr. Queen 神秘的奎因先生 Agatha Christie阿加莎·克里斯蒂153k WordsCompleted Mr. Satterthwaite was a thin, frail little old man, yet he possessed a woman's keen sensitivity. On the stage of life, he had always played the role of an observer, until Harry Quinn arrived on a stormy New Year's Eve. Mr. Quinn appeared and vanished without a trace, and was often accompanied by love and death. With polished courtesy, he guided Mr. Satterthwaite as they uncovered all kinds of secrets, drawing on his rich life experience and innate sensitivity to save one romance after another, a 49Reads9.2Score—14d adds
48. 98 煦 Mystery on Sunny Ridge 煦阳岭的疑云 Agatha Christie阿加莎·克里斯蒂128k WordsCompleted Tommy and Tuppence, Agatha Christie's charming detective duo, are back. This time, they visit their elderly Aunt Ada at a gloomy Gothic nursing home and find themselves caught up in a series of bizarre cases. Aunt Ada is irritable and difficult, and the nursing home is full of eccentric old residents. Mrs. Lockett is always convinced there's poison in the mushroom soup, while Mrs. Lancaster mysteriously insists that “there's something behind the fireplace”... In search of the truth, Tommy and Tu 56Reads8.9Score—14d adds
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    Reader note

    A brand new suspenseful mystery novel! The first case is the result of six months of painstaking work by the author, a perfectly framed murder case that will absolutely thrill and provoke your mind! You won't be able to guess the killer's methods or the truth behind it all!!!

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