Straightforward Detective Novels with One Case After Another 单纯的刑警破案小说，一个一个的案件

1. 451 黑 Candlelight in the Night 黑夜里的烛光 No Longer Young难再年少Mystery100k WordsCompleted An aspiring police officer fresh out of the police academy is assigned to a grassroots unit. A baffling murder case changes Shi Yi's life forever. The sun sets, and night falls. Beneath its cover, countless human desires slowly take root and bloom. One murder after another, corpse after corpse, evidence hidden in the smallest of details, and the helpless cries of victims' families: all of it drives this newly graduated officer to grow. If criminals' desires are the endless night, then the countl 22Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 452 直 Livestream: A Six-Foot Male Entertainer Becomes a Maid! 直播：一米八男艺人当女仆！ Super Invincible Watermelon Puppy Warrior超级无敌西瓜修勾战士Urban347k WordsCompleted Lin Zhao is a C-list entertainer who sings off-key, dances awkwardly, and acts stiffly. Aside from his handsome face, he has nothing going for him. With no other choice, Huang Yang, the boss of Little Sheep Entertainment, tells him to reinvent himself as an influencer. Just then, he unexpectedly awakens a System. By completing daily challenges, he can draw a talent skill: [Spend a day working as a maid at a maid cafe.] [Spend a day as a rideshare driver.] [Sell paintings on the roadside and earn 421Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommend ① and ②. ① The protagonist starts by rescuing victims with a halo of Buddha's light; the plot is very interesting and I had a blast. There's no female lead. ② The protagonist has been researching unsolved cases for eight years until a simulated murderer livestream appears, and all the cases seem to be related to a mysterious organization. It's not mindless; there are many details. Most importantly, the protagonist doesn't rely on cheat codes every time he encounters a problem.

3. 453 尸 Autopsy Report: Suspect Zero 尸检报告：零号嫌疑人 Tang Xu唐序Mystery225k WordsOngoing Qin Mo, chief forensic examiner at the Jingang Public Security Bureau, teams up with rookie forensic assistant Lin Wan. Through meticulous autopsies, they dismantle one seemingly airtight murder case after another, identify the overlooked prime suspect through the silent testimony of the dead, and uncover the truth behind concealed deaths. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story takes place in a coastal industrial town called "Jin Port," a place where the old and new coexist—a bustling CBD alongside dilapidated old tenement buildings—providing a natural breeding ground for crime. 🤗🤔✨

4. 454 北 A Strange Case in the Northern Song: Judge Bao Solves the Mystery of the Noblewoman's Beheading 北宋奇案：包拯智断员外夫人断头谜案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery20k WordsCompleted During the Northern Song dynasty, a bizarre murder case shocks Kaifeng Prefecture: the wealthy merchant’s wife, Madam Lu, is found decapitated, and her bed is soaked with blood beneath the brocade covers. On the night of the murder, her husband, Huang, and his sworn younger brother, Zhang Dalian, drink together until dawn, yet both claim they “never left their seats.” The household cook, Wu Laosan, watches with cold indifference, and his technique for killing chickens is uncannily like beheading 3Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 455 大 The Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What Do I Do After Being Beheaded from the Start? 大唐小神探：开局被斩首怎么办？ Drifting Duck随波逐流鸭Historical1.5M WordsCompleted 6.7kReads9.2Score820Shelves
6. 456 唐 The Strange Tales of Tang: Su Wuyou, the Man Who Rescues Everyone 唐朝诡事录之捞人狂魔苏无忧 Ji Shi Mang Ran季时茫然Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Su Wuming: “I’ve offended the new emperor. I’m afraid I don’t have long to live.” Su Wuyou: “Don’t worry, brother. I’m the Crown Prince’s confidant. I’ll get you out.” Lu Lingfeng: “Wuyou, I’ve been demoted this time, and I fear the road ahead will be rough. If anything happens to me, I’m counting on you to look after Xijun.” Su Wuyou: “Don’t worry, Brother Lu. I’m heading to the frontier on imperial orders. With me there to pull strings, you can rest easy.” The Grand Princess: “Wuyou, I’m afrai 3.2kReads7.5Score184Shelves

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   The third book to break the ceiling of crime-solving, challenge me if you disagree.

7. 457 标 The Price Tag 标价 Laifu Is a Kitty来福是只喵Mystery54k WordsCompleted She was locked up for 406 days. After escaping, she helped the police take down the entire scam compound. Forty-nine people were arrested, and the evidence formed a complete chain. Everyone said it was over. She thought so too. Until the day before the case files were archived, when she happened to glance at an attachment to an interrogation transcript. Her name was on it, but not under “victim.” It was listed under “item number.” Above that was another line: Source of information: provided inte 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I enjoy this type of story. The plot of this book is unconventional, and the content is very detailed. It's a great read.

8. 458 挖 You’re Digging Up Graves, Breaking into Coffins, and Looting Imperial Tombs! And You Call That Farming? 挖坟开棺掘皇陵！你这是在种地？ Qing Sheng箐笙Urban714k WordsOngoing [Solving cases takes center stage early on, then the tomb-digging never ends. No female lead.] Chen Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a minor celebrity. At the same time, he takes part in a farming variety show competition. Completing System missions earns him god-tier arranging, songwriting, and singing skills. From then on, he dominates the entertainment industry and reaches the pinnacle of life. For the sake of his missions, Chen Chen decides to farm seriously and work hard t 1.5kReads7.7Score122Shelves
9. 459 心 Psychological Crime: Ten Bizarre Cold Cases 心理罪：十大诡异悬案 Three Lives, No Hope三生绝Mystery4.0M WordsCompleted A novelist’s bizarre suicide conceals the filthy ugliness of human nature, hidden from the world! A haunted murder house reopens a cold case buried for fifteen years. Is it the work of vengeful spirits, or a descent into an abyss of evil? On a remote island overseas, a terrifying priso 8kReads8.9Score859Shelves

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   If you're looking for suspense, crime-solving, and mystery, check out these shows. They explore the complexities of human nature—good and evil—twisted minds, and perverse methods. Wow!

10. 460 破 The Art of Solving Cases 破案那些事 Third Watch Night Rain三更夜雨Mystery449k WordsOngoing Nameless bones, a butcher on a rainy night, and the evil in the human heart far surpasses the evil of ghosts... Layers of fog, shadows everywhere. Where is the real culprit hiding? (P.S. This novel has no female lead.) 1.6kReads9.2Score168Shelves

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    The cases are well-written, and the progress of each case is just right.

11. 461 我 I'm Just a Police Dog, So How Did I Become a Star? 我就是一条警犬，怎么成明星了？ I Forget the Chapter When I Pick Up My Pen提笔忘章节Urban307k WordsCompleted [He doesn't turn human later. No female lead.] Lin Yun transmigrated to a parallel timeline, only to find himself a police dog. Training? Not happening. You think one piece of kibble is enough to make me fetch a frisbee? Do you really think I'm a dog? Captain: This mutt can't do anything right, but it's always first in line for food. Should we retire it? When Lin Yun seized three hundred kilograms of drugs, the captain immediately changed his tune. Captain: Give Lin Yun an extra meal tonight. I' 324Reads9.1Score107Shelves
12. 462 让 You Were Told to Play a Cop, but You Actually Arrested a Wanted Criminal 让你演警察，你真抓通缉犯 Rice Flour Pink米分色Urban484k WordsOngoing Ye Chen transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a pretty-boy celebrity, mocked online as a show-off singer and dancer and the king of awkward silences on variety shows. Netizens: Go act in dramas. The bar for acting is low. Just as everyone is mocking him, Ye Chen unexpectedly awakens the [Role Experience] System! Whatever role he plays, he gains that character’s skills. He plays a police officer, memorizes the wanted criminal’s features, and arrests an A-list fugitive right on set! He pla 95Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The first book features an actor playing a police officer with a role-playing system, solving case after case in real life; the second book grants access to a system from ten years in the future, allowing the actor to become a police officer and solve numerous unsolved cases from that era; the third book features a traffic cop solving cases; and the fifth book involves a time traveler with the ability to communicate with animals, thus solving cases.

13. 463 准 I Was Going to Be a Security Guard, Then the Life Comeback System Arrived! 准备当保安，人生逆袭系统来了！ Cow Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的牛Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Single Heroine] + [A Little Office Politics] + [Rising from the Bottom] + [Criminal Investigations] + [Realistic Human Relationships] Lin Fan graduated from university dreaming of becoming a police officer. Just as he was preparing to take the civil service exam, his comeback System arrived ten years early! [At thirty-three, you graduated from university but achieved nothing. You work as an auxiliary police officer, own no car or home, have no savings, and are still single!] [Now that you’ve re 129Reads6.5Score108Shelves
14. 464 却 Yet Was Forced to Master Social Skills 却被迫掌握社交技能 The Playwright排戏人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No heroine, no romance, standalone cases, and conversations with animals. Complete.) (Book five) Zhou Peng can talk to small animals. He uses this ability to solve cases, but he also often receives reports from animals. To those who don’t know what’s going on, Officer Zhou seems to be possessed by the Grim Reaper. Wherever he goes, trouble is sure to follow. Officer Zhou says: I want a vacation. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 2.1kReads9.0Score238Shelves
15. 465 狂 The Knockout: Major Crimes Squad 狂飙：重案中队 Li Lu Takes It Slow李路慢慢Mystery263k WordsCompleted [Criminal investigations, case-solving, manhunts, and the daily life of detectives, with no supernatural elements] An Zhen, a detective with the Criminal Investigation Corps, is parachuted in as an instructor for the Major Crimes Squad. He has a superhuman memory possessed by only a handful of people in the entire world. In the squad's daily work, he cracks drug cases, hunts down criminals, and takes on criminal gangs, solving one case after another while doggedly uncovering the truth behind mys 567Reads—Score110Shelves

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    [Criminal Investigation + Crime Solving + Manhunt + Daily Life of a Detective] This is a book about detectives, revealing the diverse characters in society. There are former police officers relentlessly pursuing the truth, classmates tirelessly striving for the truth, veterans who have persevered for ten years, and rookies trying to catch up with their predecessors' achievements. They are police officers, detectives, and the true protagonists. Watch as detective An Zhen finds the truth amidst layers of mystery, solves the enigma of a locked room, and restores justice to the world.

16. 466 尘 The Sealed Evidence 尘封之证 Everyday A Bu市井阿布Mystery172k WordsCompleted Every silent corpse is a life story violently brought to a close. We are the only ones who can read it. Forensic examiner Chen Mo and detective Lin Tao are partners with very different temperaments but perfect rapport. Day after day, they move between crime scenes and the autopsy table, searching for forgotten truths among cold physical evidence and inscrutable human hearts. The cases they face lie buried beneath layers of time and the fog of human nature. From the city’s poorest neighborhood 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A simple crime-solving novel, fast-paced and updated frequently.

17. 467 我 I'm a Celebrity. What's Wrong with Doing a Side Hustle? 我一个明星，搞点副业很合理吧？ My Meat Is Really Tasty我肉真好吃Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Xia becomes a minor celebrity stuck near the bottom of the industry. Everyone knows that D-list celebrities are treated worse than dogs. Life is tough, so Lin Xia makes a living with odd jobs. To get by, Lin Xia has no choice but to take up some side gigs. Day one: picking a lock at someone’s home, netting 200 yuan. Day two: setting up a fortune-telling stall, netting 500 yuan. Day three: selling cartoon-print underwear at a street stall, netting 800 68.6kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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    A humorous crime-solving story; the skills used are hilarious to the point of being inhuman. [Making a face]

18. 468 罪 The Evidence Puzzle 罪证拼图 Everyday A Bu市井阿布Mystery145k WordsCompleted On the boundary between crime and justice, evidence is the only light. Chen Yuan, captain of the city’s criminal investigation squad, has spent ten years failing to solve his younger sister’s disappearance. The case has become an unhealed scar in both his career and his life. When an unidentified woman’s body disturbs the quiet of the city moat, a mysterious snowflake tattoo and a bloodstained old cotton shoe draw him and his teammates into a vast criminal network spanning schools, mining distri —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 469 画 The Portrait Artist's Secret 画像师的秘密 Alex the Player艾利克斯玩家Mystery304k WordsCompleted Li Chengkai, a former SWAT officer now working as a police officer, is living like a salted fish: no ambitions, no dreams, no future. The arrival of a tenant who works as a forensic sketch artist stirs up his stagnant life, setting off wave after wave of change. Faced with one bizarre situation after another, Li Chengkai finally becomes certain: the sketch artist doesn't draw people's faces, but their souls. 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    I've brought my entire bookshelf over; feel free to pick anything.

20. 470 穿 Transmigrating to the 70s: The Goddess Strikes Back 穿越七零：女神的逆袭 I Am Zhu Kongyang我朱孔阳Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She transmigrates overnight, back to the end of the 1970s, when everything is waiting to be rebuilt. The original owner was lazy and greedy, plump and sturdy, and doted on by her family. The only problem was that she had no brains! Su Tang, a goddess of the police force, says none of that is a problem. Through hard work and determination, she secures a place for herself in the county police bureau cafeteria. Then, with her exceptional criminal investigation skills, she helps her fellow officers 449Reads8.9Score103Shelves

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    It's a story about a female protagonist who travels back to the 1970s to solve crimes. The beginning and title seem a bit formulaic, but it's actually a story about a female protagonist who seriously works as a police officer and solves cases; there's not much of a romance.

21. 471 作 Testimony 作证 Snowy Little Demon雪小妖Mystery100k WordsCompleted A murder takes place at the Fenghua Meijun villa complex, and Deputy Criminal Investigation Captain Xu Mo arrives to investigate. The case appears straightforward, and the killer is soon caught. But after hearing the victim’s family members’ statements and looking into the deceased’s past, the investigators realize things are not so simple. The case is shrouded in mystery, and the three suspects each give a different account. Who is the real killer? And what tragic past lies hidden behind this m 87Reads8.6Score—Shelves
22. 472 百 Chasing Down a Hundred Cases: Wu Hao's Criminal Investigation Notebook 百案追凶：吴浩的刑侦笔记 Yan Shou炎涭Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Wu Hao is a rookie officer who has just reported for duty at a local police station. His colleagues hold a welcome party for him. The next morning, he wakes to news of a major incident in their jurisdiction. The moment he arrives at the scene, he is stunned. A series of murders targeting police officers has just come to light. Thus begins Wu Hao's turbulent career solving cases. Cases within cases, schemes within schemes. Baffling clues lead to endings that make perfect sense. Behind each heinou 33.1kReads7.7Score3.8kShelves
23. 473 我 I Became a Ghost's Lackey 我给猛鬼当狗腿 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery607k WordsCompleted Lin You, a struggling comic artist who grew up in an orphanage, suddenly received a phone call about an inheritance. It turned out he had a wealthy father, making him a rich second-generation heir with money in the bank and a huge mansion. Lin You was moved to tears. At the mansion, he burned a pile of joss paper for the mother he had never met, only to summon a vicious ghost... The past and present lives of a mortal and a ghostly big shot, in a funny yet terrifying supernatural murder mystery. 411Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    A rare suspense masterpiece; the reader may not discover the murderer until the very end, and the logic is sound. [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

24. 474 无 Murder Without Guilt 无罪谋杀 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The most horrifying murders, the most unfathomable truths!! Cannibal banquets, the silenced woman, the frozen lover, the Nanda murderer turning himself in, sacrificial paintings made of human skin, ghostly figures in mirrors... You could never understand, by ordinary reasoning, the true motives hidden behind these terrifying and bizarre murder cases. Let a psychiatrist skilled in hypnosis guide you, from a unique perspective, into the minds of these terrible criminals and uncover the chilling tr 429Reads8.8Score—Shelves
25. 475 许 Xu Changsheng Investigates: Crazy Hormones III 许长生探案III疯狂荷尔蒙 Shanghai Baomu上海宝木Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted No System, no romance, pure crime-solving, with a series of standalone cases. A skeleton suddenly appears in the courtyard of a beautiful woman whose husband has been away for years, bringing two old cold cases to light. A beautiful married clothing-store owner with a colorful romantic past dies mysteriously in her shop... Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his officers as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring 23.8kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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    This book is purely about solving crimes; there are no cheat codes or systems.

26. 476 罪 Crime Traces: The Lie Breaker 罪迹：破谎者 Carrots Are Only Two-Fifty萝卜只要两块五Mystery902k WordsCompleted What can bury the truth? Hypocrisy and money. A corpse falling from the sky, a woman pierced through the chest, guilt taking the stage: who is the performer being manipulated? A male corpse with its face torn apart, the truth swept into an emotional maelstrom: what does it really mean to be a truly wicked person? After ten years of waiting for the light, beneath layer upon layer of gloom, only justice remains the eternal victor. Tear through the lies and see hope once more. Even the smallest tra 84Reads6.5Score—Shelves
27. 477 民 Notes on Folk Spirit Mediums 民间出马仙笔记 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery95k WordsCompleted [Spirit Mediums + Chinese-Style Horror + Episodic Stories + Supernatural Mystery + Karma + Mind-Blowing Twists + Feng Shui and the Occult] "Unraveling one strange and unpredictable tale of karmic retribution after another" In a remote suburb of the city lies a cemetery. Few people know that a shop dealing in the supernatural stands there, run by a spirit medium who can communicate with the dead and the living. The owner specializes in paranormal cases beyond ordinary people's understanding, but 467Reads9.3Score—Shelves
28. 478 长 The Long Night’s Journey 长夜行 Ge Zhao格照Mystery299k WordsCompleted 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... 249Reads9.4Score—Shelves
29. 479 诡 Tracking Bizarre Cases 诡案追踪 grace Xiaobeigrace小贝Mystery395k WordsCompleted Do curses really work? What secrets lie behind the skeletons in the cave? ...No matter how bizarre a phenomenon seems, there’s always a rational explanation behind it. A serious-crimes unit chief who arrives out of nowhere, shrouded in mysteries, and a forensic unit chief who is professional and diligent yet warm and sunny join forces. Together, they’re unstoppable at work. Watch as they use science to unravel the clues and crack one case after another! A science-based crime procedural for all a 514Reads9.2Score101Shelves
30. 480 哟 Hey! That Has-Been Is Solving Cases on a Dating Show Again 哟！糊咖又在恋综破案啦 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Modern Romance67k WordsOngoing Everyone calls Ning Ning a useless pretty face who only knows how to ride the popularity of dating reality shows, an illegitimate fake heiress the Ning family is ashamed to acknowledge. Only Ning Ning and her husband, Mo Xiao, know that she is a suspended criminal investigation detective with extraordinary abilities, while Mo Xiao has a broken plot System bound to him. The System wails frantically in Mo Xiao's mind every day: Host! Ning Ning, that vicious supporting actress, is about to derail t 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first one is super good, with a bit of a crime-solving element... A huge and interesting crossover. The second one is purely crime-solving, very good. The last one is a set of supernatural tales based on rules, also very fun.

31. 481 罪 On the Edge of Sin 罪恶的边缘 Ten-Mile Soul Ferry十里魂渡Mystery831k WordsCompleted A baffling case, an elusive truth, and a showdown between two geniuses. Behind it all lie immense sacrifices made for love and family, twisted human nature, and greedy desires, all teetering on the brink of evil! When a person's heart is filled with darkness, evil takes root there. It is not the criminal who is guilty, but the one who creates the darkness., Victor Hugo 98Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 482 天 Slippery Roads After Dark: A Lucky Break (Senior-Year Philosophy Mystery) 天黑路滑撞大运（高三哲学悬疑） Beyond the Measure尺寸之上16k WordsCompleted A Dark, Slippery Road and a Stroke of Luck (Senior-Year Philosophy and Mystery) 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are high-IQ and also suitable for high school students studying philosophy.

33. 483 猎 Case Files of Crime: The Punisher 猎罪档案：惩罚主 Jingye Jue京野谲Mystery421k WordsCompleted [Detective and police procedural + pure deduction + no romance! + no female lead + standalone cases + criminal investigation + realistic crime-solving] “Zhou Qi, an obscure detective who quit his job to start a business, teams up with his police friend Li Wushang to crack one bizarre case after another.” P.S. This book has no romance. If you like stories about two male leads with a romantic subplot, try another book: Hunting Crime Files: Bloodied Angel (also known as Nameless Detective Agency) " 297Reads8.8Score—Shelves
34. 484 站 The Stationmaster Is Dead (A Senior-Year Philosophy Mystery) 站长死了（高三哲学悬疑） Beyond the Measure尺寸之上16k WordsCompleted The Stationmaster Is Dead (A Mystery About Philosophy in Senior Year) —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 485 直 Livestream Auctioning Wanted Criminals: You Call This Selling Products? 直播甩卖通缉犯，你管这叫带货？ Strolling in the Night Breeze漫步夜风Urban146k WordsCompleted Lin Chen quits the police force. He only meant to become a livestreamer who teaches people about the law, but unexpectedly activates a livestream sales System. [Order confirmed. Target: A-rank wanted criminal.] [Sell A-rank wanted criminal, reward: 1,000 Crime Points] Lin Chen: “Come on over, take a look! Freshly caught serial killer, on a huge livestream discount!” At first, viewers think Lin Chen is playing a prank. But as police departments across the country start paying attention to him, ev 6.3kReads8.1Score934Shelves

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    (The male lead is livestreaming and selling wanted criminals), oh my god, what a refreshing subject! Hahaha 😂😂😂 Super hilarious!!!

36. 486 重 Reborn in 1998: I Can Replay Crime Scene Footage 重生98：我能回放案发录像 Zhou Siqing周嗣清Mystery459k WordsOngoing 105Reads—Score290Shelves

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    This book gets better and better as you read on.

37. 487 1 1993: Back on the Police Beat 1993重走警途 Flying Apai飞翔阿派Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Mind-Bending Mystery + Episodic Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Twists + No Golden Finger] The rating has just come in, and it will rise later “I wanted to be a good person too, but the nights in that era were so dark that I had no choice but to be more ruthless than the criminals.” In 1993, Binjiang County had no surveillance cameras, no DNA technology, and no big data. It was a golden age for crime to flourish unchecked, and the darkest of times for criminal investigators, who co 3kReads7.5Score237Shelves

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    I highly recommend this police procedural! A gem I recently discovered, it's captivating from beginning to end! There are no cheat codes or special abilities; it relies entirely on investigative logic, crime scene investigation, and psychological profiling to peel back the layers of mystery. Every murderer's motive hits the mark on human nature, and every moment of solving a case is incredibly satisfying. If you're looking for something to read, this is definitely worth it!

38. 488 凶 Crime Scene Investigator 凶案侦查者 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted He is a legend who left the police force. He is a criminal investigator shrouded in secrets. No one knows his past. He hunts down criminals, racing against killers and communing with the dead. 402Reads7.4Score—Shelves
39. 489 刑 Criminal Investigation: Chasing the Shadow of Crime, Murder in Verse 刑侦：罪影追凶，诗歌谋杀 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Mystery335k WordsCompleted A crime novel combining criminal investigation, suspense, and psychological mind games. A series of “poetry murders” takes place in Donghai City, with cryptic lines of verse left at every scene. While pursuing the killer, criminal profiler Lin Zhiyuan discovers that the cases are closely connected to an unsolved campus-fall case from twenty years ago. The killer seems to know both the police's methods and Lin's own past. Before the truth can be uncovered, suspicion begins to swirl within the for 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a good look, it's worth watching.

40. 490 平 Parallel Lines 3 平行线3 Fan Luo樊落234k WordsCompleted A psychiatrist accused of murder goes missing, but the police discover that a mysterious figure is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Are they helping the suspect escape, or setting someone else up to take the fall? A bizarre car crash that appears to be an accident unravels the mystery of a mountain disaster from three years ago, or perhaps reveals a premeditated murder... A woman’s corpse appears after a rainy night. The strange scent left behind and the butterflies fluttering nearby are u —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
41. 491 以 Judging Bloodlines in the Name of Justice 以正义之名审判血脉 Gu Lanshan 516顾阑珊516Mystery462k WordsCompleted Mystery and crime + dark urban drama + My Father Is the Mastermind A prosecutor is forced to call a criminal his father, but vows to bury his family with his own hands! An ordinary fishing boat murder draws Lin Feng, the youngest prosecutor in Binhai City, into an unfathomable darkness. The clues on the victim point to the Zhao Group, a black-money empire that controls the entire city, and bring to light the unsolved mystery of his father's bizarre death ten years ago. As Lin Feng investigates, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 492 平 Parallel Lines 2 平行线2 Fan Luo樊落217k WordsCompleted The night before her wedding, the bride vanishes without a trace. She is later found at a neighbor’s house, with a man’s corpse lying beside her. Shu Qingyang and Fu Baiyun, who came to attend the wedding, immediately join the investigation, but the key clue lies with a rabbit... A viral singer is found dead by the roadside. Before his death, he had suddenly begun studying theology. The eerie crime scene bears no trace of evidence, while the Qiao family, now squarely in the crosshairs, sends out —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
43. 493 长 Dawn After the Long Night: The Return of a Cop's Spirit 长夜破晓：警魂归来 pual Pengpual嘭Mystery307k WordsCompleted [Case solving + deduction + suspense + one heroine + inheritance] A major crimes detective pushed from the thirteenth floor by a murderer is reborn in the summer of 1998. That year, pagers still beeped, case files were handwritten, and detectives chased killers aboard old green trains. He returns with twenty-six years of memories and only one goal: solve, one by one, all the cases he failed to crack in his previous life. But when he opens the file on his first cold case, he spots a glass bottle 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Criminal police detectives solve cases; you might want to check it out.

44. 494 绝 Absolute Zero (Complete in 12 Volumes) 绝对零度(全12册) Fan Luo樊落Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Several people have fallen to their deaths in a bustling international metropolis within a short period of time. In addition to their bodies being twisted in bizarre ways, each victim wears an eerie smile. Were these suicides or murders? Detective Guan Hu of the Major Crimes Unit begins investigating. During the inquiry, he meets Zhang Yanduo, the mysterious owner of a bar near the police station, whose memory and analytical abilities are exceptional. With Zhang's help, Guan Hu discovers that th 4kReads9.6Score767Shelves
45. 495 我 My Criminal Investigation Notes 我的刑侦笔记 Yanbei Old Nine延北老九Mystery204k WordsCompleted A professional mistress with peculiar tastes, a twisted college girl, “filial” children who murder their parents, and loners who make pacts to die together. Is it that they cannot adapt to society, or that “social progress” has changed them? Is there a warning light behind the darkness, or must there always be darkness beneath the light? Someone smiling at you doesn’t necessarily mean they’re being friendly. They might be plotting how to hurt you. What’s more terrifying than ghosts and gods is t 149Reads9.1Score—Shelves
46. 496 一 I Woke Up to Find Myself Accused of a Family Massacre! 一觉醒来，我背上灭门惨案！ Heaven and Earth Know My Heart天地知我心Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted One day, Zhang Yu transmigrates and is horrified to find more than a dozen bodies sprawled around him. Blood is everywhere, their deaths were gruesome, and the sight is horrifying. Worse still, he discovers that he has been made the fall guy. Every piece of evidence, both overt and hidden, points to him as the suspect, and at any moment the police could arrest him and put him before a firing squad. Fortunately, at that moment he awakens the “Punish Evil and Promote Good System.” The System tells 554Reads6.2Score105Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book tells the story of the protagonist waking up to find his entire family murdered, and using his special abilities to gradually uncover the mastermind behind it all. The second book follows the protagonist who, after recognizing his brother, has his brother killed. He then uses his brother's identity to find the killer. Both books in the same series by the same author are quite good.

47. 497 罪 Traces of Guilt 罪迹 Carrots Are Only Two-Fifty萝卜只要两块五Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Humans are the world’s most complex tangle of contradictions; lies are the warm womb in which evil is born. A man whose heart was cut out while he was still alive, a woman submerged in a blood-filled bathtub, a corpse chewed beyond recognition... Could these eerie crime scenes be the killer’s arena? What lies behind these baffling cases? A victim who foresaw their own attack, a hacker lurking in the shadows, twisted family bonds and love... Who is the true source of the evil? When night falls, c 150Reads8.7Score—Shelves
48. 498 刑 Detective Chen Meng: Twelve Secrets from Major Cases, Complete in 3 Volumes 刑警陈猛：重案秘闻十二宗（共3册） Chen Meng陈猛Mystery2.9M WordsCompleted I’m a special crimes detective. Just one of the countless ordinary detectives out there. This is both a collection of criminal cases and a record of memories. In this novel, there’s me, my mentor, and my best friend. Like me, they’re each one of a kind, yet utterly ordinary. We once strode forward with bold ambition and high spirits. We once unraveled tangled clues, cutting through the fog to hunt down the truth. We also faced twelve major cases that left us grief-stricken, hesitant, and lost. M 202Reads6.9Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    I recommend Chen Meng's novel, "Gaga Yigas".

49. 499 弥 Atonement 弥罪 A Single Mysterious Word一语玄臣Mystery967k WordsCompleted I fell through the darkness and saw my own eyes in the reflection. The more someone fears trouble, the more trouble comes looking for them. We are all creatures struggling to survive among the thorns, reaching out our guilty hands in the direction time flows. And now, what can I use to make amends for my sins? 889Reads9.1Score125Shelves
50. 500 凝 Eyes of the Abyss: Season 2, Part 2: Cold Blood Boils 凝渊之眸.第二季2：冷血沸腾 Chen Meng陈猛Mystery143k WordsCompleted 351Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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