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Mystery and Detective Stories With Wildly Imaginative Plots 悬疑推理大脑洞

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  1. 51 The Shelter Goes Out of Control: Everyone's Personality Takes on the Dark Forces! 收容所失控:全员人格硬撼黑手! Mystery751k WordsCompleted [Suspense + Supernatural + Multiple Personality Switching + No Saintly Heroics + Endless Twists + Ruthless and Decisive] [The rating just came out, so it’ll gradually rise] Su Zhe, a teenager framed by psychiatrist Chen Jingxing as a “personality aberration,” harbors seven noisy, bickering negative personalities within him. At the brink of despair, an eighth uninvited guest arrives: the top serial killer known as “Shadow Nightmare,” whom the authorities have officially declared dead. As the rest 94Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  2. 52 The Cursed Realm: Rules for Surviving the Forbidden Zone 诡境:禁区生存法则 Urban914k WordsOngoing [Survival in Another World, Horror, Mystery, Ruthless Action, High Intelligence, No System or Formulaic Tropes, Just Thrills] Chen Zhao is a genius with extraordinary intelligence. After an inexplicable accident, he is drawn into a bizarre otherworld. There is no System and no formula to follow here, only mortal danger and terrifying presences lurking in the dark... From his initial bewilderment to gradually adapting, Chen Zhao searches for a way to survive in desperate circumstances and carves 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  3. 53 Dreams of the Ghost Realm: The Gate of Life and Death 梦之鬼境:生死门 Mystery123k WordsOngoing [Mystery + Wild Imagination + System + Two Heroines + High Intelligence + No Brain-Dead Plotting + Weak in Reality, Invincible in Dreams] “When you read this letter, I'll have become a ghost, one whose sole purpose is to open the Gate of Life and Death. Don't try to stop me, or I'll kill you without a second thought!” Three years ago: The top student in the school hanged himself the day before the college entrance exam... Three years later, a hugely popular streamer suddenly leaped to her death —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 54 Ashen Panic 烬慌 Mystery184k WordsCompleted As my father lay dying, he pressed a bloodstained chip into my hand. Six months later, the person I loved became a vegetable while protecting me. On his cold personal server, I found the only folder named after me. Inside were records of his awkward affection and a final message: “Xinxin, keep moving forward. Don’t look back.” I thought I would spend the rest of my life caught between revenge and protecting what I loved, until the “Observers,” beings from a higher civilization, arrived and col 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 55 The Bureau's Twin Years: A Record of Strange Herb Mysteries in the Martial World 局编双年:奇草谜案江湖录 Mystery436k WordsOngoing (Not a power fantasy + no System + plot-driven + crime-solving and deduction + mind-bending twists) (The author spent a full year crafting all the murder cases. They’re sure to be gripping and mind-bending, so enjoy!) One year ago, on a dark night, I was a lowly cleaner working in the City Lord’s Hall when I was dragged into a murder targeting the three great families. Everyone said I was the killer! One year later, by day, I’d turned my fortunes around and become deputy director of the Security 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 56 On My First Day at Work, I Tore Up the Wanted List 上班第一天,手撕通缉榜 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted He transmigrated to a parallel world and became a graduate of the police academy. When Xu Lin received his job assignment, he was completely bewildered. He had graduated top of his class with perfect marks in criminal investigation, and was about to become a criminal investigator. So why had they assigned him to the traffic police? What was that supposed to mean? They wouldn’t let him work criminal investigations? Fine. A traffic cop could take on criminal investigations, too. On his first day a 100kReads9.3Score10.9kShelves
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  7. 57 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺,活人回避 Mystery3.9M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural + Chinese Folklore + Unorthodox Trading + Tales of Evil Objects] No romantic pairing This is a strange pawnshop that only accepts sinister objects with special value! Coins placed in the mouths of the dead, executioners' swords, grave-top mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! Once they pass through the pawnshop's hands, being pawned and sold, evil can be transformed into treasure! They can bring promotions 244.6kReads9.4Score19.5kShelves
  8. 58 You’re the Expert Team, So Why Are You Learning Criminal Investigation from Me, a Fugitive? 你专家组,怎么跟我一逃犯学刑侦 Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing Su Chen, who specialized in unsolved cold cases, transmigrated to a parallel world and was selected for a reality show about escape. He would be the show’s sole fugitive, hunted by a team of top experts selected from within the public security system! The show’s purpose was to showcase the power of the police and show the public just how easy it was to catch someone in modern society. But no one expected Su Chen to infiltrate the public security system from the start. Using his own methods of si 17.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
  9. 59 National Fate: I Become a Girl, While Everyone Else Faces Horror Stories, I Join a Dating Show 国运:变身少女,别人怪谈我恋综 Mystery999k WordsCompleted [Gender-bender, cuddly romance, from the start, a losing streak for the Dragon Kingdom] [The think tank is useful; the title is explained in Chapter 3] When national-fate horror games descended, the Dragon Kingdom’s “Pioneer” suffered nine straight defeats. The lives of 1.4 billion people were shortened by ten years! At the darkest hour, the newly appointed proxy, Su Xiaowan, was chosen. To everyone’s shock, she was a timid little crybaby who could do nothing but tremble. The global livestream c 22.8kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
  10. 60 I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, but You Created the Perfect Crime Scene 让你模拟犯罪,你却制造完美现场 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery + deduction + detective work + occasional comedy + no romance] Zhou You transmigrates and joins a show called Simulated Crime. After being selected for the criminal team, he discovers that his teammate is a beautiful campus belle. Together, they become unstoppable. “The detective world needs Zhou You as much as the West needs Jerusalem!” “When Teacher Zhou wanted to quit the detective scene, I slammed my hand on the table.” “Confirmed: he’s a man who knows how to kill!” “Zhou You, pleas 64.2kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves
  11. 61 A Hundred Ghosts at the Night Banquet 百诡夜宴 Mystery165k WordsOngoing [Mystery + Mind-Bending + No System + Supernatural Horror + Murder-Mystery Game] “The true trick isn’t hidden in the shadows. It sits upon the throne, making everyone bow before it.” “It never deceives the eyes. It only fools the heart.” A human body hanging in the air, a head burned and charred to the bone, severed limbs abandoned on a rainy night: all seem like the final echoes of death. Four survivors and one overseer sit around the long table at a night banquet, whispering among themselves. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 62 After the Parallel Shift 平行之后 Mystery257k WordsOngoing This is no simple manhunt. It is a final letter addressed to the truth. Three years ago, the best friend of a close friend fell to her death from a cliff on Cuiwei Mountain. Everyone believed it was an accident. Only Shi Yi and Ai Min refused to accept that. They returned to the scene and used one tiny technical detail after another to overturn what had seemed like a flawless conclusion. But they never expected that this would drag Shi Yi into an international web of mysteries known as “Twin Lo 36Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  13. 63 Forgive the Moon 赦免月亮 Mystery375k WordsCompleted [Classic Whodunit + Case-of-the-Week + Locked-Room Murders + Multiple Twists + Power Couple + Mutual Pining] To get revenge, Du Qingci kills two people, but runs into her old classmate Chu Dongping and has no choice but to become his partner. Together, they solve five cases in seven days. As they grow closer, their feelings heat up, and the killing intent draws nearer. Du Qingci: “Why does he keep looking at me? Did he spot my weakness? Is he going to silence me?” Chu Dongping: “Why does she kee 521Reads8.2Score129Shelves
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  14. 64 Tales of Tomb Raiding 盗墓往事 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted This is a story recounting the author's own experiences robbing tombs. It describes how, during the summer break after graduating from high school, the author went with his family into the deserts of Xinjiang and the ancient city of Loulan to explore tombs and steal treasures. Later, while at university, he found a master to teach him the trade, recruited a crew, and became skilled at locating dragon veins and auspicious burial sites, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, dating artifacts to dif 245Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  15. 65 I’m Using My Golden Finger to Slay My Way Through a Cursed World 我在诡异世界,用金手指杀疯了 Mystery305k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sharp-tongued heroine + golden finger from the start + eerie world + delightfully unhinged mindset + unconventional style] Chu Ningtong is reborn, returning to the day she entered the eerie world at eighteen. In her previous life, the Chu family used her, and Chu Mingzhu caused her death. This time, she decisively leaves the Chu family and cuts ties with them of her own accord. After awakening an SR golden finger, she sets out to live a different kind of life. Chu Mingzhu: “Big Sis, I 414Reads8.9Score102Shelves
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  16. 66 Dominance Points 统治积分 Urban213k WordsOngoing [Survival Game + Not Mindless + Battles of Wits + No Superpowers + Plot-Driven + System + Ensemble Cast] A death game with a two-year time limit. Tens of thousands of players around the world fight to the death, and only the top ten can survive! With nowhere left to turn, Guo Wuyuan has no choice but to fight to the bitter end! He wins over a righteous policewoman, allies with a foreign girl, and takes the fight from a covert urban war to an international showdown! Watch as a loser driven to the —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  17. 67 A Hellish Start: Higher-Dimensional Bigwigs Watch Me Wipe Out the Competition 地狱开局高维大佬围观我反杀全场 Mystery190k WordsCompleted Wealthy families, revenge on villains, transmigrate into a book, power couples From the start, Jiang Mian appears in handcuffs on a livestream after transmigrating into the body of a castoff from a wealthy family. She lowers her eyes and smiles coldly, using forensic logic to tear everything apart. A crystal chandelier murder, antique poison bait, a tea party trap: all become evidence she can use to turn the tables. Pei Yuyan, a higher-dimensional observer, shuts off billions of screens for her —Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  18. 68 A Survival Pact from Scratch 从零开始的生存约法 Mystery352k WordsOngoing (Strong female lead | Mystery | Puzzle-solving | Political intrigue | Ensemble cast) [Multiple couples + Chilling on closer inspection + Mass transmigration + Everyday life in ancient times + Resistance against tyranny] [The one and only female lead: cool and badass] (∗ᵒ̶̶̷̀ω˂̶́∗)੭₎₎̊₊♡ Hi there~ [May this book offer a light to those who feel lost.] ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩ A top medical graduate student gets hit to death with a brick by an unemployed drifter after arranging her grandmother’s funeral?! P.S. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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