Mystery and Crime-Solving, Not Male-Oriented Fiction 悬疑破案，非男频

1. 1 我 Me, a Cultivation Big Shot: How Much Stronger Can I Get? 我，修仙大佬强亿点怎么了 Cabbage白菜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Soul Ferryman + No Romance + Story Arc Adventures + Spiritual Qi Revival + Cultivation + Invincible" Yun Miao, a cultivation powerhouse who has lived for thousands of years, sets out to uncover her origins. She volunteers to become a ferryman, guiding vengeful ghosts to the afterlife. The ghosts are full of resentment, hatred, and longing. She works diligently, her heart as firm as stone, yet can never uncover the mystery of her origins. Until one day... The Taoist priests of the Xuanmen 27.4kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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   The book is tagged as a suspense novel, and it's incredibly captivating from the very beginning. The female protagonist is portrayed as aloof, cold, and exceptionally capable—practically invincible. She's also incredibly kind to those around her. In her quest to uncover her past, she becomes a ferryman, and as she solves numerous mysterious cases, her multiple identities gradually become clear. The plot is coherent and fast-paced. Highly recommended!!!

2. 2 听 I Understand Animal Speech and Escape a Perverted Killer 听懂兽语，我从变态凶手手中逃生 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery71k WordsOngoing When Cen He woke up, someone had tied her up at a murder scene. She discovered that she could understand animals! The good news was that she now had a special ability. The bad news was... she could only use it secretly, right under the killer's nose. With the help of a rat carrying her messages, Cen He passed information to the police, found a way out of a dead end, and held on until the officers arrived. Later, Cen He somehow ended up interning at the Ning City Public Security Bureau. She joine 126Reads—Score131Shelves

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   The first book had a super cool female lead who was also very efficient at solving cases; I found it quite enjoyable. The second book was about forensic medicine. There wasn't much romance.

3. 3 离 Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱！开局就是案发现场 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery413k WordsCompleted [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 6.2kReads7.0Score745Shelves

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   Zy. This book is quite good, everyone can check it out. It's the kind of story where a female forensic doctor and a criminal police captain fall in love over time. The female forensic doctor is different from normal people; she's obsessive. But she and he can solve cases together, cooperating with each other from disliking each other to finally joining hands.

4. 4 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves

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   ① You might call it a suspenseful crime-solving story, but the overall narrative isn't about solving cases. Instead, it uses individual cases to uncover hidden secrets, explore human nature, and reveal who is human and who is demonic. Highly recommend this book!!! ② It's not scary; it's a series of short, episodic stories, especially suitable for those who are easily scared but love suspense. That's exactly what got me hooked. But I guarantee that after finishing one story, you'll want to keep reading! You might even want to stay up all night to finish it all!!! Absolutely worth it!!!

5. 5 玫 Rose Blade 玫瑰利刃 Yue Mo月莫Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Stern, upright criminal investigation captain VS sweet, capable rookie policewoman Jiang Buhan was a new intern with the criminal investigation squad. Xing Niansheng had assumed that beautiful women were usually lacking in ability. “My squad doesn’t need a pretty face,” Xing Niansheng said sternly. “You have three months. If you can’t cut it, you’re out.” Who could have guessed that this so-called pretty face would be tall, long-legged, and extraordinarily strong, able to knock a burly man down 24.5kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves

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   It's absolutely amazing! The male lead is handsome and capable, and the female lead isn't naive or innocent—it's a perfect power couple. Every case is incredibly exciting and intricately linked, and the romance between the leads is also very heartwarming. I couldn't stop reading!

6. 6 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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   A super-intelligent genius intern versus a down-to-earth, good-looking captain – a powerful alliance | Crime-solving as the primary focus, romance as a secondary element. [If dark clouds obscure the sky and evil cannot be eradicated, then let's obscure those clouds and create a new sun, hanging above the heavens and the human heart.]

7. 7 你 You Think You Can Get Away with the Perfect Crime? No! You Can't Hide Anywhere 你想完美脱罪？不！你无所遁形 Mu Yan牧延Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, episodic investigations + overarching case, 1v1.] [The story focuses on solving cases, with romance as a secondary element. The romance develops very slowly and subtly. Early on, it's roughly a 9:1 split, with 9 parts investigation and 1 part romance. The romance gets more focus later.] [The male lead, Song Kui, isn't entirely a righteous person.] [Volume One: Song Kui, Tang Yu, Tao Li] [Volume Two: Song Kui, Tang Yu, Li Zeru] [Volume Three bonus stories: Chen Yunning, Rong Chen 2.6kReads8.8Score431Shelves

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   The first book features two male protagonists, while the second has no romantic pairing. Both are episodic cases (generally ten chapters per case), without systems, cheat codes, or overpowered abilities; they are plot-driven. They cover criminal investigation and deduction, trace evidence examination (blood, footprints, ballistics, notes, etc.), Criminal psychology (criminal cartography), and forensic autopsy content.

8. 8 犯 Crime Scene Investigation: The Clues 犯罪现场调查：蛛丝马迹 Mu Yan牧延Mystery604k WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no System, no romance, traditional criminal investigation) While the officers of the Changlin Criminal Investigation Division were still grieving the death of former Deputy Division Chief Xu Wei, who had died in the line of duty, their new deputy chief, Shen Yanning, arrived out of nowhere, stirring up resentment and rejection among them. But as time went on, they discovered that their young, handsome new superior could unravel cases thread by thread, finding the t 1kReads8.7Score130Shelves
9. 9 都 Urban: I Am the Strongest Prosecutor 都市：我，最强检察官 April四月Urban790k WordsOngoing When a Nine-Star phone explodes, the company is fined into bankruptcy. When a luxury Mercedes leaks oil, every factory in the country is shut down. When shoddy construction is found in a real estate project, work stops immediately… After transmigrating to a parallel world, Qin Mu happens to obtain the God-Tier Prosecutor System. From then on, he sets out to crack down on counterfeit goods, becoming a scourge of criminals trusted by the people and feared by counterfeiters. 115Reads—Score—Shelves

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   ① The story follows Qin Feng, the male protagonist, after being reborn and obtaining a system, as he fights against counterfeit goods and other such activities. ② The male protagonist transmigrates and is bound to a sinful system. (Read the rest yourself.)

10. 10 破 Crime Solving: I Just Transmigrated, and Now I'm a Murder Suspect 破案：刚穿越，我成了杀人凶手 Mom at Eleven十一当妈Mystery566k WordsCompleted Before long, the aroma of the soup base wafted through the doorway and out onto the street. “Huh? That smells amazing!” An old man carrying a shoulder pole passed by, stopped in spite of himself, and glanced into the shop. 10Reads5.4Score—Shelves
11. 11 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
12. 12 让 You Were Supposed to Salvage Bodies, So What’s with This Nuke? 让你打捞尸体，这核弹什么鬼 It's Wanwan是晚晚阿Urban277k WordsOngoing Qin Fang transmigrates and gains a Career Experience System, which randomly assigns him a new profession every month. From the start, he becomes a corpse retriever, inheriting the trade and gaining the traits [Innate Strength] (Blue) and [At Home in Water] (Blue). Legend has it corpse retrievers have three rules about what not to retrieve. Rule 1: Don’t retrieve corpses standing upright in the water. Qin Fang doesn’t believe in that superstition and starts by retrieving an upright corpse. He suc 38Reads6.3Score—Shelves
13. 13 八 The Eight-Year-Old Detective: My Dad Becomes a Police Chief Thanks to Me 八岁神探，我爹靠我成局长 Northeastern Guobaorou东北锅包肉Mystery274k WordsCompleted [Crime Solving, Urban, Reborn, Eight Years Old] Jiang Xiaobai, the world’s top detective, transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old! Sending him to elementary school with kids his age? No way! For the sake of his unfulfilled dream, watch as he gradually pushes his adoptive dad into a position of power! [This story is entirely fictional. If you don’t like it, go yell at another author!] 106Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Jiang Xiaobai, the world's top detective, transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old child! To fulfill his unfulfilled dream, watch as he gradually elevates his stepfather to a high position!

14. 14 干 How Could Anyone in Crime Investigation Stay Sane? 干刑侦的哪有不疯的 Wicked Stink Bug恶毒臭屁虫Mystery435k WordsCompleted The rating just came out. It'll go up! [Highly capable, icy policewoman vs. commanding, all-round criminal investigation captain] Tan Nian'an inherits her father's badge number and joins the criminal investigation squad as a parachuted-in deputy captain. She wants to uncover the truth behind her parents' brutal deaths, find the younger brother who was taken from her, and become a good police officer. But when Zhou Yan first sees her, he doesn't think she'll be able to stay. She's too beautiful, 5.3kReads8.7Score674Shelves

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    Crime-solving and romance-themed episodes; both the male and female leads are detectives.

15. 15 我 I'm Just a Police Intern, I Really Didn't Mean to Solve the Case 我就一实习警察，真没想破案啊 Crazy Little Bird疯小鸟Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Mystery + Deduction + Case-of-the-Week + Transmigration + A Little Romance] Su Xiaoxiao died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of a rookie police officer. With barely a roof over her head, she discovered that her eyes had gained a special ability: she could see bad things that were about to happen. Hey, young master, whatever you do, don't turn left when you go out. Hey, mom, keep a close eye on your child. Oh no, Master, put on your bulletproof vest before 24.1kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    🍉🍉 [System + Time Travel + Suspense + Crime Solving + Light Romance] Su Xiaoxiao died in a car accident and transmigrated into the body of a trainee police officer living in poverty. She discovered that her eyes had a special ability: she could see bad things that were about to happen. Sigh, that young master, never turn left when you go out. Hey, you mother, keep an eye on your child. Oh dear, Master, wear a bulletproof vest when you go out to catch bad guys. Endless worries every day.

16. 16 玫 Roses and Guns [Criminal Investigation] 玫瑰与烈枪【刑侦】 Beidou Erniang北斗二娘Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Their flesh and blood will forge my glory, becoming the honor I pursue for the rest of my life.] One June, two major events took place at the Qin City Public Security Bureau. First, a female captain named Gu Ji joined the anti-narcotics squad, and her darts flew in dazzling patterns. Second, a police badge number that had been dormant for ten years was reactivated, and this female captain was its successor. That same June, two major things happened to Song Yanci, leader of the major crimes 13.5kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    The male and female protagonists in this book have very clear character settings: a head of a major crimes unit and a captain of a narcotics squad, who work together to solve many cases.

17. 17 听 After She Learned to Speak Plant, She Became Infamously Stinky 听懂植物语言后，她【臭】名昭著 Flaming Lotus炎炎若莲Mystery572k WordsCompleted [The rating has just come in and will rise later] [Mystery]+ [Crime Solving]+ [understanding plant language] The protagonist is smart, and her golden finger gives her an edge without making her invincible. At home: Kuikui, the legitimate eldest plant, constantly competing for attention + a pothos with maxed-out clinginess + an old luan tree skilled in both offense and defense + a cactus that won't hesitate to stick you... Chance encounters: an aquatic-plant choir + an original reed marsh + a sob 1kReads8.3Score177Shelves

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    Completed, highly recommended to follow.

18. 18 震 Shocking! This Police Officer Uses Magic to Solve Cases! 震惊！这个警察办案用法术！ Tianshan Wen天山文Mystery647k WordsCompleted My new book, You're a Beat Cop, Is It Really Appropriate to Steal Homicide's Work?, is another crime-solving story of the same type. I hope you'll show it lots of support! Ye Fei unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world with the skills of a spirit binder. He becomes a rookie just assigned to a police station. By chance, he comes across a bizarre murder case. The victim has become a rotting corpse whose identity can no longer be confirmed, and none of his colleagues can figure out what to d 432Reads7.4Score102Shelves

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    The suspenseful crime-solving is very entertaining.

19. 19 警 Just Graduated from the Police Academy, and Already Outclassing the Major Crimes Unit 警校刚毕业，就吊打重案组太嚣张 Nuclear Bomb Wholesaler核弹批发商Mystery302k WordsCompleted A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 348Reads6.4Score—Shelves
20. 20 侦 Detective: I Just Started the Job, and My Deduction Skills Are Maxed Out! 侦探：刚入职，推理能力点满了！ February18二月18Mystery335k WordsCompleted Chen Mo transmigrates to a parallel world and activates a God-Tier Detective System from the start. Every case he solves earns him a new skill. So while his classmates spend their four years at police academy busy attending classes, Chen Mo is busy helping police stations across the country crack all kinds of cases. The body in a cardboard box, the headless woman in the elevator, the dormitory murder, and more... When he finally looks back, Chen Mo realizes that every one of his skills has reach 5.2kReads8.4Score372Shelves
21. 21 我 I'm a Detective: Hunting Down Violent Criminals, Shocking the Provincial Department! 我是刑警：围猎悍匪，省厅震惊！ Great Emperor of the Imperial Ride行御大帝Urban710k WordsOngoing Qi Chuan returns to 1990. After graduating from the People’s Police Academy, he is assigned to the grassroots level for hands-on training! From the start, he walks straight into a shootout between police and criminals! Ding dong! System successfully activated! Every shot takes a bandit out with a headshot. You call that basic training? Major Crimes Unit! Economic Crimes Unit! Narcotics Unit! From Captain Qi to Director Qi, he rises effortlessly through the ranks and beats the heavens at t 19Reads6.3Score—Shelves
22. 22 都 City Detective: The King of Solving Cases, Starting with Summer Vacation 都市神警：从暑假开始的破案天王 Codonopsis-Stewed Chicken党参炖鸡Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 15.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
23. 23 你 You're a Police Officer! Do You Even Know What That Means? You're Not a Criminal! 你是警察，警察懂吗！不是罪犯！ Shin-chan Without His Crayons没了蜡笔的小新Urban1.6M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 10.8kReads8.0Score725Shelves
24. 24 说 You Were Supposed to Be the Perfect Criminal, So Why Did You Become a Cop? 说好的完美罪犯，你怎么转头当警察了？ The Moon Like Fire Travels月如火行Urban777k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Chen Yu transmigrated to a parallel world and inherited the skills of the perfect criminal. He planned ahead and got into the police academy! From then on, he soared along the path of a criminal investigator, becoming the ultimate nightmare of every criminal! 475Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 让 You Were Supposed to Catch Suspects, So How Did You Become a Legend? 让你抓嫌疑人，你成就无敌神话？ Little Chick Doesn't Eat Rice小鸡不吃米Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + System + mystery-solving + no heroine + no romance] Ye Changsheng transmigrates to another world. He wanted to become a teacher, but instead ends up as a police officer. With help from an unbeatable enhancement System, he rushes into blazing fires to save people, catches suspects, and solves all kinds of murder cases... Every completed mission makes him stronger. [Congratulations, Host! You’ve received a physical enhancement!] [Congratulations, Host! You’ve received 7.7kReads8.9Score683Shelves
26. 26 满 The Screen Was Full of Comments! I Thought They Were All Gossip 满屏弹幕！我以为全是八卦 Sneaking a Sweet Treat偷闲吃口甜Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted No Romance + Golden Finger + Crime Solving Shanghai, 1985. Nineteen-year-old Chen Yang is a contract worker handling household registration at a local police station, the kind who got the job through connections. She has a secret: she can see other people's “juicy gossip.” Any cheating, embezzling, or concealing of one's identity from the past seven days pops up as subtitles in brackets. The System has one fatal bug: it mistakes spy meetings for “dating.” So she thinks she's catching cheating me 730Reads6.6Score105Shelves

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    There is no romance subplot; the main focus is on solving cases in high-frequency episodes. The pacing is crisp and fast-paced, with very little reliance on cheat codes or special abilities. The mystery is solved layer by layer based on witness testimonies and physical evidence, without any forced or illogical plot points.

27. 27 千 One Slip After a Thousand Careful Thoughts 千虑一失 Old Dong from Yichang宜昌老董Mystery315k WordsCompleted [Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [No Supernatural Elements] A man commits a brazen crime in front of the police and jumps into a river during the manhunt, but the body they find in the water is not the culprit’s. Afterward, new victims appear one after another in an apartment elevator, at a hospital, and outside the Public Security Bureau, setting off a kidnapping crisis as well. Four people die in a single day. Is this a deliberate provocation, or is something else at play? Face 62Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending a recently completed crime thriller. There are very few new authors, but it's definitely a suspenseful work full of plot twists. Synopsis: A man jumps into the river after committing murder, but the body recovered isn't his. In just one day, four people die. The prime suspect turns out to be the male captain of the special investigation team's elementary school teacher and the policewoman's childhood savior. Behind these four serial murders lies a connection to three cold cases from 25 years ago.

28. 28 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 1.8kReads—Score223Shelves
29. 29 宿 The Fated Blade 宿刃 Su Can愫参Mystery224k WordsCompleted [Modern setting, espionage, drug enforcement] A case within a case, a plot within a plot, with a fresh and compelling story. A meticulously planned revenge case unexpectedly leads to the kidnapping of a chip expert... “Go back to Tanzhou and secretly assist the Tanzhou State Security Bureau and Public Security Bureau...” Chu Ning asks, “Have you ever seen this girl? She went missing fifteen years ago.” As the investigation delves deeper, the mastermind who has remained hidden for years finally e 144Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Suspenseful mystery, criminal investigation, and interconnected plots—

30. 30 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn after taking the college entrance exam and becomes a tycoon starting from the World Cup. He quietly starts a business and speculates in stocks during college, surrounded by beautiful women.

31. 31 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 26.5kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    It's a bit scary, only for the brave!

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