Looking for a Novel That’s Mysterious, but Not Entirely a Mystery 想要一种悬疑，但又不完全悬疑的小说
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The Umbrella and the Killer 寻伞追凶
This is a tragic story set in the late 1970s. In a courtyard compound that seems peaceful and quiet, countless secrets and old grudges lie hidden beneath the surface. It is a world of conspiracy and revenge. Chen Yimei’s grandmother is poisoned to death in her own home. A mysterious umbrella draws Lin Ping into a thorny search for the killer. Who owns the umbrella? Could its owner be the murderer? As Lin Ping doggedly pursues the case, a shocking truth gradually comes to light...
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The Fated Blade 宿刃
[Modern setting, espionage, drug enforcement] A case within a case, a plot within a plot, with a fresh and compelling story. A meticulously planned revenge case unexpectedly leads to the kidnapping of a chip expert... “Go back to Tanzhou and secretly assist the Tanzhou State Security Bureau and Public Security Bureau...” Chu Ning asks, “Have you ever seen this girl? She went missing fifteen years ago.” As the investigation delves deeper, the mastermind who has remained hidden for years finally e
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Abyss of Ghost Marriage: The Mad Ghost Groom’s Prison of Love 冥婚之渊：疯批鬼夫的囚爱陷阱
Abyss of Ghost Marriage: The Mad Ghost Husband's Trap of Captive Love
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Please Kill Me Before I Wither 请在我凋零前杀了我
A series of bloody cases unfolds around the struggles of three women from the lowest rungs of society. Poverty-stricken families are like a curse, twisting into a cold, terrifying chain that follows them like a shadow and weighs heavily on the whole family. Will fate offer them a key to break the code? Can Shu Yunyan, Chen Xuanlan, and Chen Jingyun break the chain that passes misfortune down through generations, find redemption, and escape the tragic paths laid out for them? “Officer Peng, this
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Counterespionage Storm 反谍风云
About the Story: A spy case threatens China. Luan Jianglong and Si Hongmei lead their team through the investigation, uncovering one clue after another as the case grows ever more complex. But the ending is completely unexpected...
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Tales of Strange Things in the City of Demons 巷说魔都奇谭
[Mystery + criminal investigation + dark themes + human nature + crime + serial murders + episodic cases] Six people have died in Shanghai in the past three months. Since the beginning of the year, bodies have kept turning up by rivers, at the foot of mountains, and at the entrances to deserted villages. Cases include a woman whose liver was cut out, a child who mysteriously vanished, fingers found among minced meat at a market, and a series of beheadings... Join police inspector Ruan Xing, bril
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Half-Demon Awakening: After Devouring a Wolf Demon, I Went on a Rampage 半妖觉醒，吞噬狼妖后我杀疯了
[High-Octane Suspense · Urban Superpowers · Ensemble Power Struggles] On a stormy night, Lin Tian clawed his way back from the abyss to the human world, bringing with him a pair of Blood Eyes that could see through the disguises of the demon clans, along with a hunger for blood that consumed him. His ex-girlfriend, Shen Qingli, was horrified to discover that his fangs, bared as he went berserk and devoured a wolf demon’s flesh, matched the Committee’s top-secret files on the “Taotie Resurrection
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The Haunted Playground 诡蜮乐园
[Not a power fantasy + light supernatural elements + infinite worlds + comedy] A world beyond reality, the secrets of higher dimensions laid bare, the sails of miracles unfurled. A mysterious letter opens the way to a strange new world. Heartbeats, blood, fear... They spread out from the Paradise World, sending ripples through the peaceful main world. Welcome to the Strange Realm Paradise! [This is a long story... Be patient and read on, everyone. Let's wait and see.]
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- 59 The Midnight Train 深夜列车 A collection of suspense and horror stories. There's no time to explain, get in the car!!! 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Heaven's Chosen Yin-Yang Master 天命阴阳师 [I Went Ghost-Hunting in an Ancient Tomb] I was born with yin-yang eyes and could see wandering spirits and ghosts from the time I was little, which left me tormented by lingering souls. A man who called himself a yin-yang master saved me, and I became his only disciple. But one day, someone summoned my master, and he disappeared without a trace. On my first solo ghost hunt, a century-old vengeful spirit planted a living soul in my body. To stay alive, I had no choice but to set out in search of 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Heaven-Mandated Yin-Yang Master 天命阴阳师 My grandfather was a Yin-Yang master of profound skill. He often said that in this world, humans have their own way and demons have theirs. All things must obey the rules, but some people still try to upset the balance. He devoted his life to keeping the realms in balance, yet his final instructions left me utterly baffled. He insisted that I dig up his grave on the third anniversary of his death... 189Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 62 The Fated Yin-Yang Master 天命阴阳师 I love wandering through villages in the countryside, listening to “their” clamoring and easing “their” sorrows... My name is Zhang Xiaofan, and I'm a yin-yang master. Let me tell you the strange tales of the countryside that no one knows! 57Reads—Score—14d adds
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She Predicts, He Solves Cases: The Sharp-Tongued Couple Goes on a Rampage 她预言，他破案，嘴强夫妇杀疯了
[Xianxia + mystery and case-solving + redemption + sweet romance + time loops + one-on-one, both pure] A treat for detail lovers and logic buffs, with twists right to the end! A sharp-tongued, funny, brilliant male lead versus an optimistic, cheerful, resilient female lead. They're bickering soulmates who are destined for each other. Not a beginner-friendly novel, and not a power fantasy. There are plenty of clues, and every mystery will be resolved. The main case begins in Chapter Six.
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The Bloodthirsty Nanny 嗜血保姆
This is a story of criminals and police matching wits. Xiaocui, a serial killer, happens to meet a woman who looks exactly like her. So she pulls a switcheroo and takes the other woman's place. When she gets home, the man her parents introduce her to turns out to be a police officer. He has been investigating a long-unsolved case, and soon the two are locked in a battle of wits. Will the criminal finally be brought to justice, or will she escape once again and assume another identity? Read on an
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- 65 The Violet Murder Shroud 紫色凶罩 A woman is found in a cornfield, impaled through the body by a steel bar. Was it revenge, a crime of passion, or torture? Read closely and examine every detail to find the answer. Otherwise, you won’t know the truth until the very end! 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Roaring On, the Storm Continues 狂啸，狂飙在延续 An Xin has barely arrived in Jin Hai when a murder case comes up. Faced with a baffling investigation, An Xin is determined to solve it, but strange things are happening at the police station, and there are disagreements over how to assign tasks. Is he being bullied because he's new, or is there more to the case than meets the eye? Find out how An Xin breaks through the confusion and solves the case! This book mainly covers the Xinmenqiao body-disposal case, the baby-trafficking case, the women —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Bloodbone Thai Talisman 血骨泰符 The company is taking a group trip to Thailand. Big Tiger wasn’t supposed to be included, but the tour needed one more person to go ahead, so he was added to the group at the last minute. From then on, Big Tiger finds himself on an unbelievable journey of terror. Ladyboys, insect sorcery, vengeful spirits, ghosts, and blood witches: his bizarre experiences are enough to make anyone shudder and spend every night in nightmares. If you’re not afraid, come read this book and let me tell you all abou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
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Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部
In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa
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The General’s Wife Is No Ordinary Woman 将军夫人不一般
[Reborn + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + light comedy + devoted couple + crime-solving later] The heroine, Ji Youran, was the second daughter of General Ji and a female general who commanded an army. As a child, she mistakenly believed Lu Simo had saved her, and fell in love with him. But it was Bai Xiaoning who had actually saved Ji Youran. For the throne and the military tally in Ji Youran’s possession, Lu Simo staged a heroic rescue, making her willingly hand over the tally. Even though
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A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河
When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge
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- 71 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
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The Lady Master of the Yellow Springs Express 黄泉快递的当家女先生
Plot-driven fantasy anthology | Deities undergoing tribulations × ten lifetimes of reincarnation | Spirit communication and fortune-telling | Subverting expectations | The early chapters focus on the heroine's growth. After experiencing supernatural events and schemes, she gradually uncovers more secrets about her past life and origins. Spoiler: the story is told in reverse chronological order. Take your time and enjoy!
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Crime Without a Trace 罪行无间
Two male leads join forces to solve cases: a homicide detective and a brilliant forensic pathologist, both formidable in their own right, one skilled in combat and the other in investigation. Together, they are a pair worthy of the name “hands of God,” piecing together the bizarre deaths of victims and uncovering the true causes of their deaths, so the dead may rest in peace and the victims may be vindicated. With their fists and fighting skills, they capture criminals and deliver justice. Is th
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Choose a Day to Die 择日赴死
(No mindless wish fulfillment + Not brainless + No System + Deduction and suspense + Supernatural powers) I am Chu He. My fate was sealed from the moment I was born. In this age when magic is fading, some follow the will of Heaven, while others defy it. I followed the clues from a major case seven years ago, but the truth grew so convoluted that I could no longer tell truth from lies, right from wrong, or good from evil. I thought I could save the person I loved most and the world, playing the r
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The Dark Realm of the Uncanny 谲暗物境
Lin Xue, a classmate of Qin Chuan and Ye Xin, mysteriously vanishes inside an abandoned old school building. Even stranger, everyone around them except Qin Chuan and Ye Xin has forgotten that Lin Xue ever existed. Determined to uncover the truth, Qin Chuan and Ye Xin embark on a strange and unsettling investigation. One inexplicable event after another follows. Yet when the truth finally comes to light, it turns everyone's understanding upside down!
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Don't Say I Didn't Warn You 别说我没告诉你
I won’t waste words. Let’s get straight to the cases, solved in the freshest, most unconventional ways. The Twelve Detectives will open your eyes. “The Butterfly Case” “The Powdered Face and Vermilion Lips Case” “The Slow-Steamed Case” “The Cicada’s Shedding Case” “The Haunted Old Mansion Case” For anyone who likes detective stories and wants a few laughs...
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The Bureau's Twin Years: A Record of Strange Herb Mysteries in the Martial World 局编双年：奇草谜案江湖录
(Not a power fantasy + no System + plot-driven + crime-solving and deduction + mind-bending twists) (The author spent a full year crafting all the murder cases. They’re sure to be gripping and mind-bending, so enjoy!) One year ago, on a dark night, I was a lowly cleaner working in the City Lord’s Hall when I was dragged into a murder targeting the three great families. Everyone said I was the killer! One year later, by day, I’d turned my fortunes around and become deputy director of the Security
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Dominance Points 统治积分
[Survival Game + Not Mindless + Battles of Wits + No Superpowers + Plot-Driven + System + Ensemble Cast] A death game with a two-year time limit. Tens of thousands of players around the world fight to the death, and only the top ten can survive! With nowhere left to turn, Guo Wuyuan has no choice but to fight to the bitter end! He wins over a righteous policewoman, allies with a foreign girl, and takes the fight from a covert urban war to an international showdown! Watch as a loser driven to the
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The Invincible Demon Beast Devours the Godslayer 无敌妖兽吞噬神者
Ding! How do you level up and defeat monsters when faced with a whole horde of strange beasts? What kinds of delicacies can you make from them? What secrets lie in the parallel worlds of the ancient era and the Age of Declining Dharma? Would you believe that monsters even have a ranking of the tastiest meats? Come see how this mad beauty of an author tells The Gourmet Monster Cuisine on the Divine Tongue! The perfect read to enjoy with a meal! The Underworld’s tastiest meat rankings include two-
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The Net of Justice: Part One, The Killer Cannot Escape 天网第一部真凶难逃
“The net of justice may be wide, but nothing escapes it.” Do you think you can get past her keen eye? The Web’s Number One Female Criminal Investigator: The Killer Can’t Escape Ye Bailing is the leader of a criminal investigation squad. Since joining the force, she has never stopped moving forward, come rain or shine. No matter how difficult a case is, she is determined to uncover the truth. This time, however, she faces a murder case beyond anything she could have expected...
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Keigo Higashino's Mind-Bending Classics (Complete Set of 10 Books) 东野圭吾烧脑经典（全十册）
These nine stories portray modern people in thrilling struggles against fate, showcasing the author's formidable skill at using mystery to explore emotion and letting emotion drive the mystery. They keep readers on edge and leave them deeply moved and warmed. "New Year's Resolution" tells of a desperate small-factory owner's unexpected New Year's encounter with his wife; "The Tenth Valentine's Day" follows two lovers who reunite after ten years, each harboring ulterior motives; "A Girl's Day Alo
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- 82 A Collection of Detective Fiction by Aoyagi Awu: The Risen Tenma Series (4-Book Set) 青崎有吾推理作品集：里染天马系列（全四册） The Mystery of the Gymnasium During a torrential downpour, a murder takes place inside the old gymnasium at Kazenooka High School. The scene is sealed tight, and the table tennis team captain who was there at the time is treated as a suspect. Yuno, a member of the table tennis team, asks the gifted boy Ri Zoran Tenma for help in clearing the captain’s name. But Ri Zoran, hailed as a genius, turns out to be a useless shut-in who lives at school?! How will the campus case and the fates of the seve 5Reads8.8Score—14d adds
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Mask of Murder 杀戮面具
This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! Lin Yi is a wage earner from a humble background, and today he's been laid off again. Mocked by his ex-girlfriend and sneered at by his former supervisor, this little nobody can only choose the cheapest way to vent his anger. He heads under the overpass to beat a straw effigy. Fifty yuan a pop, and this is his ninety-ninth visit. Even the owner can't bear to look at how miserable he is, so he hands
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- 84 Escape from the Desolate Village on Doomsday 荒村末日逃亡 The L virus has spread across the globe. Zombies, mutated monsters, ghosts, and bizarre weather arrive one after another, while the laws of nature on Earth change. Wang Hao is the only Devourer capable of completely fusing with the successfully tested L-gene virus. As long as he keeps consuming flesh and blood, he can evolve without limit and grow infinitely stronger, eventually reaching the ultimate form, the Undying One: the Living Corpse King. He is both the one who will end this disaster and 3Reads—Score114d adds
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I Deliver Packages in the Celestial Court, Earning 30,000 Yin Virtue a Month 我在天庭送快递，月入三万阴德
I Deliver Packages in the Heavenly Court, Earning 30,000 Yin Virtue a Month
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- 86 The Emperor Star Descends 帝星临 The day his engagement was broken, he turned around and wrote a letter of divorce. “Today you cast me aside like a worn-out shoe. One day, you’ll be reaching for me and find I’m beyond your grasp.” The night a meteor fell, the young prodigy lost all his cultivation and became the laughingstock of Qingyang City. On the day of his wedding, the saintess tore up their engagement in front of everyone. He picked up his brush, wrote a letter of divorce, and made a three-year pact. Everyone thought 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 87 Guardians of the Solar Terms 节气守护者 The Guardians of the Solar Terms On the night fireworks were banned, I met a Lantern Festival spirit on the brink of death. Only after inheriting my family’s ancient jade did I learn that all twenty-four solar terms have spirits. When their customs disappear, the spirits fade away. The technological beads on the young mayor’s wrist are quietly strangling the whole town’s memories. Before the last Spring Festival, I must find a new way to keep tradition alive: Not by fighting the times, but by he 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The 24-Hour Warm-Light Convenience Store 24小时暖光便利店 The 24-Hour Warm Light Convenience Store 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Sequence of the Void Realm 虚境序列 On the first day virtual reality invaded the real world, I became the most wanted criminal. In the fully immersive game Beyond, I solved an ancient riddle and became the first “complete infiltrator.” The next day, my rival from the game died suddenly in the real world, with the game’s curse marks appearing on his face. The police thought I was the killer. They couldn’t understand how I could “see” the killer’s fingerprints left on the doorknob, or “read” the final scene of terror in the dead m 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Good-for-Nothing Beast Tamer: All My Pets Are Weirdos 废柴御兽师：我的宠兽全是奇葩款 Good-for-Nothing Beast Tamer: All My Beasts Are Weirdos 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 My AI Buddy Helps Me Win Big This New Year: A Healing Tale of Reverse Reunion for a Burned-Out Office Worker AI搭子带我躺赢新年：脆皮社畜的反向团圆治愈记 My AI Buddy Helps Me Win Big This New Year: A Healing Tale of a Fragile Office Worker Finding a Different Kind of Family Reunion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Cadmium Red in the Blank: A Gift for the Tenth Year 空白的镉红一个第十年的礼物 Blank Cadmium Red: A Gift for the Tenth Year 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Shared Diary in the Rental Apartment 出租屋的共享日记 The Shared Diary in the Rental Apartment 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Lamp and Bone 灯与骨 Light and Bone 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Martial Spirit Era: Throne of Soul Seals 武魂纪元：魂印王座 In a border town in the Tianshu Domain, young Lin Chen awakened a low-grade Yellow-rank mortal stone soul seal and was mocked as a good-for-nothing soul seal the likes of which appeared only once in a thousand years. But who could have guessed that the despised, useless seal was actually the nascent form of a one-in-ten-thousand Chaos Soul Seal? The broken soul-seal compass his father left behind set him on the path to the pinnacle of the Soul Origin Realm: Form a pact with a Chaos Spirit Turtle 9Reads—Score114d adds
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The Underworld Storm of the Apocalypse 末世之冥界风暴
Urban Soul-Requiem Squad; Eldritch apocalypse cultivation; hard-core supernatural crime-solving. Like a Chinese version of Supernatural or a cyberpunk take on the Spiritual Pivot. Volume One, “Nephilim,” is complete. Quality guaranteed, so read with confidence. Transmigrate? No, I’ve come back to life in someone else’s body! The moment Wang Yixuan opens his eyes, he finds himself the “young marshal” of an apocalyptic stronghold, a hapless guy whose body has been gnawed hollow by demons. [Rule 1:
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Did the Evil God Lose Their Memory Today? 邪神今天失忆了吗
[Ensemble Cast + Passionate and Inspiring (No True Villain) + Intriguing Mysteries + Love of Country + Every Character Is Sharp-Witted] Every character is just one ordinary person among countless others. There are no true villains, only people whose different experiences lead them to make different choices. The irreverent version: Is something wrong with this hero-versus-demon-king story? The Seven Demon Kings and the protagonist are all somehow a family of parents and children, The saint has t
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Countless Reincarnations, All to Save You 无数次轮回只为救你
Does an abandoned weed, the lowliest and most insignificant of all, truly have the right to touch "happiness"? When will this unending death finally come to an end? The "twins," born in the name of hope, have long since lost their freedom after stepping into an ancient web of grudges and entanglements.
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- 99 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
- 100 The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行 The eyes are the angle observers most often scrutinize, so you must learn to disguise your own., Li Mu. From making up his mind to carrying out his plan, he spent a full three years. His first murder, his second, his third... Even when he was teetering on the brink of death, he would take a gamble if it meant he might escape. To everyone else, he was merely a weakling, not even as capable as an ordinary person... 254Reads9.4Score—14d adds
