Looking for Good Historical Mystery Novels Combining Case Solving, Suspense, and Deduction 求推古代背景，结合探案+悬疑+推理的好书

1. 151 官 A Lowly Clerk’s Rise Begins with an Official Seal 官印通天小吏开始 The Lost Mu Ziyu遗失的木子鱼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing In the third year of Yong'an under the Great Zhou Dynasty, the realm is on the brink of chaos. In Qingyang County, Jiangnan, the impoverished scholar Shen Changge fails the imperial examination and is reduced to the lowest-ranking clerk in the county yamen. By chance, he finds an ancient bronze seal engraved with archaic script in the yamen's cellar. It is called the “Heavenly Mandate Record Seal,” and can record every cause, effect, merit, and sin in the world in its pages. Whoever holds this s 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A must-read ancient-style detective story for those experiencing a reading slump! From the mysterious case of spirit gathering to serial murders and long-standing cold cases, the protagonist uses the Heavenly Seal to uncover all the wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice!

2. 152 千 Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录 A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T 22.7kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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   I highly recommend this book, "The Record of a Thousand Lanterns." It features 15 fiancés in a chaotic situation, with the "husband-killing" heroine lighting a thousand lanterns to break the deadlock. This book truly writes political intrigue and suspense so brilliantly! Cece Qinghan is absolutely amazing!

3. 153 女 The Case Files of Magistrate Gu Jingqing 女吏顾镜清探案实录 Lord Cuckoo咕咕神大人Mystery360k WordsCompleted [Thriller and Suspense] [Historical Detective Mystery] [Strong Female Lead, Satisfying Revenge] [Romantic Tension] [Mind-Bending Case-of-the-Week Series] Her father dies suddenly from “overwork and illness.” She takes over his post and becomes the first female official in Yunzhou Prefecture. Headless corpses, bones hidden in wells, corpses chopped up and stewed with bones... The poison behind every murder points to… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A standard ancient suspense novel, episodic format.

4. 154 数 The Shuwen Records: From Yuan-Era Inspector to Duke of the Great Ming 数闻录：从元末巡检到大明国公 Feng Yi Jie Jie丰熠节节Historical135k WordsOngoing [No System + Suspense and Crime-Solving + Workplace and Politics + Power Plays and Intelligence + Internet-Era Thinking] In the final years of the Yuan Dynasty, the world is in chaos, the bureaucracy is corrupt, and the canal docks are rife with filth! Hong Yuan, an internet expert, wakes up as a canal transport inspector. As soon as he takes office, he faces a carefully laid frame-up, rebellious archers, bandits surrounding the city, an escape from a bandit den, a mysterious ancient tomb, and r —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Historical detective works

5. 155 大 The Great Ming’s Mightiest Ant 大明最强蝼蚁 Feng Yi Jie Jie丰熠节节Historical231k WordsOngoing [No System | Late Yuan, Early Ming | Officialdom and Case-Solving | Power Plays and Wits | Rags-to-Riches Comeback | Meticulous Historical Research] He transmigrates on the eve of the Red Turban Rebellion, facing three capital crimes from the start. A blade rests at his throat, and his life hangs by a thread! A senior corporate auditor and risk-control executive is suddenly reduced to a lowly porter, trampled by anyone who pleases. All he has are a stopped watch, a lighter, and cigarettes. He ca —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's here! A detective and political intrigue novel set in the late Yuan Dynasty, without a system. A risk control expert transmigrates into the body of a dockworker on death row, relying on various detective cases to rise through the ranks and scheme for the fate of the world. Recommended.

6. 156 仙 Immortal Martial Emperor 仙武帝尊 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy9.4M WordsCompleted Nine thousand years ago, the Immortal Martial Emperor led a million divine generals into the ancient primordial wilderness. Not one of them returned, and only a wisp of true fire remained in the world. Nine thousand years later, Ye Chen, a discarded disciple, was driven from his sect and left with nowhere to go. By a twist of fate, he came into possession of the true fire and set foot on the path of immortal martial cultivation once more. This is a world where gods, demons, immortals, and Buddha 60.5kReads9.1Score14.3kShelves

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   Absolutely beautiful

7. 157 唐 Strange Cases from the Tang Dynasty Jianghu 唐朝江湖诡案志 Zhong Chenlong中辰龙Martial Arts1.9M WordsOngoing In the golden age of the Tang dynasty, undercurrents churn through both the martial world and the imperial court. Ji Xuan, a judicial officer at the Dali Court, vows to investigate injustices across the land. Zhong Lingfan is a wandering martial artist burdened by ten years of love and vengeance. Lin Yao arrives in Chang'an alone and is drawn into a gruesome dismemberment case. Ling Xiyue possesses extraordinary medical skills and becomes entangled in a major counterfeit medicine case. A case in 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ji Xuan uses his pen as a blade to unravel the mystery; Zhong Lingfan uses his sword as a vow to pursue the truth. The cases are like a net, and they are the sharp blades to break through it, as well as each other's only salvation and concern in the darkness.

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