Mystery, Detective, and Horror Novels With Mind-Bending, Thrilling Plots 悬疑、推理、恐怖类小说，剧情烧脑又刺激

1. 351 烬 Map of the Ashen Calamity 烬劫图 Bei Mu Nan Chen北沐南辰Historical182k WordsCompleted **The seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. The land was shattered.** News that Beijing had fallen and the Chongzhen Emperor had hanged himself on Coal Hill reached Jiangnan. Even Suzhou, where fine rain fell in endless threads, was shrouded in the gloom of the end times. Chen Mo, the owner of a painting and calligraphy shop, appeared to be a gifted painter, gentle and refined as jade. In truth, he was the sole survivor of a bloody massacre that had wiped out his family three years earlier. H —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The hidden mystery of "Fishing Alone on the Cold River" reveals the "Remnant Picture of the Ember Tribulation", which is related to Zhang Xianzhong's treasure and the imitation of the national jade seal, pointing directly to the culprit of the murder.

2. 352 地 A Hellish Start: Higher-Dimensional Bigwigs Watch Me Wipe Out the Competition 地狱开局高维大佬围观我反杀全场 So Very Lucky特别幸运呀Mystery190k WordsCompleted Wealthy families, revenge on villains, transmigrate into a book, power couples From the start, Jiang Mian appears in handcuffs on a livestream after transmigrating into the body of a castoff from a wealthy family. She lowers her eyes and smiles coldly, using forensic logic to tear everything apart. A crystal chandelier murder, antique poison bait, a tea party trap: all become evidence she can use to turn the tables. Pei Yuyan, a higher-dimensional observer, shuts off billions of screens for her —Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   The wealthy family counterattacks after the profiler passes through the book! The heroine's IQ is online and she exposes all the conspiracies. The hero is extremely pampering and sweet, and she stays up all night to finish the chase~

3. 353 天 The Net of Justice: Part One, The Killer Cannot Escape 天网第一部真凶难逃 Author Shi Yu作家石玉Mystery503k WordsCompleted “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... 304Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Witnesses insisted on the "man in black", and Skynet compared DNA - the real murderer was actually the "victim's best friend" in a white dress.

4. 354 曹 Cao Xi’s Regret Cure 曹溪的后悔药 Twisted Bun Head麻花头Mystery100k WordsCompleted On a winter night in the capital in 2025, Cao Xi was walking down the street with a close friend when he happened to catch sight of his ex-girlfriend, Gao Junyao, whom he hadn’t seen in three years. At his friend’s urging, Cao Xi worked up the courage to approach her. But just as he reached the corner, he saw Gao Junyao die a violent death right before his eyes. After searching the scene, the police found no eyewitnesses to the murder, yet the wound on Cao Xi’s hand contained Gao Junyao’s DNA! M 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a suspenseful mystery. It is not long and can be read in one sitting. It is high-energy throughout and the crisis appears from the first chapter.

5. 355 悖 The Gate of Paradox 悖论之门 Yin Shi Nan Gui阴湿楠鬼Mystery132k WordsOngoing I walk among the wreckage of logic, repairing one twisted reality after another. My ability is both “hope” and perhaps the deepest of curses. Then I realized that every time I saved someone, a whisper sounded in my ear: The ultimate price of repairing this broken world may be becoming an even greater mistake. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   To save is to make a mistake, and reality is completely distorted - this counter-routine is better than the trolley problem!

6. 356 烬 Ashen Panic 烬慌 If That's All Right如果好吧Mystery184k WordsCompleted 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 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Shen Xin was dragged into the gold robbery by her deceased father's blood letter. As soon as she followed the instructions to detonate the dead end, she discovered that the official had registered her father's death earlier. There was a secret of fake death hidden behind 60 kilograms of gold. Chen Zihao worked with her to solve the mystery.

7. 357 东 Northeastern Ghost Doctor: I Cure Every Kind of Defiance! 东北鬼医：专治各种不服！ Buddhist-Style Grind King佛系卷王Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [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 29.3kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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   "Supernatural lovers are ecstatic! The unit drama format of this book is great. Each folk tale is more evil than the last, and the protagonist uses incredible methods to solve it.

8. 358 把 After Sending My Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital 把丈夫送进精神病院后 The Rabbit No Longer Keeps Silent兔子不再沉默Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted When I received my husband Zhou Huai’s psychiatric diagnosis, I sobbed so hard my whole body shook. Only I knew those were tears of excitement. After all, I was the one who had slipped drugs into his coffee every day for the past six months. He had it coming. His diary was filled with plans to use psychological manipulation to drive me to suicide and inherit the billions my parents left behind. I had him committed to the most heavily guarded psychiatric hospital in the city, thinking I’d won. U —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I personally committed my husband to a mental hospital. "Because his diary is full of plans on how to make me commit suicide due to depression." "I won, until I saw the note in the diary: "Congratulations on passing the test, heir." "Until a man who looked exactly like him asked me: 'Where did you keep my brother? '" "It turns out that Zhou Huai is just the beginning. ""The real game has just begun..." If you like the game of "Gone Girl" and the sense of fate in "White Night Walk", then you must not miss this story.

9. 359 三 The March Murder Hunt 三月追凶 Zhang Tuo张拓Mystery153k WordsCompleted I’m working hard to create the most boring, lowest-rated, most lackluster mystery novel on the entire internet. Sometimes even the author can’t understand it, but apparently lots of people enjoy novels they can’t understand. 1Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   The supernatural elements in the book and the process of solving the case are perfectly integrated, making it a hearty read.

10. 360 系 The System Told Me to Be a Guide 系统叫我接引人 Preacher Old Man布道翁Mystery130k WordsOngoing The protagonist is a corpse makeup artist at a funeral home. An accident gives him a bizarre System, bringing him into contact with many supernatural cases. Instant spells, a lightning-fast peachwood sword, real paranormal events, plot twists, logical deduction, and genuine human emotions all feature in the story. The protagonist is not invincible. In the end, he becomes an underworld guide, takes charge of the Book of Life and Death, and resurrects those who sacrificed themselves for the love a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It must be this book. The characters have delicate emotions, the story is true, the logic is flawless, the plot has great twists, the world view is grand, funny + touching, and it involves real and verifiable secretaries and Taoism.

11. 361 复 A Little One in the Midst of Revival 复苏中的一小只 Come Here让你过来Mystery241k WordsOngoing An unexpected trip led Lin Qingqing to transmigrate into a world where the supernatural had returned. Here, vengeful ghosts run rampant and the uncanny lurks everywhere. But there are also people who stand against the ghosts: Ghost Controllers! “What? I’m the villain now?” 32Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    Traveling through time will lead to hell! Lin Qingqing wakes up at the bottom of a dark lake, surrounded by strange corpses. As her senses gradually recover, she discovers that she is no longer a living person. She also unexpectedly encounters a ghost master and an out-of-control ghost lake. The logic is clear and reversible, and she is chasing him higher and higher!

12. 362 为 I Attended My Own Funeral for Love 为爱参加自己葬礼 Crimson Snow's Song绛雪吟Mystery52k WordsCompleted Shen Zhifei accidentally entered a parallel world and saw his parents there consumed by grief. Out of love, he tried to enter that world again, attended his own funeral, and left behind a letter expressing his love... 7Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Super exciting suspense short story, I recommend it personally

13. 363 晚 Goodnight, Niuniu 晚安，妞妞 Cat-and-Dog Games猫狗游戏Mystery164k WordsOngoing “Be good, Niuniu. It's time for bed.” Every nightfall, this gentle goodnight was part of the nightly routine Chen's wife shared with her three-year-old daughter, Niuniu. In everyone's eyes, Lin Wan, who had just moved in, was a kind, quiet, and even rather pitiful woman. She had just lost her own daughter. So when Mrs. Chen hurried to her door late one night, begging Lin Wan to look after Niuniu for the night, the trust seemed only natural. The lights went out. That was when the story truly bega —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A neighbor entrusted his daughter to her late at night, and Lin Wan took revenge in the name of taking care of her. He said, "Why do you think I left it to you?" To reveal the conspiracy behind Good Night.

14. 364 半 Screams from the Harem After Midnight 半夜后宫的惨叫声 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景Mystery165k WordsOngoing On the first Ghost Festival after the new emperor ascended the throne, a woman’s bloodcurdling screams rang out one after another from the direction of the Cold Palace. The palace maid assigned to investigate discovered a lipstick-scorched butterfly mark on the neck of every corpse. It matched the curse of Consort Chen, who had been sentenced to death twenty years ago, exactly. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book breaks the traditional palace fighting routine, and the author's writing style is so touching.

15. 365 厄 The Patient of Ill Fate 厄命病人 Thirty, Cleansed of Filth垢净三十Mystery535k WordsCompleted Greed, deceit, sophistry, argument, a need to perform: I possess every weakness in the world. The self-serving man who crawled out of a heap of corpses is using a hundred people’s bodies to piece together a Mother Goddess of his own. | Ensemble cast | Infinite-flow | Performative villain protagonist | Dark and twisted instances | Some manipulative, heavy material | | The protagonist’s values!!! His values are messed up!! Proceed with caution! | “Hello, my name is Zhou Ni.” As green trees wither 641Reads8.2Score159Shelves

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    The plot is so mind-numbing, well worth reading.

16. 366 织 The Play Weaver 织戏人 Xi Mao喜毛Urban132k WordsOngoing (One heroine + intelligent protagonist + no brainless antics + saving the world + urban supernatural powers + redemption) This is a sorrowful age. Dark clouds called the human heart have blotted out the sun. Gazing at the sky, someone cannot help but murmur, “When we get sick, we take medicine. So why does the world eat people when it gets sick?” Jealousy, anger, greed... More and more negative emotions have begun to corrode the world. Then, one day, the world finally changed. A force called Ori —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Every layout of the protagonist is not meaningless. When all the things are put together in the end, it will give people a bright feeling. It is recommended to read it carefully.

17. 367 黄 Clad in Yellow, This Daoist Has Made It 黄袍加身，道爷我成了 Sold My Ritual Robe for Candy卖了法衣换糖吃Mystery246k WordsOngoing My name is Jiang Qing. On the day I was born, the heavens showed strange signs: eighteen thunderclaps split the sky, and snow fell from the midsummer sky in the seventh month. The villagers saw me as a monster and avoided me. When I was ten, darkness filled my heart, and I nearly slaughtered my own family. Just as the blade was about to fall, a Taoist priest intervened and saved me. He was Zhang Hongxuan, the sixty-second Celestial Master of Mount Longhu, revered as a living god among Taoists. H 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Whoever reads this book knows

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