Novels like Case Files of the Strange
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Case Files of the Strange, best match first.
- 1 From Lord to King of Kings 从领主到万王之王 [Western fantasy, with a farming theme] Ling Yun transmigrates to a world of swords and magic, carrying the legacy of King Solomon. As the seventy-two pillars of King Solomon awaken one after another, Ling Yun gradually becomes the King of Kings of the world. [The farming really gets underway after Chapter 27. If you enjoy farming stories, please stick with it until then.] 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Where the Heart Finds Peace 何处心安 The facts of a crime are not what is frightening. What is frightening is the humanity behind it. Ling Anan, a Cambridge University PhD in criminology, remained in China after an accident and set out to analyze baffling crimes. How can a killer's life be read from a crime scene? How can criminal profiling help the police find the culprit? After becoming entangled in a world of crime, how will Ling Anan save himself? 173Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 3 Psychological Showdown 心理暗战 What is human nature? Gaozi said, “Eating and sex are human nature.” The essence of humanity is morality: what makes us human is mastering our instincts. Human nature is driven by desire: when we lose our essence, we become beasts. “Preserve heavenly principle, extinguish human desire.” “Preserve benevolence and righteousness, extinguish the appetite.” When long years of dark thoughts and spiritual torment wear away at a person, their natural instincts erase their social nature, turning them int 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 4 The Great Racial Upheaval 万族之变 The protagonist returns in someone else's body and leads the entire human race in martial arts training, preparing to resist the demons' invasion in the future. The martial artist ranks run from First Grade to Ninth Grade. Seventh to Ninth Grade martial artists are Grandmasters, and Ninth Grade is also known as the Supreme. Above Ninth Grade are the Martial King, Martial Emperor, Martial Deity, and Martial Saint. —Reads—Score6.8kShelves
- 5 The Eighth Strange Cases Unit 诡案八组 A bombing at a party leaves countless dead and injured, plunging people into panic; a drunken gambling case in a graveyard makes everyone steer clear of the Dong family cemetery, afraid to pass by at night; a case involving body parts in a cornfield makes people shudder at the mention of corn; threats against a celebrity reveal a bloody truth from more than a decade ago; and a beheading under a pear tree leaves five heads, one elite soldier, and six hundred special police officers in pursuit. Th 675Reads7.7Score104Shelves
- 6 Paranormal Case Investigator 灵异案件调查专员 (No transmigration, no System) Most so-called paranormal cases are caused by people, not by actual ghosts or monsters. But are there genuine paranormal cases in the real world? Yes, but not many. 2Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 7 Temporary Worker in the Heavenly Court 天庭临时工 For reasons a group of immortals couldn't reveal, Du Chen was chosen as a temporary worker in the Heavenly Court. He was assigned to help all sorts of immortals. But he wasn't doing it for free. He fertilized the peach trees and became a billionaire. He helped the immortals raise horses and became invincible. He helped the Supreme Lord Laozi make pills and ended up immortal himself. Later, he expanded his business in all directions, even cleaning the fairies' rooms. Before long, they were all de 576Reads8.2Score228Shelves
- 8 A Case of Love 芳心案许 Beautiful and brilliant Captain Ye spends every day either solving cases or catching criminals. Lately, though, her life has been a little disrupted: two doctors have started pursuing her at the same time. A swoon-worthy surgeon versus her top forensic pathologist partner: which one will win Captain Ye's heart? 224Reads8.7Score105Shelves
- 9 I'm Weak, So I'll Make Ghosts Submit to Virtue 我实力弱，只好以德服鬼 A hilarious, feel-good power fantasy. [Post-apocalyptic powers + mystery + passion + everyone loves the protagonist] You think it’s about fighting ghosts, but it’s really about solving mysteries. You think there’s no female lead, but actually, he’s irresistible to both women and female ghosts. There’s bound to be a laugh every three to five chapters. If you don’t laugh, read a few more. The male lead travels between the human world and the ghost realm, solving one bizarre case after another. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 No Escape from the End of Sin 2 罪终难逃2 Cheng Yi, the male lead of this novel, is twenty-six years old and heads Criminal Investigation Team A in the Major Crimes Unit of the U City Police Department. Most of the time, he looks half-asleep and utterly listless. You’d never take him for a police officer just by looking at him. But whenever a case comes up, he becomes a completely different person. He investigates with utmost care and rigor, his mind racing even faster than a computer’s CPU fan. He’s handsome and charming, too, but what 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Invincible Treasure Chest System of Another World 异界无敌宝箱系统 Li Xuanye transmigrates to another world and accidentally steps on an ant, triggering the Divine Artifact Supreme Treasure Chest System. From then on, he becomes unstoppable! He opens treasure chests and draws divine artifacts, acquiring countless rare items until his hands are full. With the Eastern Emperor Bell in one hand and the Sword of Rupture in the other, a nuclear warhead on his back, and roast dragon meat in his teeth, he roams the world, leaving a legend with every footprint! What? Th 1.4kReads8.5Score139Shelves
- 12 Always on My Mind 悬悬在念 (A suspenseful romance) Three years ago, the “9/12 Horrifying Livestream Case” took place in Jincheng. The criminal gang had numerous members. They dressed up the young women they had abducted as “streamers” and forced them to eat rats and endure abuse on camera. If someone offered enough money, they could even buy the women and take them home... The police force’s most in-sync couple: Bu Qingyan, a criminal investigation team captain skilled in analyzing criminal psychology and trace evidence, 135Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 13 The Ghost Hand Murders: Selected Detective Stories of Sun Liaohong 鬼手谜案：孙了红侦探小说精选集 “He climbed out of his grave and strangled the enemy who had framed him with his bare hands!” Sun Liaohong was a bestselling detective novelist during the Republican era. He entered the literary scene in the 1920s and reached the height of his career in the late 1940s. His “The Strange Cases of the Gentleman Thief Lu Ping” series became one of China's best-known detective series, as celebrated as Cheng Xiaoqing's “The Huo Sang Cases.” This collection brings together several of his classic detect 9Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 14 The Detective Who Chases Killers 2 追凶神探2 A promising young executive can find himself only through a night of New Year’s Eve slaughter; A massage parlor worker who sheds tears of blood uses past kindness to make her clients turn on one another; Members of a club who torture animals with ancient instruments eventually turn their sights on one another’s families; A corpse in an abandoned house begins to speak, revealing a carefully laid plot to kill by proxy. And lurking in the darkness: schemes and desires. A dark godfather returns from 4.6kReads8.9Score397Shelves
- 15 The Secret Iron Box 秘密铁盒 [Mystery • Deduction • Romance • Dark • Human Nature • Two Male Leads] The owner of a villa suddenly dies. Was it suicide, an accident, or murder? A single murder case dredges up the young men’s and women’s painful, secret pasts. Their love and hate, tangled relationships, and memories of youth stir beneath the surface. A girl’s secret adolescence, hidden in an iron box, and the crimes behind a charity aid program have remained unknown to all. There are more cases behind this one. Who has been w 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Hello, Captain Ding 你好，丁队长 When Shen Nanxi was eighteen, she witnessed a murder and caught the killer's attention. Ding Shimi, who was still a police officer at the time, saved her. From then on, she resolved to become a police officer like him. But after graduating from the police academy, she discovered that she'd been assigned to work under Ding Shimi... Shen Nanxi had planned to put her feelings aside and focus on her job, but she soon realized that her captain wasn't quite what she expected. He kept finding excuses t 296Reads8.1Score109Shelves
- 17 His Wild Rose Blooms Without Restraint [Criminal Investigation] 他的野玫瑰肆意盛放【刑侦】 Flirtatious beauty Jiang Qian, owner of a bar & Lu Yu, an aloof, celibate, secretly passionate detective squad captain “Your love at first sight was something I’d planned for a long time.” [Both leads are each other’s one and only + equally strong leads + happy ending + sweet romance, no angst] . On the night an intimate-photo scandal broke, a murder took place at the Rose Bar. Lu Yu rushed to the scene and found white roses scattered across the floor, soaked red with blood. The suspect was Jian 352Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 18 Bad News: A Cursed Spirit! Good News: It's Female! 坏消息：咒灵！好消息：女的！ The Eyes of Doom descend upon Blue Star, ushering in an era of universal curses. Monstrous, misshapen cursed spirits appear, and everyone must live under a curse. No one is exempt. To avoid attracting the cursed spirits, survivors willingly touch taboos and brand themselves with relatively controllable curses. "Your mom's groceries will always get more expensive." "Your grandpa will always get backseat advice while playing chess." "Your grandma will always end up in the back row at square dancin 3.7kReads8.6Score405Shelves
- 19 My Life, Named After You 我的生命，以你为名 A miserable criminal investigation team leader stops Lin Xian, who's reexamining a crime scene. “The autopsy report is ready. Want to take a look?” Lin Xian doesn't even look up. “No, just tell me.” “Yao Xi did the autopsy.” The report is snatched away at once. “Go stand somewhere else. You're blocking the light.” “???” Talk about a double standard! One night, Yao Xi gets a call. “Want to investigate a scene together?” “No.” Yao Xi is about to hang up. “Lin Xian is there too.” “See you in two mi 164Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 20 Online Game: Starting with Max Luck 网游之开局满级幸运值 [Online game + lighthearted + comedy + leveling] In a game played by everyone, Ye Qing gets an exclusive buff from the start: maxed-out Luck. From then on, every drop rate is 100%. While others get common gear, he gets legendary equipment. While monsters beat everyone else up, he crushes them with critical hits and dodges. He has a blast completing hidden quests and practically drowns in hidden rewards. 299Reads8.8Score246Shelves
- 21 The Strongest and Most Overpowered System 最强狂暴系统 A Zhuxian Sword in his left hand, a Godslayer Blade in his right. He wears Nine-Dragon Armor and walks in Supreme Shoes. Zhang Tianhao transmigrated to the Zhenwu Continent by chance and awakened the strongest Berserk System. His motto: crush every kind of genius and put every kind of rebel in their place. Awake, he commands the world; drunk, he reclines in a beauty's arms. He'll gather all the beauties in the world and become the continent's strongest man. Anyone who dares defy him will be crus 5.3kReads8.0Score675Shelves
- 22 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Starting from Scratch to Build a Happy Earth Village 穿越古代从零开始打造幸福地球村 Zhao Baihui’s life motto is: Zhang Bairen became the Jade Emperor, so how could I, Zhao Baihui, with the same “Bai” in my name, amount to any less? Thanks to a brother from his generation, he unexpectedly ends up... who knows where. Whatever. With the System on my side, all I have to do is take things one step at a time! The System activates, and every member receives a daily allowance of 10 yuan. The fanatical rabble save up, buy, buy, buy, build, build, build. No need to think, just enjoy the 6.7kReads8.7Score642Shelves
- 23 Perfect Punishment 完美罪罚 When the bones begin to speak, the truth sinks into even deeper darkness. Forensic pathologist Xu Yanwu believes firmly that “bones never lie; only the truth is beyond deception.” In 1996, in Canghai City, a skeleton sealed away for fifteen years leads to a secret mark bearing the code name “451.” From a bizarre sudden death at a state-owned factory to a “ghost” terrorizing the entire city, a mysterious organization known as the “Judge” quietly emerges behind a series of seemingly unrelated mur 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 My Brother Returns, and His First Case Shocks the Entire Bureau 弟弟归来，第一次破案震惊全局 [Dual male leads + suspense + deduction + heartwarming + mind-bending + everyday life (slow-paced)] On his way home one night, Lu Tianxing, captain of the municipal criminal investigation squad, finds a young man outside: Lu Tianchen. After learning the basics about Lu Tianchen, Lu Tianxing’s understanding of the world falters for a moment. Is it a time-space mix-up, or something else? He can’t figure it out. The only thing they have in common is that they both belong to “Huaxia”! Even stranger 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Deadly Rabbit Man 致命兔人 Cheerful psychologist vs. stern criminal investigation captain A chilling nursery rhyme about a rabbit sparks a series of murders spanning ten years. A rabbit-like figure appears at every crime scene. Ten years ago, seven high school students went on a trip together. Six were killed. Ten years later, the rabbit-like figure appears again beside Su Fei, the sole survivor. If the rabbit-masked killer hadn’t returned, psychologist Su Fei would never have suspected that the stoic police officer Luo M 584Reads8.7Score105Shelves
- 26 The Pride of Chinese-Made Goods: Buyer Photos Bring the Entire Internet to Tears 国货之光：买家秀看哭全网 Zhou Yang is reborn. What should have been a dream start turns into a nightmare: he becomes the owner of a company buried in debt. Fortunately, he awakens a Super Factory System and receives blueprints for making tablets from the start. But with no money to spare and high-end tablets costing too much to produce, Zhou Yang can only buy the cheapest materials on the market and modify them into budget tablets. They have 720p resolution and a processor that's four years out of date. Even a 4K video 13.2kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
- 27 I'll Take You Straight to the Clouds 陪你直上云霄 Ji Yunli's father abandoned her when she was young, her mother committed suicide by poison, and her older sister tried to poison her. She thought she would never know happiness in her life. The only thing she could do was send that pack of scum to prison with her own hands. Then police captain Jiang Chengxiao came along and threw her life off its original course, bringing a little light to what had once been a bleak existence. The first time they met, he nearly handcuffed her and took her to the 91Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 28 Crime Investigation 罪案调查 Investigate a series of unusual cases, bring the criminals to justice, and ensure they receive the full punishment of the law. Let everyone believe that justice always prevails, that every criminal will be severely punished and none can escape. The people's police will see that victims get justice. The Lotus Town murder, the 312 serial killings, the locked-room murder, the kidnapping, the murder-by-proxy case, and others were solved one after another thanks to Zhang Wende and his teammates. 3.4kReads8.8Score229Shelves
- 29 The Silent Killer 沉默的凶手 Psychologist Xu Feifei thinks the Voldemort she sees is a hallucination. Then Voldemort writes a line on the mirror: “I have always been right behind you.” After that, Voldemort follows her everywhere, like a shadow. The human bones inside a sculpture, the rabbit-head mask in the maze, the invisible man in a single office worker’s home, the woman bricked into a wall, the novelist’s second personality, the remains in the basement: the murder cases encountered by the police captain and the psychol 147Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 30 The Psychological Crime Profiler 心理贩罪师 They are patients at the Bright Light Psychological Healing Center. They wear shells of darkness as they search for salvation in the light. They are supposedly there to “save” others, yet at the turning point of human nature, they reveal a blood-red truth. A breathtaking operatic swan song, a lovesick gourmet, a beautiful writer obsessed with corpses... Lin Qianqiu, a mysterious psychologist. Is she a healer who brings people into the light? Or a purveyor of sin who pushes them into the abyss? T 146Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 31 Officer, Come Check Him Out! He Doesn't Look Like He's Acting! 警察叔叔快查他！他不像是演的！ Li Yang transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a fresh-faced celebrity saddled with a huge debt and about to be pressured by a rich older woman into paying it back. Luckily, his golden finger arrives just in time. To avoid living off women for the rest of his life, he decides to play a trillion-yuan tycoon. But fate has other plans... On the first day, he plays a gang boss and terrifies everyone, so the police take him in for questioning. On the second day, he plays a deranged seria 8.4kReads7.7Score449Shelves
- 32 The First-Rank Female Detective 一品女神捕 Ye Zhiqiu was the sole survivor of the great fire at Forbidden Mountain, an orphan who lost everything in the disaster. The friends and fellow villagers who perished in the flames became an obsession that would never leave her. She swore to find the real culprit and avenge the dead. Eight years later, the chance for revenge finally came. She resolutely entered the fray, only to be saddled with a useless, makeshift team. From then on, she never once looked favorably at Xiao Jingzhen. Xiao Jingzh 23Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 33 100 True-to-Life Crime Stories 100个超真实罪案故事 Re-create the scenes of real-life crimes. Bizarre and unfathomable cases, with stories that are painfully true! The Suyuan case, the death of Jang Ja-yeon, the suicide of Hwang Hana’s boyfriend, the Oceanic Building massacre, the 300-million-yen robbery, the missing couple, the violent robber Zhang Jun, the Northeast China Wang brothers case… This collection brings together major, serious, and unsolved crimes from around the world, adapted from real cases. Uncover the truth behind the cases and 10Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 34 Breaking Through the Waves 破浪 She was once a happy daughter, cherished by her parents. But her mother died young, and her father, an undercover agent, was brutally murdered. Still a child, she had to hide her identity and live with her grandmother on a remote island. Her unusual life made her keep her distance from others, but her inborn talent and desire for revenge set her on the path to becoming a police officer. He was a born star, but had no interest in business and refused to inherit his parents’ vast fortune, joining 285Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 35 City of Sinful Love 罪爱之城 He was a rich kid who grew up in the slums, with impressive martial arts skills and an untamed spirit. He was suddenly assigned to Songzhao City as captain of the criminal investigation squad. She was the team’s top student and tech geek, always drinking goji berry tea. She seemed quiet, but hid tremendous strength within. At the start of the new year, these two oddballs were forced to become partners. Together, they solved one bizarre case after another, going from clashing at every turn to spa 166Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 36 Police: Wow, I’ve Seen This Big Case Before 警察：芜湖，这个大案我看过 Li Boyang’s Douyin recommendations were either people being steamed alive, a boss dismembering a waitress and turning her into beef noodles, or entire families being wiped out. His account had become a steady stream of ruthless criminals in the morning, major cases at noon, and dismemberments at night. As a result, he had watched a mountain of major criminal cases from the 1990s. Strangely enough, Li Boyang transmigrated to a parallel world in the 1990s and became a police officer at the Wudu Ci 390Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 37 The Unrivaled Chronicle of the Classic Historian 无双典史传 A thrilling mystery! A young county investigator’s legendary crime-solving career! Chen Xun possesses the secret art of the Heavenly Eye. In just three short years, he rids the region of bandits and thieves, making a name for himself! Just when he thinks everything is finally going well and looks forward to marrying the beauty of his dreams, one murder after another takes place: In full view of everyone, a murder occurs inside the Guanyin Hall. The suspect is the last person anyone would expect. 137Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 38 I’m Trapped in an Endless Case File 我陷入了无限案卷 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
- 39 The Wall Is Four and a Half Meters High 高墙四米半 The author is a grassroots police officer who drew on personal experience to write this story. Using a detention center as its starting point and major cases once reported by CCTV as its basis, the novel recreates the reality of life inside a detention center and the process of investigating cases. Its greatest strength is its authenticity: this is a realistic novel that reads more like literary reportage. 137Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 40 The Dark River's Book of Crimes 暗河罪书 I write with care, creating stories readers feel were worth their time and cases they can talk about. Some characters and events in this novel are based on real cases, blending reality with fiction. Not AI-generated + no goody-two-shoes heroines + mind-blowing twists + explosive plot + every facet of life People can look up and see the Milky Way billions of light-years away, yet look down and fail to see the underground rivers just a few hundred meters beneath their feet. In those dark, turbulen 1.3kReads8.2Score214Shelves
- 41 Code of the Killer 逐凶密码 136Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 42 Love and Cases: My Icy Boss Is Too Irresistible 谈情说案：高冷上司太撩人 The first time they met, he was a detective and she was a suspect. The next time, he was her boss and she was his assistant. After being reborn, Su Yishu joins forces with her aloof superior, Xiao Chuci, to clear away the fog, piece together the clues, and solve one strange case after another. Su Yishu: “Officer Xiao, please explain your motive for the crime.” Xiao Chuci pins her against the corner of the wall. “I love you. I’m devoted to you. I want to protect you for the rest of my life.” 1.4kReads9.3Score165Shelves
- 43 I Foresee Your Death 预见你的死亡 Do you know how many people go missing in a year? How many die unjustly, their bodies lost without a trace? Do you know the despair and terror they feel before they die? You don’t know, but that doesn’t mean it never happened. So it wasn’t my arrival that brought death to these places. I simply told you what you didn’t know! Because I’m a madman who loves a good mystery but figured out the answer long ago. 1.2kReads8.5Score106Shelves
- 44 Zero Point Detective Agency 冰点侦探事务所 [Standalone Cases + Republican-Era Crime Investigation + Crime + Hard-Boiled Deduction + Stunning Twists] One head, two heads, three... Look at those heads, swaying precariously in the depths of a cold well, their dark blue hair spreading out. Deep in the memory, crimson blood blooms like flowers. ...There’s a famous detective agency in Shanghai. They say its owner is a young lady, yet everyone insists on calling her Second Young Master! There’s no case in this city she can’t solve! Six people h 465Reads—Score100Shelves
- 45 The Perfect Crime 完美犯罪 I have a criminal gene. I was born a criminal. Fate led me to meet Lü Jie, and I followed her into the field of forensic medicine. Just before graduation, a horrific bloodbath took place on campus. Lü Jie vanished, her fate unknown. I fell from heaven into darkness, and a demon stirred in the depths of my soul. After graduating, I became a forensic doctor. On my first day at work, I was confronted with a shocking case: the Red-Clothed Killer, who had disappeared for years, was back. As I went a 11.4kReads8.7Score1kShelves
- 46 Tracking the Unsolved Case 迷案追踪 Twenty years ago, a brutal murder took place in Jiangcheng. Song Xiaotian, captain of the city’s criminal investigation squad, was murdered at home. His pregnant wife, Yao Yao, was not only brutally killed but also had her abdomen cut open to take the baby. Their eldest son, Song Yunran, was five years old at the time. Traumatized by the ordeal, he lost his memory and could recall nothing about what had happened that night. Fearing the killer would come after him, Yao Yun, Song Yunran’s aunt, se 6.3kReads9.0Score754Shelves
- 47 Tracking Bizarre Cases 诡案追踪 Do curses really work? What secrets lie behind the skeletons in the cave? ...No matter how bizarre a phenomenon seems, there’s always a rational explanation behind it. A serious-crimes unit chief who arrives out of nowhere, shrouded in mysteries, and a forensic unit chief who is professional and diligent yet warm and sunny join forces. Together, they’re unstoppable at work. Watch as they use science to unravel the clues and crack one case after another! A science-based crime procedural for all a 501Reads9.3Score101Shelves
- 48 I Just Transmigrated and Solved a Major Case. That's Totally Reasonable, Right? 刚穿越，就破了大案，很合理吧 426Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 49 Sins at Midnight 午夜十二点罪孽 [Based on real cases, episodic stories, forensic science, no romance] Based on real cases, this is a suspenseful mystery told in episodic stories. Liu Xing, a newly graduated police detective, interns with the major crimes unit in Lingyun City. Alongside his mentor, a forensic examiner, and other colleagues, he solves a series of bizarre murders. Using forensic analysis, DNA technology, and professional investigative techniques, he pursues the killer through bloody crime scenes and the tangled d 920Reads—Score100Shelves
- 50 Dear Forensic Doctor 亲爱的法医先生 My new novel, The Psychological Case Files, is now available! A story about the cool and beautiful Captain Song and the genius profiler Su Yun, joining forces to solve cases. (A refined, gentle, seemingly pure forensic doctor with a hidden dark side x a just and impulsive criminal police captain.) The first time Tong Chumo met Lu Yunjin, she was injured while trying to catch a criminal. Lu Yunjin used red wine to disinfect her wound. His long, elegant hands were so gentle, as if she were a price 928Reads9.0Score124Shelves
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