A Gripping Suspense Novel with a Murderer Protagonist and No Romance 主角杀人犯，无CP，超好看，悬疑的书
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I Woke Up as the Suspect in a Serial Murder Case 一觉醒来，我成了连环杀人案凶手
Zhou Ye, an emergency room doctor, was attacked by a thief and hit his head. When he woke up, the house was in complete disarray. The only thing playing on his phone, over and over, was a video of someone being murdered and dismembered in a brutal, horrifying way. Zhou Ye grumbled to himself that movies these days were getting more and more extreme. It wasn't until Zhou Ye saw his own face in the mirror that he truly panicked. Wasn't that person in the video him? He had to accept the truth: he h
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- 2 I’m the Grim Reaper, and I’m About to Start Committing Crimes! 我是死神，我要开始犯罪了！ [High-IQ Crime] [No Female Lead] [A Rational Madman] [No System] Twenty years ago, Yi Bo's entire family was slaughtered. Twenty years later, he walks out of a psychiatric hospital. From that moment on, the fates of certain people are sealed! Yi Bo swears to uncover the truth behind his family's murder and kill the people responsible! But as his investigation goes deeper, he discovers that things are far from simple. An unseen hand is guiding Yi Bo as he painstakingly unravels the mystery. “The 2.6kReads6.9Score16914d adds
- 3 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 502Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 4 A Maniacal Smile Beneath the Mask: I’m Crazy, Don’t Run 面具下癫狂一笑，我是疯子你别跑 [No heroine, revenge, magic, madness, mental illness, ruthless action] He is a high-IQ, unhinged magician who kills for revenge. He is both a madman and a savior. His goal is to take perfect revenge on everyone! … Three years ago, Chen Sheng was secretly admitted for treatment after being diagnosed with several mental illnesses. He was classified as an S-rank dangerous patient. Three years later, Chen Sheng is discharged after recovering, only to discover that the Chen family has suffered a deva 9.7kReads8.6Score99414d adds
- 5 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 119.4kReads9.5Score12.9k14d adds
- 6 Sculptor: I Create the Perfect Crime Scene 雕刻师：我制造完美死亡现场 Shen Chaoge is a sculptor. It’s a craft that takes skill. Unlike the work of traditional sculptors, his creations are infused with the uncanny… Some people are frightened to death in broad daylight. Some drown in dry rooms. Some freeze to death in the heat of summer. Some burn to death in the pouring rain… I am a sculptor, and a “demon” who walks among the living… I bring salt to death… It is as if someone is murmuring. I’m setting up the next death scene. You, whose sins are so grave, will you 8.7kReads7.8Score81514d adds
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Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹
Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs
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- 8 Dissociator: The Glittering Decadence of Los Angeles Eats to the Bone 解离者：洛城的浮华噬骨 Behind the glittering facade of Los Angeles, a foster care agency hides behind a veneer of compassion while repeatedly preying on wealthy, vulnerable foster children. It forges guardianship papers, drains their assets, then gets rid of the victims with staged deaths from illness. 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事 On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Dissociator: A Black Comedy of Errors 解离者：黑色幽默大事件 No formulaic power fantasies! Worldbuilding-driven, realist mystery, where evidence is just the final nail needed to make things official. The second installment in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to get their hands dirty. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind breaks free from pain, the body escapes the dust of 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲 No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame 414Reads—Score10114d adds
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I’m Really Not a Murderer! 我真的不是杀人犯啊！
When I woke up, there was a corpse beside me. And let me say this again: I transmigrated. I'm not crazy. So I'm absolutely sure I didn't kill anyone. After all, there's no memory of the murder in my head. Probably not, right? Probably not!
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I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案
Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst...
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My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎
[Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result
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Sin-Cleansing Killer System 涤罪杀手系统
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...
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- 21 The Otaku's Revenge 宅男的复仇 Duan Yu of Kun City was an ordinary homebody whose life revolved around electronic devices, video games, and endless web browsing. But his happy life changed abruptly when his older sister died in an accident on his eighteenth birthday... The once happy family of four was suddenly reduced to just him. How did his sister die? Enraged, the homebody Duan Yu resolved to make himself stronger and became a formidable avenger... Meanwhile, master detective Xu Changsheng arrived in Kun City. As he inves 5.7kReads8.8Score52914d adds
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The Unhinged Villain: Everyone Here Is Trash 疯批反派：在座的各位都是垃圾
[Dark male-lead story + powerful, merciless sadist who dotes on the protagonist + no female lead + no canon couples (ship whoever you like) + fantasy, not realistic + slow transmigration] [The protagonist has friendship arcs only, no romance! No kissing scenes! He will never get involved with any character from beginning to end!] Qi Zui is the most terrifying criminal mastermind in the history of the Imperial Star. His crimes are too numerous to count, and his sentence has reached a record-break
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- 23 Who Touched My Novel? 我的小说谁动的 Xue Mo sat at his computer, typing away with great concentration. “Knock, knock, knock!” A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. “Who is it?” Xue Mo asked, puzzled, as he went to the door. “The police.” Through the peephole, he saw two people in police uniforms standing outside. One of them held up his police identification. “Does Xue Mo live here?” “Yes, that’s me.” Xue Mo hurriedly opened the door. “We’ve found that several recent murder cases closely match your novel. We need you to as 1.7kReads8.8Score23314d adds
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Alien Beasts Invade: I've Become the Evil Cult's Boss! 异兽入侵：我成了邪教boss！
[Villain + Gene Fusion + Cult Leader + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead] Qin Sheng is transmigrated, and though he survives by sheer luck, he has less than a year to live. Luckily, he binds the System carried by the transmigrator. It can extract and fuse alien beast genes to create all kinds of potions. In this era, alien beasts have been invading for a hundred years, and humanity has been forced to establish nine cities. Alien beast genes are considered taboo. But to stay alive, he has no cho
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- 25 Eerie Instances: Today, Too, I Must Be a Good Ghost 诡异副本：今天也要好好做诡 [No CP] [An unsettling perspective. Readers who can't accept eerie beings killing people, please stay away] [Writing this to satisfy my own cravings, please go easy on me] Lin Yan was a surgeon in life. After death, he became an eerie entity studying at the Abyss Echo Academy. To stay alive, Lin Yan diligently enters instances and works hard. 7.4kReads6.9Score64614d adds
- 26 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6k14d adds
- 27 A Maniacal Jester: The Bullet Comments Keep Calling Me Elegant! 疯批乐子人，弹幕直呼我优雅！ Infinite-tower adventure, no female lead, troublemaker, villainous boss, killing with elegance and rules On the first day Qi An became the boss of a haunted instance, a livestream appeared above his head. The chat's usual three-part refrain: [Boss, kill him! Kill him and I'll send you a Cloud-Piercing Arrow!] [Was hubby elegant today? If he was, I can die in peace.] [Boss An, that boss in the instance next door says you're not as twisted as he is!] Qi An: I just wanted to kill people quietly. Yo 21.3kReads8.8Score3.7k14d adds
- 28 Eerie: I Can Devour Without Limit 诡异：我能无限吞噬 [Eldritch Horror] [Supernatural Powers] [No Romance] [No Morals] [No Limits] [Cruel and Vicious] [Selfish and Self-Serving] In a world overrun by the uncanny, I accidentally reveal that I transmigrated here. Barely escaping with my life, I manage to get away. The flames of resentment bloom. My long-awaited golden finger finally arrives: a mysterious stone tablet on the dark side of the moon, capable of endlessly devouring the uncanny’s source. After years of building strength, I unleash a massa 16.2kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 29 The Rule-Horror Game Designer: A Terrifying Digital Realm from the Start 规则怪谈设计者：开局恐怖电子场 Reborn as half human and half ghost, he enrolled in the horror major at a school for the supernatural. Final project: Design a rules-based horror story. Shen Yiming: You got it. Let's start with every worker's nightmare: working at an electronics factory for just 20 yuan an hour, putting in 10 to 12 hours a day, rotating between two shifts, and standing the whole time. Players: ??? Did you think that was it? NONONO. Next up: the terrifying college entrance exam! And after that… Play 36Reads—Score11114d adds
- 30 After Death, I Became the Creator of the Strange 死后，我成了诡异造物主 [Behind the scenes] [Ensemble cast] [Creating horrors] [Villain] [Dark] [Urban high martial arts] This was a world that firmly believed in the laws of physics. Until one day, the indescribable “horrors” spread like a plague. The rules of reality collapsed, and the old order crumbled before the terror. Behind this abyssal revel sweeping across the globe stood Shen Chuan, who wielded the [Authority to Create Horrors]. From that moment on, he wrote the world’s terrors into existence. The [Skin-Wear 367Reads—Score—14d adds
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A High-IQ Madman Designs Hundreds of Announced Murders 高智商疯子，设计百起预告杀人案
[High-IQ crime] [Ruthless, cold, calculating, and mad male lead] [Not reborn] [No System] [No female lead] A mysterious murderer who is rarely seen suddenly appears in Jiangcheng, calling himself the Judge. The Judge's days are always full. Monday: He judges a popular young actor who preyed on female college students. What a lovely day. Tuesday: He judges a billionaire who has committed every kind of evil, leaving himself refreshed and invigorated. Wednesday: He calls the task force directly.
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[Hope of Blood] 【血之希望】
Elite police officer Xia Xuansheng has solved countless murder cases at a young age, until a criminal organization called Hope emerged. It was the first and only case that ever stumped him. Who is pulling the strings behind the organization, and what story lies behind it? It seems to be connected to a terrifying international crime syndicate. It is up to him to uncover the truth. Who is Kid, the mysterious boy in the clown mask, really? What secrets does he hold? A tangled web of complications r
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Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？
(No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th
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- 34 Atonement 弥罪 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? 856Reads9.1Score12114d adds
- 35 Nan Chen Bei Yue's Fifteenth Book 南晨北月第15本书 [Male Lead Is No Good Guy + No Harem + No Female Lead + Everyday Life + Some Gore + Lighthearted + No System] A thousand people, a thousand faces: different values, different thoughts. But most people are willing to pay for their own pleasure. Li Jiu believes there is nothing wrong with people finding joy in their own creations. Whether they are brutal, sorrowful, terrifying, or bloody. He is determined to find the greatest pleasure in the world, and for that, he is willing to give up things he 2.7kReads5.4Score43514d adds
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The Realism of Falling 沉沦的写实性
Song Zheng is a clever, independent detective. Solving a case is like putting together a puzzle: evidence is the pieces. Assembling them is easy, but finding them is a thorny road. Female lead: Xu Sui. Her name means “to follow.” Teetering on the edge of a cliff, she can follow the light or the darkness. Whether someone pulls her up or pushes her down, she can handle it. She believes that sinking into darkness is a kind of liberation. Supporting characters: Zhou Guyu, Song Zheng’s assistant an
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The Homicide Squad Chief Has Gone Crazy: He Wants to Interrogate Himself 刑侦队长疯了，他要审讯自己
I just took over a shadowy serial murder case. When I entered the crime scene, I had the strange feeling I'd been there before. Could I be the killer? As I dug deeper into the truth, I uncovered an astonishing secret!
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