Can Crime Investigation Stories Start Differently for Once? 刑侦文能不能换个开头

1. 251 离 Unbelievable! The Brash Blonde Is Actually a Criminal Investigation Captain 离谱！黄毛丫头竟是刑侦队长 Crazy Little Bird疯小鸟Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation + Suspense + Case-by-Case Mystery Solving + Brain-Teasing Cases + Female Lead Investigator] A madman attacked everyone in a film studio, while a girl was brutally slashed across the throat on her way home. The clues that surfaced were merely a ploy to mislead the police. When obsession becomes the root of evil, and victims become perpetrators, just how evil can human nature be? The truth is buried beneath layer upon layer. Ever since joining the Special Cases Unit, Su Xia 31.9kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves
2. 252 连 Serial Murder Investigation Unit 连环凶案调查组 Xue Mei雪媺Mystery276k WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation + Serial Killer + Case-of-the-Week + Psychological Profiling + High-IQ Crimes + Not for the Fainthearted] Every time she dates a man, he dies. All three of Shi Yike's boyfriends have met untimely ends, and the serial murder case remains unsolved. Her family and friends all think she's bad luck. She also knows that a serial killer with a sick obsession with her is lurking nearby. Should she listen to her family and stay single for the rest of her life so no innocent man ge 640Reads—Score106Shelves

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   I recommend my own story. The female lead is definitely the center of attention; she uses the male lead and recruits him.

3. 253 入 A Godlike Debut on the Job: Who Can Keep Up? 入职即封神谁与同行 Gentle Words, Shallow Speech暖文浅语Urban314k WordsCompleted Ordinary office worker Lin Yanshu walks straight into a hell-level instance on his first day at work! Discovering that a designer with the same name mysteriously vanished three months ago is only the appetizer. The real drama lies in the fierce power struggles within Xingtu Group, while a blue mark that suddenly appears on his arm blows his cover wide open: he is a first-generation test subject from a human genetics laboratory! With forces at home and abroad closing in and the hunt at full throt 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book was a teacher's new book, about Rolls accepting criticism and guidance. The second book was very depressing; I heard it was based on true events. The third book was a novel I read after listening to the audiobook version. It had many plot twists that made you feel like you guessed it, but the author pulled off a comeback. It not only talked about the good but also the evil in human nature.

4. 254 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 is the best crime drama I've ever read.

5. 255 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves
6. 256 派 Police Station Cases: Public Order and Criminal Investigations 派出所警事【治安和刑事侦查】 By Chunshen Lake春申湖畔Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted Wang Zhiyong graduated from the Criminal Police Academy in 2005 and was assigned to work at a local police station. His duties mainly involved handling public security and criminal cases. Through his work, he encountered a great many calls for police assistance and gained a deeper understanding of the joys and sorrows of human life. He solved numerous criminal and public security cases. As he continued handling cases, Wang Yong gradually grew into an outstanding police officer. 460Reads—Score108Shelves
7. 257 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Red Pavilion 狄公案：红阁子 Gao Luopei高罗佩66k WordsCompleted Three curses in a secret chamber, a beauty’s debt from hell On Paradise Island, the nights are a whirl of luxury and revelry. Di Renjie, magistrate of Puyang County, is just passing through when he is forced to stop and take on what seems like an open-and-shut suicide case: Li Hanlin, a newly appointed top scholar, is heartbroken and has slit his throat in the Red Pavilion at the Yongle Inn. Thirty years earlier, the wealthy merchant Tao Kuang also cut his own throat in this room. Three days lat 28Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Solving a case used to be so difficult!!! [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

8. 258 刑 Seriously?! You Mooched Off My Wi-Fi and Cut My Internet Cable 刑啊！蹭我wifi，还剪我网线 Drippy Ice Cream冰淇淋淋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Stickler for Details] + [Law] + [Outlaw] + [Stacking Charges (Stacking Kills)] + [Zhang San] Chen Feng is a livestreamer. One day, he discovers someone stealing his Wi-Fi, so he changes the password. But to his surprise, the neighbor comes knocking and demands the password, claiming her child needs it for online classes. And if he refuses, she’ll cut his internet cable? How about destruction of private property, disturbing the peace, and trespassing? Your account got stolen by a hacker? How 4.3kReads9.3Score595Shelves

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   It's not exactly a full-fledged crime drama, but it's worth watching.

9. 259 谁 Who Isn't a Freak, Anyway? 谁还不是个变态了 Six Waters六个水Mystery386k WordsCompleted A by-the-book but not entirely reliable criminal investigation captain vs. a genius forensic pathologist and criminal psychology consultant who walks the line between genius and criminal. Su Zhi: His skull is absolutely perfect. If I were the killer, I’d polish it into my favorite little bone bowl. Shi Yanzhi: Come on, let’s turn to Article 232 of the Criminal Law: Whoever commits intentional homicide shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten 11.2kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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   It's super good. Both the male and female leads are from wealthy families. The only downside is the female lead's tragic past, leaving much to the imagination regarding the ending. But overall, it's a very enjoyable watch. The later episodes mainly revolve around the female lead's childhood experiences.

10. 260 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: Chaoyun Temple 狄公案：朝云观 Gao Luopei高罗佩56k WordsCompleted While returning home with his family, the famed detective Di Gong is caught in a violent storm. Their carriage is wrecked, forcing them to seek shelter at the mist-shrouded Chaoyun Temple. The temple is celebrating its founding anniversary. Pilgrims fill the grounds, and a theater troupe takes the stage. It all seems lively and festive, yet something sinister lurks beneath the surface. Late that night, Di Gong looks out his window and catches sight of a burly man in an iron helmet in the opposit 5Reads8.6Score—Shelves
11. 261 祖 My Ancestors Were All Villains, Yet I Became a Police Superstar! 祖上全员恶人，我却从警超神！ Go with the Flow s随心随遇sMystery1.4M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, You Were Supposed to Go Undercover, So How Did You Become the Boss?, is now available] Have you ever heard of an entire family of loyal martyrs? What about an entire family sentenced to death? I'm not joking. On An Yang's first day as an auxiliary police officer, his personnel file leaves everyone dumbfounded. Drinking, eating, visiting brothels, gambling, smoking; swindling, cheating, abducting, stealing; greedy, lazy, gluttonous, slippery, and rotten; devious, sini 49.3kReads8.4Score4.9kShelves

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    There's enough to watch, go ahead and watch, they're all good.

12. 262 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Bronze Bell Case 狄公案：铜钟案 Gao Luopei高罗佩78k WordsCompleted [Historical mystery + locked-room murders + Detective Di Renjie + interwoven serial cases] A new official takes office, and the county yamen stays lit late into the night. On his first day in Puyang, Di Gong encounters a strange case: on Half-Moon Street, a butcher’s daughter is brutally murdered in her bedroom. A love poem and a gold hairpin point to a scholar. But hidden clues and the night watchman’s clappers reveal the real killer: a wandering fraud posing as a Daoist, using holy robes to di 19Reads8.8Score—Shelves
13. 263 你 You're Just a Cat, So Why Are You Competing with the Police for Their Jobs? 你就一只猫，干嘛和警察抢饭碗？ Gao Wei高纬Urban436k WordsCompleted [Cat protagonist + System + a smooth ride all the way] “Dude, how’d you get in here?” “A cat brought me in.” “Huh? You call the cops ‘cats’ where you’re from?” “Heh. Ever heard of the Black Cat Detective?” A black cat that catches mice at the police station goes viral online! Netizens affectionately dub it “Black Cat Detective.” But after the little guy catches a hundred mice, the Cat Detective System activates, and the whole story takes a sudden turn… “You don’t think catching mice is all I can 5.8kReads9.5Score946Shelves
14. 264 涤 Sin-Cleansing Killer System 涤罪杀手系统 Dong Muyu东木宇Urban725k WordsCompleted System + No Female Lead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. Bai Yi is an orphan adopted by a retired criminal investigator. Raised on lessons about justice, he knows all too well that there are many evils in the world that the law cannot eradicate. He has grown numb to them, but one day, quite by chance, a voice rings out in his mind: Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Assassin System... 1.8kReads8.7Score147Shelves

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    I recommend qd's book, "I Don't Want to Solve Cases Either, But This System Is Getting More and More Criminal."

15. 265 哥 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Terrorist! 哥，你是警察，不是恐怖分子啊 KISS in the CloudsKISS云中Urban447k WordsCompleted [Crime investigation and deduction, witty commentary, explosions wherever he goes, never backs down from a fight] Transmigrated? Heaven hit Xiao Yang with a sudden, outrageous stroke of luck, nearly throwing his back out. Just transmigrated, better lie low, then show off later? No. Keeping a low profile is impossible. Absolutely impossible. Besides, the moment he transmigrated, Xiao Yang gained an absurdly overpowered ability. Touch anyone and they get pregnant… No, wait. Touch any living creatu 38.6kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
16. 266 恶 Dark Tales 2: The Fame and Fortune Circuit 恶谭2：名利场 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery267k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic stories + the depths of human nature + stunning twists + hard-core sleuthing] “Where fame and fortune reign, disputes are sure to arise.” A woman's corpse hidden inside a Buddha statue in an ancient temple, a mysterious online celebrity, and a group of suspects with tangled connections: Tan Zheng takes on a baffling murder case. As the investigation deepens, he discovers that the case is far more complicated than it first appe 257Reads9.3Score104Shelves

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    I won't allow anyone not to have seen these! Please bookmark them now! These are the kind of shows you'll regret not watching—absolutely amazing! Fast-paced, incredibly mind-bending, intellectually stimulating, and not at all overly sentimental! [Masterpiece by Sparrow Food][Masterpiece by Sparrow Food][Masterpiece by Sparrow Food]

17. 267 隐 The Hidden Summer 隐匿的夏天 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery330k WordsCompleted In the height of summer 2008, on the day the Bird’s Nest was officially completed, someone died in a small city in the Northwest, a thousand miles away. The body was wrapped in an old bedsheet, naked, and riddled with stab wounds. Song Kun, a woman detective who had just snatched a position from a teammate, took over the case amid a tide of rumors. She never imagined that this would set the stalled gears of a decades-old missing-person case back in motion. A woman named He Xi jolted awake from a 1.2kReads8.8Score210Shelves

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    An author, incredibly good books! The first book has already been adapted into a TV series, and the leads in that series perfectly matched my ideal couple. It's just so good, not one of those weak or awful plots.

18. 268 恶 Dark Tales 3: The Abyss of Desire 恶谭3：欲望渊 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery209k WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + solving cases] [Desire is a wildfire, hard to contain once it spreads. It burns away reason, leaving only ashes behind.] Young Jiang Tingxu was presumed to have died by suicide, but years later he suddenly reappears and mercilessly kills the family members he once knew. A bizarre family history begins to come to light... The shocking discovery of several skeletons brings Longxue Village, a 184Reads9.2Score109Shelves
19. 269 狄 Judge Dee Case Files: The Lakeside Case 狄公案·湖滨案 Gao Luopei高罗佩83k WordsCompleted [High suspense, nonstop twists, and ancient-style detective stories] Di Renjie, county magistrate of Hanyuan, attends a banquet aboard a pleasure boat. What should have been an elegant evening becomes the scene of a locked-room murder. Beneath the moonlit sky, at the heart of the lake, the music suddenly stops, and a woman’s corpse surfaces. Then an unsolved chess game from seventy years ago reappears, a bride mysteriously “comes back to life” on her wedding night, a carpenter is found dead in a 17Reads8.7Score—Shelves
20. 270 纨 The Spoiled Young Master Detective 纨绔神警 Cold Moonlight Outside the Window窗外的寒月光Urban449k WordsCompleted [System] + [Expert] + [Clairvoyance] + [Crime Solving] + [Thrilling Action] + [A New Life] In his past life, Lu Pingsheng was a spoiled playboy. After being reborn, he awakened the Divine Detective's Eye, which let him see through everything. No crime could escape his notice. If he used the Divine Detective's Eye for evil, what beauty in the world could escape his gaze? But Lu Pingsheng had once been surrounded by countless women. Now, he wouldn't lay a finger on any of them. A Lu Pingsheng 4.1kReads8.8Score397Shelves
21. 271 恶 Dark Tales 4: Tides of the Sea of Hate 恶谭4：恨海潮 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Urban175k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Love and hate are poison. In excess, they consume flesh and blood and devour the soul.] A student at a foreign studies university carries explosives into a classroom, causing a tragedy that shocks the entire city! A wealthy boy vanishes on a rainy night, and his body surfaces in the river the next day. But the circumstances of his drowning are riddled with 246Reads9.3Score103Shelves
22. 272 大 The Female Detective of the Great Song Dynasty 大宋女刑司 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [High IQ + mystery-solving + suspense] She transmigrates straight into a murder scene. Framed for the crime and squeezed dry by her gambling-addict parents, she disguises herself as a man to escape trouble, only to be exposed without mercy by a general. Watch as this lowly servant latches on to the general, examines corpses, and deduces the truth behind each case. She punishes princes above and corrupt officials below, all with a loyal friend by her side. From hunting killers in Jiangnan to trek 7.2kReads9.2Score818Shelves

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    I highly recommend it!

23. 273 恶 Dark Tales 5: The Power Game 恶谭5：权势局 The Out-of-Control Editorial Department失控编辑部Mystery243k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Criminal investigation + Deduction + Case-by-case mysteries + The depths of human nature + No romance + Focused on solving cases] [Beneath the power, there is nothing but desire] A dismembered body is found in an alley, its bones and flesh mixed with pork. The brutal method of killing is appalling, and the victim’s wife has vanished without a trace! A popular young star dies mysteriously in a luxury hotel. The crime scene is covered in blood, but a malfunctioning surveillance system l 131Reads9.2Score100Shelves
24. 274 毛 The Mao Family Cases 毛公案 Chu Renxun储仁逊Historical22k WordsCompleted The Mao Gong Cases is a classic of Ming and Qing courtroom fiction. Centered on the legendary cases solved by Mao Dengke, an imperial censor sent to inspect Zhili during the Jiajing era, it presents the moral codes and judicial ideals of Ming society through shocking cases such as “A Wicked Brother Harms His Younger Brother” and “A Rebellious Son Kills His Mother.” The book consists of six chapters and follows the loyal official Lord Mao as he goes undercover to investigate and cleverly solve st 108Reads9.6Score—Shelves
25. 275 大 The Great Coroner: Xilai, Another One’s Dead 大仵作：喜来，又死一个 Dog Sixteen狗十六Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted She was a posthumous child pulled from a pile of corpses. She spent her days among the dead, playing with skulls and amusing herself by catching maggots. To uncover the truth behind her adoptive father's death, she even took it upon herself to dissect a corpse. Others mocked her as a freak and kept their distance, but the ruthless commander of the realm's forces doted on her beyond measure. Dismemberment and cremation, for love or for money. In this bizarre world, joy comes from seeing clearly f 5.8kReads8.9Score916Shelves
26. 276 犯 Criminal Synopsis 犯罪提要 Poems Flow from the Pen笔落诗成Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Silver-haired beauty with a genius IQ [Qin Yinluo (Chong Hu)] vs. shameless, scheming, lovesick big shot [Long Jinfeng] [Double purity, equally matched, two big shots, two male leads + crime solving + undercover criminal investigation + comedy + happy ending + sweet romance] What should you do when the one who got away returns home after years apart? Long Jinfeng's answer: Easy. A golden cage and chains. Qin Yinluo had been away for many years and met all kinds of people, but few had ever struck 1.6kReads9.5Score106Shelves

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    It starts with carrying out a mission and flirting.

27. 277 大 Judge Dee: Cracking the Case 大唐狄公案·破局 Mo Yu莫逾Mystery196k WordsCompleted What makes this book a great read: the victims’ bizarre deaths, painstaking deduction, and a style that shifts from witty and humorous to serious and meticulous. It’s a boy’s version of The Cases of Judge Dee and a Tang Dynasty version of The Washing Away of Wrongs! Rather than sketching out the plot in broad strokes, the story offers detailed, vivid depictions of the crime scenes. This makes the cases feel authentic while keeping the focus on the investigations! The Golden Mystery, The Secret T 1.6kReads9.3Score101Shelves
28. 278 让 I Asked You to Solve the Case, Not Share Your Criminal Know-How! 让你破案，你搁这分享犯罪经验？ Daily Judgment每日审判Mystery787k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll rise! A max-level big shot is reborn as a young policewoman and solves cases online! Top hacker and underground mercenary Song Qianxia transmigrates into a timid, meek trainee police officer who gets pushed around by everyone in the criminal investigation division of the city police department?! A string of locked-room murders has left the entire department in despair, while the criminal psychology experts are at a loss. Song Qianxia yawns. “Is this case really 43.8kReads8.1Score6.5kShelves

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    Of course, choose either no romantic pairing or a strong female lead!

29. 279 领 The Shepherd 领羊 Dog Sixteen狗十六16k WordsCompleted Leading the Sheep 212Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 狄 The Judge Dee Cases 狄公案 Wu Jianren吴趼人Mystery200k WordsCompleted [Four Great Mysteries of Empress Wu Zetian + Di Renjie + detective mystery + stunning reversals + Chinese-style horror] When Di Renjie takes up his first post as magistrate of Changping County, he never expects one murder after another to rock the small town! News arrives that a Huzhou merchant has been murdered at the Li Lidun inn. The innkeeper, Kong Wande, protests his innocence, but the local headman, Hu De, refuses to let him off the hook. When Di Renjie investigates, the evidence points st 275Reads9.5Score—Shelves
31. 281 编 Contract Forensic Pathologist: The Major Crimes Unit Is Fighting Over Me! 编外法医：重案组抢疯了！ Joye MeowJoye喵Mystery724k WordsOngoing [No romance · Criminal investigation · Case-of-the-week] In his previous life, he worked as a forensic pathologist for twenty years, until he died on his final case. When he opens his eyes again, he's finished his clinical medicine degree and is working as a contract employee at the municipal bureau's forensic center. He earns 4,800 a month and has no permanent position. On his first day, his mentor gives him just six words: Say less, observe more. [About romance] There were some hints of it ear 156.9kReads8.5Score18.2kShelves
32. 282 暗 Storms Beneath the Dark Night 暗夜无间风云 Strive with Resolve奋发韬厉Mystery169k WordsCompleted Tang Xiaoyu is an undercover policewoman. Using her striking looks and exceptional mental fortitude, she goes undercover to catch criminal suspects. Xiong Peng is a narcotics officer who has spent years undercover in drug trafficking rings, gathering intelligence and cracking down on crime as part of his everyday work. The two seem to have nothing in common, until they meet during an undercover operation. It is fate, and it was meant to be. 273Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Dark Night Undercover Storm," a completed crime investigation novel with a high score of 9.0, Jumps straight into the murder case with no setup, downplaying the workplace background and focusing entirely on hardcore crime-solving and deduction. The series of cases unfolds with twists and turns, without any simplistic plot points or unnecessary padding. At 170,000 words, it's a complete novel—no need to wait for updates!

33. 283 刘 The Liu Gong Case Files 刘公案 Anonymous Author不题撰人Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Mind-Bending Mystery + Qing Dynasty Cold Cases + Shocking Twists + Chinese-Style Horror + Liu Luoguo] The Great Qing is at peace, but beneath the surface, unrest stirs in Jiangning Prefecture, Jinling. Liu Yong has barely arrived and settled in when he stumbles upon a shocking case: a married couple spends the night at an inn, but the husband dies under mysterious circumstances and the wife vanishes. The county magistrate beats a confession out of the innkeeper, who is then declared the murdere 191Reads9.6Score—Shelves
34. 284 他 His Wild Rose Blooms Without Restraint [Criminal Investigation] 他的野玫瑰肆意盛放【刑侦】 Autumn Wind秋之风Mystery274k WordsCompleted Flirtatious beauty Jiang Qian, owner of a bar & Lu Yu, an aloof, celibate, secretly passionate detective squad captain “Your love at first sight was something I’d planned for a long time.” [Both leads are each other’s one and only + equally strong leads + happy ending + sweet romance, no angst] . On the night an intimate-photo scandal broke, a murder took place at the Rose Bar. Lu Yu rushed to the scene and found white roses scattered across the floor, soaked red with blood. The suspect was Jian 352Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    I've read them all. Each one shows great respect for women and begins with a case. The cases generally don't have much romance at the end.

35. 285 冰 Ice Blade: Hunting the Killer, He Became the Prime Suspect 冰刃追凶：他成了头号嫌疑人 Long Mengze龙梦泽Mystery512k WordsCompleted A locked-room murder at the fencing hall of Jiangcheng Institute of Physical Education. The head coach is found dead in the equipment room, a broken sword tip embedded in his chest. In a pool of blood lies a 2013 figure skating gold medal. Surveillance footage shows no one entering or leaving during the time of the murder. The only suspect is Lu Zhaoye, the fencing team captain, whose fingerprints were left behind. Intern reporter Su Yanqiu steps in to investigate, only to discover countless con 1Reads—Score129Shelves

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    ⭐⭐⭐ [Highly Recommended] This crime thriller is truly excellent, trust me! The author's writing is incredibly vivid, each character is brought to life, and the imagery practically leaps off the screen. I highly recommend this book.

36. 286 提 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery370k WordsCompleted (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 242Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Crime investigation novel, episodic case-solving, system novel, fast updates.

37. 287 心 The Psychological Crime Profiler 心理贩罪师 Lady Wangchuan忘川姑娘Mystery438k WordsCompleted They are patients at the Bright Light Psychological Healing Center. They wear shells of darkness as they search for salvation in the light. They are supposedly there to “save” others, yet at the turning point of human nature, they reveal a blood-red truth. A breathtaking operatic swan song, a lovesick gourmet, a beautiful writer obsessed with corpses... Lin Qianqiu, a mysterious psychologist. Is she a healer who brings people into the light? Or a purveyor of sin who pushes them into the abyss? T 146Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Well, I already have a lot of books on my bookshelf, so I don't want to look for this one.

38. 288 重 Back to the 1990s: A Political Science Graduate's Son-in-Law 重回90，从政法女婿开始 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted No womanizing, no System, one female lead, a serious officialdom novel, a crime thriller set in a past era, and a fiercely protective wife. A slow-burn story, written simply to make you smile. During the urban transformation of the 1990s, crimes were rampant and restoring order was an urgent priority. Li Feng, once an experienced grassroots criminal investigator in the twenty-first century, was reborn by accident in 1996 as a young captain with a master's degree in criminal investigation. He w 2.2kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    A new crime drama, a serious political novel, perfect for those in the system. It features rebirth, a son-in-law/son-in-law relationship, and elements of officialdom. Top-rated on the Tomato Bookmark Ranking [Already hooked][Already hooked][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf], with thousands of readers! The novel opens with the dual identity of a "criminal investigation master" and a "law and political science son-in-law," instantly creating a dramatic and suspenseful setting—the clash between professional skills and the constraints of his identity, perfectly hitting the sweet spot of both period dramas and professional dramas. The intricate plot of case investigation and the father-in-law/son-in-law relationship intertwine, resulting in a rich narrative with significant potential for film and television adaptation.

39. 289 雾 Fog City Sequence: My Shadow Devours 雾城序列：我的影子会吞噬 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Urban248k WordsCompleted ( Lovecraftian urban fantasy, devouring evolution, pretending to be a good-for-nothing, ruins exploration ) On the night the fog rose, the rules turned upside down. Beneath a city where neon and shadows coexist, countless vertical abysses lie dormant, known as the Ancient Fogsource Ruins. Here, power comes from making a deal with the devil. The mainstream Super Martial Arts sequences build order, while the Reverse Spine Shadow grows mad through devouring. To grow stronger is to accumulate the ri 17Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 白 The Mao Gong Cases in Plain Language: A Deadly Dispute Over an Inheritance 白话毛公案：兄弟争产酿血案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery36k WordsCompleted Modern Vernacular Translation of the Mao Gong Casebook retells the ancient casebook novel The Mao Gong Casebook in contemporary vernacular. It mainly tells the story of a tragic and inhuman murder during the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, when the Yao brothers of Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, fought over their father’s inheritance. The elder brother, Yao Geng, and his sister-in-law, Liu, were consumed by greed and plotted to seize the family estate. They went so far as to murder Yao Yi, the younger 126Reads9.3Score102Shelves
41. 291 警 The Policewoman Is Off Duty, but the Love Triangle Starts on Its Own 警花不营业，修罗场自己开了 Changing It Up Without End换个没完Modern Romance834k WordsCompleted [Everyone's dream girl + power players competing for her + all the male leads are devoted + a battlefield of love] As a proud people's police officer, Manyi always lived by one motto: Keep men out of your heart, and solving cases will come naturally. So she devoted herself entirely to her cases. 1. An unidentified female corpse buried at a powerful man's construction site. 2. The mysterious disappearance of the F4 at a school for handsome young men. 3. A high-ranking official's son with a screw 19.1kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    My heart won't give up, I'm so satisfied!

42. 292 绝 Top-Secret Criminal Case Files 绝密刑事档案 Out-of-Control Theater失控剧场Mystery58k WordsCompleted Uncover major criminal cases in China, explore the truth behind them, and reveal the dark side of human nature. This series investigates and analyzes shocking major criminal cases from China in recent years. On a street on a rainy night, a taxi driver kills four people in a row, then sexually abuses and dismembers the bodies, taking photos as keepsakes! A newlywed couple vanishes overnight. What cruel crimes took place during those eight hours of impenetrable darkness? Hong'an, December 26: Eigh 4.4kReads9.5Score321Shelves

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    If you're looking for a good crime investigation novel, this is the book for you. I'd pay a fortune to have someone who hasn't read it before. After reading it, I haven't come across a similarly good crime investigation novel in a long time.

43. 293 刑 A Crime Reporter’s Notes: The Ledger of Life and Death in Real Cases 刑侦记者手记：真实罪案的生死簿 Ask the Cold问冷Mystery58k WordsCompleted Where there are people, there's not only the “jianghu,” but also life and death. How long life lasts, we cannot know. But death comes at its own pace for everyone. One case after another unfolds, and killers spring up like bamboo shoots, piercing the calm surface of the world. As layer upon layer of real evidence is stripped away, their ugly faces are exposed. What happened to the missing young couple during their final eight hours? A pair of lecherous eyes follows a young woman's skirt, trailin 436Reads9.1Score—Shelves
44. 294 重 Reborn as a Police Car: From the Start, I Turn Myself In to the Nation 重生成警车，开局将自己上交国家 Elementary School Overlord小学龙傲天Urban552k WordsCompleted Reborn as a police car that's about to be decommissioned and crushed into a metal pancake, Chu Tian binds to the [God-Tier Police Car System]. To avoid being scrapped and melted down, he has to keep earning merit and evolving! But his partner is a rookie policewoman who just graduated from the police academy and has been assigned to hand out parking tickets. On his first day on the job, Chu Tian shines his high beams and “blinds” an A-rank fugitive right into the open! The policewoman is so star 74Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The crime dramas I read are all really good; none of them have weird female leads at the beginning.

45. 295 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

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    This is truly a rare gem among crime fiction novels I've read. I hope more people can see it; I'm sure you'll love it too! [Crying emoji]

46. 296 重 Major Crimes Unit 重案组 A Wave of Flowers一波花卉Mystery168k WordsCompleted 2.3kReads6.7Score133Shelves
47. 297 犯 Criminal Psychology (Complete in Three Volumes) 犯罪心理（全三册） Daisy戴西Mystery466k WordsCompleted A string of unnatural deaths. A series of brutal methods. Crime scenes that send a chill down your spine. This is a psychological battle between good and evil, a life-and-death struggle between crime and punishment. He is a detective with a keen eye for crime scenes and a deep understanding of criminal psychology, leaving suspects nowhere to hide. She is an outstanding forensic pathologist who can make the dead “speak.” Can they enter the maze of a suspect's memories and send the deranged devil 614Reads9.4Score126Shelves
48. 298 痕 Trace Evidence: Shen Yan's Criminal Investigation Notes 痕迹：沈砚的刑侦笔记 Green Inkstone Knows the Evening青砚知晚Mystery224k WordsCompleted In a city drenched by the rain at night, evil quietly takes root in the shadows, and one seemingly unsolvable murder after another unfolds. Rookie detective Shen Yan unexpectedly becomes bound to the Trace Analysis System. From then on, crime scenes that look flawless to everyone else are full of inescapable clues to him: a speck of dust out of place, half of an invisible trace, a tiny dried residue, a deliberately disguised detail. He sees them all clearly. People can lie, and hearts can concea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is pretty good; it's not melodramatic or silly.

49. 299 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.4kReads8.5Score419Shelves

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    This book is quite good; it's relatively close to real life.

50. 300 终 The Ultimate Decoding 终极解码 Liang Ye梁野Two Male Leads345k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + mystery and deduction + powerful partners + bickering couple + healing] Goofy detective vs. poker-faced consultant, with differences in height, age, and personality Lately, one bizarre and uncanny case after another has emerged. They are all connected and riddled with unanswered questions. As the clues come together, a mysterious organization begins to surface. To solve the cases and expose the mole, their superiors bring in a young consultant. Director Lin: “This is the cons 318Reads8.5Score101Shelves

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