Novels like The Yin-Chasing Detective
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- 151 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
- 152 The People in Line 排队的人 A long line stretched outside London’s Wolfington Theatre. A man waiting to buy a ticket for a musical was found dead in the queue, with a wicked-looking, gleaming silver dagger sticking out of his back! Strangely, none of the people ahead of him knew when he had been killed. Nor was there anything on the victim that could identify him. The “gentleman detective” Grant personally took on the case, making swift progress and quickly apprehending the suspect. Just as the case seemed solved, the insp 2Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 153 The Water Monster Murders 水怪杀人事件 At a weekend party hosted by a renowned marine biologist, a guest dives into the swimming pool in full view of everyone, then vanishes without a trace! There’s no sign that he ever climbed out, and he’s nowhere in the pool, yet strange, enormous claw marks lie on the bottom! Rumors that a vicious dragon killed him begin to spread through the group! When the missing guest’s body is finally found, something even more shocking comes to light: his corpse bears marks just like those left by dragon cl 33Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 154 Reborn in 1994: From Rookie Cop to Criminal Investigation Expert 重生94：从菜鸟警察到刑侦专家 One morning, award-winning lawyer Zhu Yu woke up and found himself reborn in 1994, at the scene of a family massacre. It was the first case he had worked on after graduating from police academy: the June 23 massacre. In his previous life, the gruesome, blood-soaked scene had terrified him into fainting, making him the laughingstock of the entire criminal investigation team. The June 23 massacre had also remained unsolved ever since. Given a second life, Zhu Yu swears he will crack the case and c 26.9kReads8.6Score2.9kShelves
- 155 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
- 156 The Eye of Judgment: From the Start, I Engineer Accidents to Sentence Criminals 审判之瞳：开局设计意外裁决罪犯 A murderer is still roaming free? Deliver judgment successfully and randomly receive hacker-level network intrusion skills. Wrongfully accused of murder for no reason? Clear the case and randomly receive X-ray vision. A headless cold case has no suspect? Solve it and randomly receive master-level fighting skills. Xu Mo is reborn in a parallel world, where he gains the divine power of the Eye of Judgment and awakens the Judgment System. Taking on the identity of the Ace of Spades, he punishes cri 669Reads7.9Score100Shelves
- 157 Bloody Secret 血色秘密 I was accused by one of my students' mothers. She claimed I had caused her child's death and demanded a million yuan in compensation. But she didn't know that I was a psychological counselor. I knew everything about her and her child. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 158 Detective Chinatown: The Bangkok Serial Murders 唐人街探案·曼谷连环杀人案 Chinatown Detective: The Bangkok Serial Murders 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 159 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
- 160 The Benson Murders 班森杀人事件 Late one night, a wealthy businessman is shot dead while reading at home! Vance, who has never investigated a case before, is persuaded by the prosecutor to take on the task of solving the murder! All six suspects have alibis! So who is lying?! Just as the police are at a loss, the inexperienced detective finds an entirely different way forward. But can the killer really be found by deducing their personality and behavioral traits? 36Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 161 The Luqiao Murders 陆桥谋杀案 A classic of the inverted detective story. Four devotees of Sherlock Holmes consider Holmes a fool! In their eyes, if a corpse appeared before them, any one of them could do a better job than Holmes. One day, a body tumbles from a railway bridge beside a golf course, and the four “Sherlocks” rush to the scene... Anonymous letters containing nothing but numbers, a possible locked-room mystery, timetable deduction, alibis created deliberately or otherwise, coded messages... The “Four Great Detecti 45Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 162 Floating Balance 浮衡 [Rules-Based Horror + Thrills + Supernatural Mystery] When black fog pours from cracks in the city and devours people, and every rule corresponds to a human life, no one knows that the source of the Cataclysm of the Ruins engulfing the world is nothing more than a father's obsession with bringing back his son, who died young. Sun Tianyi, designation Y-001, is the world's only stable S-rank original anchor. A ship's-anchor mark on his palm can dispel contamination, rewrite rules, and raise a defe 18Reads7.2Score134Shelves
- 163 Shocking! This Police Officer Uses Magic to Solve Cases! 震惊！这个警察办案用法术！ My new book, You're a Beat Cop, Is It Really Appropriate to Steal Homicide's Work?, is another crime-solving story of the same type. I hope you'll show it lots of support! Ye Fei unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world with the skills of a spirit binder. He becomes a rookie just assigned to a police station. By chance, he comes across a bizarre murder case. The victim has become a rotting corpse whose identity can no longer be confirmed, and none of his colleagues can figure out what to d 432Reads7.4Score102Shelves
- 164 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 989Reads8.1Score108Shelves
- 165 Abyss of Crime: Unmasking the Good and Evil of Human Nature 罪案深渊：撕开人性善恶的假面 [Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Case-Based Stories + No Romance] Don't test the depths of human nature behind a crime. The truth is often enough to send a chill down your spine. Murder cases sweep in, and criminal police officers follow the clues to hunt down the real culprits. Behind the masks, the line between good and evil grows blurred. Evil takes root in the abyss, but even in the darkness, a glimmer of light remains. Only when the truth comes out will you understand: human nature is 291Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 The Canary Murders 金丝雀杀人事件 Broadway's hottest star, Margaret Odell, known as “the Canary,” has been brutally murdered in her apartment at 184 West Seventy-first Street. The scene is a completely sealed room. As the police search tirelessly for clues, they only sink deeper into a fog of conflicting testimony. Everyone seems like the murderer, yet each has a clear alibi. So who is the real killer? Who slipped like a ghost into the star's sealed apartment and carried out the brutal murder? 59Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 167 The Bishop Murders 主教杀人事件 A string of chilling, bizarre murders takes place in New York, and every crime matches a Mother Goose nursery rhyme perfectly! In an instant, the shadow of death falls over all of New York! The “Bishop” behind the strange murders has an intellect far beyond ordinary people and an uncanny talent for meticulous planning. Why does this ghostly figure commit murders while leaving clues, appearing and disappearing like a phantom? What earth-shattering conspiracy lies behind it all? 49Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 168 The Golden Branch Casebook 金枝洗冤录 [One-on-one romance + sweet affection + two strong leads + solving cases + both leads’ first relationship] Ten cases, each one gripping! The main romance is all sweet, no angst! Eight years ago, the beloved Princess Changle, Chu Qianyue, nearly died in the great fire at the late empress’s palace. She was saved at the last moment by a handsome young man... Eight years later, everyone says the fire was an accident, but she refuses to believe it! While investigating the late empress’s death, Chu Qi 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 The Cases of Judge Shi 施公案 The novel tells the story of the honest official Shi Shilun during the Kangxi era, who, aided by Huang Tianba and other heroes of the martial world, roots out corrupt officials, solves cases, and captures bandits. 3Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 170 Forensic Files of the Supernatural 法医灵异档案 Horror comes from reality. Behind the outlandish rumors lies an even more unfathomable truth! I'm a forensic pathologist, and I'll tell you about horrifying murder cases from recent years that have never been made public. Every case is bizarre and strange, and every one will make your blood run cold. Once the truth behind each case comes to light, you'll realize that compared with the brutality of the crimes themselves, the most terrifying thing is the human heart! When the heart is dark, there 637Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 171 Judge Dee Case Files: The Red Pavilion 狄公案：红阁子 Three curses in a secret chamber, a beauty’s debt from hell On Paradise Island, the nights are a whirl of luxury and revelry. Di Renjie, magistrate of Puyang County, is just passing through when he is forced to stop and take on what seems like an open-and-shut suicide case: Li Hanlin, a newly appointed top scholar, is heartbroken and has slit his throat in the Red Pavilion at the Yongle Inn. Thirty years earlier, the wealthy merchant Tao Kuang also cut his own throat in this room. Three days lat 28Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 172 Judge Dee Case Files: The Bronze Bell Case 狄公案：铜钟案 [Historical mystery + locked-room murders + Detective Di Renjie + interwoven serial cases] A new official takes office, and the county yamen stays lit late into the night. On his first day in Puyang, Di Gong encounters a strange case: on Half-Moon Street, a butcher’s daughter is brutally murdered in her bedroom. A love poem and a gold hairpin point to a scholar. But hidden clues and the night watchman’s clappers reveal the real killer: a wandering fraud posing as a Daoist, using holy robes to di 19Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 173 Detective: The System Taught Me Skills, Then Left 神探：系统教会我技能后，就走了 Qin Yu was an ordinary person who, by a twist of fate, landed in another parallel world. The Detective System that suddenly appeared in his mind made him realize at once how different he was from before. Following the System's instructions, he completed one mission after another. He enrolled in police academy, then joined the criminal investigation squad. Once his skills reached max level, the System had fulfilled its purpose and withdrew. System: “Host, please enjoy your life at the police stat 745Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 174 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
- 175 An Investigation into the Three Great Unsolved Cases of the Early Qing 清初三大疑案考实 A Critical Examination of the Three Great Mysteries of the Early Qing is composed of three parts: A Critical Examination of the Empress Dowager's Alleged Marriage, A Critical Examination of Emperor Shunzhi's Alleged Monastic Vows, and A Critical Examination of Emperor Yongzheng's Accession to the Throne. With a historian's rigor, Mr. Meng Sen carefully investigates the three long-circulating mysteries of the empress dowager's alleged marriage, Shunzhi's alleged decision to become a monk, and Yon 2Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 176 The Six-Fingered Forensic Doctor 六指法医 Heaven’s justice shines bright; the wronged shall be cleared of their names. Lin Ran, heir to a family of coroners and a top student at a forensic medicine college. Guided by his family’s eight-character ancestral motto and armed with a remarkable ability, Lin Ran joins the police force to clear the names of countless dead. Along the way, he embarks on one terrifying investigation after another. “The dead can’t speak, but their bodies can tell me who the killer is!” The world has lost a doctor, 3.3kReads8.4Score372Shelves
- 177 The Hidden Line: Anti-Drug Operations 暗线【禁毒】 After graduating from a police academy, Li Xiaofeng began investigating cases at a local police station. Diligent and responsible in his work, he followed every lead and solved one major case after another. Thanks to his outstanding work in the fight against drugs, he gradually rose to a leadership position. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 Soul Sister, Don't Run! I'm a Spirit Guide 魂妹别跑，我是挽灵使者 [Urban supernatural powers + suspense and the paranormal + funny and lighthearted + underdog rise] Mo Tiansheng was born to be a wage slave, a chosen workhorse, working 996 while alive and still having to interview for a job after death. After dying unexpectedly, he was dragged before the First Hall for judgment and received a chance to be reborn: If he passed the assessment, he could become a Soul Guide and return to the mortal world to escort departed souls. 15Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 179 The Uncorrupted Female Corpse from a Century Ago Suddenly Came Back to Life 百年前的不腐女尸突然诈尸了 An incorruptible female corpse dating back a hundred years is unearthed at Qinghe Reservoir. Staff from the cultural relics bureau rush to the scene, but discover that villagers have already looted all the burial goods and that the ancient corpse has been deliberately damaged. Yet no matter how they look at it, the body doesn't seem to have been dead for centuries. It looks more like the victim of a murder, whose body was dumped here under some pretext. But there is something strange about th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 My Wife Cheated, So I Switched to My Homemade Chili Oil 妻子出轨，我换成了自研辣椒油 My Wife Cheated, So I Replaced the Chili Oil with My Own Homemade Recipe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 The Mao Family Cases 毛公案 The Mao Gong Cases is a classic of Ming and Qing courtroom fiction. Centered on the legendary cases solved by Mao Dengke, an imperial censor sent to inspect Zhili during the Jiajing era, it presents the moral codes and judicial ideals of Ming society through shocking cases such as “A Wicked Brother Harms His Younger Brother” and “A Rebellious Son Kills His Mother.” The book consists of six chapters and follows the loyal official Lord Mao as he goes undercover to investigate and cleverly solve st 108Reads9.6Score—Shelves
- 182 I’m a Cop, and You Gave Me the Skills of a Psychopathic Killer 我是警察，你给变态杀人狂的技能 My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.8kReads8.0Score145Shelves
- 183 New Cop: Going to Collect a Bride Price, I Run into a Bank Robbery? 新警：取个彩礼钱，碰上抢银行？ [Urban, point allocation, crime solving] Also known as The Max-Level Detective: Even Criminals Call Him the City’s Light! In a parallel world at the turn of the millennium, Lu Sheng becomes an auxiliary police officer. After awakening a System, he sets out on the path to becoming a supercop. He becomes a rising star in the police force, and the citizens affectionately call him the “City’s Light.” On his very first day at work, bank robbers take him hostage. Lu Sheng erupts into action, and one p 9.7kReads8.8Score672Shelves
- 184 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
- 185 The Dragon Map’s Divine Detective Cases 龙图神断公案 A high-energy cut of Bao Zheng solving cases. The mastermind behind the civet-cat-for-the-crown-prince plot, a terrifying scene as a black basin cries out for justice, impostors trading identities as the top scholar… A Northern Song version of Medical Examiner Qin Ming meets Today's Legal Report. When the executioner's blade falls, demons flee! The Kaifeng F4 squad is ready for action! 4Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 186 Major Suspicious Cases 2 悬案大用2 This book continues The Major Case Files 1. It also marks the beginning of a new generation of police officers gradually coming into contact with internet crime. The carefully selected cases span several different categories. As always, the author will continue the previous writing style, bringing readers the stories of Du Dayong and his fellow criminal police officers as they fight to keep society safe and take on all kinds of criminals. The book will also continue to explore criminal psycholog 50.3kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
- 187 Chen Zhu at Daybreak 陈竹破晓 A perfect locked-room mystery on a magic-show stage, the remains of an innocent infant in an abandoned brick kiln, a revenge curse from a wedding-dress doll, a string of murders at a resort, a death notice on a takeout box, a sacrificial mystery at a Taoist temple, a bloody livestream… With murders occurring one after another in Nancheng, Lu Xun and Su Wanqing join forces to unravel one mystery after another. They seek the truth amid the depths of human nature and the schemes of criminals, using 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 Don't Say I Didn't Warn You 别说我没告诉你 I won’t waste words. Let’s get straight to the cases, solved in the freshest, most unconventional ways. The Twelve Detectives will open your eyes. “The Butterfly Case” “The Powdered Face and Vermilion Lips Case” “The Slow-Steamed Case” “The Cicada’s Shedding Case” “The Haunted Old Mansion Case” For anyone who likes detective stories and wants a few laughs... 155Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 189 A Female Cop Solving Cases Can Be This Fierce? 女警破案，也这么猛？ 🔥[No CP + No System + Pure Deduction and Crime Solving + Badass Female Lead] 🔥A trillion-yuan fortune is right there for the taking, yet she insists on becoming a criminal investigator! Everyone thinks she's a rich heiress who's just here to experience life at the police station. But whether it's surveying crime scenes, solving cases through deduction, or chasing down criminals, she's outstanding at it all. One sensational case after another rocks the whole city, and she cracks every one of them 2.6kReads8.9Score440Shelves
- 190 Death Deduction 死亡推演 Whatever the eerie eyes see, clues take on a three-dimensional form, and secrets are laid bare. Under the scalpel, the dead speak, and the whole truth comes to light. A forensic detective with an IQ over 180. With death, she performs the most beautiful waltz in the fog; through deduction, she proves that justice always prevails. Thanks to Wenwan Ge for providing the original cover! 44Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 191 Di Renjie Investigates: The Serial Murder Case 狄仁杰探案·连环杀人案 Di Renjie Investigates: The Serial Murder Case 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 The Crime-Hunting Trio: An Unsolved Vendetta, a Deadly Gambit 猎罪铁三角：宿仇悬案，以命赴局 The ultimate crime-solving team is ready to roll: A hard-nosed female team leader, a young psychology prodigy, a criminal investigation king, a search specialist, a computer whiz, a highly personable cleaner, and a theatrical security guard! Unsolved cases that have piled up for thirty years keep landing on their desks, and the team tackles them with all kinds of methods: Reconstructing crime scenes with AI, Werewolf-style psychological deduction, hypnotic mind-reading, and designing custom murd 1.3kReads—Score217Shelves
- 193 Special Case Task Force 318 318特案行动 In this world, some yearn for the light, while others sink into darkness. No matter how long darkness lasts, the light will eventually shine upon the world. A bizarre arson case from thirty years ago leads to several murders. One strange and eerie case after another, each story gripping and moving. Policewoman Xiao Nan is here to solve the cases, uncover the truth about her own origins, and deliver justice that is thirty years overdue! 7.7kReads9.1Score737Shelves
- 194 Judge Dee Case Files: The Lakeside Case 狄公案·湖滨案 [High suspense, nonstop twists, and ancient-style detective stories] Di Renjie, county magistrate of Hanyuan, attends a banquet aboard a pleasure boat. What should have been an elegant evening becomes the scene of a locked-room murder. Beneath the moonlit sky, at the heart of the lake, the music suddenly stops, and a woman’s corpse surfaces. Then an unsolved chess game from seventy years ago reappears, a bride mysteriously “comes back to life” on her wedding night, a carpenter is found dead in a 17Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 195 Judge Dee Case Files: Chaoyun Temple 狄公案：朝云观 While returning home with his family, the famed detective Di Gong is caught in a violent storm. Their carriage is wrecked, forcing them to seek shelter at the mist-shrouded Chaoyun Temple. The temple is celebrating its founding anniversary. Pilgrims fill the grounds, and a theater troupe takes the stage. It all seems lively and festive, yet something sinister lurks beneath the surface. Late that night, Di Gong looks out his window and catches sight of a burly man in an iron helmet in the opposit 5Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 196 The Mysterious Pry Marks 神秘的撬痕 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 The Major Crimes Unit Has No Room for Slackers 重案组不养闲人 Although Gu Yuling dropped out of the journalism department at Bincheng University a long time ago, legends about her still linger there. When her college roommate died under mysterious circumstances, she quit without a second thought and applied to the Criminal Police Academy. Not only did she get in, she ranked first in every subject and graduated early, becoming the first person in the academy’s history to do so. Those who know her have pretty much just one thing to say about her: she’s a for 465Reads6.5Score104Shelves
- 198 Sir, Please Teach Me! 大人，请赐教！ [A hilarious, utterly ridiculous mystery-solving team] [Mysteries and twists without the scares] [A lighthearted read that’ll have you laughing so hard you’ll pound the bed] Lively, sharp-tongued coroner who never stops moving × cold, cutting deputy minister|Ensemble comedy|Historical mystery I’m Lin Qining, a modern forensic examiner who transmigrated to the Great Jing dynasty and somehow ended up as a female coroner at the local yamen. I have exceptional autopsy skills and a quirky mind, but 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 Notebook No. 9 第九号笔记本 An unsigned letter leads Lu Jing, a special police instructor, to a deserted village that has been erased from the map. At the bottom of a well, he finds records of Japanese military experiments from 1939. That same night, he encounters something that should not exist: mutated people who move sluggishly and have black blood. He escapes by sheer luck, but an undying black pattern remains on his left arm. The hexagonal particles in his blood sample match the investigation notes of Li Zhiwei's late 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 The Mao Gong Cases in Plain Language: A Deadly Dispute Over an Inheritance 白话毛公案：兄弟争产酿血案 Modern Vernacular Translation of the Mao Gong Casebook retells the ancient casebook novel The Mao Gong Casebook in contemporary vernacular. It mainly tells the story of a tragic and inhuman murder during the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, when the Yao brothers of Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, fought over their father’s inheritance. The elder brother, Yao Geng, and his sister-in-law, Liu, were consumed by greed and plotted to seize the family estate. They went so far as to murder Yao Yi, the younger 134Reads9.3Score102Shelves
