Novels like The First-Rank Detective
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- 51 The Unsolved Cases of Andong in the Republic of China Era 民国安东悬案录 The most horrifying crimes and the most haunting tales of terror in Republican-era Andong! The Hell Trial, the Undersea Corpse Palace, the Four Gambling Fiends, the nightclub madman, the punishment of the Fire God... Behind these eerie, terrifying incidents lie truths beyond the reach of ordinary understanding. Zhou Quan, a descendant of the Six Fan Gate, uncovers them step by step with his unique perspective and broad knowledge. 55Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 52 Mystery Detective Li Jin 悬疑侦探李金 The mystery of the Ghostface Reef treasure The “perfect locked-room” suicide The “ghost” serial cases The mystery of the blood curse at the old mansion The mystery of the Mount Wuyin murders Li Jin, captain of the city criminal investigation team, is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of criminals. To his friends, he is a “master detective”; to his subordinates, he is their “rock”; to criminals, he is a “nightmare.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Double Shadows 双重阴影 Twin Shadows 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Crime Solving: I Woke Up at a Crime Scene and Became Stronger 破案：从案发现场睡醒就变强 Crime solving + System + comedy. He wakes up to find a beautiful female corpse in his arms and a bouncy little girl livestreaming nearby. Can someone tell me who I am, where I am, and what on earth I did? A top assassin from his previous life gains a System and is reborn as a criminal investigator, setting out on a path of revenge, only to discover an enormous mystery lurking behind his identity. “Congratulations, Master! You’ve woken up at the crime scene. You’ve received an autopsy lab as a re 24Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 55 A Forensics Prodigy: Jiangcheng Police Stories 刑侦天才之江城警事 My name is Chen Ning. I graduated from the Criminal Investigation College of the Huaguo Police University, then joined a police station in the city. I encountered many difficult cases in the course of my daily work, but my policewoman senior and I cracked them one by one. Later, I joined the city police squad. This is a suspenseful, mind-bending novel with a tense plot and professional forensic knowledge, along with a love story woven throughout. All in all, I personally think it's well worth re 298Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Gates of Hell: 50 Homicide Cases 地狱之门：凶案50宗 [Two Male Leads + Crime-Solving + Suspense + Mystery] A female corpse with her face smashed in, a body floating in a canal, frozen chunks of a dismembered corpse in a freezer, a family of five brutally murdered... Cold cases, baffling cases, bizarre cases, strange cases, murder cases, cases within cases... A criminal investigation captain and a criminal profiler join forces to solve one bizarre case after another. Fifty cases, each revealing secrets hidden from the world. It turns out the human 507Reads6.4Score100Shelves
- 57 Within the Perimeter 警戒线内 Following his father’s and elder brother’s dying wishes, Han Zhang joins the criminal investigation squad and becomes a police officer. But during a murder investigation, he sees his brother, who should have died long ago! Is his brother still alive? And how did their father die all those years ago? Case by case, the truth leads him to finally unravel the mystery of the past... 33Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 58 The Gray Border 灰色边界 A: Adjudication R: Revenge L: Law Enforcer There are no perfectly just verdicts in this world. Only by walking the line at the edge of the law can one execute true demons. No one wants to walk a tightrope, especially when the abyss below is deep enough to swallow everything. A and L should never move along the same straight line, but only where their paths cross can the sins of the heart be cleansed. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 A Dream You Never Wake From 永睡不醒的梦 (I wrote this novel in a notebook when I was in middle school a couple of years ago. I’m posting it on Fanqie as a keepsake.) I can no longer endure nights like this. The desolate old days, their mottled traces reflecting the weight of time. Again and again, I return to this empty old house, covered in dust and spiderwebs. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Mottled Crimes 罪案斑驳 Before one crisis has passed, another arises. A series of murders has struck Harbor City. The killer is ruthless, and several citizens have already been killed. The Special Cases Unit launches a full-scale investigation. All signs point to the same person behind the crimes: Gu Jinghao. Ye Ziyu arrives in the nick of time to help the team pierce the layers of mystery. The battle with Gu Jinghao is about to begin! 361Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 61 Case File No. 37 三十七号档案 A headless female corpse hanging in a medical school anatomy lab, a woman’s body in a box floating at sea, an innocent girl held captive for years, and university students dying by suicide one after another… Behind these horrifying events, killers lurking in the darkness turn into demons and devour people’s souls. Follow Shen Zezhi and his team as they untangle the clues and uncover the truth behind each case. 91Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 62 Wrong Body: A Deadly Game of Two Faces 错躯：双面死局 [Mystery + mind-bending + body swap] It seemed like an ordinary kidnapping spree, but it dragged him into an endless abyss... When he woke up, police detective Chen Yuan had switched bodies, and with none other than the kidnapper he was hunting... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 You Drive a Taxi, So Why Are You Competing with the Police for Work? 让你开出租，你跟警察抢活？ [System + action + everyday life] Jiang Cheng transmigrates to a parallel world and starts driving a taxi to support his family! By chance, he binds himself to a Super Detective System! All he has to do is catch fugitives to earn a reward! And so Jiang Cheng begins his pursuit! A squad captain: “Everyone, pay attention. This criminal's methods are extremely vicious! He's recently fled to our city. Every squad needs to stay on high alert and bring him to justice!” “Reporting to the chief: Jiang C 1Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 64 The Hidden Killer 隐匿的凶手 Fifteen years ago, a devastating explosion destroyed five once-happy families. Fifteen years later, a graceful, confident young woman walks into the police station, and a long-sealed string of numbers is brought back into use. A deadly struggle of love and hate, gratitude and grievance, life and death, good and evil is about to begin... 455Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 65 The Top Forensic Pathologist 一线女法医 Li Jingyan, a forensic expert, is drawn into one dispute after another when her best friend dies unexpectedly. In these cases, she is a person involved, an observer, a listener, and, above all, a seeker of the truth. Her best friend is brutally murdered; a beauty queen accidentally sets a building on fire; a baby is found in a trash can; a highly educated PhD takes her own life at home; a husband and wife who love outdoor adventures are subjected to both mental and physical abuse; and a vile hus 44Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 66 Cold Case: Criminal Investigation Unit Nine 悬案：刑侦九组 The criminal investigation squad of Xingchan City Public Security Bureau takes on a tricky murder involving a car. Five rookie officers are unexpectedly chosen by the bureau chief to become undercover agents in Unit Nine. Besides handling some of the most heinous cases, they must also uncover a terrifying secret within the bureau. Leaving their roles as detectives behind, they work undercover to reveal the mystery surrounding Unit Nine... Why have three officers been missing for so long? What sc 37Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 67 The Prophecy of X X的预言 After a manga artist dies under mysterious circumstances, their series, X, begins updating on its own. A string of crimes unfolds in sync with the manga, as fantasy mirrors reality in a deadly game where danger lurks at every turn. 110Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 68 Ultimate Evil 终极罪恶 There are countless crimes in the world, and behind every major case lies a story unknown to the public. Join detective Xu Lang as he reconstructs crime scenes and uncovers the stories behind the crimes. 20Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 69 The Yin-Chasing Detective 追阴神探 Four hundred years ago, my ancestor left behind a book. Four hundred years later, I take action once more in the name of justice. Whether they are evil ghosts, fiends, demons, or monsters, none can escape the punishment of the law. Everything comes from the heart, and everything is for the people. 789Reads6.6Score110Shelves
- 70 Su Xiaochun 苏晓春 Starting at the end of the story, we’ll work backward, step by step, along the path the heroine once walked. There is no male lead in this story. No romance. Mystery, crime, investigations, deduction. 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Solving a Case from the Start Rewards Me with a Hundred Million 开局破案奖励一个亿 “Ding! Congratulations on solving the serial murder case in Li Family Village. Reward: SSS-rank ability card: X-ray vision!” “Ding! Congratulations on solving the cheating case at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Reward: SSS-rank item card: 100 million yuan!” On the surface, I'm an utterly ordinary second-grade elementary school student. In reality, I'm the world's greatest detective, and no truth can escape my deductions! 12Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 72 Transmigrate to Solve Crimes 穿越之缉凶 Qin Man had always thought her life was nearly perfect. She had the enviable good fortune of a successful career, a wealthy family, a happy marriage, until an accident sent her tumbling down the stairs from the second floor of her own home and killed her. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into the body of Qin Weiwei, a young neighborhood police officer who had courageously come to someone's aid. Everyone knew Qin Weiwei had a crush on Jiang Yan, the captain of the criminal in 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 The Horsehead Incident 特马头事件 (This book was written in 2022. It’s a completed work of pure fiction, so please don’t take it seriously. Back then, there weren’t any rumors about Epstein or anyone else.) Urban suspense, no romance. A woman’s body is found in a roadside culvert, and the evidence points straight to her neighbor. Was it revenge, or is something else going on? As the investigation deepens, it uncovers a truth so shocking it leaves everyone stunned… 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Mystery: My Crime-Solving Skills Are Uncanny 悬疑：我的破案技术神乎其神 He is reborn in the Ming dynasty as a county magistrate. Using modern technology, he solves one baffling case after another, uncovering the stories behind them… (This is not a historical novel. All stories in this book are fictional.) 133Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 75 Crime Solving: The Forensic Photographer 破案：法医摄影师 Born into a family of forensic experts, Zhong Xiaoxing grew up surrounded by their work and developed a deep aversion to the profession. But his passion for medicine was so strong that he still chose to attend medical school. At his graduation banquet, he spoke boldly to his family about his plans for the future. Little did he know that a twist of fate would grant him a System, leaving him with no choice but to follow his father into one case after another, camera in hand. 127Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 76 Superbrain: I Can Replay Crime Scenes 超脑之我能回放犯罪现场 Genius girl Ji Yan unexpectedly becomes a key witness to the bizarre death of a billionaire. Was it a coincidence? Divine retribution? Or was someone behind it? A stranger with no connection to the victim in life became the first witness, and Ji Yan was drawn into the case. Every night, she lies awake. Fortunately, she meets the aloof forensic doctor Jin Peizhou. Together, they reconstruct the crime scene and professionally analyze every detail of the body. They peel back the layers to uncover t 3Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 77 Chasing the Serial Killer 连环追凶 A major robbery from ten years ago remains unsolved. A murder case hundreds of miles away ended with the real culprit caught, yet it is riddled with questions. The two cases seem completely unrelated, but in truth their threads are hopelessly intertwined. Ten years later, a murder case provides a clue to the old crime. But a deeper investigation reveals a tangled web with far-reaching connections... 349Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 78 Master, Shall We Solve a Case and Fall in Love? 大神，一起谈恋案吧 As a criminal psychologist, Xiang Han can make her want to die with his razor-sharp tongue. Ye Wen may not be assertive, but she definitely isn't one to take things lying down. Crime scenes, livestreamed murders, unidentified corpses... Am I supposed to be scared? What the hell? The aloof man says, “If you're ugly, you should read more. Though you're ugly and stupid, I'll make an exception and take you in, so you don't become a menace to society.” The woman replies, “What? I'm ugly and stupid? I 25Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 79 The Thousand-Year-Old Detective 千岁神探 During the Song Dynasty, the Six Fan Gate. At the summit of the Tianshan Mountains, he attains immortality. Demons and monsters all fear him. Dynasties rise and fall, and everyone else is just a passerby. A thousand years rush past. He is merely a visitor to the halls of power. He once discussed old cases with Bao Zheng and often examined corpses with Song Ci. Across a thousand years, he writes the chronicles of history. A single lifetime spent seeking the truth. He is the greatest martial artis 22Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 80 A Con Artist? I'm the Grandmaster of Con Artists 骗子？我才是骗子祖师爷 Qin Xiao was one of the leaders of a scam ring. After learning that his girlfriend was pregnant, he decided to quit for good, only for his sworn brother to cruelly murder her. After his death, Qin Xiao’s soul transmigrates into another person’s body, setting him on a path of revenge... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Cold Case Reopened: I Pursue the Killer After My Son Goes Missing 悬案重启：儿子失踪后我拼命追凶 Six years ago, Lin Yan, an adorable six-year-old boy, mysteriously vanished overnight. His mother, Li Muzi, went gray with worry in a single night. Everyone urged her to let go, have another child, and start over. Later, she quit her job as a full-time homemaker, got divorced, studied for the police academy entrance exam, and joined the city bureau after graduating. Could she finally solve this case, which she had painstakingly pursued, buried in the files, and forgotten by everyone for six year 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The One Who Breaks the Darkness 破暗者 A bizarre disappearance case brought Ye Chen back to the city that held so many of his memories. What he didn't know was that behind each case lay not only the sickness in the human psyche, but also a hidden darkness. 38Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 83 I'm a Death-Row Inmate, Not a Detective 我是死刑犯，不是神探 [Full-cast audio drama now available] [Crime Solving + Deduction] [Cases move at a brisk pace] Xu Tian, a top university student, is wrongly imprisoned. Just before his scheduled execution, his sentence is commuted to death with a two-year reprieve. As long as he’s alive, there’s hope. Xu Tian studies criminal investigation techniques, waiting for the day he can leave prison and clear his name. Then, one day, the criminal police team comes to him for help... After solving one strange case after 4.1kReads8.1Score380Shelves
- 84 Detective Di Renjie, My Uncle: Building a Crack Case-Solving Team 叔父神探狄仁杰，我打造破案天团 My name is Li Cunxi. After being run over by a truck again and again, I transmigrated by sheer bad luck into the body of a member of the Li clan in Detective Di Renjie, and Di Renjie adopted me. My father was Li Ai, Duke of Huang. Yes, the one who died after six petty villains falsely accused him of rebellion. My elder brother is Li Wenzhong, also known as the Shadow Spirit, Hui Wenzhong. He’s currently off somewhere in the middle of nowhere, secretly training in ninjutsu and preparing to pull o 1.9kReads6.6Score135Shelves
- 85 Cracking Cases Like Crazy: I Can Predict the Killer's Crimes 疯狂破案：我能预言凶手犯罪 After transmigrating and being reborn, Nie Xiangchen gains the power of prophecy. He can see every trace of what happened at a crime scene and identify the killer at a glance. Starting with a bizarre murder, he goes on to predict volcanic eruptions, plane crashes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Yet everyone treats him like a joke, until disaster strikes and someone finally remembers that godlike man! 88Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 86 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—Shelves
- 87 Criminal Cases 刑案 Is the Major Crimes Unit a witness to death, or a savior of humanity? Bringing criminals to justice is their only mission. Demons and monsters are nothing compared to the terror of the human heart. Unsolved cases keep cropping up, each beset by countless obstacles, while difficult and bizarre cases emerge one after another. How will the Major Crimes Unit resolve them? What they reveal is a dark world you never knew existed, along with the twisted depths of the human heart you dare not face. 367Reads7.2Score105Shelves
- 88 Rider Number 0137 骑手编号0137 [Traditional Criminal Investigation] [Hard-Boiled Deduction] [Brain-Twisting Suspense] [Spycraft and Shadow Wars] [No System] Ye Feng was once a star agent in the national security service. Three years ago, an accident killed his teammates and left him all alone. After moving to Linjiang City, he made a living delivering food, only to become entangled in a series of poisonings. Hoping to resolve the trouble quickly, he chose to work with Lin Yu, a beautiful young police officer who had just joi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 From the Start, I Got Drunk and Broke into the Women's Bathhouse, Then Solved a Bizarre Cold Case 开局醉闯女澡堂，破获离奇悬案 From the start, he drunkenly barged into a women's bathhouse and stumbled upon a bizarre case: the victim had vanished, yet surveillance footage showed they were still inside! They searched behind the walls and beneath the floors, nearly turning the whole place upside down, but still couldn't find the victim. Just then, Lu Chen awakened the Solve Cases to Get Stronger System. He cracked the human-fat soap case and thought it was a one-off. It was only the beginning! The shadow killer case in the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 My Mom Set Me Up on a Blind Date, and from the Start I Married the Wrong Woman 老妈让相亲，开局娶错媳妇 Lin Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Police God System as soon as he arrives. Just as he is feeling pleased with himself and putting on one dazzling performance after another... However... Mother: How about considering a blind date? Lin Yi: Can I get out of it? Mother: Just try defying your mother's orders! With a bitter smile, Lin Yi finds himself dragged into yet another blind date. Then a mature, graceful woman quietly appears before him. When Lin Yi returns home with his 42Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 91 Come On, That’s Not Scientific 别闹，这不科学 As they team up to solve one case after another, Luo Han, a young and handsome psychology expert, falls in love with Tan Mo, a beautiful and charming, if somewhat airheaded, policewoman. For her sake, he gives up his high-paying job in the United States and returns home. But Tan Mo is slow to realize his feelings, leaving Luo Han deeply frustrated. While the two are investigating a drug case together, Cheng Jun, Tan Mo's old friend from middle school, suddenly reappears and gets caught up in the 2Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 92 The Rules of Murder 谋杀法则 After X years as a professor at a police academy, he tells everyone about paranormal cases. “The 330 Case,” “The Red-Dressed Woman Serial Murders,” “The Telephone Murders,” “The Organ-Ripping Maniac”... 552Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 93 The Case of the Eroding Color 色蚀谜案 A Case of Sensual Corruption 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Fireflies Illuminate the Hidden Crickets 浮萤照潜蛩 (Early on) Mystery and crime novelist (later) criminal investigation consultant: Shen Xuexian vs. criminal investigation captain: Wan Ming A popular idol dies mysteriously on a film set, and the scene is exactly as described in the script. Shen Xuexian, a mystery novelist, is taken in for questioning by the police at her new book signing. She never imagined that selling the rights to her novel would land her in a police station. Getting caught up in a murder on a film set and taken in to assist 399Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 95 A Tech Geek’s Deduction 技术宅推理 By chance, Xu Musheng helps the police crack a brutal kidnapping case that sends shockwaves through the entire Jiangbei Public Security Bureau. He thinks it is just a brief interruption in his hectic daily life, but then two goddesses come seeking him out, and even stranger cases follow in their wake. Can Xu Musheng pierce the layers of confusion and uncover the truth? As his extraordinary family background gradually comes to light, how will his relationships with the goddesses develop? 1.5kReads8.9Score134Shelves
- 96 Detective Xiao Jiangnan 神探肖江南 Prosecutor Xiao Jiangnan loses his public post after being framed by organized crime. After leaving the procuratorate, he returns to university to study criminology and the evil in human nature. Once he earns his doctorate, his former classmate Liu Sanxiao helps him join the Xinggang Criminal Investigation Unit, where he is appointed a police expert consultant. Xiao Jiangnan makes use of his position on the criminal investigation team to solve a string of baffling cases, while drawing ever close 539Reads9.1Score106Shelves
- 97 Apprentice Detective 见习神探 On his third day on the police force, Bai Ziluo faced the biggest challenge of his life: getting the former captain back on the job! Cases that seemed unrelated were linked by a mysterious cross, leading to a murder that had vanished from the record nineteen years ago. Follow a rookie intern as he becomes a star detective’s sidekick and searches for the truth, watching an aspiring detective grow step by step. Bai Ziluo: “Aspiring detective? No, I was born to be one.” Xiao Su: “Hmm?” Bai Ziluo: “ 98Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 98 I Mistook My Blind Date for Someone Else, and Became a Great Detective 认错相亲对象，我竟成了神探 Zhang Yang mistakes a policewoman for his blind date and takes on a dismemberment case. With skills awarded by the System, he stuns everyone. He can even casually nab a pair of human traffickers while having dinner with the beautiful policewoman. Beautiful policewoman: Hey, what are you doing? I’ve got another case… Uh, no, I mean, would you like to have dinner with me? Criminal investigation captain: Director, please stop sending cases to Zhang Yang. Our whole team is getting fat from lack of w 2.5kReads7.3Score316Shelves
- 99 Criminal Investigation Unit Six 刑侦六组 The Sixth Criminal Investigation Unit. Cases are presented in separate installments, usually one case per chapter, though a few span three chapters. Jiang Yang leads the team in solving cases and unraveling mysteries, searching for the truth and showing you the unfathomable secrets of the human heart!!! 2.9kReads7.0Score203Shelves
- 100 An Evil Organization Is Targeting Me, and My Ex, the Detective, Is Panicking 我被邪恶组织盯上，刑警前任慌了 Xiao Xiao was a brilliant psychologist, but lost her memory after an accident. Teaming up with Cheng Xu, her ex-boyfriend and a criminal investigator, Xiao Xiao begins investigating the evil forces behind a series of cases, only to discover that her amnesia is connected to “it” as well. “It's” obsession with Xiao Xiao borders on madness. It has cast a vast net and is waiting for the beauty to fall into its trap. At daybreak, light and darkness are divided by a single line. Some probe the darkne 100Reads6.8Score—Shelves
