Mystery and Detective Stories 推理探案文

1. 1 枯 Wither and Bloom: An Ensemble Cast at the Detective Academy 枯荣，名侦探学院群像 Qing Cheng凊橙Two Male Leads242k WordsOngoing [A full-cast ensemble featuring The King's Avatar cast, with canon couples] (Ming Yue Zhao Jiu Zhou, Nan Bei, Wei Jun, Hong Ye Ti Shi, Qi Cheng) “When the darkness fades away, will dawn finally come?” “If I should happen to die along the way, don’t grieve for me. That will be my end, but it will never be the end of humanity’s pursuit of fairness and justice.” “ 84Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!

2. 2 当 When Zhao Li Entered Ultimate Notes 当赵吏进入终极笔记 Wan Ling Yi Zhou挽灵意洲Mystery322k WordsCompleted Zhao Li, a ferryman of souls, finally gets his soul back after fulfilling his deal with the Queen of the Underworld. But when he opens his eyes, he finds himself in another world. He soon meets a group of tomb raiders, then gets caught up in a conspiracy called Immortality. Zhao Li has no desire to meddle in other people’s business, but when he meets Wu Xie, who reminds him of Xia Dongqing, he just can’t help getting involved. 3.7kReads9.1Score275Shelves
3. 3 刑 Criminal Investigation: Major Crimes Unit, Part Two 刑侦之重案组第二部 Tong Xiaoxiao桐筱筱Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Criminal investigation + no System + episodic cases + fast-paced A butcher’s killing spree on a rainy night brings Lin Mu, a former member of the Special Cases Investigation Team, back into action alongside top forensic pathologist Bai Miao. As they follow the clues, they discover the truth is far more complicated than it first appears. A mysterious hallucinogenic drug has surfaced again. Can they follow the trail this time and uncover who is pulling the strings...? 18.3kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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   So beautiful!!! 😳

4. 4 无 No Gu, No Bewitchment [Miaojiang] 无蛊不惑【苗疆】 Pine Needles Make Good Wine松叶堪为酒Two Male Leads457k WordsCompleted [Lively, Clear-Headed, Slightly Unhinged Bottom × Crazy, Scheming Miao Youth Top] [Male-Male Romance + 1v1, Both Pure + Equally Matched + Sweet Romance + Bottom’s Perspective + Younger Top] Fascinated by the mysterious art of witchcraft and poison said to exist in legends, Xia Qingxi joins a Miao folk-culture research trip at the last minute. In this Miao village, with little contact with the outside world, Xia Qingxi happens upon a long-haired youth of striking beauty, whose background seems le 2.5kReads9.3Score509Shelves

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   Dual male protagonist mystery novel

5. 5 你 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？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (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 7.1kReads8.9Score846Shelves

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   These detective and mystery novels are all good and very enjoyable.

6. 6 杀 The Assassin Lu Yutang 杀手陆鱼塘 Dharma Name: One More Watch法号一更Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No transmigration, no System.) Lu Yutang, a professional killer, never imagined that his wealthy landlady would turn out to be a police detective, living right across the hall from him. What a predicament. (Other works in this series are now available. Visit the author’s page.) 39.5kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
7. 7 血 [Hope of Blood] 【血之希望】 Yi Ze You Lin伊泽幼霖Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing 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 688Reads9.3Score100Shelves
8. 8 伪 False Guilt 伪罪 Xiang Nanyu向南语Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Crime investigation + team captain vs. special assistant + episodic cases + formidable partners] Twenty-two years ago, an “accidental” explosion on Xiangyang Street in Qingbei City left many families shattered. Pei Yan, now captain of the Qingbei City Bureau’s First Criminal Investigation Team and a relative of one of the victims, has never been able to let it go, though there is little he can do. By chance, an utterly unconventional new special assistant joins the bureau. Impulsive, driven by 252Reads8.0Score—Shelves
9. 9 九 The 1990s Crime Expert Takes the Criminal Investigation Team to New Heights 九零犯罪专家，带飞刑侦队 A Prize Claim Ticket一张兑奖券Mystery225k WordsCompleted [No CP, no female lead, no romantic tension] [Logical deduction] [Twists in the cases] [Not wish-fulfillment, no showing off] [There is a System, but it barely features and disappears soon] A bestselling mystery novelist becomes a returned doctorate holder in the 1990s and an expert in criminal psychology at a police academy. Teach a class? Sure, but that’s not exciting enough! Why not solve a few major cases and teach you on the scene? A county town with almost no surveillance cameras. A crimin 8.3kReads9.0Score709Shelves

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   A period drama with a crime-solving element; nothing particularly bad about it.

10. 10 探 Hunting Evil [Crime Investigation] 探恶【刑侦】 Autumn Wind秋之风Mystery270k WordsCompleted A jaded, easygoing, flirtatious intern, Ye Yi × a reserved, gentle, strategic elite detective, Ji Wang Mutual crushes, finding their way to each other. One-on-one romance, both devoted and strong, happy ending, alternate universe, with some original settings. . Ji Wang, captain of the city bureau’s criminal investigation team, has had his handsome photo on a matchmaking site for three years, but still hasn’t found a buyer. Ye Yi says, “Someone like him is either not interested in romance, or alr 9.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist reports the discovery of a severed finger. She even deduces the location of the body by noting that the finger was found in a bag previously used for pickled chicken feet. In the second book, the female protagonist has autism but behaves like a normal person. She falls for the male protagonist's body at first sight and asks if he can donate his body to her after he dies.

11. 11 罪 On the Edge of Crime 罪案边缘 VerdureMystery549k WordsCompleted The first time Chen Xi saw Qin Yu, she knew he would belong to her. She was a romantic, so she wanted to preserve him in formaldehyde. That way, Qin Yu could belong to her alone. Someone once described Chen Xi this way: all that stood between her and becoming a criminal was Qin Yu. “I walk toward the sun, unafraid of the long, dark night.” [Obsessive forensic doctor Chen vs. upright police officer Qin] 3.5kReads8.9Score418Shelves
12. 12 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    This is also a suspenseful mystery novel. The setting is captivating, and if you don't scrutinize the realistic logic too closely, it's incredibly enjoyable to read. The atmosphere is well-written, and everyone's sins are put to trial. I stayed up all night to finish it.

13. 13 京 Feng Shui Records of Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风水实录 Idle Man of Guanzhong关中闲汉Mystery585k WordsCompleted Do you think you’ve found a bargain and bought a cheap home, or have you purchased a haunted house that will cost you your life? A foreclosed property in Beijing’s Second Ring Road discounted by a million, a detached villa in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels with no down payment: every home that seems too good to be true is, in fact, a cursed place stained with human lives. I’m Han Yang, a feng shui master who specializes in haunted houses. With genuine expertise in feng shui and the flow of energy, I unt 977Reads—Score202Shelves
14. 14 小 A Little Land of Mountains and Rivers 小山河 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery937k WordsCompleted 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 69.2kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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    This is one of the few good suspense books on my bookshelf that I don't read much online 😘

15. 15 涉 Crossing That Sea of Fury 涉过那片愤怒的海 Li Bai Loves Coffee爱喝咖啡的李白Mystery232k WordsCompleted (No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, and certainly no golden finger.) Liu Zheng, an ordinary taxi driver. His sixteen-year-old daughter dies in the bloom of youth. After enduring countless trials and dangers to uncover the truth, he discovers... In the end, he wades through that sea of anger... 9Reads6.5Score—Shelves
16. 16 破 Breaking Out of the Cocoon II 破茧II Idle Man of Guanzhong关中闲汉Mystery200k WordsCompleted 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
17. 17 读 The Corpse Reader 读尸人 Tong Xiaoxiao桐筱筱Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Standalone cases + criminal investigation + two male leads + mind-bending mystery The Linghai Public Security Bureau established a major crimes unit. Just as everyone was wondering which criminal investigation captain would be given the job, they were told that the provincial bureau had parachuted someone in directly. Everyone was curious about the new head of the major crimes unit. Cases piled up, from opening coffins for autopsies and childbirth after death to missing wives. See how a forensic 50.4kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    It's so good!!! Look!!!

18. 18 队 The Captain Is Cool and Irresistible 队长他又酷又撩 The Seal Keeper掌印Two Male Leads653k WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Episodic Cases + Crime Solving + Mutual Devotion + Destined to Meet] The refrigerator was piled with unidentifiable chunks. The damp, rotting smell in the air mingled with a murky stench of rust and spread everywhere... “Captain Shen, tell me a bedtime story?” “...Get lost.” “Then how about I read you an autopsy report?” “...That’ll do.” [If we’re kindred spirits, I hope we can be evenly matched.] 93Reads9.0Score—Shelves
19. 19 凶 Code of the Crime Scene 凶案密码 Wind-Dancing Clouds风舞残云Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Mystery + criminal investigation + dark themes + horror + human nature + crime + serial murders + social issues] This collection brings together five books in the Case Code series: Case Code, Echoes of Death, Vested Interests, The Black Corpse Mystery, and Sleepless Murder Island. Mutilated bodies in the city center, prisoners in a cellar, and urban mysteries return as a veteran cop unravels the truth behind the crimes. A classic crime procedural! The city is shrouded in criminal conspiracies, 40.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves
20. 20 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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    Detective novels are so immersive! Come and join the deduction! *^_^*

21. 21 法 The Cat Forensic Pathologist and Her Dog of a Homicide Captain 法医猫猫的狗狗刑侦队长 Tong Xiaoxiao桐筱筱Two Male Leads542k WordsCompleted Forensic pathologist vs. head of the criminal investigation team + two male leads + episodic cases + brain-teasing crime-solving mystery Guan Fang’s first impression of Qin Yu was: Did this guy walk onto the wrong set? This isn’t a xianxia drama filming location, it’s the autopsy room at the Nancheng Public Security Bureau! After spending some time with him, Guan Fang started wondering why the forensic pathologist was so aloof. He was like a Maine Coon basking in the sun, keeping to himself in a 3.9kReads8.9Score555Shelves
22. 22 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 5.9kReads9.4Score819Shelves
23. 23 身 As a Soul Transmigrator, Solving a Strange Case Is Only Natural 身为魂穿者，破个奇案太合理了 Yu Buqi于不弃Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Case-solving + suspense + high-IQ crimes + impossible methods of murder + high-IQ deduction + lighthearted humor + one female lead] Electrician Qin Feng is killed after his useless coworker cuts the wrong power line, and his soul transmigrates to the alternate world of the Great Qi Empire. Other people transmigrate and get a golden finger and a harem of beauties. How come Qin Feng is bound hand and foot and sentenced for treason the moment he arrives, facing death by a thousand cuts? After gett 268Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful and supernatural crime-solving mystery novel

24. 24 画 The Portrait Artist's Secret 画像师的秘密 Alex the Player艾利克斯玩家Mystery304k WordsCompleted Li Chengkai, a former SWAT officer now working as a police officer, is living like a salted fish: no ambitions, no dreams, no future. The arrival of a tenant who works as a forensic sketch artist stirs up his stagnant life, setting off wave after wave of change. Faced with one bizarre situation after another, Li Chengkai finally becomes certain: the sketch artist doesn't draw people's faces, but their souls. 8Reads8.1Score—Shelves
25. 25 警 Police: Wow, I’ve Seen This Big Case Before 警察：芜湖，这个大案我看过 Jing Yao景燿Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Li Boyang’s Douyin recommendations were either people being steamed alive, a boss dismembering a waitress and turning her into beef noodles, or entire families being wiped out. His account had become a steady stream of ruthless criminals in the morning, major cases at noon, and dismemberments at night. As a result, he had watched a mountain of major criminal cases from the 1990s. Strangely enough, Li Boyang transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1990s and became a police officer at the Wudu Ci 390Reads5.6Score—Shelves
26. 26 让 I Asked You to Teach Art, and You Went and Arrested a Wanted Criminal 让你教美术，你顺手就去抓通缉犯 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [System + crime-solving + golden finger + no female lead + Conan-like constitution + everyday life + criminal investigation + lots of cases + positive energy + crime buster + forensic artist] Ever heard of an art teacher solving crimes? Jian Wenxing, a freelance art teacher, unexpectedly gains a crime-solving System, and from then on, a rising star is born! He even becomes the crime buster who strikes fear into the hearts of wanted criminals! He hunts down the truth! He paints the skin, the bone 8.1kReads9.1Score975Shelves
27. 27 诡 The Eerie Case Coroner 诡案女仵作 Qie Qie Isn't Sleepy茄茄不困Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A lazy salted-fish coroner who just wants to lie flat VS a workaholic commander who knows nothing about romance. They crack bizarre cases and fall in love over time. As religious sects rise to prominence, people commit murder in the name of gods and ghosts, and strange cases erupt throughout the Great Qing Dynasty. After dying from overwork, forensic pathologist Jiang Ning joins the Yuning Guard, an organization of imperial investigators, hoping to lie flat and coast along as a low-ranking nobod 1.7kReads9.2Score226Shelves

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    All three books are good, especially the second one, but the third one is really good too, everyone should check them out!

28. 28 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.7kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
29. 29 阴 The Yin Calamity Brings a Fox 阴祸得狐 Wangquan Yuechu王权月初Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted On the night I was born, strange celestial signs appeared, and I seemed to glimpse a mythical beast. A fortune-teller said I was born with a noble destiny, that good fortune was at my door, and that I was sure to achieve great things. But when I was twelve, an accident left me plagued by misfortune and illness. Desperate to survive, I went to pay respects to my ancestors and pray for their protection, never expecting to visit the wrong grave... That night, a man with nine tails, as beautiful as 14.4kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
30. 30 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
31. 31 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6kShelves

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    It's really good! It's about a suspenseful case, then the characters fall in love after spending time together. The writing is excellent, and it's incredibly thrilling.

32. 32 日 Sunset Without End [Crime Investigation] 日落无涯【刑侦】 Chocolate Fried Rice巧克力拌饭Mystery303k WordsCompleted Original title: Sunset Without End [Criminal Investigation] Alternate title: Tracing the Clues Criminal investigation deputy captain Leng Yan vs. Shao Yu, a beautiful forensic doctor who always carries cilantro with her. [The characters, organizations, positions, and events in this story are fictional creations serving the plot. Please do not compare them with real life!] [Before reading, please be aware: this story is overflowing with sweetness and romance amid criminal investigations. If you’ 8.2kReads9.0Score744Shelves
33. 33 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 27.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
34. 34 开 From the Start, I Crack a Serial Murder Case and Shock the Chief Detective 开局破获连环杀人案震惊刑警队长 Xiao Yang萧扬Urban770k WordsCompleted 989Reads8.1Score108Shelves
35. 35 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 80.8kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
36. 36 追EN Genius Detective 追凶神探 Xin Bai辛白Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Legendary police officer Song Lang is reborn and goes incognito as a driver named Chen Shi. He had hoped to live quietly, but fate had other plans: Chen Shi gets caught up in another murder case... A company that preaches a ruthless corporate culture and slaughters its employees while everyone stays silent; A wayward young man who skins his childhood sweetheart alive, with tears in his eyes, to get “justice”; A middle-aged couple bound together by a dark secret, each raising a blade against the 6kReads9.1Score743Shelves

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    Today's dose of mystery novels to save you from your reading slump

37. 37 重 Back at the Crime Scene 重回凶案现场 Bai Qi白七Mystery2.9M WordsCompleted Uncover the truth behind murder cases and hear the voices of the dead! Zhou Yi was an ordinary criminal investigator with the Public Security Bureau. While investigating a case involving a supposedly haunted skyscraper, he unexpectedly discovered that, under certain circumstances, he could see the final moments of a victim's life. 43Reads—Score103Shelves
38. 38 长 Murder on Chang'an Street 长安街探案 Yu Ji虞姬Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted This is a lighthearted mystery-detective novel about an obscure neighborhood beat cop who transmigrates to the prosperous Tang dynasty and somehow becomes the nation's greatest detective. 5.7kReads8.9Score542Shelves
39. 39 致 Fatal Deduction 致命推理 Yellow Millet Dream黄粱Mystery9.8M WordsCompleted On a quiet street stands a strange shop called the Worry Relief Agency. Whenever someone burdened by sorrow and swallowed by despair steps inside, Huang Liang, who runs the agency, does everything in his power to rekindle their hope for life. Huang Liang himself has fallen into the abyss and knows true despair. As he solves one bizarre murder after another, he is saving others and seeking redemption for himself... 651Reads6.8Score102Shelves
40. 40 我 I'm a Detective on Who's the Murderer 我在明侦当侦探 Huaiyuan Isn't Far怀远不远Mystery892k WordsOngoing [A spin-off of Who’s the Murderer] A celebrity is caught secretly playing a murder-mystery game and gets carried by fans into a detective game show called Who’s the Murderer. Whether you become the king of gold bars or the guiding light of deduction depends on what evidence you can find. (All cases are adapted from the variety show. The people who are meant to appear will still appear, and those who are meant to leave will still leave. But I’ll do my best to make everyone’s dreams come true and 2.4kReads8.5Score173Shelves
41. 41 破 Crime Solving: I Can Pick Up Memory Fragments 破案：我可以拾取记忆碎片 Traveler in the Mortal World红尘阡陌客Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A small-town police officer transmigrates to a parallel world. From the start, in the interrogation room, he awakens a System that lets him pick up fragments of memory. From then on, he solves cases like a god... No female lead, no harem, crime-solving, transmigration. 4.6kReads8.5Score394Shelves
42. 42 夺 The Heart-Stealing Sleuth 夺心狂探 Xin Bai辛白Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Urban superpowers! This is actually a superpower story with a touch of suspense, so please don’t approach it as a traditional suspense or supernatural mystery. Gao Yao, the founder of criminal law, left behind eight volumes for suppressing evil. Among them, an ancient mind-control technique can seize people's souls and manipulate their minds. Its modern inheritor is Chou Yun, the orphan of a murderer. Though Chou Yun was born in darkness and raised amid hardship, he has a strong and righteous he 1.7kReads9.0Score161Shelves
43. 43 第 The Sixth Kind of Reasoning 第六种推理 Xian Sheng先笙Mystery957k WordsCompleted Reasoning in the world can broadly be divided into five types: syllogistic deduction, conjunction elimination, chain inference, inductive synthesis, and reductio ad absurdum. The world's great detectives use these five methods for one purpose: to discover WHO committed a case. Yang Yuge is fascinated by all kinds of strange cases, but unlike other detectives, he doesn't care about WHO. He only cares about WHY. To find WHY, Yang Yuge uses a sixth method of reasoning, one distinct from the other f 17Reads6.3Score—Shelves
44. 44 律 Lawyer: The Bully Is Innocent? I'll Get Him the Death Penalty! 律师：霸凌者无罪？我送他死刑！ Xun Wen熏文Urban3.1M WordsOngoing Lin Mo is a top lawyer with a 100% win rate. He transmigrates to a parallel world. His first case is a bullying incident that no one else knows how to handle. Bully: “You’re suing me for bullying? You lousy lawyer, ever heard of the law protecting minors? You start talking about the law, and I can’t help laughing. Guys, ignore him. Keep the music playing and the dancing going!” Lin Mo: “Heh... Dancing sounds great. Finish your bullets, then go dance downstairs.” The final verdict: The bullies ar 115.8kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves

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    In this bizarre and dazzling city, there lies a legendary figure hailed as a "genius lawyer"—Lin Mo. Unlike traditional legal guardians, clad in sharp suits and wielding the sword of justice, he walks the gray area between law and morality with a disheveled trench coat, slightly messy black hair, and eyes that seem to see into the depths of the human heart. Lin Mo's story begins with a seemingly ordinary yet turbulent case. It was a rainy night when the parents of an unknown man accused of murder approached him, their eyes gleaming with the last glimmer of despair. Faced with overwhelming evidence and a tidal wave of public opinion, Lin Mo smiled slightly and accepted this case, which seemed almost impossible to overturn. He didn't play by the rules, nor did he rely on clichéd defense techniques. Instead, with an almost artistic touch, he wove the evidence into an intricate web, peeling back the layers to find the overlooked light of truth. Lin Mo delved into the crime scene, conversing with the deceased (an act that might seem like madness to others), meticulously uncovering crucial clues overlooked by the police. Utilizing his profound understanding of human nature, he exposed the shady dealings hidden beneath the glamorous surface, leaving the true murderer nowhere to hide. In court, Lin Mo's words were like sharp daggers, precisely piercing the opponent's psychological defenses, yet also like a magician's illusion, causing the jury and judge's gaze to waver with his logical leaps. He was not merely defending the defendant, but speaking out for justice, striving for a glimmer of light for those neglected and misunderstood souls.

45. 45 共 Symbiotic Beast 共生兽 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Urban96k WordsCompleted Humans are symbiotic creatures. From birth to death, we become entangled with other people and things in countless ways, in relationships of mutual dependence and dependence on others. Tags: crime, suspense, ethics, human nature, dark, magical realism. 617Reads8.6Score186Shelves

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46. 46 余 Embers (Also Known as The World Lost Its Guard) 余烬（又名《人间失守》） Mottled Garment斑衣Two Male Leads790k WordsCompleted [Seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums] [Two powerful male leads + Criminal investigation + Mystery + Case-solving + Happy ending] A seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums. The world is a city, and even when its walls crumble, you can still see the light from atop the ruins. Wei Heng: “This world is strange. People only care about when you’ll die; no on 24.8kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
47. 47 诡 Tracking Bizarre Cases 诡案追踪 grace Xiaobeigrace小贝Mystery395k WordsCompleted Do curses really work? What secrets lie behind the skeletons in the cave? ...No matter how bizarre a phenomenon seems, there’s always a rational explanation behind it. A serious-crimes unit chief who arrives out of nowhere, shrouded in mysteries, and a forensic unit chief who is professional and diligent yet warm and sunny join forces. Together, they’re unstoppable at work. Watch as they use science to unravel the clues and crack one case after another! A science-based crime procedural for all a 501Reads9.3Score101Shelves
48. 48 痞 The Rogue Detective 痞子神探 Jiu Tang九棠Mystery913k WordsCompleted The youngest professor of psychology VS an arrogant, spoiled young master with a hoodlum streak. Their temperaments clash and their styles couldn't be more different. Their pairing is enough to shake heaven and earth... This explosive duo accidentally uncovers a shocking case: a missing older brother, destroyed memories, and the truth behind it all, slowly laid bare... 454Reads8.8Score100Shelves
49. 49 猎 Case Files of Crime: The Punisher 猎罪档案：惩罚主 Jingye Jue京野谲Mystery421k WordsCompleted [Detective and police procedural + pure deduction + no romance! + no female lead + standalone cases + criminal investigation + realistic crime-solving] “Zhou Qi, an obscure detective who quit his job to start a business, teams up with his police friend Li Wushang to crack one bizarre case after another.” P.S. This book has no romance. If you like stories about two male leads with a romantic subplot, try another book: Hunting Crime Files: Bloodied Angel (also known as Nameless Detective Agency) " 293Reads8.8Score—Shelves
50. 50 死 On the Brink of Death 死亡濒临 Seeds Aren't Fish籽非鱼Two Male Leads322k WordsCompleted On the very first day of the newly formed Nanjing City investigation team, a murder case breaks out. Gu Xiyi, a key figure in the case, is an expert at slacking off and sneaking in flirtatious jabs at the team captain. At first, Xian Wei tries every trick in the book to lock Gu Xiyi up, convinced that his very existence is a menace to society. Later, he never imagines that Gu Xiyi will end up being a menace to him alone... If you don't know death, how can you understand life? If the dead cannot 186Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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