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- 1 A Thousand Crossings of the Soul 千渡灵魂 [Modern urban setting, mystery-solving, suspenseful crime investigation, no male lead, eerie horror] Zhang Ling was born in Huaxia and has had the ability to see things others cannot since birth: the Yin-Yang Eyes. Zhang Ling can see spirits, and spirits can see her. She can speak with them, and they can touch her. Guide those who have not yet crossed into the underworld. Guide those burdened by regret and resentment. Guide those who have become vengeful ghosts. A Thousand Spirits Guided Every s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Crown Prince's First Love Is Both Sweet and Sassy 皇太子的白月光娇又飒 Welcome, everyone! If you’ve never died, how could you know that the sweet little sister who once fawned over you was wearing a beautiful mask? The man she had painstakingly helped rise to power, the one who shared her bed, used her bones to make a pipa and her skin to craft a painted disguise. And the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, whom she had framed, was left crippled and forever barred from the throne. Reborn, Su Ruan wants only to tear off her sister’s beautiful mask and make sure that 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Secret Cases of Late Tang: Unrecorded Tales 晚唐秘案补遗 On his way home to cultivate after resigning from his post as an assistant judge at the Dali Temple, Cui Yuanzao received a jade pendant message from his fiancée, who had died a month earlier. Curious, he went to meet the woman pretending to be his fiancée. Little did he know that after that meeting, his life would no longer be his own. One was the chivalrous Liu Lanyin, whose martial prowess was second to none; the other was Cui Yuanzao, an unconventional scion of an aristocratic family. They w 37Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 4 Strange Tales of the Song Dynasty 宋朝异闻录 Mystery + comedy. Bai Jingjing's mother and father both passed away, and her father died under mysterious circumstances. Alone and with no one to rely on, she has no choice but to accept Xia Ze's kindness. But she never imagined it would draw her into an even greater conspiracy... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Late Lawyer 迟到律师 [Badass Lawyer + Mystery and Crime-Solving + Catching and Punishing Mistresses + Saving Her CEO Husband’s Family Business + High-Profile Legal Cases] When I saw my former friend in prison, I couldn’t help reflecting on how unpredictable life is and how greed can make people swallow more than they can stomach. As her lawyer, I had already done everything I could for her. Our friendship of more than a decade ended when she stole my boyfriend. Wang Enning had expected a life of luxury, but it turn 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Justice at Last 昭雪 He spent his life on the battlefield, winning half of Pingxia’s realm for the country. She wielded a sharp blade, clearing the names of souls who had died unjustly. When a quirky female coroner meets the cold and domineering Seventh Prince... At last, she gets both her man and her cases. 66Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 7 The Transmigrated Female Coroner: Prince, Let Me Examine You 穿越女法医，王爷验个身 After transmigrating, she finds herself a maid in disgrace. No matter, Linlang uses her forensic knowledge to lead the way in the world of forensic investigation. There are no cases she can't solve, and no end to the silver she can earn. Before she knows it, she has become the prince's creditor. “All the money in my residence has been handed over to you. How about using me to cover the rest of the debt?” 176Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 8 The Exquisite Scheme 玲珑谋 A Lang never imagined that from beginning to end, everything had been a scheme set up for her. From a small county office in Beijing to royal secrets, layer upon layer of mystery obscures the truth. No one will know it until the very end. Whose flowers have bewitched the eyes? 53Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 9 The Regent King's Forensic Princess 摄政王的仵作王妃 She was a top forensic doctor of the 21st century, outstanding in both Chinese and Western forensic medicine, but died on the job. When she woke up, she had become a discarded concubine in the carefree Marquis's manor... 181Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 10 Transmigrated to Ancient Times as a Coroner 穿越到古代当仵作 Historical setting + transmigration + crime-solving + no romance + suspense Yun Xihe thought a baseball bat swung by a criminal suspect had sent her straight to the Bridge of Helplessness. But to her utter surprise, the suspect had sent her on a transmigration journey, knocking her into ancient times with a single swing of the bat. Now that she had arrived in the past, she couldn’t let all the forensic knowledge she had learned go to waste. Watch as she uses years of forensic expertise to uncove 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 True Crime Records 罪案实录 The Nanda dismemberment case, the psychological experiments, the Eight Immortals Restaurant family massacre, the bombing cases: one horrifying, unbelievable case after another. This book focuses on unsolved cold cases dating back to the founding of the People's Republic of China, retracing the investigations from the perspective of a special task force. There is no paranormal activity and no sensational action, only the real process of solving cases. You can take part and enjoy the search for th 31Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 12 A Female Constable Comes to the Dali Temple 大理寺来了个女捕快 Huo Mingyue, the ambitious daughter of the Minister of Justice, forges a recommendation letter from the Ministry of Justice and joins the Dali Temple to escape being pressured into marriage. She teams up with the nation’s dream man, Shaoqing Pei Youyan, to solve a string of murders. But the cases turn out not to be isolated incidents: they are all connected and point directly to a shocking conspiracy that could bring down the kingdom. 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Peerless Detective of the Tang Dynasty 大唐无双神探 After transmigrating to ancient times, Fang Wushuang discovers that the dynasty in this world is called the Great Tang, but it is not the Tang dynasty from the history he knows. Faced with mysterious and baffling cases and murders shrouded in uncertainty, Fang Wushuang becomes a legendary detective in another world, teaming up with martial artists who can travel to heaven and earth to solve one deadly case after another. Human brains made into elixirs, deadly lotuses, a snake-demon crone, bloods 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Master Ling, Forced to Change Careers 被迫改行的凌大师 In these dangerous murder cases, they still have a long road ahead. Where should they begin investigating the Cement Killer case to bring justice for the girl? And what hidden identity does the newly appeared boy, Li Zairan, have? Was the girl's death connected to him? What has Ling Qingyi seen in him? Liang Junchen has sent his friend Yi Bin to investigate Li Zairan in secret. Will Yi Bin make it back unharmed? Is Gong Junling safe inside Organization K? Is An Jingsen's soul really by his si 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Dream Brook's Record of Strange Investigations 梦溪探异录 During the Northern Song dynasty, a boy named Shen Kuo sets out in pursuit of the truth after a strange calamity known as the Black Apparition. This learned man, hailed by later generations as “a landmark in the history of Chinese science,” led a life filled with mysteries far stranger than those recorded in Dream Pool Essays. From his years as a young scholar in Qiantang, Hangzhou, to the treacherous political currents of the court in Bianjing; from the smoke and flames of war on the northwes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 You Were Supposed to Catch Pickpockets, So Why Did You Catch a Wanted Criminal? 让你去反扒，你顺手抓个通缉犯？ [System] [Power Fantasy] [One Female Lead] [Mystery] After drinking too much, Zhang Chen accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world several years in the past. By chance, he became an auxiliary police officer in Dong City. He also awakened the Famous Police System, and from that day on, Dong City gained a legendary figure. On his first day on the job, the anti-pickpocketing squad took him along on an operation, and he accidentally caught a wanted criminal. The officers who heard the news were 96Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 17 Uh-Oh, All Three of Us Were Pretending 坏了，我们三个都是装的 Oh No, the Three of Us Were All Faking It 173Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Dali Temple Couple’s Daily Case Files 大理寺夫妇探案日常 Completed [Detective husband-and-wife duo + episodic cases + deduction + fair-play mysteries + everyone's favorite] A transmigrated policewoman obsessed with solving cases VS a Minister of the Court of Judicial Review just as obsessed with solving cases. Bound together by their sense of justice, these two workaholics gradually fall for each other as they investigate. Together, they solve one baffling mystery after another and find a love forged through the bonds of comradeship. 421Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 19 A Fearsome Woman Has Arrived at the Dali Temple 大理寺来了位女煞神 A modern forensic examiner transmigrates into the body of an orphaned daughter of a disgraced official. Disguised as a man, she makes a comeback at the Dali Temple, crushes the villains with her scalpel, and sets the scheming minister’s heart aflutter! On the night her entire family was sentenced to death, she watched her father’s head hang from the city gate as his blood spattered her face. Of the 108 members of her household, she was the only one left. Soldiers pursued her from the front, and 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Day in the Life of the Imperial Guard Investigation Bureau 内卫司探案日常 Xu Fengmian takes Zhou Jian, a new recruit in the Imperial Guard Bureau, under her wing because of social obligations. She assumes the young man from a noble family is here to coast along, but it turns out he can not only cook and sew for her, he can help her solve cases too! A thief who stole a precious pearl dies in a fire. A young nobleman who longed for the martial world meets his end in a narrow alley. A gambler dies along with his creditor. A refined young lady dies in a hot spring. In a s 352Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 21 The Song Dynasty Ministry of Justice Case Files 2 大宋刑部侦缉档案2 In the early summer of the second year of Shaoxi in the Southern Song, a string of bizarre beheading cases shakes Xiangyang, the city on the border between Jin and Song. The cases draw in both courts, inflaming tensions until war seems imminent. The emperor sends an imperial inspector to Xiangyang to investigate. With the situation proving difficult, he seeks help from Han Zhiyuan, a young gentleman who has retired to Xiangyang after repeatedly helping the court solve major cases and earning a n 58Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 22 Tracking Evil 追踪罪恶 This story follows the male lead, criminal investigator Lin Ze, and the female lead, forensic pathologist Xu Yue, as they solve cases alongside their team. After working together for a long time, they crack many major cases, and their relationship gradually changes. They write love letters together and, in the end, grow old side by side. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Goddess, Please Wait! 神女请留步！ (A slacker System + political intrigue later on, a broad vision for the world, and a court of wise rulers and worthy ministers) (The aloof prince vs. the sunny puppy, fighting over her in a love-triangle showdown; a girl with depression finds healing in ancient times) When Zhu Yu, a modern girl suffering from depression, leapt from a bridge, she unexpectedly landed on the glazed roof tiles of the Great Liang imperial palace. The cold-eyed Third Prince, Rong Xun, regarded her with a chilly gaze, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 What? I Traveled Back to the Wu Zhou Era, Solved Crimes, and Fell in Love? 什么？穿回武周破案还谈了个恋爱 [One-on-one romance + transmigration + crime-solving + romance + happy ending] Criminal profiler x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Miao Chenshuang, a criminal profiler who'd been single for twenty-two years, never imagined that one day she'd transmigrate back to the Tang Dynasty… only to take up her old profession again and become a judicial officer at the Court of Judicial Review! Miao Chenshuang rolls up her sleeves. All right, let's see what I've got! Anyone can solve a case! Mu Bai, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Great Yong Dynasty's Female Forensic Doctor 大雍女法医 Modern forensic examiner Ye Zhenzhen transmigrates to a dynasty that never existed in history while on a mission. On the very day she arrives, her outstanding autopsy skills win her the favor of Prince Kang, The Outcast, a man who stands above everyone but the emperor. Treating it as a chance to travel in another world, Ye Zhenzhen happily joins Prince Kang on his secret tour. As they travel and solve cases, she gradually realizes that her transmigration was part of a plot all along... Just then 378Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 26 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—14d adds
- 27 Forensic Detective on the Case 追凶法医 One baffling murder after another; One tangled clue after another; One eerie crime scene after another; He faces the most ruthless killers; He deciphers the language of bones; Amid a swamp of unsolved cases, he painstakingly pieces together the clues and makes the dead speak! 94Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 28 The Sixth Kind of Reasoning 第六种推理 Reasoning in the world can broadly be divided into five types: syllogistic deduction, conjunction elimination, chain inference, inductive synthesis, and reductio ad absurdum. The world's great detectives use these five methods for one purpose: to discover WHO committed a case. Yang Yuge is fascinated by all kinds of strange cases, but unlike other detectives, he doesn't care about WHO. He only cares about WHY. To find WHY, Yang Yuge uses a sixth method of reasoning, one distinct from the other f 17Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 29 The Gods Are Three Feet Above Your Head 举头三尺有神明 [Revenge, crime-solving, autopsies, 1v1, happy ending] An epidemic, a corrupt official, and a prescription destroyed an entire town. Five orphans each set out on a different path, but they all had one goal: avenge their families, bring the truth to light, and see the corrupt official brought to justice! Ten years passed. The corrupt official was no longer a mere county magistrate, but a court minister with powerful backing. For five young people with neither power nor influence, taking him on wa 2.2kReads8.3Score23114d adds
- 30 I Transmigrated into a Female Coroner and Fell for My Ice-Cold Boss 穿越成女仵作，与冰块上司谈恋爱 [Transmigration + mystery + crime-solving + sweet romance + devoted couple] Modern forensic examiner Su Lanfu transmigrates and becomes a coroner at the Dali Temple. To find the real culprit behind her sister's murder, she must track down the mysterious Plum Blossom Society of the martial world. But the icy, hard-to-please Dali Temple Minister is no easy person to work for, and she has to tread carefully just to get by under him. Yet after they solve one baffling case after another at the Dali 118Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 31 The First-Rank Female Coroner 一品女仵作 Before meeting her, he was a dashing, womanizing playboy prince who snuck out for a new conquest every night. After meeting her, he became a wife-obsessed madman who doted on her to the point of insanity! She wanted silver? He gave her silver. Gold? He gave her gold. People? He gave her people. Corpses? He gave her corpses. Bones? He gave her bones. What? His wife wanted to reform the criminal code, introduce new laws, and win recognition for forensic examiners? Then he’d reform it, introduce th 10Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 32 The County Magistrate's Wife's Casebook 县夫人探案手札 Qingyuan County is a poor, remote backwater, yet murder after murder keeps taking place. One baffling case follows another. From the distant reaches of the martial world to the highest halls of government, an even greater conspiracy lies behind the truth. Princess Huarong, fleeing an arranged marriage, accidentally becomes the county magistrate's wife. Together with her husband, whom she married by chance, she solves one strange case after another. Though her husband is only a minor official, he 4.6kReads8.6Score48814d adds
- 33 Love and Crime: The Forensic Beauty and Her Obsessive Prince 谈情说案：强迫症王爷的法医美妃 She was a genius forensic pathologist in the 21st century. Her hands had dissected the dead and saved the living; with a turn of her wrist, she could command the winds and clouds. After being murdered, she became the eldest daughter of the Qin family, a foolish beauty whom everyone in Shengjing despised. He was His Highness Prince Jinyang, Gu Yanci, a cold and aloof man with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. A level-ten case, by all accounts. While everyone waited to laugh at her, Qin Yan jo 61Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn as a Science Girl in Late Qing China 重生之理科女在晚清 With only a month left before the college entrance exams, science-track student Xu Mengxian suddenly became reborn in the late Qing Dynasty as the second young lady of a century-old tea factory. Using what she had learned in high school chemistry, physics, and biology, she helped her friends escape the practice of foot binding, protected her older sister from the harm caused by her opium-addicted brother-in-law, saved her family’s factory from losing a major order, helped the headmistress of a g 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Twelve Unsolved Cases in Chang'an 长安十二悬案 Why was the brothel’s most beautiful courtesan found dead in her bedroom? Why does a mysterious man howl like a ghost every night? Why did a bride vanish without a trace just after her wedding? Why are handsome people dying one after another? Why did a shaman suddenly go mad while performing a ritual? And who really stole Old Wang’s sow? Behind it all, is it the dark side of human nature, or… is someone up to no good? Join Li Yu, a brilliant detective and county magistrate of the Tang Dynasty, a 254Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 36 I Brushed Past the Killer and Saw the Crime Scene! 与凶手擦肩，我看到了案发现场！ Zhu Yaqing has a secret she can never tell anyone. Whenever she brushes past a murderer, she sees the crime scene. Because of this, she forms an unbreakable bond with the Criminal Investigation Division of the city’s Public Security Bureau… 628Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 37 I Hear the Dead's Thoughts, and the Six Fan Gate Can't Do Without Me 偷听尸体心声，六扇门离了我不行 Legend has it that the souls of those who died unjustly linger around their bodies for seven days. If they meet someone born with a celestial eye, that person can hear the dead speak and discern right from wrong! Bai Zhi thought it was just a legend, until one day she accidentally heard the thoughts of a corpse... a corpse? You've got to be kidding! She's just a coroner's apprentice, disguising herself as a man to work in her father's place. How did this supernatural ability end up with her? She 1.4kReads7.5Score16614d adds
- 38 A Chain of Mysteries 谜案连环 [Crime investigation and deduction + no female lead + episodic stories + light romance] In a corner stands an exquisite, beautiful ice sculpture, but it is made of a corpse. An anime character who seems to have stepped out of another dimension, yet has no breath left. And a blonde beauty asleep on a bench who just won't wake up... What connection do they share? Why did the killer do this? What secrets lie behind it all? The clues they uncover all seem to point to the unsolved case from seven yea 1.3kReads—Score10214d adds
- 39 An Angel Bearing the Burden 负重前行的天使 Book tags: Brain-teasers, deduction, mystery, supernatural, crime-solving, fresh, plot, mansion, unsolved cases, bizarre, mountain village, criminal investigation, police, strange events, disappearances, conspiracies, horror, urban legends, suspense, intelligence, online, passionate, serious, urban, novel, drug trafficking, undercover Book description: 99 grisly crime scenes that push the limits of the mind. 108 classified police files from the Public Security Department, never before mad —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Zhu Yuanzhang's Iron-Fisted War on Corruption 朱元璋铁腕反腐 Born into a farming family, Zhu Chongba was left without money to bury his parents when famine struck. Zhu Liujiu’s father, a fellow villager, paid for the land and helped build a grave and erect a headstone for them. To survive, Zhu Chongba became a monk. Later, he joined Guo Zixing’s forces, became a soldier, and fought against the Yuan dynasty. Gradually, he rose to become a regional warlord and eventually united the country. In the early Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the fou 1.8kReads7.2Score10214d adds
- 41 I Only Wanted to Solve Cases After Transmigrating, but Was Forced to Save the World 穿越后只想破案，却被迫拯救苍生 [Transmigration]+ [Alternate History]+ [Crime Solving]+ [Intelligence] He died unexpectedly, but when he awoke, he found himself in an alternate dynasty resembling the Ming Dynasty, and had become the younger brother of the emperor's favorite consort. As expected, being part of the imperial in-laws was the perfect way to coast through life. He had planned to live carefree until the end of his days, but after he showed a hint of talent, the emperor began to rely on him, making him an official in 243Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 42 The Hidden Face 隐藏的脸 A mysterious woman. A series of terrifying nightmares. Years ago, the woman was murdered in a string of killings. Lu Hao has never met her, so why does she keep appearing in his dreams? Is this the work of the supernatural, or a memory he deliberately buried? What exactly connects Lu Hao, this mysterious woman, and the unending murders? Could one person be behind the series of killings spanning so many years? Can the truth hidden behind this bloody haze finally be revealed? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Young Coroner of the Commandery 仵作小郡主 The fifteenth-generation descendant of a family of physicians and a modern-day female forensic pathologist transmigrates into the body of a commandery princess who has been switched out and sent off in a political marriage. She’s heard that the regent is cold, ruthless, and merciless, a demon who kills without batting an eye. Not a single woman in Changlan dares to marry him, which is why he had to seek a bride from abroad. But as a firm believer in getting the facts straight, she decides to exp 40Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 44 I'm a Rookie Cop. Surely Solving a Major Case Isn't Asking Too Much? 我，小警察，破个大案不过分吧？ [No System + No golden finger + Crime-solving prodigy + Photographic memory + Mind palace Rubik’s cube] There’s a romance!!! Has the vibe of a Hong Kong crime movie!!! The story branches into multiple plotlines after 100,000 words, and the cases get more complex!!! Female fan: “You’re a punk, you’re a bad boy, but damn, you’re handsome!!!” Station chief: “I knew it. Our little temple can’t hold a great deity like you!!!” Criminal police captain: “You must come from a rich family!!! But there’s a 362Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 45 The Empress Opens Her Eyes, and the Grand Tutor Is Climbing into Her Bed Again 女帝一睁眼，太傅又在爬龙床 [1v1, both inexperienced + age gap + woman disguised as a man + play the pig to eat the tiger + teacher and student] Scheming power minister and Grand Tutor x prince who is a woman in disguise At fifteen, Yun Shuo, disguised as a boy, was the most unremarkable prince in the imperial palace. At twenty-seven, Lu Yanzhi was the youngest Grand Tutor at court, a deep and calculating schemer who always had a plan for everything. She thought he was using her. He thought she was under his control. Until 282Reads—Score10014d adds
- 46 Reborn as the Killer, I Clear My Name Through Forensic Autopsies 穿成凶手后我靠验尸洗白 [Hilarious + satisfying revenge + sweet romance + transmigrate + mystery] Modern forensic pathologist Jiang Ci transmigrates into the body of a murder suspect. The moment she wakes up, there’s a corpse under her bed, and it’s naked. Jiang Ci is speechless, especially since the man in charge of the investigation is her fiancé, His Highness Prince Yu of the Great Liang Dynasty. Unwilling to spend even a day in the Ministry of Justice’s prison, Jiang Ci decides to land herself a job directly with t 614Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 47 The Tale of Three Ruyi Cities 如意三城记 [A Young Female Coroner vs. a Cold Prince] [Historical Fantasy + Mystery Solving + Suspense + Romance + Political Intrigue] Ye Ruman is the daughter of a constable, and she is determined to become a coroner. Free-spirited and lively, she is suddenly drawn into a shocking case. Her parents disappear, her past is a mystery, and she is forced to grow up. With nowhere else to turn, she meets Prince You, Zhao Yi, who has come to provide disaster relief. They even possess identical tokens! Their fates 255Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 48 The Case of the Eroding Color 色蚀谜案 A Case of Sensual Corruption 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Court of Causality: Fatal Percentage 因果律庭：致命百分比 I’m Alan Wexler, a former causality investigator and now a down-at-the-heels detective. My daily routine is watching people at the “Court of Causality” argue themselves hoarse over trivial nonsense. For example, when a piece of cheese goes missing, they’ll blame the boss, a robot, a dog, even the constants of the universe! Then I get dragged into Alex’s death case, and all five unlucky nodes insist they’re innocent. Fine, looks like I’ll have to step in again and find the one truly guilty “cause 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Little Forensic Investigator of the Dali Temple 大理寺小仵作 [Mystery + Crime Solving + Transmigration + Deduction] After transmigrating to ancient times, Shen Chu couldn’t sew clothes or embroider, nor could she weave or make porcelain. Fortunately, she had a talent for examining corpses. With the help of an old man who had powerful connections, whom she took as her master, she landed a secure position as a coroner at the Court of Judicial Review. Pei Li, a junior deputy minister at the Court of Judicial Review, had three assistant investigators under hi 17Reads8.2Score—14d adds
