Suspense Novels 悬疑类小说

1. 1 当 When the Black-and-White Impermanence Opened a Baozi Shop in the Human World 当黑白无常来人间开了个包子铺 Rainy Slumber雨眠Two Male Leads506k WordsCompleted [Black-and-White Pairing + Both Pure + Ghost-Hunting Cases + Supernatural Mystery + Alternate Setting + Happy Ending] (Cold-faced, soft-hearted, devoted top + talkative, sharp-tongued beauty bottom) There is an inconspicuous bun shop in Mingzhou City. Once midnight passes, strange visitors start showing up. Or perhaps they aren't people at all... At that hour, a river appears outside the shop. Take a boat across, and you can reach the Ghost Gate, then travel on to the Yellow Springs. The two 2.7kReads9.0Score701Shelves

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2. 2 零 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动 Windless Rainy Night雨夜无风Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on 11.3kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   A hidden gem of a spy thriller! Standing out among numerous spy novels, it focuses on a lesser-known perspective of technological counter-espionage, with a hardcore and realistic plot, making it an absolute must-read.

3. 3 我 The Villain in My Story Is Carrying Out a Forced Happy Ending 我笔下的反派正在执行强制HE The Snail Is Very Lazy蜗牛很懒Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [Dark healing + mild horror and thrills + suspenseful romance that's easy to follow + chaste male lead] Lu Zhaozhao, a suspense novelist, created an extraordinarily cruel villain with her own hands. He's handsome and elegant, exceptionally intelligent, and obsessed with cruelly hunting his victims and turning them into specimens that will last forever. She used to complain that the scenes she wrote weren't bloody or terrifying enough. Until... The dark, damp basement, hundreds of jars filled wit 6kReads9.1Score845Shelves

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   Oh my god, I absolutely love this book! I highly recommend immersing yourself in the story and thinking about it yourself while reading. It's a really fresh and unique book; I've never read anything like it before, but I fell in love with it the moment I started reading. Even after reading so many chapters, there are still some plot twists I can't predict. I read the comments (hehe) and, of course, think about it myself, and I'm really, really looking forward to seeing how things turn out. The female lead is also very capable; she's an author who has written many suspense novels, so her intelligence is definitely on point. I think everyone should read this book; it's incredibly well-written, and the author's writing is superb. (That's my review of this book!) ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁)

4. 4 惊 A Terrifying Journey West: Chasing Killers Across Seven Cities 惊悚西行：我在七城追凶的诡异事 Wu Er Er乌尔尔Mystery151k WordsOngoing [Mystery + wild imagination + folk customs + strong female lead] In a Dong village, the village elder is found dead in the drum tower in the middle of the night, while a mad girl mutters, “Sax Sui has come.” Deep in western Hunan, Nuo opera performers go missing one after another, and an eerie smile shows beneath their blue-faced, fanged masks. What secrets lie behind Grandma's death? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   So good!!! Ahhh!

5. 5 惊 Thriller: Seven Personalities? This Forensic Doctor Is Too Twisted! 惊悚：七个人格？这位法医太变态了！ Smiling Fanta爱笑的芬达Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No heroine + ruthless and decisive + bedroom door welded shut + smart protagonist + takes out the do-gooders first] A horror game descends, dragging all of humanity into a bizarre world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you die! Lin Xie, a famous forensic pathologist, is also pulled into the game as one of the chosen players. What nobody knows is that Lin Xie has seven hidden personalities inside him. Each personality corresponds to one of the seven deadly sins... After he joins, the e 2.5kReads8.7Score487Shelves

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   Thriller: Seven Personalities? This Forensic Doctor is Too Psychopathic! Lin Xie is a psychopathic forensic doctor who is chosen by a horror game. During the game, Lin Xie's personalities gradually awaken, and he also learns about the origin of his personalities.

6. 6 我 I’m Trapped in an Endless Case File 我陷入了无限案卷 Sweetheart Spade甜心黑桃Mystery134k WordsCompleted A cool-headed genius detective heroine × a street thug hero with a sharp instinct Chen Meng has solved countless cases. After every case is closed, she returns to “reality”: familiar streets, ordinary dates, and people who are alive. Then she discovers that none of it is reality. It’s the beginning of the next case file. The cases never end, because she has never truly left. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is an absolutely amazing suspense novel!!!

7. 7 一 An Unsolvable Locked-Room Murder Unmasks Everyone's Fake Identities, and They're All Lying to Me 一桩无解密室命案，揭开全员假身份，所有人都在骗我 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山9k WordsCompleted An Unsolvable Locked-Room Murder Reveals Everyone's Fake Identity. Every Single Person Is Lying to Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   High-quality suspense, mystery, and thriller genres; strong logic is too brain-taxing.

8. 8 深 I Stumbled Upon a Murder Late at Night, and While Giving My Statement, I Realized the Cop Interrogating Me Was the Killer 深夜撞见凶杀案，录口供时我发现，审讯我的警察是真凶 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山11k WordsCompleted I Stumbled Upon a Murder Late at Night. While Giving My Statement, I Realized the Police Officer Interrogating Me Was the Killer 5Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 规 Rule-Bound Horror: The Midnight Mirror Person 规则怪谈之午夜镜面人 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山19k WordsCompleted Tales of the Strange Rules: The Midnight Mirror Man 3Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 深 Don't Go Upstairs Late at Night 深夜别上楼 The Snail Doesn't Climb Mountains蜗牛不爬山Mystery253k WordsCompleted A ghostly figure in an old building late at night, and the little ghost chasing me turns out to be my savior… At two in the morning, I came back from working overtime to the old building where I’d lived for three years. Every motion-sensor light in the building was off. With every step I took upstairs, a faint, barefoot footstep followed behind me. I turned around. No one was there. At the turn on the third floor, a child’s voice whispered in my ear: “Big sister, don’t go upstairs.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 晚 Crossing the Late Boat [Crime Investigation] 晚舟渡【刑侦】 Xiao Erlang潇二郎Two Male Leads239k WordsCompleted Completed. Come on in and enjoy! [Switch × case-of-the-week cases × major case × happy ending × a little bittersweet angst × healing] Yu Wanzhou, who has emotional detachment syndrome, & Zhou Jiyeye, the thoughtful, gentle, considerate captain of the “unofficial” task force If the world is colorful, then Yu Wanzhou's world is gray and white. Zhou Jiyeye barged into his life and entered his world. He colored Yu Wanzhou's eyes, letting him see the world as it truly was. He also painted a streak o 1.1kReads8.6Score165Shelves

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    All of them are great, the main characters are both sickly, and all three are already finished. I especially like the setting of the second book, where the main character doesn't depend on another male lead; he's very strong on his own.

12. 12 易 Fragile 易碎品 Expired Peach Preserves过期的蜜桃罐头Two Male Leads731k WordsCompleted The Guide to Raising a Thorny Rose, Special Police Captain x Anti-Drug Squad Captain 1.0 A ridiculously strong, cool, wolfish special police captain x a ruthless, ailing queen of an anti-drug squad captain Gu Yiran climbed to the altar over a mountain of corpses. He could never fall from it, and he never would. 2.0 Three years ago, Gu Yiran, captain of the anti-drug squad at the C City Public Security Bureau, was handed over to drug traffickers by a subordin 2.1kReads8.8Score353Shelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 从 Starting Out as a Full-Time Undercover Agent in Northern Myanmar 从缅北开始做全职卧底 Moonlight Before My Bed床前明月光Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “Perhaps the beings created in darkness can also defeat the darkness.” After being kidnapped, Mu Guang, born with a personality disorder, is trafficked to northern Myanmar. Faced with death and threats, he stays calm, decisive, and ruthless, earning the admiration of a drug lord. But no one knows that this antisocial man has long been an undercover police officer... Five years later, a new police officer named Mu Guang reports for duty at the Shun'an Municipal Public Security Bureau, only to be 10.3kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
15. 15 镜 The Mirrorflower Case Files 镜花罪案录 Muzi Surong木子苏蓉Mystery367k WordsCompleted The Mirror Blossom Case Files In Nanzhou, an ancient city with a history of a thousand years, its most refined culture is being twisted into the most intricate criminal code. Rookie police officer Chu Ran discovers that behind an unsolved case her father has investigated for twenty years lies a dark network called “Mirror Blossom,” which uses Tang poetry as its code system. Its workings are chilling: the most elegant tonal patterns disguise the bloodiest criminal orders, while the most timeles 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The unluckiest police chief at the overpass police station. While others are on duty and everything is peaceful, he's always on duty, with murders and major cases constantly chasing after him. A woman's body found in a woven bag in Yuhegou, a body hidden in a freezer in a creative park, a bizarre dismemberment, a mysterious poisoning… each case more gruesome and explosive than the last. Friends say, "You're not a cop, you're born with a murder-mongering constitution." But only Lu Xun knows that the more shocking and dark the case, the calmer and more perceptive he becomes. The marks on the autopsy table, the details after freezing, the poison in the hair, the killer's twisted desires… no crime, no matter how seemingly foolproof, escapes his eyes. No magic tricks, no supernatural powers. He relies on professionalism, ruthlessness, and a heart that dares to stare into the abyss. From a small, grassroots police station to solving a major case that shakes the entire city. Unlucky is his label; legendary crime-solving is his destiny.

16. 16 倒 The Unlucky Police Chief: Every Shift Brings a Murder 倒霉警长：一值班就来命案 Muzi Surong木子苏蓉Mystery96k WordsCompleted Every case pushes the limits of human nature. Every chapter turns conventional wisdom on its head. Not for the faint of heart! My name is Lu Xun, and everyone at the Lijiao Bridge Police Station knows me as the “unlucky police captain.” I seem to have a natural magnet for murder cases. Whenever I'm on duty, there's a body in the Yu River, a corpse in a freezer, a dismembered body in an apartment, a body soaked in poison... One bizarre case after another always finds its way to me. The darker a 195Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 69.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves

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    Looks good, look good, look quickly!

18. 18 生 Having a Son Is Like Having the King of Hell 生个儿子是阎王 Hidden Secret Amitabha藏密阿弥陀Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Five years ago, I gave birth to a child. Everyone who saw what the child looked like died. Five years later, I met a man who told me he was the child's father. 16.9kReads8.9Score377Shelves
19. 19 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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    The author is absolutely amazing! This novel was adapted into the anime "Kamikaze," but the anime completely fails to capture its logical flow. The author leaves numerous plot holes, but in the end, you'll find that all the holes are perfectly sealed, and every event forms a well-structured loop. It's definitely worth reading, and you won't be disappointed if you watch carefully.

20. 20 标 The Price Tag 标价 Laifu Is a Kitty来福是只喵Mystery54k WordsCompleted She was locked up for 406 days. After escaping, she helped the police take down the entire scam compound. Forty-nine people were arrested, and the evidence formed a complete chain. Everyone said it was over. She thought so too. Until the day before the case files were archived, when she happened to glance at an attachment to an interrogation transcript. Her name was on it, but not under “victim.” It was listed under “item number.” Above that was another line: Source of information: provided inte 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first novel I read on Tomato was a great read from the start, and the story continued to grow stronger throughout. The protagonist was very meticulous, and every plot point was written in great detail.

21. 21 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 19.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    Ghost stories, eerie tales—don't watch them at night, or I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep.

22. 22 我 My Wife Is a Snake 我的老婆是条蛇 Gray Little Wolf灰小狼Mystery428k WordsCompleted When I was born, nine snakes were coiled around the roof beams. They called it Nine Dragons Sending a Son, and it meant I’d face eighty-one calamities before turning nine. If I could get through them, I’d enjoy great wealth and success. To keep me alive, my grandfather made me marry a snake as my wife. He also had me marry into someone else’s family and take their surname… 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very well written, the plot development is logical and reasonable, and the ensemble characters are all very well portrayed. The author is truly talented.

23. 23 仇 Chou Xian'er 仇仙儿 Lady Lu芦美人Mystery113k WordsCompleted Good demons are for Fahai to handle, and bad ghosts need bad people to deal with them. If life is already miserable, who cares if you end up in the frying pan after death! If you won’t let me, Chen Guang, live in peace, then what the hell am I cultivating merit for? One word: fight to the bitter end! 3.5kReads—Score202Shelves

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    The story has a clear main plot; the plot is full of twists and turns, captivating the reader; the writing is concise and clear, making it a truly rare and excellent book.

24. 24 神 The Gallery of Gods 神明陈列馆 The Devil, Young Master Gong恶魔龚少Mystery736k WordsCompleted My sister's life hangs on my cursed one. To save his terminally ill sister, Chen Gu steps into a dark world that collects human obsessions and “tokens.” During an expedition, he embeds “Destruction” in his right arm and seals “Order” inside his chest. From then on, his body becomes a battlefield between two colliding stars. He becomes a monster, and every time he suffers, his sister's soul is torn apart from a thousand miles away in her hospital room. In his darkest hour, he discovers the mark 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The "filth" at the mysterious cave entrance caused Chen Wei, the younger sister, to dream of being haunted by a woman in a cheongsam who claimed to have taken her keepsake and would come looking for him. Meanwhile, he was forced to venture into a more dangerous multi-room display to search for a silver pocket watch engraved with the word "Be Cautious When Alone" in order to pay for medical expenses.

25. 25 我 My Embalming Notes with the Agent 我和代行者的入殓手记 The Unchirping Palace Sparrow不吱宫雀Mystery312k WordsCompleted [Thrills + Heartwarming Moments + Redemption + Past and Present Lives] Do you believe someone could wait a hundred years for you? Bai Yan doesn’t. She’s just a junior makeup artist at a funeral home. Her only real skill is pretending she can’t see ghosts. But one early morning, she personally transfers a man’s seal onto herself. He lived to be 129, owes a life, and demands she repay him by doing ten things. This isn’t an evil spirit haunting her. It’s a madman who waited a hundred years for the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist gradually unlocks her psychic abilities, progressing from understanding lip movements to sensing emotions. The advancement of her abilities is a complete process and not abrupt.

26. 26 矿 The Vein Agreement 矿脉协议 Hearing Lanterns Beneath the River江底听灯Mystery293k WordsCompleted What lies buried deep underground is not ore, but a forbidden secret no living person should ever touch. In the mountains of the middle and lower Yangtze River region, Qingyan Phosphate Mine in Y City, H Province, is a flagship provincial mine owned by one of the area’s pillar industries. It has comprehensive procedures and advanced equipment, and in more than twenty years of operation, it has never had an accident. During the War of Resistance, a Japanese geological survey team entered an old 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No unrealistic plot twists, the entire story is incredibly realistic! The protagonist, only a week into his job, encounters a flooding accident, monitoring equipment malfunctions strangely, and unknown anomalies lurk underground. What seems like the end of a disaster is actually just the beginning.

27. 27 钓 Fishing: Battling a True Dragon in the Dragon Cave Sinkhole from the Start 钓鱼：开局龙洞天坑搏真龙 A Bookworm for Over 10 Years10年多老书虫Urban115k WordsCompleted [Ultimate Strength: Sky-Piercing Ant Template + Fishing Nut + Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Wild Imagination + Exotic Beasts + Starts with a Mighty Vajra Physique + Battles a True Dragon in the Dragon Cave Sinkhole + Fights a Kunpeng in the North Sea + Challenges the Ancestral Dragon in the Kunlun Forbidden Zone + Forbidden Zone Expeditions + Tomb Exploration + All Kinds of Strange Fish] The unreliable Doubao System was just like the Doubao AI from Earth in his previous life: utterly useless. The ma 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This suspenseful, tomb-raiding, fishing, and mythical beast-themed novel starts with a superhuman physique. It's incredibly addictive!

28. 28 第 The Seventh Layer of Fiction 第七重虚构 Fifteen Weeks十五周Mystery284k WordsCompleted My father disappeared twenty years ago, leaving me only half of a bronze mirror. Everyone said he had run away and abandoned me. I believed them for twenty years. Until the day the mirror cracked, when I saw someone kneeling in the darkness. Six hundred years had passed, and he was still alive. Blue-green patterns began to grow across the back of my hand, creeping upward a little farther each day. When they cover my whole body, I will vanish from this world completely. Not die. Be erased, as i —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A rare historical mystery novel with endless suspense! The protagonist's father has been missing for twenty years, and all rumors say he abandoned him. A half-finished bronze mirror unveils a massive secret: a mirror loop, the Jianwen Emperor trapped for six hundred years, and an old Taoist priest hidden for thirty years all make their appearances. Each layer of illusion conceals a layer of truth; the protagonist must shatter seven layers of fabrication within seven days, or he will vanish completely. The more you read, the more blurred the lines between reality and illusion become. 🍀

29. 29 渡 The Mirror-Crossing Record 渡镜录 The Cat of the Metaverse元宇宙的猫Mystery143k WordsCompleted [Historical political intrigue + mystery] The entire army was wiped out. I alone survived, only to be condemned for all eternity as a traitor who colluded with the enemy! Behind the Canglang Valley massacre lay a monstrous plot by the Marquis of Jing'an, who falsified military intelligence and trafficked in weapons. He goes undercover at the marquis’s manor under an assumed name, tearing apart, layer by layer, the outrageous lies woven by the powerful. Undercover agents, forensic examiners, vete —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you prefer first-person suspense novels, don't miss this one. The scout protagonist enters the Jing'an Marquis's mansion with the lives of nine brothers on his hands. All the characters have their own agendas, and Gu Changyuan and Xie Wuyuan's multi-layered chess game takes a turn. Power struggles and murder cases are intertwined, and the pacing is fast.

30. 30 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 118kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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    Male protagonist reborn for revenge

31. 31 警 Fresh Out of Police Academy, I Crack Cases Like Crazy and Refuse to Be a Rookie 警校刚毕业，疯狂破案，不当新人 The Daily Ten-Thousand-Word Keyboard日万的键盘Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted [The System plays a minor role + One Heroine + Brainy, with a focus on deduction and solving cases. Not for readers who dislike that.] Han Xu accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world while driving, becoming a rookie police officer and activating the Detective Development System. He made a great haul! On his very first day on the job, he cracked a major case and shocked the task force! Then one bizarre and mysterious case after another followed! The Snow Mountain Case, the Lighthouse Case… 24.6kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
32. 32 让 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 Wen Xin闻信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
33. 33 铠 Armor Hero: After Signing the Overlord Contract, I No Longer Believe in the Light 铠甲：签完霸王合同后，我不信光 Moonlight Blade月光刃Anime Fanfiction158k WordsCompleted [Armor Hero 1 + Behind-the-scenes power plays + Mystery and the supernatural] Lin Yu transmigrates as the son of D City's richest man. He doesn't wear armor or fight supernatural beasts. He sets the rules, draws the game board, and manages the ledgers. Relying on connections, information asymmetry, and analytical skill, he turns the battlefield into a chessboard. Someone in the morgue's cold storage refuses to wake. Something in the depths of an abandoned well has been painted over and concealed 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tired of armored protagonists charging headlong into battle against superhuman beasts? This book completely subverts the formula! The male lead is a mastermind behind the scenes, relying on evidence chains and information asymmetry rather than armored combat power. The plot is slow-paced, with subtle foreshadowing, and the female characters are well-developed. There's no excessive female characterization. If you're averse to mindless, fast-paced stories, check this out! 🍀

34. 34 流 The Logic Tuner of Fleeting Years 流年的逻辑调音师 Handsome Is No Accident英俊绝非偶然Urban134k WordsCompleted The Logic of Passing Years: Book One, “The Tuner”; Book Two, “The Uncertainty Principle”; and Book Three, “Antarctica: Dome A” What if the constants of physics weren't eternal, but were chosen by the collective vote of eight billion people's “observations”? Chen Luoji, a PhD in theoretical physics, loses his academic career over a paper that was “too beautiful.” He returns to work as a physics teacher at a tutoring center while caring for his mother, who has Alzheimer's disease. One ordinary nig —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspense fans suffering from a reading slump, look here! The opening of *The Logic Tuner of Time* completely stunned me—physical constants collectively "rebeled," with deviations all occurring to the fourth decimal place. This isn't science fiction; it's a cosmic-level locked-room mystery! While investigating the truth behind the "observational vote," I was also deeply moved by the protagonist's daily care for his mother with dementia. A double delight for mystery lovers and emotional readers alike! #Suspense #Urban #Genius #Mystery

35. 35 全 Everyone Transmigrates! Where Are the Ghosts We Were Promised? Why Are They All Cases? 全员穿越！说好的鬼呢咋都是案子 Xue Yuanxing薛渊幸Mystery365k WordsOngoing Everyone Transmigrates: Where Are the Ghosts We Were Promised? Why Are They All Murder Cases? I had barely transmigrated before bandits dragged me up a mountain and demanded I become their captive bride? Top forensic pathologist Lin Qingge says: No problem. First, let's use science to humiliate you all. [Ding! Golden finger “Voices of All Things” activated. Three uses per day. Hear the final words of all things!] The bandit chief raised his blade. “You little brat, prepare to die!” I looked up a 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fans of detective novels shouldn't miss this one. Its greatest strength lies in its perfect balance of suspense and thrilling action. The female protagonist's transformation from a vulnerable kidnapped woman into a revered crime-solving expert is clearly depicted. The "everything has a voice" premise feels natural, the forensic knowledge is used effectively, and each case is fresh and engaging, making it increasingly addictive as you read on.

36. 36 终 Before the End: My Apocalypse of Immortal Cultivation 终点之前：我的修仙末日 Kang Peng康鹏Mystery112k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The tag is fantasy, and it gets increasingly suspenseful after the first chapter. It feels like you're being drawn into a world of mystery without even realizing it.

37. 37 遗 The Belongings Organizer: I Received My Own Belongings 遗物整理师：我收到了自己的遗物 Su LuoCr宿落CrMystery183k WordsOngoing [Urban Mystery | Death Prediction | Episodic Stories | One Female Lead] On his first independent case, Xu Chi receives a box of his own personal effects. A keychain he'd used for three years, a phone that had cracked that very morning, and an authorization letter bearing his own signature. The time of death listed on the inventory is seven days away. There is only one additional request: "Before my mother comes to claim my things, retrieve the photo on the phone." But his phone is safe in his ha —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you enjoy suspenseful stories with a romantic subplot, you might want to check out "The Keeper of the Bereaved." Xu Chi is a keeper of bereaved belongings, while Cheng Xia is a photographer who restores old photos. A death record set seven days in advance leads them to a photograph from many years ago. Each has their own expertise, and they sometimes disagree on how to handle the clues. Together, they investigate the events, and through their interactions, they gradually come to know each other.

38. 38 开 Strange Tales from the Start? But I’m Yang Jian! 开局聊斋？但我是杨戬啊 Drunk Cat Xiaoxiaosheng醉猫笑笑生Eastern Fantasy769k WordsOngoing [No System + Chinese-Style Horror + Time-Limited Transformation + Yang Jian + Extreme Contrast and Thrills] After transmigrating into the demon-infested world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Yang Jian runs straight into a century-old Painted-Skin Ghost that specializes in tearing out human hearts. There is nowhere to run! No System chiming in. No old master living in a ring. His only trump card is the Holy Erlang True Lord sleeping inside him, whose name sounds just like his own: Yang Ji 6.4kReads8.2Score636Shelves

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    The fast-paced, short, episodic stories are filled with deadly sinister lurks in every scene, from a dilapidated temple in a downpour to a desolate hillside filled with corpse-raising graves, and then being trapped in a temple by a thousand-year-old tree demon, with each crisis more dangerous than the last.

39. 39 逆 The Fate Ledger: I Tore Up Books to Reach the Top 逆命簿：我靠撕书走上人生巅峰 User11197236用户11197236Mystery153k WordsOngoing Late one night, Chen Yan came into possession of a mysterious notebook. He opened to the first page and was dragged into a hell of threads. When he barely made it back alive, he saw the words in blood on the page slowly seeping into an ominous, dark red. The next morning, during the staff meeting, his supervisor once again tried to dump the dirty work on him. Chen Yan tore out that page. An invisible thread seemed to stitch the supervisor’s lips shut. Not a sound came from his throat, and his f —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for eerie tales and realistic battles of wits, don't miss this! Two wishes fulfilled in one go! [Note]

40. 40 日 Sun and Moon Shine Bright: The Story of the Eldest Princess 日月昭昭：嫡长公主传 Shangguan Junli上官君黎Ancient Romance243k WordsOngoing (The author is a high school student, so updates are slow, but the story will definitely be finished) She knelt on the gravel path, blood seeping from her knees. Her mother stood beneath the veranda, watching coldly. At seven years old, Jun Li understood one thing: wounds could be useful. Not for scheming, but for calling for help. She cried out for ten years. At last, someone heard her. Later, she stood in court and looked back Behind her stood the Second Prince, the lone wolf who said one 259Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This was written by my sister, and she writes very well too. I also wrote a novel called "The Tale of Yinshan Soil." I hope everyone will search for it and take a look. Thank you.

41. 41 帷 The Book Behind the Veil 帷后之书 The Moon Woke Up la月亮睡醒laEastern Fantasy511k WordsOngoing I hope to tell this story slowly to every listener. But when you hear it, the curtain will hear you too. I hope you enjoy my new work. I’m new to this, so please be kind. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you prefer light fantasy without demons or monsters, you can check out The Book Behind the Curtain. All the anomalies originate from the narrative and the objects described. There are no physical ghosts or monsters, and the atmosphere is built up psychologically.

42. 42 刑 After Being Released from Prison, the Paranormal Claims to Be My Ex 刑满释放后，诡异自称前男友 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads + Infinite Flow + Rekindled Romance + Not Invincible + Twists + Foreshadowing + Happy Ending] [A beautiful but hot-tempered bottom who’s always flirting with death, paired with a seemingly innocent, calculating, vindictive green-tea top.] Gu Wei is a lowly F-rank criminal in the live-stream performance system. After blowing an entire instance sky-high along with his little assistant, he is exiled by the System to a punishment instance. The players thought Gu Wei would 26.8kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves

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    It's so good! I really like it.

43. 43 惹 Mess With Her? She’s an SSSSS-Rank Abnormality, the Real Deal 惹她？她SSSSS级异端真祖宗 The Peach Picker摘桃子的人Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The heroine and hero are both genuinely unhinged and murderous! Read the content warning at the end of Chapter One before starting!] [Fantasy setting, secret identities, wish fulfillment, powerful characters, face-slapping and punishing scum, fantasy and sci-fi, sweet romance] [The heroine is the strongest and unbeatable in this story. Both leads are violent, unhinged hard cases who would rather throw a punch than waste words, and are far from normal.] Ye Sang, the eldest daughter of the Ye fam 19.8kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves
44. 44 无 Infinite Escape: I Earn Rent Money in Horror Games 无限逃生：我在惊悚游戏里挣房费 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery800k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + strong female lead + team + plot-focused] [Ding~ Welcome, player, to the Survival Inn! Please do your best to clear the instances and earn your room fees~ We offer dormitory rooms, guesthouse rooms, hotel rooms, and more, as well as a top-tier luxury VIP club waiting for you to unlock~] A gloomy, blood-soaked compound A school crawling with death A cursed painting that brings death to anyone who looks at it An old village teeming with stra 20.5kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
45. 45 千 A Thousand Lives, Annihilated 千命湮灭 May Our Country Be at Peace愿家国平安Eastern Fantasy143k WordsOngoing "Mystery" "Survival" After falling into a karst cave, Qian Xiao discovers a door deep underground that should not exist. Behind it, a polite, well-mannered man is killing someone. On the brink of death, Qian Xiao blurts out a sentence. The killer hears him and stops. Then he smiles. Now Qian Xiao is sitting in this room, thinking back to those words. Only then does he realize: "The words that once saved me were actually a prophecy" 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so good! I watched it while eating, and before I knew it, a lot of time had passed.

46. 46 南 The Strange Case of South City 南城诡事 Mid-July七月半Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A bizarre, inexplicable murder takes place in Nancheng. The case bears a striking resemblance to one Tang Qianyu described on Weibo just two days earlier, drawing her into the investigation. To uncover the truth, she joins forces with Gu Zhiheng, her upperclassman from the same school and captain of Nancheng's criminal investigation team, to hunt down the killer. But she never imagined this was only the beginning... 438Reads7.7Score100Shelves

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    Suspense and mystery novels

47. 47 我 My Alter Ego Keeps Courting Death in Horror Games 我的副人格在惊悚游戏里无限作死 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Mystery161k WordsCompleted Infinite-flow + Not Overpowered + Mild Horror + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Delightfully Unhinged + Everyone Is Evil Lu Cenming is an ordinary high school student whose mental state is less than stable. His desire to rob a bank because he is so broke is noticed by a god. And so he is judged guilty. Guided by a rabbit-headed boy, he enters a horror game called “Prison of Generals.” His other personality, dormant for a long time in the real world, becomes increasingly active in the game. This 722Reads8.7Score145Shelves

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    My alternate personality is endlessly courting death in a horror game. Lu Cenming is unexpectedly chosen by the gods to become a beta tester. Using his intelligence and the strength of his alternate personality, Lu Cenming keeps courting death in the game, searching for his way home.

48. 48 回 Rewind: The Cage on a Rainy Night, 1937 回溯：雨夜囚笼1937 Tao Qianle陶千乐14k WordsCompleted Rewind: The Cage of a Rainy Night, 1937 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this underrated work!

49. 49 为 Proving Her Innocence 为她证无罪 Yi Wu Er Bai一吴二白Mystery188k WordsOngoing When her closest family member becomes the prime suspect in a perfect crime, when every piece of evidence points to her sister’s already shattered soul, a younger sister who is a forensic pathologist decides to use science, faith, and unwavering love to fight through the fog for her sister’s chance to live. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The truth lies hidden in the shadows, but justice will eventually prevail. When a loved one becomes the prime suspect in a perfect crime, the forensic pathologist sister uses love as her shield and science as her blade to fight for her sister's survival amidst the fog of mystery.

50. 50 史 The Missing Pages of History 史阙 The Restless Monkey Mind难定心猿Historical186k WordsCompleted Time flows like water, never resting, never stopping. The world's obsessions surge like a tide, throwing the river of time and space into chaos. Some defy the natural order, trying to rewrite the years and throw the world into turmoil; Others hold fast to the rules, facing eerie shadows to defend the source of time and space. Ordinary books conceal countless rifts. Strangers who meet on unfamiliar paths become companions, while obsessions and rules clash without end. The path of order is thorny —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The river of time is shrouded in mystery, the path of order is fraught with thorns, and the ultimate tug-of-war between obsession and rules awaits. If you're looking for something to read, this is a great option!

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