High-IQ Crime Novels With Twists and Brain-Burning Mysteries 高智商犯罪文反转烧脑的

1. 51 陆 The Luqiao Murders 陆桥谋杀案 Ronald A. Knox罗纳德·A.诺克斯90k WordsCompleted A classic of the inverted detective story. Four devotees of Sherlock Holmes consider Holmes a fool! In their eyes, if a corpse appeared before them, any one of them could do a better job than Holmes. One day, a body tumbles from a railway bridge beside a golf course, and the four “Sherlocks” rush to the scene... Anonymous letters containing nothing but numbers, a possible locked-room mystery, timetable deduction, alibis created deliberately or otherwise, coded messages... The “Four Great Detecti 45Reads9.2Score—14d adds
2. 52 主 The Bishop Murders 主教杀人事件 Van Dine范达因Mystery130k WordsCompleted A string of chilling, bizarre murders takes place in New York, and every crime matches a Mother Goose nursery rhyme perfectly! In an instant, the shadow of death falls over all of New York! The “Bishop” behind the strange murders has an intellect far beyond ordinary people and an uncanny talent for meticulous planning. Why does this ghostly figure commit murders while leaving clues, appearing and disappearing like a phantom? What earth-shattering conspiracy lies behind it all? 49Reads8.9Score—14d adds
3. 53 杀 The Murderer 杀人鬼 Hamao Shiro浜尾四郎Mystery190k WordsCompleted The Qiuchuan family is a wealthy and prestigious household. Lately, threatening letters marked with triangles have been appearing around the family, warning that disaster is about to strike. Detectives, police, and prosecutors gather to uncover the secret behind the letters, but the murderous game has already begun! 512Reads9.4Score—14d adds
4. 54 金 The Canary Murders 金丝雀杀人事件 Van Dine范达因Male-Channel Fanfiction140k WordsCompleted Broadway's hottest star, Margaret Odell, known as “the Canary,” has been brutally murdered in her apartment at 184 West Seventy-first Street. The scene is a completely sealed room. As the police search tirelessly for clues, they only sink deeper into a fog of conflicting testimony. Everyone seems like the murderer, yet each has a clear alibi. So who is the real killer? Who slipped like a ghost into the star's sealed apartment and carried out the brutal murder? 59Reads8.9Score—14d adds
5. 55 水 The Water Monster Murders 水怪杀人事件 Van Dine范达因Mystery97k WordsCompleted At a weekend party hosted by a renowned marine biologist, a guest dives into the swimming pool in full view of everyone, then vanishes without a trace! There’s no sign that he ever climbed out, and he’s nowhere in the pool, yet strange, enormous claw marks lie on the bottom! Rumors that a vicious dragon killed him begin to spread through the group! When the missing guest’s body is finally found, something even more shocking comes to light: his corpse bears marks just like those left by dragon cl 33Reads8.5Score—14d adds
6. 56 不 The Nonconsecutive Murders 不连续杀人事件 Sakaguchi Ango坂口安吾Mystery95k WordsCompleted In the summer of 1947, scholars, poets, authors, painters, doctors, actors, and others gather to escape the heat at the mountain villa of the great poet Utagawa Kazuma. A shadow of death falls over the place, and people begin dying one after another. Were they all killed by the same murderer, or did different people commit the crimes? Was this a serial murder case, or a series of unrelated killings that only seem connected because they happened one after another? There is only one truth. Who is 151Reads8.2Score—14d adds
7. 57 你 You're Lying! 你在说谎！ Lu Ke look陆客look6k WordsCompleted You’re lying! 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is my first time writing a suspense novel, with three plot twists, but it's a bit short. Please read it!

8. 58 惊 The Deranged Horror Fan Has a Blast Playing by the Rules 惊悚疯批在规则里玩嗨了 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery178k WordsCompleted [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 215Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These are a few good ones. The first is a suspenseful mystery, and the second is a supernatural tale based on rules. Lww

9. 59 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 4.2kReads8.5Score41814d adds

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   Twenty years have passed in a flash, and the remains buried deep beneath the waterworks have finally seen the light of day again. Former acquaintances harbor their own secrets, and lies pile upon lies; until the very end, you'll never guess who the real culprit is hiding among the crowd.

10. 60 D DRG Alert: Death Surgery Controlled by a Dead Man's Account DRG预警：死人账号操控的死亡手术 Lu Da'an in Radiant Splendor流光溢彩的陆大安6k WordsCompleted DRG Warning: The Death Surgery Controlled by a Dead Person’s Account —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Few suspense novels dare to target the most sensitive gray area of ​​medical insurance rules with their scalpel. A top cardiologist in the province dies on the operating table, the very place he excels at. He could have lived, yet the most lethal option was chosen; what appeared to be a normal resuscitation was shrouded in a sinister calculation; what appeared to be an accidental death was accompanied by a hasty cremation and destruction of evidence. DRG warnings, dead accounts, anonymous reports, precision medication, scapegoating suicides, a series of countdowns… Every clue is chillingly cold, every step meticulously planned. The killer doesn't use knives, poison, or reveal his face; relying solely on an algorithm and a string of code, he weaves an impenetrable prison of death. This is not merely revenge, but a high-IQ, perfect crime against the rules. A wrongful conviction seven years ago, a massacre seven years later, the lives of seven enemies—all written into the same death script. The police are chasing, the killer is laughing, the system is running, and lives are counting down. You think you've guessed the ending, but you'll never guess the next twist. High-energy from start to finish, leaving you in a cold sweat and exclaiming: This is the pinnacle of domestic suspense films.

11. 61 雨 Picking the Lock on a Rainy Night 雨夜破锁 Lu Da'an in Radiant Splendor流光溢彩的陆大安10k WordsCompleted Picking a Lock on a Rainy Night —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 267Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Infinite Twists | Horror & Thriller | Group Battle | Mind-Bending Battle] -- Ten-Day Same Style -- Werewolf is so weak! Mind-bending battles are a crazy party! The fat guy smashes the wall and gives away first blood, the man in the suit starts with "You're all dead..." The protagonist is not an overpowered protagonist, there are no mindless wish-fulfillment novel tropes, only a battle of wits! ▶▶▶▶Preview Before Reading◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀ ❶ Mind-Bound Prison + Time-Limited Annihilation, Death Prohibitions are Deadly— ❷ Public Investment Hides Traps, Lending Rules Bury Deadly Motives, Every Step is a Gamble with Life! ❸ Rabbit Gnawing on Skull Doll Seeking Death, Church Jaw-Cracking Mechanism, Horror and Thriller at their Peak! ❹ Chain Shaking to Break the Game, Sherlin's Game Hides Mysteries, Mind-Bending Battles that Will Make Your Scalp Twist! ▼▼▼ [Click the Cover Below]▼▼▼Start Unlocking! 455663188

13. 63 包 Judge Bao Wisely Solves the Xiangguo Temple Fake-Death Mystery 包拯智断相国寺假死谜局 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery15k WordsCompleted Late at night at Xiangguo Temple, I crunched across the frost covering the ground and stopped before a scholar’s corpse. His lips were purplish-black, and his palm clutched an embroidered shoe and a perfumed handkerchief. A sacred Buddhist sanctuary had become a slaughterhouse. A young qin player wept as he identified a monk. Three close friends pointed fingers at one another in court, while the daughter of a rouge-shop owner wept as she recounted her love affair. It looked like a crime of passi —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A must-read for mystery fans! These incredibly mind-bending short stories will keep you guessing until the very end; the logic is sound! [Explore][Explore][Explore]

14. 64 边 The Bad Kids: Bloodshed in Northern Myanmar 边水往事：血色缅北 Smiling Words微笑语Mystery27k WordsCompleted Here, they traffic drugs, murder people, trade in organs, commit fraud… They stop at nothing. I went from an eagerly anticipated honeymoon to falling into the hands of a criminal syndicate in northern Myanmar, and began a perilous struggle to survive. In the syndicate, I started out as a “piglet” and carefully worked my way up until I became the boss’s second-in-command. Facing this vast criminal organization, I had to struggle not only on the edge between morality and survival, but also with a —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 百 The Uncorrupted Female Corpse from a Century Ago Suddenly Came Back to Life 百年前的不腐女尸突然诈尸了 Two Yuan两元Mystery10k WordsCompleted An incorruptible female corpse dating back a hundred years is unearthed at Qinghe Reservoir. Staff from the cultural relics bureau rush to the scene, but discover that villagers have already looted all the burial goods and that the ancient corpse has been deliberately damaged. Yet no matter how they look at it, the body doesn't seem to have been dead for centuries. It looks more like the victim of a murder, whose body was dumped here under some pretext. But there is something strange about th —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 当 On My First Day as a Constable, I Got a Headless Corpse Case 当上捕快第一天，就遇上无头尸案 He Xi, What Evening?荷兮何夕Mystery11k WordsCompleted On her first day as a constable, Xiao Qin encounters a headless corpse case. Madam Zou comes to identify the body. The moment she sees it, she bursts into tears. But after she gets home, there isn't a trace of grief on her face. Instead, she buys the finest satin to make clothes for her husband. Da Hu suspects she murdered her husband and is questioning her when a report comes in: another male corpse has been found in the western suburbs. —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 我 My Four Million Became the Center of a Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law Conspiracy 我的四百万，成了婆媳局中局 Silly Goofball憨憨二楞12k WordsCompleted Four million yuan: the down payment my husband and I had saved for five years. That morning, it was transferred from my mother-in-law's account straight into my brother-in-law's card. At the time, I thought it was just a simple family dispute. Only when the police investigation concluded did I understand that we were merely the latest victims of a scam that had been going on for twenty-five years. This story is filled with countless tears, but in the end, I learned that some wounds lead to redem —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 他 His Black-Gold Empire 他的黑金帝国 Born Talented天生我才11k WordsCompleted On the blood, tears, and lives of countless ordinary people, he swiftly built his own empire of wealth. His insane, colossal profits became a nightmare for 390,000 people. Behind the lavish mansions and luxury cars lay the financial ruin of thousands upon thousands of people. The gleam of 304 jin of gold cannot conceal the victims' final accusations, made with their lives. —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 血 Bloody Secret 血色秘密 Yan Nanfei南飞燕9k WordsCompleted I was accused by one of my students' mothers. She claimed I had caused her child's death and demanded a million yuan in compensation. But she didn't know that I was a psychological counselor. I knew everything about her and her child. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 血 Blood Night 血夜 A Mournful Cry in the Windless Night无风悲鸣8k WordsCompleted Night of Blood —Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 高 A Double Murder in an Aristocratic Estate 高门私宅双杀命案 Peach and Plum Blossoms in Profusion桃李熳熳Mystery16k WordsCompleted This is a true tragedy that took place in Cixi County, Zhejiang Province, during the Jiaqing era of the Qing dynasty. After a heavy rain, a father and son who had gone up the mountain to gather herbs discovered a woman's body on the hillside behind the Chen residence. The victim was identified as Chen A Mao, the eldest daughter of the Chen family. Chen Yongjin, head of the Chen family, claimed that his granddaughter A Mao had been having an affair with their servant Gao Hongtong, and that in a —Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 一 One Gunshot, and My Eight-Year Flight Began 一声枪响，我开始了八年逃亡 Peach and Plum Blossoms in Profusion桃李熳熳12k WordsCompleted Bang! A deafening gunshot shattered the peaceful night sky over Zhuzhou. Lin Zeyu gripped the gun, still smoking in his hand. He knew that from this moment on, his life had plunged once more into a dark abyss. And it had all begun with a choice that seemed ordinary, yet was steeped in tragedy. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 73 第 Death of the Other Woman: 27 Stabs That Drove Her to the Brink 第三者之死：被逼至绝路的27刀 Ten Paths十途9k WordsCompleted Beside the supermarket shelves in the early hours, a bloodied fruit knife clattered to the floor. When He Wenling plunged the knife into her husband’s mistress, the security camera caught her twisted smile. This housewife, whom the neighbors had mocked for being “too useless to keep a man,” had finally torn the smug, pretty face of Li Xiaoyun apart with her own hands. No one understood why, a year after her divorce, she had suddenly murdered her ex-husband’s new lover. Until the police opened he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 包 Judge Bao's Divine Verdict: The Bloody Case on the Bian River 包拯神判之汴河血案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery15k WordsCompleted A bloodstained secret letter arrives in the dead of night, and two bodies are discovered in a powerful minister’s household. The moment Bao Zheng takes the letter sealed with wax, he has no idea that this seemingly ordinary maid’s disappearance will uncover a shocking scandal in Bianjing’s canal transport system. A deadly secret lies in the black mole on the emperor’s throat. The golden hairpin worn by the wife of the surveillance commissioner, who loves feeding birds, drips with human blood. An —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 75 开 A Marriage Mystery in Kaifeng: The New Graduate's Fifty-Tael Wife-Murder Pact 开封府婚嫁疑案：新科进士五十两杀妻协议 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery10k WordsCompleted On the eve of her wedding, the daughter of the Wang family catches her fiancé with a beggar girl clutching his wrist. The woman’s face is contorted, and she rasps the name “Wang Kui.” The words “wronged” are written in blood, seeping into the blue bricks of Kaifeng Prefecture. Bao Zheng grips the marriage contract from three years ago and sneers. “An empty coffin with no corpse. Was the scholar’s betrothal gift a human life?” The gold hairpin still lies in its box, while Sun Die, his childhood s —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 76 假 The Fake-Bone Mystery: Judge Bao Exposes a Tycoon's Filicide 假骨迷局：包公智破豪门杀子案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery11k WordsCompleted A five-year-old vanishes without a trace, and his birth mother is accused of killing him for his inheritance and sentenced to execution? A single ox bone reveals a shocking miscarriage of justice! During the Northern Song dynasty, Bao Zheng, prefect of Kaifeng, visits Xiangfu County and encounters an old servant pleading his case through tears of blood. An autopsy reveals that the remains of “Shennu’er” are ox bones, not human. The county magistrate rushed to judgment, and the case files are rid —Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 包 Judge Bao's Divine Verdict: The Serial Murders at the Ancient Temple 包公神断古庙连环杀人案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery15k WordsCompleted Deep in the mountains, an ancient temple stands beneath a weeping downpour. While taking shelter, Bao Zheng witnesses a bizarre scene: a monk murmurs Buddhist prayers as he holds a tiger-head shoe; a scholar trembles with a poisoned pastry tucked in his clothes; a beautiful woman conceals a cold blade up her sleeve; and the tyrant Lu Zhailang curses arrogantly, “I am the law!” Lightning strikes. His attendants lie in a row, charred corpses. A baked cake rolls across the ground, and Lu Zhailang’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 78 北 A Strange Case in the Northern Song: Judge Bao Solves the Mystery of the Noblewoman's Beheading 北宋奇案：包拯智断员外夫人断头谜案 Xuan Lin煊霖Mystery20k WordsCompleted During the Northern Song dynasty, a bizarre murder case shocks Kaifeng Prefecture: the wealthy merchant’s wife, Madam Lu, is found decapitated, and her bed is soaked with blood beneath the brocade covers. On the night of the murder, her husband, Huang, and his sworn younger brother, Zhang Dalian, drink together until dawn, yet both claim they “never left their seats.” The household cook, Wu Laosan, watches with cold indifference, and his technique for killing chickens is uncannily like beheading 3Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 79 大 A College Student Stumbles into a Human Body Factory 大学生误闯人体工厂 Marry Ningshuang, Green Leaf Chen娶凝霜绿叶辰49k WordsCompleted A College Student Stumbles Into a Human Factory 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A completely different crime novel

30. 80 木 The Man in the Wooden Box 木箱人 Nezha Four哪吒四6k WordsCompleted The Wooden Box Man —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Suspense novel!

31. 81 碎 The Floral Dress 碎花裙 Nezha Four哪吒四Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Floral Dress —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 82 一 A Strange Diary Raises the Question: Who Is Zhou Wei? 一本诡异日记引发，到底谁是周为？ Nezha Four哪吒四Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted A strange diary sets everything in motion. Who exactly is Zhou Wei? —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 人 Beneath the Human Skin: Who Killed the Tycoon? 人皮之下：是谁杀了富豪？ The Great Wall Goes On and On长城长长的Mystery109k WordsOngoing [Urban crime + ensemble cast + hard-boiled deduction] Chen Wanshan, a real estate tycoon, is found dead in his home in Liting City's most exclusive villa district. The police seal off the scene, but the case reaches a dead end: the surveillance cameras are down, the doors and windows are locked from the inside, and the timeline of the crime places traces of five different people inside the villa. On that rainy night, one person stepped into the abyss to raise money for love, another took up a kn —Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 84 警 Officer, Stop Guessing! I’m Really Innocent! 警官别猜了，我真的是无辜的啊 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery212k WordsOngoing Everyone thought Jiang Yi was quiet and ill-tempered, but no one expected her to be decisive and cool-headed. When a case came up, she calmly analyzed the situation and offered to act as bait to help the police catch the killer. When they asked what she used to do, Jiang Yi said, "Maybe I was an assassin." Police officer: "?" The word "maybe" really carries a lot of weight. Later, after the police became her colleagues, her talent for solving cases was impossible to miss. Her coworkers nearly we 1.9kReads—Score23014d adds

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    The female lead is beautiful and cool, and after a series of setbacks, she reaches the pinnacle of her life. You guys should check this out, it's super interesting!

35. 85 诡 The Death Space of Nightmares 诡梦死亡空间 Life Is All There Is人生而已Mystery212k WordsOngoing [Suspense + mind-bending twists + crime solving + deduction + reversals + no female lead] A series of tangled murders turns out to be connected to eerie dreams! It was all part of a grand scheme, and everyone was just a pawn! You think he’s a victim, but he’s the murderer! You think he’s the murderer, but he’s a victim too! You think this is reality, but it’s an eerie dream! Multiple first-person perspectives take you deep into the crime scenes! (The story is full of mind-bending twists. You won 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Suspenseful twists and turns, multiple first-person perspectives, taking you back to the crime scene!

36. 86 海 Case Files of Haizhou 海州凶案实录 Shang Xiang尚香Mystery299k WordsCompleted What is good, and what is evil? In certain situations, the distinction can be hard to make. But greed, resentment, and hatred can make people vicious and cruel. Only by staying true to your principles can you keep from becoming a monster. 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A rare good book

37. 87 暗 Undercover Files: A Guilty Heart 暗流档案：心罪 Kudo Shinichi Tumble Dryer工藤新一滚筒洗衣机Mystery236k WordsCompleted Qin Feng is a loan officer at the Qing County Rural Commercial Bank. Every day, he chases overdue payments, checks credit records, and writes reports. His only escape is writing mystery novels late at night. He has an unusual ability: given enough information, he can reconstruct an entire crime scene in his mind, as if he were witnessing every move the killer made. He thought this ability belonged only in fiction. Then a drowning case landed in front of him. The victim was an excellent swimmer, 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is my first time writing, so please take a look and show your support.

38. 88 罪 At the Crime Scene, I Become a Legend Through the Details 罪案现场，我靠细节封神 Lovely Yuxinghe可爱的予星禾Mystery690k WordsCompleted A strange new face has joined the city's criminal investigation squad. Young and taciturn, with no police credentials, she's a crime-solving genius no one on the team dares offend. Locked-room murders, bodies disposed of without a trace, serial cases, perfect crimes... No matter how spotless the scene or how cunning the killer, she sees flaws everywhere. Others solve cases with surveillance footage, witnesses, and interrogations. Shi Yan solves them with details alone. A fiber, a scratch, a shoe 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    There is no such thing as a perfect crime. The female protagonist, Shi Nian, catches criminals one by one by relying on details. No matter how beautiful and perfect you think it is, as long as there is the slightest detail, you will be exposed...

39. 89 魂 A White Lily in a New Body Sends the City's Powerful into a Panic 魂穿：全城大佬恐慌的小白花来了 Shuke Bei舒克贝Urban108k WordsOngoing A gangster heir's soul transmigrates into a young, naive female college student. Should she keep enjoying her "shameless" life, or turn over a new leaf and become a well-rounded young person? This is a very important, very serious decision that goes against everything her ancestors stood for. 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    An extremely long-running plot, a suspenseful crime case, with continuous plot twists and turns, and a high-IQ game between all the participants.

40. 90 我 I Serve Last Meals to the Rich in the Powerful Elite’s Kitchen 我在权贵厨房给富豪配断头饭 Food Shouldn't Be Spoken of, It Startles People食不语惊人223k WordsCompleted People say a chef is a magician who holds the secret to happiness. But in Su Ye’s eyes, ingredients are elements, cooking is chemistry, and the dining table is the place closest to death, aside from the operating table. An undercooked mushroom, a cup of overreacted bitter almond tea, a carefully planned dinner of foods that “clash.” In this hospital, some patients’ causes of death can never be determined from an autopsy report. A licensed nutritionist, Su Ye wields a yanagiba that can slice top- 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book requires some brainpower to read. The female protagonist transforms into a "food detective," uncovering a deadly secret amidst the hypocrisy of a wealthy family's banquet. The plot is engaging, so you can read it with confidence.

41. 91 我 The Real-Life Inspiration Behind I'm a Detective 我是刑警原型揭秘 Poems and Wine篇诗斗酒Mystery67k WordsCompleted The series I Am a Police Officer could be called a documentary about major criminal cases in China. Its popularity has drawn more and more attention to safety concerns in society. This book reveals the real cases behind those depicted in the show and recreates the crime scenes. Let's take a closer look! On January 28, 1995, eleven people were killed at a mine in a single night. Four disguised men stormed the mine's guardroom and went on a killing spree, leaving bodies everywhere they went. This 1.6kReads9.5Score16114d adds

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    Based on real events! The line between good and evil is thin! [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

42. 92 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 455Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    💯 💢 💥I love novels like this where you solve case after case without any romance. There are plenty of cases, they're complex, and there are many different types—it's very enjoyable to read.

43. 93 羽 The Feathered Deep 羽化深渊 Mr. Yezi D叶子先生DSci-Fi & Apocalypse869k WordsOngoing The story takes place in the modern East Asian coastal city of Linyuan. Linyuan is a port city plagued by year-round rain, industrial decline, and a mix of religions. It is home to: * Abandoned Taoist temples * An underground black market * A seaside altar * A sealed-off mountainous region * Folk villages * An old, quarantined psychiatric hospital * A secret religious sect left over from the Republican era Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But in truth, the world has been infiltrated 32Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story takes place in Lin Yuan City, a modern coastal city in East Asia. Lin Yuan City is a port city plagued by perpetual rain, industrial decay, and a mix of religions. Here you'll find: *abandoned Taoist temples*, underground black markets*, seaside altars*, secluded mountain villages*, sealed-off old mental hospitals*, and secret cults remnants from the Republican era. Ordinary people believe the world is normal. But the true world is actually permeated by an ancient will from "beyond the deep sea and starry sky." [Bookshelf added][crying]

44. 94 墓 Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了 Wan Hua琬华Mystery890k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h 1.2kReads9.2Score10214d adds

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    [Strong female lead + relentless revenge + anti-cliché novel] This is a game and a hunt with no turning back. Losers are crushed to pieces, and winners take everything! After Qin Mo crawls out of the coffin, she takes every step carefully, turns the tide against all odds, and walks towards the center of power and the game, dominating all sides!

45. 95 镜 Erosion of the Mirror Within the Mirror 镜中镜蚀 Summer Moon夏之明月Mystery227k WordsOngoing The Mirror's Erosion is a psychological crime thriller. The story begins with a series of bizarre murders steeped in ritual: each victim has been meticulously dissected, with a mysterious palm print and a tarot card left behind. During the investigation, Wang Yan, captain of the criminal investigation squad, is forced to seek help from Xia Zhiyue, a criminal profiler with extraordinary insight. As the investigation deepens, the cases lead to a psychology workshop devoted to exploring the "inner 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A psychological crime drama with a unique industry chain reflecting current hot topics; worth watching.

46. 96 犯 Crime Scene: A Homicide Captain’s Casebook 犯罪现场：刑警队长的死亡手札 Little Master小师傅Mystery257k WordsCompleted Tension! Suspense! Thrills! Disappearances! Kidnappings! Murders! A sealed room used to kill, cursed villagers, a sinister mirror... Who is the real culprit lurking in the darkness? 731Reads9.1Score5314d adds
47. 97 百 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 172Reads—Score—14d adds

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48. 98 刑 Criminal Investigation Consultant Lin Chen 刑侦顾问林辰 Bear Er'er, the Novelist写小说的熊二二Mystery263k WordsCompleted Lin Chen, the youngest criminal psychology professor at the provincial public security department, suffered a fatal setback at the peak of his career. A profile that was supposedly one hundred percent accurate sent an innocent courier to prison, while the real killer struck again ten months later. He tore up the honors he had earned over ten years with his own hands, wrote the words “resigning to take responsibility,” and disappeared for three whole months. When he resurfaced, he had become the 281Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A heinous murder has occurred in an old shop on an old street. The cause of death is suspicious, and key clues are intertwined and chaotic. Suspicious insurance claims, strange visitors, and residual skin flakes appear one after another. The criminal investigation team investigates with all their might, while the rational consultant seizes on the smallest flaws and tears away the killer's layers of disguise.

49. 99 零 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动 Windless Rainy Night雨夜无风Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on 11.9kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    High-energy plot twists and turns throughout! From transnational infiltration and espionage to a desperate counterattack, the plot is full of ups and downs, with every twist and turn perfectly timed. The intellectual battles are absolutely brilliant, making it impossible not to stay up all night reading.

50. 100 恶 With the Ledger of Evil Deeds in Hand, One Sin Seal Crushes Every Demon 恶行簿在手：罪印一开邪魔伏诛 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing A gentle, refined shopkeeper V a powerhouse who brings the muscle V an upbeat elite hacker V an aloof, proud, mysterious Seal Keeper Leveling-up progression + no female lead + multiple male leads + episodic stories + mystery + fantasy + urban supernatural + crime solving If it’s not your thing, feel free to stop reading or leave suggestions. Just don’t curse me out! If you like it, please leave a five-star review! All kinds of comments are welcome, and I’ll reply! Old objects whisper. The traces 121Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Suspenseful, mind-bending, and intellectually stimulating.

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