In this list
Reader notes translated by Google Translate
135
-
51
I Just Want to Be a Detective, but the System Makes Me Take the Imperial Exams 只想当神探，系统偏让我去考科举
[Crime-solving + imperial examinations + alternate setting + two male leads + wish-fulfillment] A family inheritance dispute! A child abduction case! A serial murder case! A nursery-rhyme murder case! An imperial examination fraud case! A treasure-swapping-for-a-corpse case! A murder at Qinfang Garden! The first thirty-five chapters focus on the imperial examinations, solving cases, making money, and making friends. After chapter thirty-five, the focus turns to solving cases. One case follow
619Reads8.1Score101Shelves
Reader note
-
52
The New Cases of Judge Bao 新包公案
Five people shared a piece of zha cake, yet only the one seated at the head of the table died. Bao Zheng followed the clues from one plate of cold cake to a debt over meteoric iron, twenty years of restraint, and an iron seal in a deep well. There was more than one killer, and more than one path to justice. Beneath Bianjing’s glittering prosperity, everyone owed a debt they could never repay.
82Reads—Score101Shelves
Reader note
- 53 Investigative Guard: Framed as a Death Row Inmate, I Solve Cases to Escape a Deadly Trap 察事卫：穿成死囚我靠断案逆死局 [Transmigrate into a book] [Ancient-style Inspectorate] [Hardcore Mysterious Cases] [Comeback from the Brink] Reincarnated as a condemned prisoner, you're due to be executed along with your entire family in three days. Everyone says demons stole the silver, but Wang Ming sees through it at a glance: it was all done by human hands. One case file tears apart the false evidence, and three sentences leave the presiding judge speechless. Seven days to solve the case and live. Fail, and die. A demon c 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 The Fog of Justice Bao 包青天迷雾 Following Bao Qingtian's career as an official, thirty strange cases conceal one mystery. From a minor case involving ox tongues to threats against the foundations of the state, every act of corruption he cuts down points to a shocking conspiracy looming over the Song Empire. 1.1kReads6.9Score—Shelves
- 55 The New Cases of Judge Bao 新包青天案 Wrongful cases pile up in Bianliang, and Bao Zheng takes charge of the Kaifeng Prefecture alongside Zhan Zhao, Ding Yuehua, and Gongsun Ce. They stand up to the powerful, solve miscarriages of justice, and punish the wicked, digging deep into an international conspiracy involving Youyun. They wield the law as their blade: a betrothal gift is no license to sell a woman, and justice will never bow to the powerful! 7.2kReads6.6Score228Shelves
- 56 The Bao Qingtian Mystery 包青天迷局 The Bao Qingtian Mystery: A grain ship sinks, taking thirty lives with it. Poison hidden in the bloodstained rice exposes a shocking conspiracy. Bao Zheng travels incognito to Yangzhou and discovers that the prime minister is colluding with the Liao, armor from a previous dynasty has resurfaced, and an imperial tomb’s edict has come to light. The Jianghu’s Hidden Dragon Clan, Liao nobility, and palace factions are all swept into the maelstrom. With ten days left, Bao Zheng must survive amid star 829Reads6.8Score—Shelves
-
57
A Bride in Red Enters the Game: After Taking Her Place, I Tear Apart His Bad-Luck Curse 红妆入局，替嫁后我手撕他克妻命
In a red wedding dress, I willingly took another bride's place and stepped into the cannibalistic Lu household. Everyone in the city knew Lu Yanxuan was a libertine who had driven his previous wife to her death. I was the second “sacrifice” chosen by the Lu family themselves. They didn't know that this substitute marriage was all part of my plan. I made myself the bait and swore to avenge my loved ones. But something was off about Lu Yanxuan. His eyes were clear as a mirror, and he even open
1Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
58
The Alluring Female Coroner 倾城女仵作
(Comic adaptation of The Beautiful Coroner now available) (Print edition of The Beautiful Coroner now on sale) After the mysterious death of her father, a coroner, Ye Caitang was saddled with a huge debt of fifty taels of silver. She had no choice but to sell herself to the Six Doors and work like a beast of burden for her creditor, Xia Yue, a renowned detective. Fortunately, Ye Caitang possessed the soul of an experienced modern forensic pathologist. Using modern forensic science, she deciphere
21.6kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
Reader note
-
59
My Drunkard Dad 我的酒鬼老爹
I really didn’t get the Burning Technique… A drunkard for a father and a scheming mother gave birth to a clueless boy. Mystery + political intrigue + deduction + crime-solving + martial arts world No System, no golden finger, and no reloading a save to start over. No invincibility, no brainlessness, no harem, and no saintly hero. Life is full of ups and downs, and people come in all sorts. With a broken sword in hand, the young man roams the world, gradually unraveling the mystery of his birth!
6Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
60
The Ghostly Jade Shadow 玉影鬼差
[Underworld Investigator + County Magistrate] One is silver-tongued, the other meticulous... Was their meeting a calculated approach or a fateful encounter? Liang Yu is a ghostly constable in the Nine Netherworlds Office of Judicial Review. A white stone allows her to travel between the realms of the living and the dead. At the request of departed souls, she takes care of matters in the human world, helping them let go of their attachments and enter the cycle of reincarnation. Yet she has a past
60Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
61
Tang Dynasty Detective 大唐刑警
Shen Yan, head of the major crimes unit in a modern criminal investigation squad, accidentally transmigrates during an explosion while arresting cultural relic smugglers. His soul takes over the body of a newly appointed constable at the Wannian County Office in Chang'an during the Zhenguan era. Using modern forensic medicine, trace evidence analysis, criminal psychology, and logical deduction, he solves one strange case after another in a Tang Dynasty where laws are rudimentary and investigatio
67Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 62 Reborn as a Secret Service Agent 重生之军统特务 Lin Mo, a modern history graduate student, accidentally transmigrates to Shanghai in the Republic of China era in 1938, where he becomes a young agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. To survive the chaos and protect his homeland, he uses his knowledge of history to lay an astonishing web of espionage. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
-
63
Transmigrating to the Great Song: A Young Constable Solves Cases and Becomes a Legend 穿越大宋，小捕快破案封神
A modern SWAT officer transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes a low-ranking constable. With his exceptional criminal-investigation skills, he cracks every baffling case under heaven! He solves cases and becomes legendary, his official career skyrocketing. From a petty clerk, he rises to become a powerful figure who dominates the court!
13kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves
Reader note
- 64 The Tang Dynasty’s Female County Magistrate 大唐女县尉 Tang Dynasty, women-focused suspense, mystery, crime-solving She is a rare female official under the laws of the Tang Dynasty. On her very first night in office, a strange case lands at her door: deep in a rainy alley, night watchman Chen San lies dead, wearing one brand-new red bridal embroidered shoe, while the other has vanished. Rumors that a “fox spirit has taken a husband” sweep through the city in an instant. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
-
65
Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部
In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa
629Reads8.8Score122Shelves
Reader note
-
66
The Female Coroner of Zhenhe Pass 镇河关的女仵作
[Set in ancient times] [Mystery and crime solving] [Episodic] [Focused on investigating strange cases] [Clever characters] [No System, no golden finger] Song Nianci was born into a family of forensic examiners. The trade had been passed down from father to son since ancient times, never to daughters. But misfortune never comes singly: hers was a generation with only one daughter. To keep the family business from dying out, her grandfather came up with a plan: find a husband to marry into the fa
8.3kReads—Score1kShelves
Reader note
-
67
The Five-Corpse Copper Coin Case: I’ll Handle What the Eastern Depot Won’t Touch 五尸铜钱案：东厂不敢管的事我管
In the sixth year of the Tianqi reign, unidentified bodies begin appearing one after another in the capital. They are found hanging upside down, each with a Wanli Tongbao coin stuffed in its mouth. Beggars, merchants, students of the Imperial College, military officers, eunuchs, the victims’ status keeps rising, but their manner of death is exactly the same. Lu Chen, a constable with the Shuntian Prefecture, takes the case. He checks the old records and discovers that this isn’t the first time.
3Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
68
Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱！开局就是案发现场
[The rating has just been posted; it will rise later] When Xia Zhu woke up, she had become the prime suspect in a dismemberment case, and the victim's head was in her refrigerator. She was the unluckiest person alive! While others panicked and rushed to prove their innocence, she stayed at the crime scene to examine the details. Drawing on her forensic expertise, she pieced together the clues, investigated the inconsistencies, cleared her name, and helped the police identify the real culprit. Sh
6.7kReads6.9Score806Shelves
Reader note
-
69
Strange Tales of the Great Ning 大宁异闻录
Lu Shaoli arrives in the capital alone, gifted with peerless martial prowess and a mysterious past. She means to keep a low profile, but stumbles straight into a string of bizarre cases. High officials die in mysterious circumstances, rumors spread, and fear grips the city. Gui Yongning, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, singles her out at a glance. He is a master strategist, but frail and sickly. She is astonishingly strong, but stubborn and softhearted. Forced together, brains a
6Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
70
Livestreaming Fortune-Telling: All My Top Supporters Are in Jail 直播测字：我的榜一全在局子里
A ghost-seeing girl and a genius young detective make the perfect supernatural duo! Jiang Chen: Can you check whether there are any nasty things around us? Su Su: Do you think I'm a ghost-hunting police dog or something?! Ghost: You're the nasty thing! Your whole family is nasty! The supernatural duo always cracks the case!
18kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
Reader note
- 71 I Solve Cases to Score Free Food at the Court of Judicial Review 我靠破案在大理寺蹭吃蹭喝 Mystery/Detective Frost veils his silver mask, dust stains his white hair, and Pei Shaoqing's fate was written in the Book of Life and Death long ago. Yet he insists on using the last of his strength to defy fate and unravel the mystery that even the gods have fallen silent before, all for her. Born with white hair, he was destined to grow old by her side; and the name Jiang Tang is the only sweetness in his life. 2.6kReads8.2Score312Shelves
- 72 The Great Coroner: Xilai, Another One’s Dead 大仵作：喜来，又死一个 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 5.6kReads8.9Score842Shelves
- 73 The Female Detective of the Great Song Dynasty 大宋女刑司 [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 6.9kReads9.2Score785Shelves
-
74
The Unhinged Prince Finally Learns to Be a Good Dog 疯批王爷终于学会当狗
[One-on-one romance + pure historical setting + strong heroine, obsessive hero + lovesick hero + falling for her through his own assumptions] Sharp-tongued, calculating female official who puts on an act × volatile, arrogant prince with a doglike streak As the emperor-appointed governor of Tongtian Prefecture and the sovereign’s most favored aide, Cheng Yang can get anything she wants. Every day, she chats with the consorts and stays up late talking with them. All she has to do is catch two “a
11Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
75
The Treacherous Minister 佞臣
[Amnesiac, Highly Skilled Detective X Cold-on-the-Outside, Warm-Hearted Eunuch in Power] [Historical fantasy + Mystery-solving + Two Beautiful, Powerful, Tragic Leads + Taking Another's Place + Marriage Before Love + Amnesia] After Zhao Yuqing is gravely wounded and loses her memory, she wanders to Jianzhou, where she is rescued by the kindhearted young lady of the Jia family. To repay her, Zhao Yuqing, gifted with both martial prowess and intelligence, solves the Jia family's murder case, only
794Reads9.1Score122Shelves
Reader note
-
76
My Lord Husband Is Quite a Catch 郎君甚相宜
[Two-faced ray of sunshine x gloomy, world-weary Demon King] [Detective work + food + court intrigue + redemption] In Jiang Chunhe's world, everything could be classified as either edible or inedible. Then she met Shen Zhi, and suddenly her definition of food was turned upside down. Everyone thinks Shen Zhi is cruel and vicious, and avoids him like the plague. Only Chef Jiang says, “Don't throw out that battered Demon King you found. Take care of him, and he might turn into a tasty little cabbag
1.1kReads8.8Score170Shelves
Reader note
-
77
Records of Strange Cases in the Five Capitals 五京志怪探案录
Mystery + crime-solving + transmigration + supernatural tales + mutual flirtation and sexual tension + sweet romance + personal growth + happy ending The Great Liao is a fictional world with five capitals: Shangjing, Nanjing, Xijing, Yanjing, and Bianjing (Dongjing). Shangjing is sinister, Nanjing is splendid, Xijing is rugged, Yanjing is bitterly cold and harsh, and Bianjing is elegant. Each holds its own secrets and hides its own strange mysteries. All five capitals are prosperous places, yet
11Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
78
The Dali Temple Vice Minister’s Two-Faced Husband 大理寺少卿的双面夫君
[A couple who start out hating each other and become truly devoted] [Mystery and deduction] [Historical romance] [Clever heroine] [Scheming hero] [The story opens with a political plotline] [The individual cases begin in Chapter Five] Cheng Wanrou, an Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is married off by the emperor to Xiao Qingyuan, the Censor-in-Chief. Since they are pawns in the emperor's power struggle, they can't stand one another at first. Cheng Wanrou always assumes Xiao Q
62Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
79
Strange Encounters in the Tang Dynasty 大唐诡遇记
9Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 80 The Lady Investigator of the Ming Dynasty 大明女提刑 [Female Investigator × Imperial Guard] Shen Zhiwei, a bondservant, is the county magistrate's darkest secret. A corpse from the canal and a handful of green salt force her into an uneasy partnership with Gu Changfeng, the feared Imperial Guard. He uses her as a pawn, while she relies on him for protection. From the salt case in Jiangnan to a regicide at court, every wrongful conviction they overturn becomes a blade aimed at the empire's most dangerous enemy. Until one day, Gu Changfeng corner 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 The Strange Casebook of the Chongzhen Emperor 崇祯诡事簿 In the fifth year of Chongzhen’s reign, the Ming Dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, while sinister forces stir in the shadows. Su Yebai, a student at the Imperial College who is skilled in forensic techniques, is drawn into the bizarre and terrifying Lantern-Skin Case. He unexpectedly discovers that his family’s massacre is connected to a shocking secret involving the imperial court and the fate of the empire. To uncover the truth, he is forced to become a Night Watchman, walking t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The Record of Hairpins (Complete in 4 Volumes) 簪中录（全4册） The little red fish Agashnie, which feeds on human blood; the mysterious talisman that had followed Li Shubai for years; Empress Wang, the peerless beauty of the Daming Palace; three clusters of doodles written by the late emperor himself before his death; a marriage contract made with Wang Yun in their youth... Every mystery returns to its point of origin. Every choice remains beyond anyone’s control, as impossible to resist or escape as fate itself. Yang Chonggu has returned to the palace and 17.3kReads9.7Score2.8kShelves
- 83 Breaking Out of the Cocoon II 破茧II The TV adaptation of the same name is currently airing on Youku. Original screenwriters: Li Jingdong and Black Cat. Tan Jingtian, a top graduate of the provincial entomology research institute, and Jin Ling travel to Thailand for an academic exchange. A case involving the bodies of women in the red-light district, sparked by the smuggling of India’s national butterfly, brings them together with Thai police chief Walalilo. The three begin joining forces to solve one bizarre case after another. Th 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
- 85 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
- 86 Criminal Psychology (Complete in Three Volumes) 犯罪心理（全三册） 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 570Reads9.4Score134Shelves
- 87 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 When Chi Xia first joins the special investigations team, Luo Xun strongly recommends transferring her elsewhere. The intern is so thin-limbed and wooden, like she can barely keep her eyes open. What makes her suitable for this team? She’d be much better off in Publicity! The thin-limbed intern says nothing, responding to everything with, “Captain Luo, solving the case comes first.” Luo Xun is so frustrated he can barely contain himself. The team is doomed, he thinks. Before long, Captain Luo ge 72.1kReads9.5Score12.9kShelves
-
88
The Deranged Horror Fan Has a Blast Playing by the Rules 惊悚疯批在规则里玩嗨了
[Infinite survival + horror games + no CP + a story of redemption] Mu Yuanwei, a little lunatic who grew up in a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into a survival game. She meets plenty of lovely living companions and captures NPCs as toys, having the time of her life. While everyone else frets over the plot and the rules for triggering events, she’s happily playing with her pets. As a walking stack of buffs, she loves looking for loopholes in the rules and taking out NPCs. She’s a professional a
190Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
89
No Snow at Dawn 黎明没有雪
16Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
90
The Great Yong's Greatest Detective: A Young County Magistrate 大雍朝第一神探小知县
[The latest masterpiece from the original author of The Great Zhou Dynasty's Unrivaled Divine Detective County Magistrate. Join us once more on a journey through bizarre and treacherous cases.] [Mystery and deduction] [Battle of wits] [Ancient crime-solving] [Constant twists] [Scheming male lead] Song Buyi, the newly appointed magistrate of Yunxi County, encounters a bizarre murder case as soon as he takes office: eerie, horrifying paintings made from human skin keep appearing at the crime scene
4.3kReads—Score256Shelves
Reader note
-
91
Tempest at the Imperial Examinations 科场风云
My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
—Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
92
The More Ruthlessly She Dissects, the More Beautiful She Becomes: The Capital's Female Coroner Goes on a Killing Spree 剖骨越狠她越美：京城女仵作杀疯
[Ancient mystery + strong heroine + political intrigue + historical romance] Su Yanxue, daughter of a disgraced official, keeps herself hidden in a brothel. A murder involving hibiscus-scented balm brings her poison skills to light, and the “Living Yama,” Lu Huaizhang, the head of the Court of Judicial Review, compels her to serve as a forensic consultant. The seven-day lethal poison patterns found on a corpse lead to the bloody case of the Crown Prince deposed ten years ago, and to the old inju
2Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
93
The Poisonous Concubine Forensic Doctor: Slaughtering My Way Through the Embroidered Guards' Prison 法医毒妃：在锦衣卫大牢杀疯了
In her previous life, she was a top forensic examiner whose very name struck fear into the hearts of criminals. Then she transmigrated, only to become the sole survivor of the Shen family's massacre. To stay alive, she hid her abilities and played the fool, pretending to be deaf and mute. She became A Chou, an ugly woman tasked with emptying chamber pots at a brothel. Then one night, the famous courtesan was skinned alive, and A Chou was caught on the spot holding a brow knife! “That knife work
148Reads8.4Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
94
The Fog of a Bizarre Case 诡案迷雾
A historical mystery and political intrigue novel set in the fictionalized Wu Zhou period of the Tang dynasty, around the fifteenth year of Wu Zhou. It follows the protagonist and his companions as they enter government service and become entangled in a series of criminal cases, as well as the gripping struggle over the succession to the throne at the Luoyang court. This is my second novel. I hope you enjoy it, and I’ll do my best to tell a good story!
88Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
95
Setting the Record Straight: A History of Injustice in Ancient China 青史鉴冤：中国古代冤案录
[A somber, stirring lament for the loyal and upright; a record of wrongful convictions that offers profound lessons for history.] The annals shine bright, yet deeds cannot be concealed; wronged spirits linger, their tears of blood not yet dry. Drawing on historical records and clearing away a thousand years of mist, this book recounts wrongful cases through the ages: the tragic upheaval of Xia Qi’s overthrow of Boyi under the guise of abdication; the brutal deaths of Wu Qi and Shang Yang amid th
50Reads8.4Score—Shelves
Reader note
- 96 Nighttime Inquests: Secrets of Ancient Chinese Case Files 夜审乾坤：古代奇案秘闻 On the surface, the realm enjoys peace and prosperity. Beneath it, bizarre cases occur one after another. A single lawsuit uncovers a scandalous affair in a grand household. A coffin opened at midnight reveals a corpse with no shadow. A groom dies on the eve of his wedding. A playboy falsely accused of adultery is left to suffer injustice. A coroner who steals corpses to cheat death secretly plots misdeeds... Every case is shrouded in mystery. See how Censor Li Xing holds court at night and uses —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 97 The Three Great Cases of the Late Ming Dynasty 明末三大案 Throughout history, whenever dynasties changed or major political events unfolded, intrigue ran rampant in the imperial harem, where women were forbidden from meddling in government. It was common for high-ranking consorts to try to seize control of the court. In the final years of the Ming dynasty, political rivalries at court grew increasingly fierce. Amid this age of turmoil, a series of palace secrets later known as the “Three Great Cases of the Late Ming” quietly unfolded. The Palace Assa 857Reads9.3Score114Shelves
-
98
The Little Princess Is Always Trying to Undermine Me 小郡主她总想拆我台
[Historical romance + mystery-solving + one-on-one romance + sweet love + ensemble cast] [Quirky young princess × aloof, sharp-tongued heir] After my imperial uncle caught me causing a scene in a brothel, I became an unofficial member of the Dali Temple. My immediate superior, Xie Zhiyan, is the sharpest-tongued heir in the capital. He’s so cutting that even the flies find him harsh when he examines a corpse. “Your Highness, if you’re bored, why not lick the tiles in the morgue clean?” That is,
275Reads6.3Score101Shelves
Reader note
- 99 The Cold-Faced Miracle Doctor Keeps Getting Framed 冷面圣手他总被碰瓷 A sandstorm sweeps across the Western Regions, bringing a string of baffling cases: a corpse aboard a ghost ship in Loulan, ghostly figures in painted human skins in Dunhuang, a deadly demonic melody in Gaochang, and a blazing-red mystery that burns at the heart. Mo Jiu, young master of Rong Ku Valley, bears the burden of original sin. A master of medicine and poison, he can find the tiniest clues on a corpse. Lin Xingwan, the dazzling and spirited leader of Ting Feng Pavilion, is unrivaled in 26Reads—Score—Shelves
-
100
The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部
At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang
795Reads7.1Score—Shelves
Reader note
Other lists with I Just Want to Be a Detective, but the System Makes Me Take the Imperial Exams