Supernatural Mystery and Suspense Novels 灵异悬疑类小说

1. 1 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 27.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   The short story is about a heartwarming haunted house, while the longer story features an overpowered detective—quite novel.

2. 2 我 I Rented a Haunted House, and My Ghost Roommate Demanded Rent That Very Night 我租了套凶宅，当晚鬼室友就催我交租 A Heartbeat Hidden in a Comma心跳藏进逗号里12k WordsCompleted I rented a haunted house, and that very night my ghost roommate demanded rent 718Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 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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   I've probably only read this one supernatural/suspense novel, but it's really exceptionally good. First, it doesn't have a romantic pairing, and second, it's a truly strong female lead story.

4. 4 背 With My Country Backing My Expeditions, My Teammates Are Absolutely Unbeatable 背靠国家探险，我的队友强无敌 Diao Wa吊娃Urban1.4M WordsCompleted A parallel world. The people live in peace and prosperity, yet they are obsessed with exploration, leading countless people to die in forbidden zones. To stop residents from venturing into forbidden zones to meet their deaths, the Xia Kingdom government launches an official live-streamed expedition to explore the world's major forbidden zones. The expedition team is made up of top talent from various industries. Jiang Bai awakens memories of his past life and joins the expedition as the foremost 18kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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   Both books contain supernatural elements, like tomb raiding, but they don't have a high barrier to entry. Many people can understand the plot on their first read and even grasp the plot holes the protagonist sets up at certain moments.

5. 5 看 Guiding Archaeologists on Livestream: A Qilin Tattoo from the Start 看直播指点考古，开局获得麒麟纹身 I Don't Want to Be a Graphic Designer不想做美工Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted In Huaxia, tomb-raiding techniques have been severely lost to the passage of time. To uncover Huaxia's splendid history and revive the prosperity of archaeology, the authorities launch live-streamed archaeological digs. But in the live stream, a keyboard warrior points fingers and gives the archaeological team instructions on how to excavate. [Is this guy an idiot?] [What? There's an ancient building inside the mountain? One belonging to the Zhang family? Bullshit! My surname is Zhang, so how co 754Reads7.7Score131Shelves
6. 6 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves

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7. 7 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 277kReads9.4Score23.7kShelves

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   Enter at your own risk! This book, *Midnight Pawnshop: A Place for the Living to Avoid*, is so gripping that the more you read, the more you'll want to keep going! A pawnshop tucked away in a deep alley only opens at midnight. A wooden sign above the door, reading "Living People Avoid," gleams coldly. Those who come aren't there to pawn gold or silver, but rather to exchange memories, obsessions, and even a fraction of their life's fortune for a series of impossible wishes. The protagonist unexpectedly enters this pawnshop, intending to uncover the truth behind his family's disappearance, but becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre transactions: a man trading ten years of his life for a one-night reunion with his deceased wife, a woman trading her visibility for finding her lost child. Behind each transaction lies a struggle of humanity, unspoken regrets, and the pawnshop owner's hidden secrets. Without deliberate gore, the "life for a wish" premise strikes a chord deep within, filling the pages with a chilling, unsettling atmosphere. Open this book, and you'll find yourself following the protagonist as he searches for the truth in the midnight fog, your heart racing as you navigate the choices of humanity—you simply won't be able to stop reading!

8. 8 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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   • Story Background: After the Eternal Night, terror reborn, ghosts roam freely, piecing together bodies and releasing terrifying auras. Meanwhile, a mysterious post office and a young ghost messenger appear, delivering forbidden blood letters. The three realms—Spirit Mountain, Heavenly Court, and Daoist Sect—are clearly defined, and various forces emerge. • Main Characters: The protagonist, Wang Ye, was originally an ordinary young man who later becomes a ghost messenger codenamed "The Hearse," eventually reaching the legendary realm. Zhang Ziliang is the head of the logistics department of the Heavenly Group, a human strategist, and a sword breeder. Zhou Han is a representative of the Daoist Sect. Li Xinghe is a superhuman within the Heavenly Group and one of its earliest members. • Plot Synopsis: Ordinary young man Wang Ye is mistakenly identified as a reincarnated individual (actually a "pseudo-reincarnated" individual with altered memories) and drawn into the Underworld Post Office system, becoming a ghost messenger. He acquires supernatural items by completing blood-red letter missions, gradually uncovering the truth behind the "Eternal Night Crisis," including the annihilation of the ancient civilizations "Heavenly Court" and "Underworld" and the mystery of the gap in human history. As the plot unfolds, forces such as the Buddhist Clan and the Xijiu Organization emerge, and Wang Ye transforms from a pawn into a player, ultimately challenging the reaping cycle of higher-dimensional civilizations as a "gambler." • Features: The author possesses solid writing skills, with concise and fluent language. The descriptions of terrifying scenes are meticulous and detailed, creating a strong sense of immersion for the reader. Furthermore, the characters are vividly portrayed, each with their own distinct traits. For example, Wang Ye's personality is complex and multifaceted, exhibiting both intelligence and a gambler's adventurous spirit. The supporting characters also have their own stories and personalities, their fates intertwined to form a complex and captivating network of characters.

9. 9 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
10. 10 地 Invitation from Hell 地狱邀请函 Midnight Nightmare午夜梦魇Mystery601k WordsCompleted [Ghost Escape + Supernatural Horror + Infinite Flow + A Clever Protagonist] An invitation and an abandoned bus drag a group of people into a haunted realm… Lin Mo barely makes it back to the real world alive, only to discover that the horror has just begun. One invitation after another arrives before him, and one eerie world after another comes calling… The Dusk Spirit Hotel, the Dead Return, Vengeful Ghosts Invade: what is the truth behind it all? Who is a friend? And who is an enemy? Shh… Watc 18.2kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
11. 11 诡EN 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 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
12. 12 惊 Terror Descends: This Big Brother Is a Little Too Powerful! 惊悚降临：这个大哥有亿点猛！ Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Xuanbei, nicknamed Dizang, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel universe where the supernatural has descended. With the Ten Yama Kings tattooed across his body and a massive reaper’s scythe slung over his shoulder, Chen Xuanbei declares, “Sorry, everyone. I’m claiming this territory!” The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “Hello, police? Someone sewed my mouth shut! Yes, they threw away my scissors too!” Sadako: “Hello, city management? Someone blocked up my well with concrete. I can’t get home!” Han 27.7kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
13. 13 守 The Village Guardian, the Wife in the Coffin 守村人，棺中妻 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Rural Life3.2M WordsCompleted [Fox Wife] + [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [Mystery and Twists] + [Funny Ensemble Cast] + [Interlocking Plotlines] + [First-Ever Nine-Tailed Fox with Nine Clones] I’m the village’s famous idiot. Of course, that’s what people who don’t know any better call me. Those in the know call me… the village guardian! But my half-baked fortune-teller of a grandfather has a very different opinion from everyone else. He says I’m a kept man who lives off women! Still, I never imagined the woman I’d have 19.4kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    Supernatural suspense? Somewhat yes~~~ These books are all mind-bending and thrilling, with tense and exciting plots that don't drag. Especially *The Haunted House*, with its smooth writing and novel concept—a horror-themed infinite flow novel. Teacher, I will always follow you!!!

14. 14 末 Apocalypse: She Carries the Whole Team by Courting Death 末世：她靠作死带飞全场 Time and Years Pass时和岁荏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse716k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + feel-good + two powerful leads + sweet romance + plenty of twists] (Not a conventional apocalypse novel, but an endlessly suspenseful Apocalypse story with a wildly imaginative premise. Brace yourself before reading!) Cool, aloof beauty heroine who knows how to reel them in x refined, wicked, black-bellied hero (Plot and romance both racing ahead) (She pursues him at first, then stops halfway, and he chases after her) (One-on-one romance, both leads’ first time) 1. After dying sudd 32Reads8.8Score—Shelves
15. 15 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves
16. 16 十EN 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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    Check out this particularly suspenseful one.

17. 17 行 Collected Records of the Way 行道集录 Daoist Robes, Prime Minister道衣卿相Mystery554k WordsCompleted I am a descendant of Taigong. The gods need not stand aside. Following his ancestors' teachings, Lü Bugu practices the Dao, destroys demons and evil, and uses his mortal body as a hammer to temper his Daoist heart and refine his arts. The Great Dao is not found in famous mountains and ancient temples. The mortal world tempers the heart, and the Great Dao is never walked alone. 39Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It has exceeded my expectations for this type of story. The fact that Lu Bugu is a descendant of Taigong gives him a natural advantage, and the descriptions of his actions to eliminate evil spirits are full of detail, making the reader feel incredibly immersed!

18. 18 全 Master of All Skills 全技大师 Crocodile Wontons鳄鱼馄饨Sports2.2M WordsCompleted What? A Supreme Immortal Aperture Physique? I only get one chance, and they made me this useless body? Damn it! No! I'm different from them. I have a hidden quest built in! 471Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 186.2kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves
20. 20 阴 Yin Immortal 阴仙 Jiang Muxi江沐淅Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsOngoing Born inside a coffin, the young man honors the dying wish of the old caretaker of the charity cemetery and personally sends his sworn younger sister to join an immortal sect. After she enters the sect, he accidentally stumbles into the Yin Mountain of a Hundred Ghosts and has no choice but to embark on the path of ghosts… Thus begins the legendary cultivation journey of a ghost cultivator wielding a ghost blade, slaying giant demon overlords and cleaving immortal sect masters in two… 16.3kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
21. 21 天 The Celestial Master Is Here: Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World 天师在此，奇门风水震天下 Big Eggplant大茄子Mystery6.3M WordsCompleted [Several short dramas have been adapted from this novel: Feng Shui Heavenly Master, The Grand Master of Qimen Feng Shui, The Heavenly Master Is Here, Qimen Feng Shui Shakes the World, Notes of a Folk Feng Shui Master, and others] Everything in this book is fictional. Just enjoy the story, don’t take it seriously, and don’t get too caught up in it... 248.3kReads9.1Score59.8kShelves
22. 22 缚 Traces of Bound Spirits 缚灵迹 Five-Flower Fat Kidney五花大腰子Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted Mystery + supernatural + no harem. This is NOT a wish-fulfillment novel!!! The protagonist has no sect or powerful backer. He's just an ordinary man who sells animal feed. He thought driving a hearse would guarantee him a comfortable life, but he never imagined that everything had been arranged by someone else. Who deserves more trust, humans or ghosts? This is a question the protagonist must think through carefully. The villains aren't idiots who simply throw themselves to their deaths, and the 5.3kReads8.1Score457Shelves

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    Full-star horror, making you love the feeling of your heart pounding.

23. 23 民 Tales of Strange Happenings Among the People 民间诡事杂谈 The Outcast一人之下Mystery992k WordsCompleted Never enter a temple in the barren hills alone. Never talk about ghosts and spirits on a night road. Never bury the dead in the center of a burial plot. Pork butchers often can't draw their last breath when they die. The world is full of strange things. What seems ordinary can be deadly. Don't believe me? Turn around and take a look. 273Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 白 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服，晚上缝尸体 Night Shadow夜幽影Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 51.9kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
25. 25 规 Rule Horror: Guess What My Superpower Is 规则怪谈：我的异能你猜不透 Waiting for the Snow to Stop停雪候9k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: You Can't Figure Out My Superpowers 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
27. 27 子 The Midnight Night Watchman 子夜打更人 The Black Cat in the Box匣子里的黑猫Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted As the saying goes, walk the night road often enough and you're bound to meet a ghost. I'm a night watchman, and walking the night road is my job. Over the years, I've encountered all kinds of bizarre and extraordinary things in the dark. If I told you about them one by one, your jaw would hit the floor. A word of warning: if you scare easily, read at your own risk! 1.9kReads7.2Score224Shelves
28. 28 诡 Terror in the Haunted Dorm 诡寝惊魂 Chen Zidong辰子栋Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I got a job as a dorm supervisor in a university women’s residence, but the girls there were a little too friendly… Crying in the middle of the night, dorm rooms catching fire, rooms that don’t exist. Hidden in the deepest corners of memory is a bizarre and fantastical world… The night is deep, the dream unfinished. A mountain spirit blows out the lamp. Where can a lonely soul return? 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
29. 29 撞 Encountering a Ghost 撞鬼 Beacon Fires and Wolf Smoke烽火狼烟Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I'm a truck driver, and I haul freight all over the country. Truck drivers have many taboos. For example, if you encounter a funeral procession, flash your headlights a few times. If a small animal suddenly darts out onto the road, or when driving through a tunnel, especially one with a square entrance, don't whistle or say anything disrespectful. When staying at an inn at night, always point the toes of your shoes toward the door... 1.9kReads6.8Score160Shelves

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