Any Recommendations for High-Quality Mystery and Detective Fiction? 有没有什么关于悬疑推理的高质量的书?
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The Nineteenth Level of Hell 地狱十九重
Eighteen years ago, four serial murders were committed using methods modeled on the punishments of the Eighteen Levels of Hell. Eighteen years later, a new series of murders imitating those same punishments appears. Nested mysteries, serial cases, murder swaps, and more keep emerging as the team investigates the killings. The case is finally solved, but not before drawing several of the protagonists into a tangled web of love and hatred.
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Once My Good Deeds Are Complete, I Want Nothing More to Do with This World 功德圆满之后,我就不要这个世界
After spending five years shut away from the world, Mo Yu resolutely returns to the city where the case took place in search of the truth. But while investigating, she unexpectedly loses her life. After her death, when handling the paperwork for reincarnation, she discovers she doesn't have enough savings and can only choose to restart her life. With every new beginning, she works hard to accumulate merit, hoping that one day she'll have enough merit and savings to embark on another cycle of rei
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Su Yi'an, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺少卿苏以安
Su Yi'an, the son of a Tang dynasty official, was raised in the countryside, where he and his grandmother depended on each other. By a twist of fate, Empress Wu Zetian appointed him Deputy Minister of Justice. From then on, he and two friends solved one baffling case after another. As they investigated, the truth behind his father's disappearance slowly came to light.
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The Water Monster Murders 水怪杀人事件
At a weekend party hosted by a renowned marine biologist, a guest dives into the swimming pool in full view of everyone, then vanishes without a trace! There’s no sign that he ever climbed out, and he’s nowhere in the pool, yet strange, enormous claw marks lie on the bottom! Rumors that a vicious dragon killed him begin to spread through the group! When the missing guest’s body is finally found, something even more shocking comes to light: his corpse bears marks just like those left by dragon cl
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The Canary Murders 金丝雀杀人事件
Broadway's hottest star, Margaret Odell, known as “the Canary,” has been brutally murdered in her apartment at 184 West Seventy-first Street. The scene is a completely sealed room. As the police search tirelessly for clues, they only sink deeper into a fog of conflicting testimony. Everyone seems like the murderer, yet each has a clear alibi. So who is the real killer? Who slipped like a ghost into the star's sealed apartment and carried out the brutal murder?
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The Luqiao Murders 陆桥谋杀案
A classic of the inverted detective story. Four devotees of Sherlock Holmes consider Holmes a fool! In their eyes, if a corpse appeared before them, any one of them could do a better job than Holmes. One day, a body tumbles from a railway bridge beside a golf course, and the four “Sherlocks” rush to the scene... Anonymous letters containing nothing but numbers, a possible locked-room mystery, timetable deduction, alibis created deliberately or otherwise, coded messages... The “Four Great Detecti
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The Bishop Murders 主教杀人事件
A string of chilling, bizarre murders takes place in New York, and every crime matches a Mother Goose nursery rhyme perfectly! In an instant, the shadow of death falls over all of New York! The “Bishop” behind the strange murders has an intellect far beyond ordinary people and an uncanny talent for meticulous planning. Why does this ghostly figure commit murders while leaving clues, appearing and disappearing like a phantom? What earth-shattering conspiracy lies behind it all?
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The Benson Murders 班森杀人事件
Late one night, a wealthy businessman is shot dead while reading at home! Vance, who has never investigated a case before, is persuaded by the prosecutor to take on the task of solving the murder! All six suspects have alibis! So who is lying?! Just as the police are at a loss, the inexperienced detective finds an entirely different way forward. But can the killer really be found by deducing their personality and behavioral traits?
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The People in Line 排队的人
A long line stretched outside London’s Wolfington Theatre. A man waiting to buy a ticket for a musical was found dead in the queue, with a wicked-looking, gleaming silver dagger sticking out of his back! Strangely, none of the people ahead of him knew when he had been killed. Nor was there anything on the victim that could identify him. The “gentleman detective” Grant personally took on the case, making swift progress and quickly apprehending the suspect. Just as the case seemed solved, the insp
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Live Trial: I Sent My Police Commissioner Father to Court 直播审判:我把警监父亲送上法庭
Live Trial: I Took My Police Commissioner Father to Court
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The Deadly Marks of Love 致命的爱痕
Fatal Love Marks
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My Wife Says She Cheated on Me 老婆说她出轨了
My Wife Says She Cheated
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After Going to Prison, I Completed the Final Hunt 入狱后,我完成了最终猎杀
After Going to Prison, I Completed the Final Hunt
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Redemption of the Utterly Wicked 极恶救赎
[No brainless plot] + [No protagonist plot armor] + [No ghosts] + [Three male leads] A tightly paced, plot-driven crime-solving story. It all begins with a bizarre murder in the small town of Menghai... A dead man checking into a hotel, an unknown toxin, a mole in the police force, execution-style killings, a secret buried for years... In this case, criminal investigation captain Si Jiannan, case consultant Cheng Tian, and rookie officer Duan Luo untangle the clues and find redemption... Love ha
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One Slip After a Thousand Careful Thoughts 千虑一失
[Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [No Supernatural Elements] A man commits a brazen crime in front of the police and jumps into a river during the manhunt, but the body they find in the water is not the culprit’s. Afterward, new victims appear one after another in an apartment elevator, at a hospital, and outside the Public Security Bureau, setting off a kidnapping crisis as well. Four people die in a single day. Is this a deliberate provocation, or is something else at play? Face
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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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Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医:专治各种不服!
[Mystery and mind-bending twists + hilarious, thrilling tale + folk horror + invincible protagonist + no female lead] (The short drama adaptation, Northeast Ghost Doctor: The Five Ghosts Carry Me on My Journey from the Start, is now streaming on Hongguo App.) Chen Shi'an, a Northeast ghost doctor born under the “Tenfold Peace” fate, descends the mountain on his master's orders to heal the world. With silver needles in his left hand to cure ghostly ailments and fists in his right to shatter consp
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The Chinatown Case Files 唐人街探案实集
This case is based on real events. Any resemblance is no coincidence. In Thailand, a dazzling and bizarre place, a series of strange murders has taken place. Liang Muyun, Chinatown’s top detective, left the force after the wrongful July 19 case. At the invitation of the glamorous policewoman Su Qingshuang, he gets drawn into the mystery once again. During the investigation, he unexpectedly meets Wang Dali, a middle-aged man with a paunch who claims to be an entrepreneur at the Mall, but is re
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Fragrant Dust on Purple Paths 紫陌香尘
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
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Evil Bones 2: The Ashen Mystery 恶骨2:灰烬谜踪
[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
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The Bad Woman from Prison 来自监狱的坏女人
Original title: The Chaste Police Commissioner: I've Locked Away Your Heart Workplace romance + suspenseful romance + soul swapping + unhinged villainess forces her love + forbidden cop-and-criminal romance + the queen returns I'm Su Yu. The “Goddess of Finance” admired by everyone in the business world. A meticulously planned car accident sent me tumbling from the clouds into the mud. I became the “suspect” everyone cursed and was personally delivered to a detention center. My best friend betra
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Is It Quieter After the Rain? 下雨后是否更寂静
After the rain came endless helplessness. Late at night, notes of silence tapped against the tightly closed blinds as Wu Qian sank into quiet contemplation. “My friend's death has come back to haunt me like a ringing bell.” “Is this Wu Qian? It's Xiao Ling. We haven't been in touch for ages. I've been so busy with work lately. Are you free this weekend? Let's meet. There's something I need to tell you. Let's meet outside the Chongguang Huan Center!” Xiao Ling's soft, halting voice pierced Wu Qia
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Evil Bones 4: Partners in Crime and Love 恶骨4:罪爱同谋
[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
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Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2:名利场
[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
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Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3:欲望渊
[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
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Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4:恨海潮
[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
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Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5:权势局
[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
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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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Captain Lu, Stop Looking at the Policewoman Like You’re Smitten 陆队你看着警花的眼神不要拉丝
[Mystery + deduction] Ten years ago, Su Yu was kidnapped and vanished. The music world lost a young concert pianist. Ten years later, while on a mission, Su Yu unexpectedly spotted a handsome man as cold as ice. She thought, “Meeting him must be my good fortune.” But the handsome man was rather cold-tempered and sharp-tongued. Her attempt to strike up a conversation failed, and even after they joined forces to rescue hostages, he “complimented” her by calling her an idiot. She thought, “I could
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The Slippery Slope Fallacy 滑坡谬误
[Ensemble cast + not a power fantasy + a nonhuman survival guide + dying, coming back to life, dying again, and being reborn] Fate depends on what one encounters; its cycles cannot be fathomed. I write whatever line comes to mind. Plenty of things may put you off. The plot is a mess of tired jokes, the narrative is chaotic, and the point of view keeps jumping around. People die, stay dead, die again, and even in death take someone down with them. No couples. None of them are human.
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The Great Qing County Magistrate's Casebook 大清知县探案录
A 32-year-old career woman returns home to find that everything has changed. For thirty-two years, she worked hard and anxiously tried to meet everyone’s expectations. But had they ever met hers? Unable to face reality, she transmigrates into the world of Notes from the Thatched Abode of Close Observations, becoming a frail, pale-faced scholar. The imperial examination results are being posted, and he has placed third on the list. Appointed by the emperor as a sixth-rank magistrate in Lingzhou T
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The Mysterious Pry Marks 神秘的撬痕
[Mystery] [Deduction] [Criminal Investigation] [Crime Solving] [No System] One pry mark connects three lives... A butcher disguises himself as a woman for love... An abandoned child is kidnapped and becomes Cat Master... Blackmail, murder, rape, framing, sleight of hand, voice changers... See how Chu Feng, a university student on the verge of graduating, follows the clues through the whirlpool, pierces the fog, uncovers the seemingly impossible truth, and gradually becomes a master detective.
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Wind in the Dead of Night: Suspects Know They’re in for Trouble When They Meet Me 暗夜有风:嫌疑人遇到我自认倒霉
The world has both light and darkness, and the line between good and evil can be crossed in an instant. What is the line you won't cross? Where does the abyss begin? And who is the prey? Let rookie cop Chu Feng tell you the truth...
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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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Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋:蓝捷行动
[Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on
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Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述
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...
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The Funeral Detective 白事大侦探
My childhood friend got caught soliciting sex. There’s no problem with me bailing him out, right? But what’s the deal with making a funeral director like me the head of a special investigation team? All I want is to focus on making money, but the appearance of a confession letter completely changed my life, and nearly got me killed (Chapter 164). For personal and professional reasons alike, Chou Wan, I’m going to catch you... This is a traditional detective novel, not a power fantasy. The pacing
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Ashen Panic 烬慌
As my father lay dying, he pressed a bloodstained chip into my hand. Six months later, the person I loved became a vegetable while protecting me. On his cold personal server, I found the only folder named after me. Inside were records of his awkward affection and a final message: “Xinxin, keep moving forward. Don’t look back.” I thought I would spend the rest of my life caught between revenge and protecting what I loved, until the “Observers,” beings from a higher civilization, arrived and col
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You Asked Me to Deliver a Package, So I Took the Kidnapper to the Police Station 让你送快递,你把绑架犯送到警局
On a parallel-world Blue Star, Lin Chen, who has transmigrated there, becomes a courier. One day, he awakens a lottery System that rewards him for solving cases. As long as he catches a criminal or solves a case, he earns points for a draw. Isn’t this the perfect path to the top? But the skills he wins leave him completely at a loss. 1. “Dodge, dodge, hands at the ready.” (Lets him unconsciously evade any attack.) 2. “Come on, buddy, have a smoke.” (Anyone who refuses starts coughing.) 3. “It’s
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Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世:全公司否认18楼存在
[Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn
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The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区
After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey...
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Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂
Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the
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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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The Root of Evil [Crime Investigation] 罪恶之源【刑侦】
The restaurant’s delicious “ostrich meat,” a husband drowned in the bathroom, half a charred foot in a trash can, a woman hanged in a roast duck oven, a dead woman giving birth, raising little ghosts, “human centipedes,” burying people alive as construction sacrifices, and a cat abuser. The methods of murder are endlessly varied: killing by chance, hypnosis, drugs, dismemberment, murder, suicide, crimes of passion, and revenge killings. The victims bear eerie markings. Little fingers go missing.
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Cthulhu Roleplaying: I Can Control the Dice 克苏鲁跑团:我能掌控骰子
[COC tabletop role-playing / Call of Cthulhu + the uncanny + a mild golden finger] Dark, unfathomable beings descend upon Earth. Humanity is forced to log in worldwide and take part in a real-life Call of Cthulhu “game.” As investigators, they explore mysterious events and face unknown creatures that drive them insane. [The Box of Eternal Darkness] [At the Mountains of Madness] [Insatiable Hunger] Countless mysteries await in one uncanny world after another. A humanoid, hairless monster reek
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I Can Reload Infinitely, and See Through Every Hidden Card 我无限回档,洞悉所有底牌
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
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The Celestial Master’s Verdict 天师决
The living have their police, and the dead have their ghost officials. By a twist of fate, an old ghost who has lost all memories of his previous life joins the nation's paranormal affairs department and begins a journey of capturing ghosts and growing stronger. One battle after another awakens all of his memories. A thousand ghosts, a thousand forms; ghosts roaming the night; Xingluo's voodoo curses; Japanese shikigami; Western demons; rebels from the Underworld. One by one, a conspiracy target
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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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The Major Crimes Unit's Female Constable 重案女捕快
A series of ancient crime-solving mysteries with no System, no romance, and pure deduction. A trio of investigators, a constable, a young physician, and a prince demoted to commoner, work together to solve a string of major cases, including the disappearance of silver notes, a missing horse from the Crown Prince’s residence, and a case of ghostly footprints.
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Forgive the Moon 赦免月亮
[Classic Whodunit + Case-of-the-Week + Locked-Room Murders + Multiple Twists + Power Couple + Mutual Pining] To get revenge, Du Qingci kills two people, but runs into her old classmate Chu Dongping and has no choice but to become his partner. Together, they solve five cases in seven days. As they grow closer, their feelings heat up, and the killing intent draws nearer. Du Qingci: “Why does he keep looking at me? Did he spot my weakness? Is he going to silence me?” Chu Dongping: “Why does she kee
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