Novels like Profaning Sin
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- 101 Funeral Affairs Master: I Can Solve Cases Too 白事先生：我也会破案 My childhood friend got caught soliciting sex. There’s no problem with me bailing him out, right? But what’s the deal with making a funeral director like me the head of a special investigation team? All I want is to focus on making money, but the appearance of a confession letter completely changed my life, and nearly got me killed (Chapter 164). For personal and professional reasons alike, Chou Wan, I’m going to catch you... This is a traditional detective novel, not a power fantasy. The pacing 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 A Mastermind's Criminal Skills, and You Say You're Just a Cop? 满级犯罪天赋，你说你是小警察？ [Criminal investigation + crime + solving cases + invincible from the start + major cases with brain-burning deductions + no romance] (A heads-up: This is heavy on deduction and follows an underdog’s rise. It isn’t mindless wish fulfillment, and the protagonist will face hardships. If you’re only here for effortless feel-good power fantasy, feel free to move along…) With doomsday prophecies looming, Pandora’s box was opened. Overnight, a select few gained special abilities. Intern Su Musheng was 195Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 103 Murdering Eric 谋杀Eric On Monday morning, a murder took place in a bustling CBD. A partner at a globally renowned accounting firm was bludgeoned to death with a heavy object. The police questioned everyone connected to the case, only to uncover a suicide from many years ago... 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Solving Cases Like Crazy from the Start, and You Call Him a Rookie? 开局疯狂破案，你说他是新人？ Chu Nan is a newly hired trainee officer at the Nancheng Police Station, and he has successfully activated the [Star-Rank Detective System]! Captain Xingtian casually tossed him a case to give him some experience. Seven hours later, Chu Nan had not only found the culprit behind a lingerie theft, but also dug up a long-cold case! The captain was tearing his hair out over a serial dismemberment case. Chu Nan gave him a few pointers, and they quickly pinpointed the key to solving it! Driven to murd 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 After Maxing Out My Bandit Skills, I Joined the Criminal Investigation Squad 悍匪技能点满后，转头加入刑侦队 [Also known as: What Do You Mean, Criminal Prodigy? I'm Clearly the Pride of the Police Force] [Invincible + feel-good power fantasy + criminal investigation] Shen Fei transmigrates into the body of a criminal investigator. Looking at the skills rewarded by the System, he falls into deep thought. [Pick a lock in one second] [How to dispose of an animal carcass perfectly without being discovered] [How to transfer money from a bank into your own account] [How to take on ten people at once!] I'm a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The First-Rank Detective 一品神探 He was a beat cop in a remote little backwater, so who could have guessed he'd stumble onto a murder case? Well, there's nothing for it but to step up and take charge! Maybe his luck really was turning around: at the city Public Security Bureau, he unexpectedly met a beautiful policewoman with a frosty demeanor. See how this low-ranking cop turns the tables, wins her heart, climbs to the top, and lives out an extraordinary career as a master detective! 86Reads8.1Score1814d adds
- 107 I'm a Top-Ranked Criminal, So What's Wrong With Becoming a Detective? 我堂堂头号罪犯，转业刑警怎么了 [Crime Investigation + Crime + Mystery + No Female Lead + Hard-Core Case Solving] Wait, is it really so shameful for a prodigal to turn over a new leaf and become a detective? My name is Su Xu. I was once the world’s most wanted criminal, with a bounty of one billion dollars on my head. I broke into the British Museum alone to steal back cultural relics, infiltrated a terrorist group in a war zone and killed its leader, and posed as someone else to bug the White House and steal its top secrets… 17Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 108 Chasing Killers in the Dead of Night 暗夜追凶 “Does perfect crime really exist?” Bai Qi nodded confidently. “Of course!” “Then how come I've never heard of it?” Bai Qi gave a disdainful smile. “If you'd heard of it... would it still be a perfect crime?” 2.7kReads8.7Score31714d adds
- 109 Ice Blade: Hunting the Killer, He Became the Prime Suspect 冰刃追凶：他成了头号嫌疑人 A locked-room murder at the fencing hall of Jiangcheng Institute of Physical Education. The head coach is found dead in the equipment room, a broken sword tip embedded in his chest. In a pool of blood lies a 2013 figure skating gold medal. Surveillance footage shows no one entering or leaving during the time of the murder. The only suspect is Lu Zhaoye, the fencing team captain, whose fingerprints were left behind. Intern reporter Su Yanqiu steps in to investigate, only to discover countless con 1Reads—Score12914d adds
- 110 Murder Without Guilt 无罪谋杀 The most horrifying murders, the most unfathomable truths!! Cannibal banquets, the silenced woman, the frozen lover, the Nanda murderer turning himself in, sacrificial paintings made of human skin, ghostly figures in mirrors... You could never understand, by ordinary reasoning, the true motives hidden behind these terrifying and bizarre murder cases. Let a psychiatrist skilled in hypnosis guide you, from a unique perspective, into the minds of these terrible criminals and uncover the chilling tr 446Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 111 I Solve Cases in One Second, and the Whole Internet Calls Me the Killer 1秒破案，全网都说我是凶手 (Livestreaming + System + lighthearted comedy + satisfying from start to finish) Han Yi, from a parallel world, acquires the Crime-Buster System. The moment he goes live, the System cuts straight to the point and tells him who the culprit is in one second. From cold cases to century-old mysteries, solving them is as easy for him as picking sprouts from a plate. It doesn’t matter whether they happened at home or abroad, in the present day or centuries ago: if he wants to, he can crack any case in 23Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 112 Mysteries of the Republic Era 民国谜案 A horrific case rocks Xiaocheng during the Republican era. Detective Qiao Yunxiu teams up with Duan Shi, a psychiatrist who has returned from studying abroad. As a series of cases come to light, the truth is revealed, and Qiao Yunxiu learns the secret Duan Shi has been hiding... One day, Duan Shi suddenly asks the person beside her, “When did you first fall for me?” Detective Qiao takes a sip of hot porridge. “The first time I saw you. Your legs were beautiful, your hands were beautiful, and eve 54Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 113 I Woke Up to Find Myself Accused of a Family Massacre! 一觉醒来，我背上灭门惨案！ One day, Zhang Yu transmigrates and is horrified to find more than a dozen bodies sprawled around him. Blood is everywhere, their deaths were gruesome, and the sight is horrifying. Worse still, he discovers that he has been made the fall guy. Every piece of evidence, both overt and hidden, points to him as the suspect, and at any moment the police could arrest him and put him before a firing squad. Fortunately, at that moment he awakens the “Punish Evil and Promote Good System.” The System tells 516Reads6.2Score10514d adds
- 114 Committing a Psychological Crime 犯心理罪 Yang Lingxiao is a top student who graduated from a prestigious police academy, but for some inexplicable reason, he is assigned to a security station in a small county town as a junior officer. He thinks that this is how his life will go from now on, but a major case brings him to the attention of the Special Investigation Group of National Security Bureau Six. Recruited into the group, he is about to face off against serial killers of every stripe. 119Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 115 Livestream: The Ultimate Deduction 直播：超级大推理 [Please note: This book is mainly about livestreaming all kinds of murder cases, with the System playing a supporting role. Through this, the protagonist turns his fortunes around and defies fate!] Online livestreaming is highly advanced in this world, and the rules are downright bizarre! Zhao Kai, an unsuccessful online fiction writer, transmigrates here. He thinks he’ll have to scrape by until the end of his days, but unexpectedly acquires the “Mystery Story System” and embarks on a thrillin 17Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 116 Criminal Investigation 刑侦探案 The veteran detective from the criminal investigation department had barely appeared when he stumbled upon a murder case. A family massacre plunged the entire city into gloom. Why were horrific crimes happening so often in this peaceful city? Where did the darkness in people’s hearts come from? As You Jia found a few clues amid one bloody case after another, he was thrust into a so-called death game. The game... had begun… 56Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 117 Twelve Murder Cases: A Detective’s Pursuit of the Killer 十二凶案薄：刑警追凶录 [Brain-teasing crime investigation, episodic cases, mystery-solving, no System, fast-paced] (crime investigation captain x genius forensic examiner) Crime investigation captain Lin Shen bears the burden of his mother’s unsolved case, using psychological profiling to strip away criminals’ disguises. Genius forensic examiner Su Wan deciphers the body’s secrets on the autopsy table, giving the dead a voice. Technical expert Lu Chuan wields numbers like a blade, cutting off every trace of the crimin 489Reads—Score10114d adds
- 118 Once the Dark Moonlight 曾经黑月光 A serial murder case spanning several provinces brings He Zhiqiu, now a PhD in criminal psychology, face to face again with Qi Yu, a former university classmate and current police squad leader. He Zhiqiu says, “Long time no see,” while Qi Yu turns and walks away without a trace of expression. An excited friend asks, “You two seem to have a history. Could you be the white moonlight of Qi Yu, the shining star of the police force?” He Zhiqiu exhales a puff of smoke, thinks for a moment, then repli 354Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 119 I Inherited a Paper Effigy Shop and Became a Case Consultant 我继承纸扎铺，成了破案顾问 [Supernatural Evil Entities + Case Solving + No Female Lead] Liu Xiangyi has mastered the art of driving out evil spirits. After helping his wealthy childhood friend crack a series of murders involving a snake woman, he unexpectedly becomes a case-solving consultant for the SCIG team, embarking on a journey to solve crimes, punish villains, and uphold justice... 135Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 120 Help! The Top Assassin My Policewoman Wife Is Hunting Is Me 救命警花老婆要抓的顶尖杀手是我 At the dawn of the world, twelve spiritual stones from heaven and earth transformed into the twelve Zodiac rings. Whoever possesses one gains tremendous powers! He Chuan, codename K, is the top assassin in the elite organization known as the Twelve Assassins, and the best killer in the world. He is the owner of the Dragon King Ring. Tired of his life as an assassin, he resolutely decides to leave the organization, only to be betrayed by the organization and the apprentice he trained. At the crit 152Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 121 From the Start, Our Identities Were Switched, and I Became a Police Legend 开局身份互换，我成就警界传奇 [Crime Solving] + [No heroine] + [No “Ding” system prompt] By chance, Wang Jie meets Su Tingyun, his twin brother, who had been missing for many years. But before he can recover from the joy of reuniting with family, his brother is lying covered in blood outside his own front door. Because of gaps in his childhood memories, Wang Jie often wakes from nightmares. His parents are dead, and his brother has been murdered. In his grief, should he live out the rest of his life under an assumed name, or 433Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 122 A Detective System? Signing In at Crime Scenes Makes Me Stronger 神探系统？签到案件现场就变强 A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.4kReads6.7Score13514d adds
- 123 The Reborn Detective Hunts a Killer, Starting With a Gifted Inspector Black Cat 神探重生追凶，开局获赠黑猫警长 Hua Shang is captain of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Mosheng City Police Bureau. She has solved countless major and high-profile cases. A car accident sends her back to when she was eighteen. On her birthday that year, her father, three older brothers, stepmother, and stepsister are all murdered. She is the only survivor. The massacre of the Hua family causes a sensation. Though the killer commits suicide and is brought to justice, Hua Shang knows that person was not the real culpr 533Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 124 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 11.3kReads8.7Score1k14d adds
- 125 Counterattack: A Beautiful Revenge 逆战：美丽的复仇 His new novel, Doomsday: Stockpiling Supplies in a Shelter to Save a Goddess, is currently updating to rave reviews. [Manhunt]+ [Escape]+ [Revenge]+ [Explosive Action]+ [High Intelligence] He graduated from the School of Architectural Design at a top university. While out for a night run, he was abducted and thrown from a car. The police found drugs on him, then discovered more drugs at his home and office. All three packages bore his fingerprints. With no other evidence, the court sentenced him 44Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 126 Criminal Psychology: Case File Number One 犯罪心理：一号档案 Qin Mu, who specializes in criminal psychology, is assigned to train with the Ping'an City Criminal Investigation Team. A college student fresh out of the gate, he goes on to crack one sensational case after another: a corpse with a split mouth, a dismemberment, a mysterious breast, a dead person who comes back to life... The evil side of human nature repeatedly challenges Qin Mu's understanding of the world, but it only makes him more determined. As he grows through one bizarre case after anoth 200Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 127 Solving Cases Is My Specialty 破案，我很有技巧的 [Criminal investigation and deduction + ensemble cast + twists + murder-mystery games become reality + high-IQ battles of wits + the hero is a bit of a background character] Also known as: “I’ve watched 1,000 episodes of Conan, so solving cases should be a piece of cake” Lu Zhaoyao, a seasoned murder-mystery game player, joins the city’s criminal investigation squad after graduating. After five years of working hard to maintain her ice-cold beauty image, she finally becomes deputy captain of Cri 27Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 128 The Portrait Artist's Secret 画像师的秘密 Li Chengkai, a former SWAT officer now working as a police officer, is living like a salted fish: no ambitions, no dreams, no future. The arrival of a tenant who works as a forensic sketch artist stirs up his stagnant life, setting off wave after wave of change. Faced with one bizarre situation after another, Li Chengkai finally becomes certain: the sketch artist doesn't draw people's faces, but their souls. 8Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 129 I Woke Up at a Crime Scene Where a Body Was Buried 一觉醒来，我出现在埋尸现场 When I woke up, I found myself at a scene where a body had been buried??? But I wasn't the one who killed them! This transmigration has gone terribly wrong! I can't die! I can't get caught! 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 SSS-Rank Fugitive: The Mega-Show with a Quadrillion-Dollar Prize SSS级逃犯：千万亿节目的大咖秀 “In the global escape show, can you get away while being hunted by top investigators with elite skills?” Qi Tian is stunned by the huge prize money: escape for one hour and win 100,000; escape for ten hours and win a million! With a System at his side, he keeps earning affection points and unlocking all kinds of powerful skills! “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve obtained the Gecko Wall-Crawling Technique!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve obtained Advanced Rock Climbing!” “Ding! Congratul 311Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 131 Fatal Deduction 致命推理 On a quiet street stands a strange shop called the Worry Relief Agency. Whenever someone burdened by sorrow and swallowed by despair steps inside, Huang Liang, who runs the agency, does everything in his power to rekindle their hope for life. Huang Liang himself has fallen into the abyss and knows true despair. As he solves one bizarre murder after another, he is saving others and seeking redemption for himself... 630Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 132 You'd Solve a Bizarre Cold Case Just to Write a Book? 为了写书，你直接侦破离奇悬案？ After graduating from police academy, Su Chen became an online novelist. One day, he suddenly awakened a Writer’s Deduction System. To craft the perfect opening for his new book, he searched for information about a murder case and deduced what had happened at the scene. In the end, he solved the case. Meanwhile, Readers all said: “Holy crap, this book is way too realistic!” “I’m seriously impressed. I’d call Su Chen the greatest crimina 230Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 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 1.9kReads6.6Score13514d adds
- 135 Dear Detective (Two-Book Set) 亲爱的推理家(全二册) Dear Detective (Book One): Shen Xisheng, 19, a prodigy detective with perfect looks, perfect observational skills, and perfect deductive ability. Yin Chenxia, 29, a popular novelist with off-the-charts homebody tendencies, off-the-charts aloofness, and detective skills... that are unfathomable. Shen Xisheng has been a devoted superfan of his older half-brother Yin Chenxia since childhood. Hoping to get his brother’s attention, Shen became a fairly well-known detective while attending high school 54Reads9.4Score1614d adds
- 136 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 382Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 137 The Accomplice 教唆犯 [All-Female Ensemble + Alternate Universe + Mystery + A Cast of Villains] A gripping plot packed with twists. Who is the real culprit? Does justice always prevail? Ye Jixi, chairman of Zhongneng Group, was a billionaire listed on the Forbes rankings. But as this wealthy man departed the world, the Ye family seemed cursed, beset by one disaster after another. At a gathering to announce his will, Ye Jixi had hoped his children would sit down and share a peaceful meal. Instead, a fire broke out at 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 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 399Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 139 Crimson Moon Killing Game 绯月杀戮游戏 [If I don’t finish this, I’m a dog!] [Crime Solving + Games + Transmigrate + Anime] [Famous Detectives VS Serial Killers] Players, choose your card: famous detective or murderous clown? Supporting characters: the Phantom Thief Alliance led by Kaito Kid. Ten famous detectives, including The Kindaichi Case Files’ Hajime, Conan, Sherlock Holmes, and Kogoro Akechi, face off against ten serial killers in another world in a deadly game that draws everyone into the action. A battle between justice and 6Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 140 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 661Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 141 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—14d adds
- 142 Evil Buried Deep 深埋下的罪恶 My new novel, The Silent Boy, is a sequel series to this book. If you’re interested, you can find it on my profile. Many thanks! ♥♥♥ (Mystery + criminal investigation + coming of age + human nature. The male and female leads are drawn into the case because of the people they each love. The investigation takes center stage, with romance as a supporting element.) A scandal-hit actress is found brutally murdered at home, setting off a storm of rumors and a chain of events. The culprit seems to be r 288Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 143 The Clash of Black and White 黑与白的冲击 Jiang He, a criminal investigation squad captain, has solved all kinds of major cases in his ten years on the force, maintaining a perfect record. Then one day, a body appears: it belongs to someone who died twelve years ago. The strange clues lead to a mysterious organization, behind which lies a shocking conspiracy. Just how many people are involved? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Meeting My Future In-Laws from the Start, I Present Them with a Five-Star Criminal 开局见岳父母，我送上五星罪犯 Just as the three of them struggle to steady the formation, the space around the altar suddenly shifts. A cold, dark shadow seeps in silently like smoke, heading straight for the center of the altar. 258Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 145 Night Watch Detective 守夜刑警 Everyone on the Criminal Investigation Team says I'm cursed. Someone died in a case my father investigated, my mother died in front of a mirror, and even my partner nearly lost their life. Then I took on the dismemberment case. The victim had been cut into seven pieces, each incision dusted with sandalwood powder. The forensic pathologist said it was the work of a deranged killer. I said it wasn't. Because in the second-floor window at the crime scene, I saw a woman in a red dress. Rain passed s 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Forensic Pathologist Jiang Yan 法医姜颜 She is an unlucky forensic examiner whose greatest wish in life is to solve a case. After an accidental car crash, she gains the strange ability to travel through time. From then on, her life takes off: the Sada cult case, a double locked-room murder, a bizarre case of evisceration, a university beauty poisoned... She cracks one mysterious case after another and finally becomes a legendary figure in forensic science! 219Reads8.6Score3614d adds
- 147 The Prince of Winter X The Camellia Beauty X Romantic Love Poems 冬之王子X山茶花美人X浪漫情诗 Also known as: The Butterfly on the Hanging Lock This is a light-novel-style story set in a fictional world. In the city of Zhenye, the forces at play are tangled together, with undercurrents churning... The military, the underworld, the church! Poise, elegance, beauty! A meticulously plotted romantic mystery! A villainous, scheming heroine x a cold yet gentle hero. They dwell in darkness, loving and fighting each other, with no need for redemption! Told through a POV narrative style, similar to 4Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 148 The Nineteenth Act of Domestic Violence 第十九次家暴 The Nineteenth Beating 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 From the Start, I Crack a Serial Murder Case and Shock the Chief Detective 开局破获连环杀人案震惊刑警队长 980Reads8.1Score10814d adds
- 150 Countdown to Murder 凶案倒计时 Have you ever seen an honor student in her underwear dancing in a morgue? Have you ever seen three kumanthong dolls singing a corrupted nursery rhyme in the dead of night? Have you ever seen four female college students, dead for days, ordering takeout with ghost money? I have. My name is Liu Cheng, and I'm a professional criminal investigator. My bizarre experiences began with the “Ghost Money Female Corpse Case,” which shocked the entire city… 27Reads6.6Score—14d adds
