Looking for a Crime or Supernatural Mystery with One Female Lead, Lots of Her Screen Time, and No Stupid Characters 求单女主刑侦推理或诡异，女主戏份多，不降智

1. 1 诡 The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 761.2kReads9.6Score139.5kShelves

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   Chinese horror is non-immortal and brain-burning

2. 2 十 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 1.7MReads9.9Score235.2kShelves
3. 3 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery660k 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 16.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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   ① Good-looking, imaginative criminal investigation reasoning, the novel has a single heroine [Shy] [Like] The weather is unpredictable, and the criminal police team works overtime to handle major cases. Captain Ti'an graduated from a top police academy, has high prestige and is thoughtful. He arranges for the pregnant internal police officer Lin Sasa to get off work, and also sets a smoking rule. In this busy atmosphere, what kind of murder truth will be revealed by the sentence "I want to surrender"? Interesting [like][like][like]

4. 4 凶 The Murder Case Detective 凶案神探 Jing Mingran Qi景明冉亓Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A murder case that had already been closed once again dragged Jiang He out of the depths of hell. Could his mismatched eyes, which could see the hidden personalities within others, cleanse the gloom from the world? As he searched for the truth behind one seemingly perfect murder after another, could he clear himself of his own sins? Detectives, are you watching? 150Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 暗 Hunting Killers in the Dark 暗夜逐凶 Xu Moyan徐默言Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Delicate, sickly beautiful forensic examiner vs. tough, handsome elite criminal investigator] On her first day at work, the beautiful forensic examiner earns a reputation for being a scammer after the captain of the criminal investigation team mistakenly issues her a ticket. The victims in a string of murders are all found with their hands joined in a strange prayer-like pose. A poor college student is dismembered into countless pieces, but when the body is put back together, the liver and kidn 644Reads8.9Score139Shelves
6. 6 王 Step Aside, Prince! Coroner Su Just Wants to Perform Autopsies 王爷靠边站，苏仵作只想剖尸 Big Orange and Little Civet大橘小狸Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Only when her coroner father is on his deathbed does Su Yu learn that she isn’t his biological daughter. With the soul of a modern forensic pathologist, Su Yu has no interest in finding her birth parents. But she’s softhearted, so she agrees to fulfill her adoptive father’s dying wish. After burying him, she takes a jade pendant with a green sheen and all her worldly possessions and heads to the capital to find her parents. As soon as she enters the city gates, she collides with Prince Jin, who 5.8kReads8.8Score724Shelves

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   Single female protagonist, no female competition, heavy crime plot

7. 7 别 While Others Solve Cases, I Just Look Up the Answers 别人破案我直接看答案 I Eat Tomatoes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃西红柿不吐番茄皮Mystery860k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + golden finger + light mystery + historical workplace drama + career advancement and raises + 30% feel-good power fantasy, 70% hard work] A heroine who grows over time, with a love interest. She isn’t ruthless or vengeful… If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thank you. By now, Yan Dan has become a renowned chief constable, famous throughout the land. Someone once asked how she went from being a lowly, unknown county constable to one of the most sought-after investigator 7.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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   1. I've been reading this book recently. It's really good. It's basically a career line, with some family lines and CP lines added, but not much. The heroine climbs up step by step from a low position. She has a golden finger that can see who the murderer is, but the heroine finds the murderer more through reasoning and uses the answers to derive formulas. In the process again Weaken the existence of golden fingers, strengthen yourself through continuous study of a large number of files, and exercise. In the early stage, you only have career in mind, and you will not consider anything else until you reach the height you want. It is really good, and I strongly recommend it to the sisters [already planted][already planted][already planted][already planted][already planted] 2. A new treasure book that I just discovered recently. The author wrote it in 1979. It is full of details in this period novel. It seems to be a fanfic of a TV series, but I have not read it. I don't think it will affect the reading of the novel. The male protagonist is a policeman in the period novel, and the various red buffs are really good. It was so full that I was sweating red, and the author was so funny that I couldn't help but laugh out loud most of the night. The various crime-solving plots combined with family stories were very interesting. You can also give it a try. Recommendation index: [Already planted][Already planted][Already planted][Already planted][Already planted]

8. 8 我 I Solve Cases to Put Food on the Table 我靠破案养家糊口 Empty Words in a Dream梦中的虚语Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in 1958, I moved into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang. Did I transmigrate into a TV drama or transmigrate into a book? Good thing I have so many buffs stacked that I don't have to spend all day playing family power games in one little courtyard! 68.9kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves
9. 9 破 Crime Solving: My Sweet, Innocent Boss Wants to Arrest Me Every Day 破案：清纯女上司每天都想逮捕我 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Mystery754k WordsCompleted [A Not-So-Serious Traditional System Story (The System Barely Appears and Might Be Fake...) + Mystery and Crime Solving (Sort Of) + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Nontraditional Fluff + Slow-Building Plot + Sweet, Sweet, Sweet, Sweet] [This is a romance story! This is a romance story! This is a romance story! Important things must be said three times!] [As usual, the cases start in Chapter Four. I’m no good at writing blurbs (the opening is pretty bad too, haha), so please read 50 chapters. If 9.9kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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   This, male and female lead criminal investigation

10. 10 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 127.7kReads9.6Score14.9kShelves

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    Don't be put off by the name of this book. Although it is not about criminal investigation, it can still meet your requirements (highly recommended by a 1000-hour bookworm)

11. 11 疯 My Unhinged Persona Can't Crack [Infinite Flow] 疯批人设不能崩［无限流］ Da Yao大夭Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Infinite quick transmigration + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + no romance. The heroine acts like a lunatic, but she's absolutely sane! Slow-paced! Slow-paced! Slow-paced!] After the S-rank felon Ye Li is forcibly bound to a Punishment and Rehabilitation System, she's exiled to countless perilous worlds created in virtual reality to serve her sentence and undergo punishment. The more she suffers while serving her time, the more of her sin points are deducted. During her sentence, Ye L 5kReads9.5Score717Shelves

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    Have you ever thought about what it would be like to survive in a desperate situation in a fast-travel world? The heroine is very powerful! High IQ! Not the Holy Mother! Impressive character design! "Crazy Batch Characters Cannot Collapse" takes you into a fast-travel world full of challenges and excitement, and experience a battle of survival where intelligence and force coexist! The heroine travels through six worlds. Each world is a desperate situation to survive. There is no CP or ambiguity. The whole process relies on IQ and force to counterattack! Not only is her martial prowess off the charts, but her IQ is also always online. She is no virgin and shows no mercy in the face of her enemies. The tasks in each world are full of challenges, and she can always handle them perfectly with her "Crazy Batch" character, and she will never collapse her character! - **Quickly travel through desperate situations**: Six worlds, six desperate situations, each world is full of crises and challenges. - **No CP, no ambiguity**: Focus on plot, high energy throughout, suitable for readers who like pure plot. "After reading this, I completely fell in love with this type of novel. The heroine is strong and sassy, ​​and the plot is so compact that I can't stop reading it!" - Douban hot review. Follow the heroine to explore the world of fast travel and experience the excitement and pleasure of surviving in desperate situations! #CrazyPatchCharacterCan'tCollapse # #CP #TomatoNovel #energyrecommendation

12. 12 她 She Knows Everything 她知道一切 Xiao Yaoyue肖尧月Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted A meeting at a crime scene set Jin Haiyang and Shen Liubai on the path to one another. As the youngest captain of the Haidu City criminal investigation team, he met the youngest forensic science professor at the police academy. Born into a distinguished family, capable and forceful, he saw only her among the countless people around him. Cool and quiet, brilliant beyond compare, she was nevertheless oblivious to the surging feelings between men and women. Fire and ice, the two stumbled into a rel 359Reads8.9Score104Shelves
13. 13 女 The Female Physician Xin Yi: A Case Investigation 女医辛夷【探案】 Shopkeeper Qian钱大掌柜Mystery600k WordsCompleted Completed. A cool-hearted female physician and a male lead from the Court of Judicial Review join forces to track down mysterious cases. Relief silver is stolen, 130 bandits are found dead, corpses litter a small town, blood grapes bewitch the minds of men, a daughter who vanished ten years ago, and a tree that begins singing folk songs at midnight... In the eerie capital, strange cases abound, but no crime can escape the law. 6.4kReads9.3Score997Shelves
14. 14 学 An Academic Slacker Reborn in a Showbiz Idiot's Body: A Perfect Match 学术混子穿成内娱文盲：专业对口 Late Deer Wine晚鹿酒Modern Romance308k WordsOngoing I'm an academic lightweight. I can't write a decent thesis or get into a PhD program. I went back to China, couldn't find a job, got scammed, and then ate thirteen servings of grilled cold noodles until I burst? Wait, I transmigrated into a book? Into the Chinese entertainment industry as an ignoramus? Oh no, this is actually right up my alley now! 54Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Seriously! It's really beautiful!!!! Not a long read, but! That's true!!!!!

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