Novels like The Bone Painter
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Bone Painter, best match first.
- 101 She Can Suppress a Hundred Ghosts on Her Own, and You Still Dare to Act Arrogant? 她一人便镇压百鬼，你还敢猖狂？ [No Romance + Horror Mystery + Paranormal + Ghost Hunting + Yin-Yang Eyes + No Saintly Heroine + Always Gets Revenge] [Hundred Ghosts Hotel] [Death Amusement Park] [Mother-and-Son Evil Spirits] [Human-Faced Spider] [Snake Head, Human Body] [Blood Coffin Maze] Late at night, in a pitch-black dormitory, the sound of a ball repeatedly bouncing against the door came from outside. It was sticky and distinct, making everyone’s scalp prickle. Everyone in the room trembled with fear. Li Youqing told Fu 213Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Carefree Book of Demonic Affairs 无忧妖事薄 [Urban fantasy + lighthearted and healing + no CP + no female lead + a collection of wild ideas] [The monsters in this story are quite different from those in traditional folklore. We hope to offer you a fresh experience~] [Dear readers, this book has been finished for ages, but it still hasn’t received a rating. It really needs a review from you to help the rating show up sooner. Thank you so much!] In the beginning, there were no monsters in the world. But there were peo 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Wangchuan Tea House (Two-Volume Set) 忘川茶舍（全二册） [Xianxia romance + based on a screen original + tragic love + twists in an ancient setting] [A cup of tea, a love story. At Wangchuan Teahouse, you’ll never be troubled by love again.] To restore her beloved’s soul, Liu Sheng came to the mortal world and opened a teahouse, gathering the most unforgettable emotions among humankind. Whenever she collected a feeling as clear as water, she poured it into the River of Forgetfulness. Once its murky waters ran clear, she would be able to see her belove 268Reads9.3Score10014d adds
- 104 Ethereal: The Tianchizhuan Volume 缥缈·天咫卷 In the prosperous Tang dynasty, Chang'an is beset by ghosts roaming the night and demons gathering in their thousands. In the West Market district, where yin and yang meet, stands a mysterious, ethereal pavilion: the Piaomiao Pavilion. It trades in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all pass through its doors. Where is the Piaomiao Pavilion? Those without fate may pass right by and never see it; Those with fate will seek it out, even from a th 497Reads9.5Score7314d adds
- 105 Crime Solving: The Ghost Lord Is Quite Charming 破案：鬼卿可亲 [Mystery + no romance + ensemble cast + urban fantasy + ghost hunting + monsters] [The first volume takes time to set things up. If you prefer fast-paced mysteries, start with “Volume Two: Canghai City.”] When Hu Taisui, a mountain witch, arrives in Millennium City, she is immediately caught up in major cases, including an evil spirit that switches hearts and a fatal birthday party. People say, “It has to be a ghost! Or maybe a monster!” But when she takes a closer look, she finds that althou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Southern City Mystery Files 南城诡案集 [Urban] + [Mystery and deduction] [No romance, logic-driven cases, twists and mind-bending puzzles] A woman cursed to death… The Lord of Yashan, who uses ghost marriage as a sacrifice… Mysterious meat-filled sausages… A Gu Man Tong that eats away at its victim’s mind… A female campus ghost comes to claim a life… Facial skin turned into a work of art… A human body cut in half and made into a deck of playing cards… Minced flesh in the belly of a child’s corpse… Can someone help Ye Huai figure out 41Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 107 Help! Five Lives in the Ancient Mirror, and Three Male Leads Begging Me to Stay 救命！古镜五世，三个男主哭求我 Quick transmigration, transmigration through multiple worlds; punishing scumbags; women supporting women; love of country and family; marriage before love; a woman transmigrates into a man's body; a satisfying rural farming story with face-slapping; a 1vN love rivalry; the heroine is never blinded by romance. The heroine was born into a wealthy Chinese family, but her life changed dramatically after her grandmother passed away. The family heirloom her grandmother left her, a bronze mirror called 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Ruyi Rouge Shop 如意胭脂铺 Based on traditional Chinese beauty remedies and recipes, these are a series of strange little tales. But they are only stories, not history, so readers should not worry too much about whether the things mentioned in the text existed during the Tang Dynasty. During the Tianshou era of the Great Tang, in an unremarkable corner of the divine capital, Luoyang, stood an exquisitely decorated cosmetics shop. Its proprietress, Xing Ruyi, had the power to transform ghosts and spirits. In the company of 215Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 109 The Carefree Teahouse (Complete in Two Volumes) 无忧茶馆（全二册） A richly atmospheric, fantastical and romantic tale where the fates of humans and demons converge amid the bustle of everyday life. Rumors of demons often emerge from the Wuyou Teahouse by the Qutan River in Wuyou City, Zhaoguo. People say that after nightfall, mournful sobs and whispered conversations drift out of the teahouse. As a result, business is poor and it barely stays afloat. Five hundred years ago, Gao He unwittingly made a wager with the demon-hunting sorcerer Qiu Guan. Ever since, 983Reads9.0Score20514d adds
- 110 After Coming Down from the Mountain, the Legitimate Daughter Used the Mystical Arts to Topple the Throne 嫡女下山后，靠玄学推翻皇位 [Mysticism × Case Solving × Real Political Intrigue × Sweet Romance × Mutual Healing] Original title: I Have a Soul-Binding Fan (You can read the comments for a character biography written by the author.) “Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?” When people die, they become ghosts. If they die with resentment in their hearts, they cannot pass on to the next life. Her arrival was like the only ray of light in the murky world of wandering souls. She is the legitimate daughter of the Great 413Reads8.4Score11714d adds
- 111 Misty Tales: The Ghost Mask Scroll 缥缈·鬼面卷 In the prosperous Tang dynasty, Chang’an is filled with ghosts roaming by night and demons gathering in droves. In the western market, at the boundary between yin and yang, stands a mysterious, ethereal pavilion: the Misty Pavilion. It sells rare treasures and the full range of human passions. People, demons, ghosts, and gods all come and go within. Where is the Misty Pavilion? Those without fate to find it pass by without seeing it; Those destined to find it will seek it from a thousand miles a 588Reads9.5Score11014d adds
- 112 404 Midnight Radio: The Underworld Frequency 404午夜电台之幽冥频率 [Mystery★Science Fiction★Supernatural★Wild Imagination★Social Commentary★A mind-bending story in every chapter] Have you ever been tuning through the radio frequencies at midnight when you suddenly heard a station that doesn't exist? The 404 Midnight Radio: Ghost Frequency broadcasts only on FM 404 MHz. It's a channel that doesn't exist on any broadcast spectrum and can't be received with ordinary equipment. You can't search for it or subscribe to it. You can only “stumble upon” it. The host, Li 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Flower Goddess Record 花神录 There is a clinic called Plain Sight, where the demons treat ghosts, not the living. There is also a coffin shop with no name or signboard. It serves the living and takes business from the dead... 63Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 114 The Ruyi Gallery 如意馆 [Beautiful Innkeeper vs. Bookish Accountant] [Historical Romance + Food + A Touch of Angst + Xianxia and Strange Tales + Deep Devotion] In an alley by Taiping Bridge in the south of the city stands a restaurant called Ruyi House. Its dishes are novel and delicious. The proprietress, Yaoniang, was once the Fate Keeper of the Ninth Heaven, in charge of the Book of Destinies. One day, she caused a grave disaster, earning the wrath of the Jade Emperor. As punishment, she was sent down to the mortal 253Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 115 Tales of Strange Beings from the Mountains and Seas 山海异闻录 With a brushstroke and a sheet of paper, she writes of the meetings and partings of the Three Realms; across a lifetime, she witnesses all the joys and sorrows of the living. Jun Chishu is a book-writing demon who dreams of writing a remarkable Record of Interviews with Ancient Demon Gods. So she bids farewell to her friend Jiaolong and leaves her homeland. Along the way, she meets legendary demon gods with distinctive personalities, including the Nine-Headed Serpent, Taotie, Xingtian, Minshan, 326Reads9.3Score10314d adds
- 116 King of Feng Shui: I Roam the World with a Sealed Divine Dragon 风水之王之我与封印神龙闯天下 The day I was born, my father died. A fortune-teller said I was born under an unlucky star and would bring death to my parents! No! I decide my own fate, not Heaven! Watch me defy fate alongside the dragon spirit living inside me! See how Lin Qingfeng rises from an orphan girl to become a renowned feng shui master! 476Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Quick Transmigration: Soul Hunter by Trade, Slaughtering My Way Through the Mortal World 快穿：专职猎魂，我在人间杀疯了 [One story per chapter] + [Strong heroine] + [Putting scumbags in their place] + [No romance] + [Satisfying read] The heroine, Situ Banmeng, is a soul hunter by profession. Her current mission is to travel to different worlds and collect the souls of evildoers. Once the souls are collected, she leaves without looking back. One story per chapter, no dragging things out. There are all kinds of evildoers in this world. Some are wicked through and through, while others were forced into evil by circ 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Misty: The Corpse Tomb Volume 缥缈·尸穸卷 In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was haunted by a hundred ghosts and thronged with myriad demons. In a district of the Western Market, at the boundary between yin and yang, stood the mysterious, ethereal Pavilion of Mist and Mirage. It traded in rare treasures and the seven emotions and six desires. Humans, demons, ghosts, and gods all came and went within. Where is the Pavilion of Mist and Mirage? Those without fate pass by without seeing it; Those with fate will seek it out from a thou 593Reads9.5Score9914d adds
- 119 Detective Chen Meng: Twelve Secrets from Major Cases, Complete in 3 Volumes 刑警陈猛：重案秘闻十二宗（共3册） I’m a special crimes detective. Just one of the countless ordinary detectives out there. This is both a collection of criminal cases and a record of memories. In this novel, there’s me, my mentor, and my best friend. Like me, they’re each one of a kind, yet utterly ordinary. We once strode forward with bold ambition and high spirits. We once unraveled tangled clues, cutting through the fog to hunt down the truth. We also faced twelve major cases that left us grief-stricken, hesitant, and lost. M 209Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 120 Soulbound Fate 锁魂缘 An award-winning entry in the “Bringing Ancient Books to Life and Passing on the Love of Reading” writing contest In the twenty-fifth year of the Daxing era, two things happened to Ye Shanghuai. First, her master, Daoist Ye, who had raised her single-handedly, was struck by three bolts of heavenly lightning and vanished without a trace. Second, Ye Shanghuai descended the mountain and met Li Chizhi. In the twenty-fifth year of the Daxing era, two things happened to Li Chizhi. First, the Heavenly 29Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 121 Gu Gu Fang: Settling the Karma of Antiquities 缚古坊：了断古物因果 An antique shop on Funeral Street settles the worldly karma of spiritual artifacts. Using their special powers, it helps those destined for them advance their official careers. Azure Dragon God, Swollen-Belly Ox, Chicken Spirit Protector, Nine-Tailed Fox Who Changes Fate, Azure Sky Serpent... They say a new owner has arrived at Fugufang, and a god is always at their side... 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 A Mystic Sect Master Transmigrates into a Book as the Real Heiress, and the Whole Family Faces Retribution 玄门大佬穿书真千金，全员火葬场 [Metaphysics + wish-fulfillment + no romance + livestreaming + secret identity + fortune-telling + a touch of ensemble cast + everyone gets their comeuppance, no forgiveness] Xi Jiudu, sect leader of the Mystic School, failed her tribulation and transmigrated into a book as the biological daughter who was doomed to be cannon fodder in a pampered-daughter story. The heroine, meanwhile, was the adopted daughter, Xi Cha. Father Xi: “Xi Jiu, listen carefully. Whatever you do, Cha Cha will always be 2kReads8.1Score25614d adds
- 123 The Phoenix Calamity 凤凰劫 After lying low for ten thousand years, Feng Yinuo finally killed Huang Yihe, the one who was said to bring chaos to the Six Realms. Huang Yihe had waited for twenty thousand years, yet never received a promise from Feng Yinuo. In the end, she became a demon, carrying the blood jade stained with Feng Yinuo's blood and doing everything she could to turn him into one as well… With the power of the blood jade, Huang Yihe was reborn and gave others the chance to start over, too. She watched them e 31Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 124 Every Mystery Has an Ending 所有的谜案都会有一个结局 No mystery stays buried forever. The truth will always come to light. A dual male-lead story of mutual and self-redemption. He sets aside the bonds of past favors, withstands pressure from his superiors, and successfully completes a campaign against organized crime, winning justice for his father. But the price is the permanent loss of the brother who stood by his side through life and death. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 The Metaphysics Big Shot Makes Waves in the Entertainment Industry 玄学大佬娱乐圈炸鱼 [Fortune-Telling Livestreams + Supernatural Ghost-Hunting + Episodic Power Fantasy + No Romance + The Real Heiress Strikes Back] The opening has some entertainment-industry scenes, but the heroine never joins the industry. Ji Chengli, a powerful cultivator, is framed by a transmigrator and falls into demonic corruption. She dies in a tribulation storm, then is reborn as the neglected real heiress of the wealthy Ji family. The fake heiress drugs and frames her, while putting on a show of innoce 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 The Dead Speak: Cases from Harbor City 尸语追凶：港城谜案录 In a prosperous harbor city where neon lights blot out the sky, crime never sleeps in the shadows. A red-clad corpse found floating in Victoria Harbour shocks the entire city and sets off a string of murders. It also forces three people who can barely stand one another to form an unlikely crime-solving trio. He is Lu Chen, a senior inspector in the Major Crimes Unit: domineering and hot-tempered, he trusts experience and speed. Beneath his machismo, he is protective and soft-hearted, but he can 407Reads—Score11114d adds
- 127 Demons, Begone: The Female Celestial Master Is Bold and Powerful 邪魔退散：女天师又飒又强 Half a bowl of clear water reflects heaven and earth; a single spirit talisman subdues ghosts and evil. There are no gods three feet above your head, and seven hesitant steps take you back to the human world. Lin Qiaoqiao is reborn in another world as a bold, powerful female celestial master. 81Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 128 The Road to Ascension Is Hard! The Metaphysical Heavenly Master's Family Has a Doting, Devoted Husband 飞升难！玄学天师家有贤夫宠麻了 [Feng Shui and the occult + standalone short stories + marriage before love] [Warm and healing + one-on-one romance] [Happy ending + redemption] [Loyal and clingy male lead + strong female lead who can be sweet or fierce] In her previous life, Qin Chuyun was the young sect master of the Jiuxuan Sect. A fragment of her soul was struck by lightning and sent into the body of a foolish woman. And somehow, she even ended up with a kindhearted husband who was a bit of a simpleton himself. “My lord, I 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Quick Transmigration: The Salty Fish's Rise to Power 快穿之咸鱼翻身上位记 [Silly fun + one-on-one, both pure and transmigrating together + secretly powerful lead + sweet romance] Gu Anjiu only wanted to be a lazy fish lying around in bed, but life forced her to get to work. Led by the ridiculous System 250, she had to transmigrate through different eras and complete missions. Armed with one cannon-fodder script after another, she spent every day figuring out how to survive in the cracks. She thought a lazy fish like herself could never rack up any achievements, but wh 15Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 130 Tales of a Cat Demon: Urban Legends 猫妖物语：城市传说 Mystery version: I’m a demon, a cat demon everyone wants dead. I have nine lives, and the first three were taken by the magical weapons of monks and Taoist priests. I don’t want to die, and I don’t want to kill anyone. I just want to live, and live well. That’s why I need the Fruit of Immortality. If you happen to see one, contact me immediately. My number is 132XXXX2706. Yu Mingzhu, owner of Urban Legends Dessert Shop, female, age 500+ Heartwarming version: Yu Mingzhu, a nine-lived cat demon, o 11Reads9.5Score—14d adds
- 131 I Inherited a Joss Stick and Candle Shop 我继承了一家香烛店 Bai Linlin had just graduated when she was involved in a car accident that had been planned long in advance. After being discharged from the hospital, she had to use a wheelchair for a while, so she decided to take over the incense and candle shop her grandmother had left her. The shop served both the living and the dead, and business was far busier than Bai Linlin had expected. Especially business from the underworld. Fortunately, it was right up the alley of Bai Linlin, who came from a family 105Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Who Dares Bully Young Madam Gu? The Entire Ghost Realm Won't Stand for It 谁敢欺顾少夫人？鬼界全体不答应 [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + metaphysics + secret identities + livestreaming + 1v1] Jiang Wanning, an ancestral talisman master, transmigrates into a new world and becomes a poor girl with nothing to her name. To support her family, she decides to livestream ghost hunting. Who would have thought that this seemingly delicate, cool beauty of a streamer would have so many tricks up her sleeve, and strike so mercilessly? The entire internet is stunned! Only then does everyone realize that t 182Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 133 The Wei Cipher 韦氏密码 [Mind-Bending Suspense + Adventure + Puzzles + Not a Power Fantasy] After ten years spent seeking the truth behind his parents’ disappearance, Wei Qiushan is drawn into the mystery by a photograph. Following the hidden clues in a ledger and a cryptic note that says “Don’t be afraid,” he begins his investigation. A transport team vanishes without a trace. A witness suddenly drops dead. Deep in a mine, he discovers a strange bedroom dozens of meters underground. During an ancestral rite in the Nor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The Sin Factory 饲罪工厂 A fairy-tale murder case rocks Ning City! A golden ribbon is wound around the victim’s neck, a blood-painted copy of The Emperor’s New Clothes rests on their knees, and the ink on a card marked with a strange symbol is still wet. The killer is caught at the scene, yet vehemently denies any connection to the crime scene, which looks like something out of a dark fairy-tale book! As Detective Du Ran leads his team in a deep investigation, every clue sends a chill down their spines: a red-clad chi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Murder Case: The Mystery of Death 凶案：死亡之谜 [A brilliant detective captain VS a host of highly intelligent murderers] When I thought this was an ordinary murder case, I discovered that the killer had led me astray. When I thought I had arrested the killer, I discovered he was nothing more than a scapegoat. When I thought I was close to the truth, I discovered the killer had committed suicide. When I thought the case had been hastily wrapped up, I discovered that the real killer was actually... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Su Yi'an, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺少卿苏以安 Su Yi'an, the son of a Tang dynasty official, was raised in the countryside, where he and his grandmother depended on each other. By a twist of fate, Empress Wu Zetian appointed him Deputy Minister of Justice. From then on, he and two friends solved one baffling case after another. As they investigated, the truth behind his father's disappearance slowly came to light. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Cold Case Reopens 迷案重启 [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [Unraveling the Clues to Dispel Layer Upon Layer of Mystery] The Rainy-Night Predator Case The Flower Shop Owner’s Lover The Death of a Streamer A Captive in the Cellar… Murder after murder… Deputy Captain Lin Yi leads his team in solving one bizarre case after another. Who could have guessed that in the end, he would uncover the mystery of his own origins! 86Reads7.3Score10814d adds
- 138 Paranormal Investigation Bureau: Blackthorn Security Company 诡异调查局：黑荆棘安保公司 [Bizarre plot] + [mild horror] + [749] + [coherent story, no convoluted loops] + [high-stakes mind games] + [no female lead] When I was very young, I witnessed those things. They took away the happy childhood I should have had. As time passed, I gradually began to realize that my past might have come from some kind of [recovered object]. [It] fabricated the false past I remembered. Years later, I finally became a Level One investigator at the Bureau of Paranormal Investigations. I recovered one 1.3kReads8.7Score19714d adds
- 139 A Lonely Ghost Goes on a Blind Date 孤魂野鬼来相亲 A former top student returns to her hometown in disgrace and takes over her grandmother’s shabby, run-down matchmaking house. With a huge debt to pay off, she has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and get to work. Good grief! What kind of ghosts are showing up for these blind dates? The head of a ghostly date rolls right off. Terrifying-looking men and women ghosts want her to edit them into handsome men and beautiful women. Her best friend has been dismembered, yet still asks Su Yinran to fi 33Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 140 Case Files of a Homicide Detective 缉凶笔记 I’m a college student, and fate has entangled me in one bizarre murder case after another! A woman’s corpse sealed in concrete, an unidentified charred body missing its genitals, a deranged killer who feeds on human brains… One brutal, bloody murder after another, and one appalling mastermind after another! Driven by the fire of justice in my heart, I’m caught up in a series of dangerous, thrilling hunts for the killers… 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Indulged Without Restraint 恣宠 Zhao Yuran had finally managed to kill her regent uncle, who had discovered that she was a woman. Thinking she could finally live in peace, she went to sleep, only to wake up and find herself back before her accession to the throne. She looked at her uncle, who had yet to seize power, and gritted her teeth. Should she kill him right now, or kill him right now? Song Mingzheng glanced at the imperial bed and smiled. He'd be happy if she chose a different place to kill him. You want the throne abov 66Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 142 Twelve Moments 十二瞬 [Fantasy + healing + strange tales in an ancient setting] The companion volume to popular author Qing Chen's Tales of the Rhinoceros Horn, this is a delightfully cute and funny collection of healing folk tales set in ancient times! Behind every medicinal ingredient lies the greatest sorrow or joy of the human world. The Sea Market, the Ruins of Return, the Peach Blossom Spring, the Yellow Springs... A succession of wondrous sights and eerie realms, filled with all kinds of spirits and human stor 611Reads9.5Score13414d adds
- 143 Beauty Brings the Culprits to Justice 美人除凶 [Elements: Historical mystery + case-of-the-week stories + two equally formidable leads + poison and Gu] [Heroine: Highly skilled in martial arts, observant, and always on target when she hunts down a culprit~] [Hero: Noble by birth and favored by the emperor. Any woman who approaches him gets slapped flying~] [Cases: A man skinned and castrated + the Marquis’s daughter celebrates her birthday on the day she is doomed to die + two deaths at the palace’s Mid-Autumn banquet + Zhilan returns from t 406Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 144 The Gourmet, Complete in Three Volumes 饕餮记（全三册） Yin Yu, a popular author of historical fantasy, has a solid command of her craft, a seasoned style, and a distinctly individual voice. Drawing on a rich imagination, she builds a fantastical period tale centered on food, with a fresh and original premise. The novel brings together a wealth of elements and incorporates extensive historical detail, painting a vivid portrait of life and customs in the Great Song. At Tianxiang Tower, a divine beast, Taotie, takes the form of a young girl and prepare 2.4kReads9.5Score57914d adds
- 145 Just Straight-Up Deduction? That's My Specialty! 单纯推理是吧？这个我擅长啊！ [A Conan-style episodic story. No romance or ambiguous relationships, grounded, no invincibility, no System, no brainless plot, with deduction and crime-solving] “Like Detective Conan? Then don’t miss this book!” There’s no such thing as a perfect crime. And if there is, then I must have committed it. While pursuing one of the world’s greatest criminal masterminds, Xian Yifan, hailed as the youngest great detective in history, died alongside his quarry. After accidentally transmigrating, he 185Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 146 I Can Tell You’re Lying 看得出来，你在说谎 [Female-oriented] [Mystery + Crime Investigation + Microexpressions + Subtle Gestures] The truth lies in microexpressions; secrets are revealed by the smallest gestures. When facing Feng Xi, not a single subtle expression can escape her sharp, almond-shaped eyes. When facing Liang Yize, not a single suspicious gesture can escape his alluring, peach-blossom eyes. When the windows to the soul belong to these two, they become walking lie detectors. No matter what kind of suspects they face, their e 42Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 147 Revisiting Their Plan 复盘ta的计划 [Mystery, deduction, criminal investigation, solving cases, fast-paced, no System, episodic stories, timid readers welcome] On a quiet winter night, a cleanly executed murder takes place in the blind spot of a security camera in a secluded park. The killer is meticulous, erasing every trace of the crime through careful planning. It looks like a perfect crime with no leads to follow. The criminal investigation team springs into action, advancing step by step through the scene examination, tracin 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Gluttonous Lady (3-Volume Set) 饕餮娘子（全三册） In the late Ming dynasty, on Liuqing Street in the ancient city of Jiangcheng, the alluring proprietress Tao Sanniang is a Taotie in human form. Her mysterious restaurant, Huanxiang Hall, can cook every delicacy people could ever desire. The girl Tao Yue'er works as a kitchen hand at Huanxiang Hall. By chance, she stumbles upon the secrets behind its delicacies: Immortal Vinegar is brewed from the obsession of two ill-fated lovers, one living and one dead; Rose Cakes are the deliberate revenge o 1.4kReads9.4Score27214d adds
- 149 The Long, Long Night 长夜长夜 Long Night, Long Night is an engrossing criminal investigation novel. It opens with the suicide of a veteran detective, drawing readers into a world of suspense and danger. The story then leads to the suicide of a female student more than a decade earlier, which in turn brings to light the accidental death of a police officer and a series of related cases. The plot is tightly paced, packed with suspense and twist after twist, making it impossible to stop reading. Every chapter leaves behind clu 198Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 150 Walking with the Dead 与尸同行 Chen Duo, an undertaker haunted by the bloody deaths of his closest family; Li Xiaoxin, a forensic pathologist with a devil hidden in her heart; Wang Feifei, a boxer drifting through life; and Zhang Ting, a businessman teetering on the edge of hell. These four people, each hiding a secret, search for the final truth about every corpse's life. As they work alongside the dead and uncover the murky veil surrounding each crime, they must also confront their own pasts. Between the living and the dead 233Reads9.2Score4214d adds
