Novels like The Wolf's Den
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Wolf's Den, best match first.
- 1 Shadows of Espionage 谍影迷踪 A shocking conspiracy lies behind the case. Only after peeling back the layers of mystery does he discover that the person he used to be was never really him, and the wife he once had was never really his wife. He and she may both be nothing more than code names. Trapped in a desperate predicament, fighting for survival on an isolated island, burdened by guilt buried deep within. It tears his soul apart, leaving wounds that can never be mended. Passion or composure? A devil or a savior? 93Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 2 Enemy Agent Codename: White Bear 敌特代号：白熊 Not long after its liberation, Binjiang City is in desperate need of rebuilding. Meanwhile, enemy agents operating in secret wreak havoc with impunity, committing murder and arson, blowing up oil depots and military supply trains, and creating food shortages. The spy chief codenamed White Bear, who is operating undercover within the Public Security Bureau, directs them from behind the scenes. The agents use every means at their disposal to win over and corrupt public security personnel... And th 470Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 3 War of Resistance: I Slaughter the Enemy Behind Their Lines 抗战：我在敌后杀疯了 Xiang Jie transmigrated to parallel-world Shanghai in 1938. He discovered he was a notorious collaborator. Shanghai had only recently been occupied. The Japanese were sharpening their knives, preparing to attack the national capital. He acquired the Righteous Cause System and battled the enemy with wit and courage behind their lines. Every reward he earned was sent straight to the front! —Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 4 Espionage: The Flight of the Bee 谍战之蜂飞 He was swept into the maelstrom of espionage by the “Lily Gold” deposited at HSBC. He matched wits with master spies and fell into passionate romances with beautiful women, until an ordinary young man became a top agent! He joined forces with his seniors to found the renowned “Institute 724,” serving as the guardian of the shield of New China. Though he was an unappointed “temporary worker,” the international intelligence world trembled at the mention of “Bee”! He was clear about whom he loved a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Age of War 烽火年代 “I would burn my body and become a bolt of lightning, To tear apart the endless, pitch-black night. Even if I could bring only a fleeting moment of light, It would still illuminate and warm this beautiful world.” A vital piece of intelligence, an uncanny photograph, and a world where enemies and allies are hard to tell apart and danger lurks everywhere. A brutal war of raging flames and flying bullets; a tense spy struggle rife with deception and intrigue. Loyalty and betrayal, reunion and sepa 146Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 6 The Spy's Tolling Bell 钟声谍影 The story takes place during the War of Resistance Against Japan, as various forces vie for power in secret in Shanghai. The underground Communist organization, the Kuomintang’s Military Statistics Bureau, Japanese intelligence agencies, and Shanghai’s criminal syndicates are all entangled in a complex web, with the situation growing exceptionally tense. 114Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Republican Era: My Spy Missions Never Fail 民国：我的谍战无往不利 In 1938, Shanghai became an isolated island, and the world turned into a living hell. Chu Yeming, a military intelligence agent, was exposed and taken to the interrogation room at the dreaded No. 76. He thought he was as good as dead. But in the agonizing pain of torture, he unexpectedly awakened an unbelievable mental talent: the [Battlefield Simulation]! He could construct a realistic battlefield in his mind and simulate every possible outcome of an operation. Each simulated death bought him a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Two-Faced and Caught in the Middle 两面三刀，我身不由己啊 In his previous life, Heng Wu was transported to the East before the War of Resistance began after a plane crash. He became a spy for the Japanese Army’s logistics bureau and was sent to China to maintain a long-term undercover assignment. Before setting out, Heng Wu stole a list of agents assigned to long-term undercover work. After returning to China, he set out to eliminate the Japanese spies on the list. In a battle of wits and courage, he joined the Military Statistics Bureau to help the Co 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 9 Shadow of the Spy 绝尘谍影 A special forces soldier returns to 1937 and becomes a covert agent for the resistance. He never forgets his mission, infiltrates the secret service, and maintains five separate identities as he navigates the forces of the enemy and its puppet regime. He leaves everyone in the dust, rises to the summit, and looks down upon the lesser peaks. 283Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Battle of Wits in the Spy World 谍海智斗 After the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a stalemate, the secret front became a second battlefield, where “you were among us, and we were among you.” Spies from every side played their part in that turbulent chapter of history. Acting on orders from the organization, agent Chen Ziqiang goes undercover and engages in a battle of wits with Japanese spies and Chinese collaborators. This novel recounts his heroic deeds: his courage and resourcefulness, his passionate fight to defend his hom 443Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 11 Secrets of the Spy War 谍海秘事 [Transmigration] [Espionage] [No System] [No Golden Finger] [No Supernatural Abilities] Liu Dongyang unexpectedly transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes a Japanese army interpreter. His relatives curse him, his friends hunt him down, and his fellow townspeople despise him. Used by Japanese officers and courted by Chinese collaborators, he finds himself with nowhere to run as he begins an extraordinary life amid those chaotic, bloody years… 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Shadows Over Shanghai: Reborn in the Republic to Save the Nation and Its People 沪上谍影：魂穿民国救国救民 [War of Resistance espionage] + [Single heroine] + [Soul swap] + [Soul transmigration] A graduate student in history transmigrates into the 1937 Battle of Shanghai and becomes Shen Yanzhi, a Juntong trainee agent. He navigates between Juntong, the Japanese collaborationist regime, and the underground Communist Party, walking a knife's edge with only fragmentary memories of history to guide him. There is no romance, only a yearning to hold on to his beliefs and survive. Can he preserve his convic 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Espionage: Code Name Beehive 谍战：代号蜂巢 In the Shanghai concessions in 1937, Lu Chen, a former special forces instructor, transmigrates into the body of Asano Akira, an ethnic Chinese employee of the Japanese military intelligence service. From the start, he faces an identity check, but his awakened Hive Intelligence System lets him turn the tables: by touching an object, he can extract information from the past 30 minutes, and by making contact with someone, he can unlock their hidden secrets! In the eyes of the Japanese, he is a cle 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Bloodbath of Resistance: 1937 喋血抗战1937 My new work is out! Please come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Shadow of the Thin-Bladed Knife 薄刀谍影 A secret buried for many years sparks a covert struggle and a web of schemes. A disgraced young man: the invading Japanese army says he’s the only son of a Japanese spy who went missing; the Military Statistics Bureau says he’s an agent with the codename “Thin Blade.” Good and evil in human nature, the warmth and coldness of family ties: living is a path to enlightenment. Justice has its way, the nation is held close to the heart, and a grown man sheds tears beneath the misty rain. 405Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Espionage: Getting Ready to Defect Again Today 【谍战】今天也在准备反水 So exhausted from revising his paper that he could barely keep his eyes open, Lu Chen decided to take a quick nap at his desk. When he opened his eyes, he found himself somewhere else. A dance hall decorated in a Republican-era style, sudden gunfire, and himself dressed in a suit and tie. Completely bewildered, Lu Chen pinched himself hard. It hurt. This wasn't a dream. Had he transmigrated? Lu Chen had just managed to accept the fact that he had transmigrated when someone respectfully addressed 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Shadows of Intrigue: 57 Thrilling, Gripping Mysteries from the World of Espionage 谍影重重：惊心动魄、扣人心弦的57个谍海谜团 Broadly speaking, a spy is someone who engages in secret investigative work, gathering confidential intelligence or carrying out acts of sabotage against an enemy or competitor to benefit the side they serve. Spies are also known as agents or undercover operatives. One of a spy's main duties is to obtain intelligence through illegal or legal means, in secret or in public. They may also engage in covert activities such as subversion, assassination, kidnapping, bombing, psychological warfare, and 92Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 18 A Republic-Era Spy Thriller? Why Has the Tone Gone Off the Rails! 民国谍战？画风怎么崩坏了！ Chen Mo wakes up one day to discover that he has transmigrated to the turbulent Republic of China era. In his ideal version of the story, he would punch secret agents, kick traitors, become an invisible guardian, then retire after succeeding, keeping his deeds and fame hidden. But reality is that, because he looks so much like a fallen hero, an underground organization mistakes him for the man and forcibly plants him in a key department at the heart of enemy territory, where he becomes a gloriou 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Covert Front 隐蔽战线 Can he complete his undercover mission while resisting the temptations of a femme fatale and facing the challenges posed by an old demon and a clown? 9Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 20 Anti-Japanese Espionage: Sorry, This Is for the Greater Good 抗日谍战：抱歉，这是为了大义 [Seems like a sly schemer + seems like a villain + spy thriller + body double + mystery + comedy + live-in son-in-law + comeback + futuristic fantasy = serious spy thriller (features a System, not a pure wish-fulfillment story, read with caution if that's not your thing)] A deep-cover agent for ten million years, working as a spy in the river of time. He transmigrates between multiple parallel timelines, but can never escape his fate as a spy and undercover agent. This time, he travels back and —Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 21 The Flames of War and the Spy Doctor 烽火谍医 Ye Zhengwen, a doctoral supervisor with expertise in both Chinese and Western medicine, unexpectedly returns to 1938. His superb medical skills make him famous far and wide, and the Japanese invaders and puppet troops recruit him into their inner medical circle. This gives him access to the enemy's most closely guarded secrets, as well as the chance to hold a knife to their throats. With the nation on the brink of collapse and his homeland facing ruin, Ye Zhengwen is like a scalpel plunged into 192Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 22 Espionage and War 谍与战 Wu Zimo, a police officer at the Xing'an Town Police Station in Manchukuo, transmigrates and awakens a talent for perceiving mental states. He can detect people's microexpressions in a fraction of a second, improving from one-fifth of a second to as fast as 1/25 of a second. By honing and refining his mental abilities in the field, Wu Zimo steadily becomes faster at recognizing and catching microexpressions. This gives Wu Zimo a foothold in the puppet Manchukuo police force and becomes the found 14Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 23 Espionage: The Special Higher Police Agency Is Gone, and You Still Call Him Loyal? 谍战：特高课都没了，你说他忠诚 1940. Dongye Ming transmigrates into the role of an action squad leader in the Special Higher Police Section at the Japanese Shanghai Headquarters. Dongye Ming thinks that transmigrating to 1940 means he can shoot the Japanese invaders, but he never expects that the first person he wants to shoot is himself. He cries, “I can’t become Japanese. I can’t betray our martyrs. I’m going to kill this Japanese devil right now.” Just as he points the gun at himself, an unexpected turn of events occurs. Y 8Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 24 Espionage: Caught at the Meeting? Reveal My Special Higher Police Identity 谍战：接头被抓？亮出特高科身份 [Spy thriller + Republican era + 20,000 words daily + triple agent + no female lead + System] Good news: I transmigrated, and I even got a System. Bad news: I got arrested from the start while trying to make contact. My memories awakened during interrogation, and it turned out I was a well-connected insider at the Special High Police Agency, with powerful backing. So no problem. Then came more bad news: I was assigned to infiltrate the Military Statistics Bureau, forcing me to become a triple ag 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Shadows of Espionage, 1936 谍影1936 An ordinary civil servant is unexpectedly transmigrated to the turbulent twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China after a twist of fate. In an era full of uncertainty and challenges, he is forced into the complex, mysterious world of the Military Statistics Bureau, embarking on a thrilling and legendary career as a spy. In search of an underground organization hidden in the shadows and determined to expose Japanese spies' conspiracies, he resolutely throws himself into this war without gunfire —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Espionage Fever 谍战狂潮 Huang Haoda was reborn in the year 2939. A military intelligence agent, he used his knowledge and skills to kill traitors and Japanese spies, solving one Japanese espionage case after another. He became a figure feared by spies and traitors alike. He weathered countless schemes and faced innumerable dangers... 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Espionage: From the Start, I Wiped Out a Japanese Squad! 谍战：开局血洗日军小分队！ When Chen Qun woke up, artillery was roaring and the Japanese forces were attacking fiercely, about to break through our army's defenses! Damn! He had actually transmigrated into the War of Resistance! In that case, he might as well stay and wipe out every last Japanese soldier! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Undercover in Enemy Camp: My System Can See the Future 卧底敌营：我的系统能预知未来 [Spy intrigue + System + War of Resistance + power fantasy + mind games + ensemble cast + alternate history + anti-war] Ling Feng transmigrates to 1940 and awakens the “Diplomatic Legend” System. He can read minds, simulate scenarios, and reason through history. He becomes the most dangerous undercover agent in the Wang puppet government’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He tricks the Japanese into diverting their main forces away from Midway, forges intelligence to prompt an American and British e 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 A 79-Yuan Exorcism Charm, and I Turned the World Upside Down 79元辟邪，世界画风被我带崩了 [Surreal] [Everyday Life] [Lighthearted] [A Little Supernatural, Lots of Martial Arts] Humanity's collective unconscious has fallen prey to memetic contamination. Ever since the birth of the internet, myths and urban legends have begun to take physical form. The boldest thing Chen Hezhou had ever done was message his ex at three in the morning, all by himself, to ask, “You there?” When he tried to unsend it, his finger slipped and he accidentally tapped her profile. Then one night, while working —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Rifling in the Barrel 枪膛线 A war story that stays closer to the truth than any other; a Nationalist Army captain who crawls out of a pile of corpses; an impossible mission; a romance that seems destined to blossom… His codename is “New Year”! His activation plunges him into a world of twists and treachery; his arrival changes the fate of both sides… Where will his path lead? 14Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 31 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Turns the Tables 炮灰女配咸鱼翻身， Shen Yueyao was twenty-four, a graduate of the Foreign Languages Department at Hujiang University. Her father, Shen Jingting, was a well-known industrialist in the city. But none of that was what truly made Yueyao’s heart skip a beat. What nearly froze the blood in her veins was another, clearer and colder memory: she had transmigrated into a spy novel she had read just days ago. She had become a minor female character with the same name as her own, a disposable character who was killed off bef 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Code Name: Migratory Bird 代号候鸟 A heart-pounding covert war, as deep as the ocean! The most enduring declaration of love in the world is staying by someone’s side… 1kReads7.7Score103Shelves
- 33 Espionage: A Thousand Faces, Sword Unsheathed 谍战：身份百变，利剑出鞘 An eight-year veteran transmigrates into the world of the War of Resistance. The country is engulfed in flames, but faith cannot be broken. He is an underground intelligence agent for the Red Army, supplying intelligence to Red Army forces in three provinces and keeping the enemy at bay! He is a Japanese merchant, moving freely among the Japanese and sowing division within their ranks! He is a Juntong agent, pouring in millions until Juntong becomes his home turf! He is also a sharp blade, invin 31Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 34 Agent: Yu Zecheng Is My Superior 特工：余则成是我上峰 [Transmigration + God of War + Rebirth + Urban Life + War] Li Lingfeng, a philosophy graduate from the northwest, stayed up all night preparing his job application materials and suddenly died on the street. To his surprise, he transmigrates into the body of a war hero carrying out a secret assassination mission during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The hero is also named Li Lingfeng, and he is following Yu Zecheng’s orders. 187Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Republican Era: From the Military Intelligence Bureau to Ruling the World 民国：从军统开始纵横天下 By a stroke of fate, Zhou Lin transmigrated back to the Republic of China in 1936 and became an intelligence agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. It was an era of turmoil, but also one full of opportunities. With a clear head, an accurate grasp of the situation, and a little help from the System, watch as Zhou Lin navigates the competing forces of Japan, the Nationalist government, and the underground Communist Party. How will he, caught at the heart of the maelstrom, rise to become a major 77Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 36 Espionage: I Come from an Age of Prosperity 谍战：我自盛世中来 Li Xi unexpectedly finds himself in the blood-soaked era of the War of Resistance, becoming a student at a training school. After graduating, he joins the Military Statistics Bureau and becomes an agent. Sent by Boss Dai to carry out a mission in Shanghai, known as the “Spy Capital.” He identifies Japanese invaders, eliminates collaborators, roots out traitors, intercepts intelligence, and aids his comrades... Li Xi’s arrival is like a ray of hopeful sunlight before dawn, gradually dispelling th 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Nameless Reverse Blade 逆刃无名 Spy thriller + Republican-era China + agents + mystery and deduction + careful planning + high-IQ mind games + undercover work + no romance In 1934, Shanghai was shrouded in turmoil. Shen Yan, a proofreader at a small newspaper, was an ordinary man with just two extraordinary qualities: a photographic memory and an unmatched talent for keeping his abilities hidden. A circle-shaped coded message, a ragtag team of five, and an assassination that would shake the world. He killed the traitor in thre 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Peerless Young Master 1: Book 19 公子无双1第19本书 In 1931, Leng Feng, who had studied in Japan, joined the Japanese Special Higher Police as an undercover agent... With the three northeastern provinces occupied and the Japanese plotting to conquer all of China, Leng Feng faced a daunting mission as a spy operating among multiple factions. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Espionage: Codename Screw 谍战之代号螺丝钉 Good news: A sharpshooter from the shooting range transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes a little agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. He has extraordinary hearing, peerless marksmanship, and a few other tricks up his sleeve... Bad news: The Lone Wolf team has been wiped out, and I’ve become a prisoner of the Japanese. Their guns are already aimed at the back of my head. I’m about to get boxed, and it looks like I’ll be meeting my great-grandma any minute... My name is Lin Tianxian 3kReads6.4Score186Shelves
- 40 Espionage: One Poisonous Scheme After Another, Leaving the Japanese Calling Me a Living Yama 谍战：毒计连连，鬼子直呼活阎王 Gu Nan transmigrates to 1936 and becomes an ace “torture spy.” He awakens an ability to obtain intelligence. As long as he tortures the Japanese and makes them suffer, he can extract the intelligence they possess. Special Higher Police Section: We must never let Gu Nan get his hands on us. No one can keep a secret from him. Nan Zao Yun Zi: I didn’t say anything, really. Chief of the Special Higher Police Section: He just beat me up, and every top-secret agent hiding in China was exposed. Head of 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Fog of Espionage 谍战迷雾 Liang Tianzhou, a medical intern who returned from studying in Japan, transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes one of our underground agents. Faced with misunderstanding from the woman he loves, the expectations of a young girl, and the passionate advances of a beautiful agent, what should he choose? You have one sinister plot after another, but I have a divine sword for breaking them apart. Amid truth and lies, illusion and reality, he skillfully outmaneuvers the enemy. With myste 209Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 42 One Thought to Life or Death 一念生杀 A century-old prominent family, a legacy of national and family hatred. A sudden death at a full-moon banquet, a terrifying disturbance in the manor in the dead of night, a sinister sacrifice in the ancestral hall... A string of murders begs the question: what earth-shattering secret lies behind them? In turbulent times, every step is difficult. Within the Shen family compound, the struggle for power rages. She yearns for freedom more than anything, yet chooses to bear the heaviest burden of fam 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Espionage: What Do You Mean, Scammer? Call Me the God of Wealth! 谍战：什么诈骗犯，叫我财神爷！ He Nian, an undercover operative in a telecom scam compound, transmigrates to the Republic of China and becomes an infiltrating agent for the Military Statistics Bureau. With his finely honed knack for deception and professionally trained spy skills, he leads the Japanese and their Chinese collaborators around in circles. The last Qing emperor: “He actually pretended to be Nurhaci, the founding ancestor, and told me to send him money. I can no longer face my ancestors.” Kawashima: “He may be a c —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Espionage: I Took Out the Tokko Chief from the Start 谍战：开局就干掉了特高科科长 (Spy thriller + Transmigration + System + Saving the nation and its people + Ruthless action + Feel-good power fantasy) A homebody transmigrated into the body of an ace agent codenamed Viper. As soon as he arrived, fate played a joke on him: almost as if in a dream, he killed the head of the Special Higher Police. He was thrown straight into the military police prison. But there was always a way out. With his life hanging in the balance, he turned the tables and walked out in spectacular fash 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Removing the Makeup 卸妆 Wen Ning has a dual identity as both a Military Statistics Bureau agent and a Communist underground operative. In truth, she is a rookie spy who has spent a long time undercover without ever taking action. After failing the physical fitness test, she is transferred from the bureau headquarters to a spy-training school packed with female agents. Here, there’s no shortage of gossip, petty squabbles, rivalry, and office politics among the women; nor is there any shortage of deception, sudden shifts 383Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 46 The Undercover Agent's Mark 潜伏者的印记 A mysterious classified file has come to light, revealing the silent battlefield of the infiltrators. The silent war is all the more terrifying. He has lived undercover for years, each mission like walking a tightrope. He can never tell friend from foe among those around him, and every step hides a deadly trap. As the clouds of suspicion gradually clear, the marks of those years spent undercover will ultimately become medals of history. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Just Like His Father and Grandfather Once Were 就像他父辈和祖辈曾经的模样 (From World War I to World War II) (Slow burn, with the focus mainly on the period after World War I) (A note for readers who may want to pass: It's slow-paced. It has some wish-fulfillment, but nothing too outrageous.) (Alternate history) “Deceivers and doers aren't necessarily opposites. Deception takes many forms. If my actions make you believe that this is who I am, then I've succeeded in deceiving you. As for being a doer, I deceived you all and then made my deception a reality.” Humphryck 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 48 The Young Patrol Chief of Republican-Era China 民国小巡长 In 1938, Beiping lay beneath the shadow of occupation, with cold winds carrying the smoke of war through its streets. Su Chen, an unemployed young man, transmigrates by accident and becomes a patrol chief on Qianmen Street. More precious to him than the uniform that puts food on his table is the ace he brought with him: a twelve-story department store from 2026. It has everything, from rice, flour, cooking oil, and grain to gold, silver, and jewelry, even military equipment, all available in un 334Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Schemer 暗算者 The Strategist is a handpicked collection of 66 spy thrillers and novellas, like a box of carefully crafted deadly weapons, each one different in shape and razor-sharp. 66 stories, 66 battles for life and death. From the nail-biting suspense of going undercover alone to the battle of wits involved in cracking codes; from silent tails through streets and alleyways to undercurrents swirling at dances and card tables. You'll witness how the solitary “Listener” hears thunder in the silence, feel how 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Espionage: Armed with the Death Note, I Went on a Killing Spree 谍战：手握死亡笔记，直接杀疯了 Su Ming transmigrates to the War of Resistance era and becomes a Juntong agent undercover at No. 76, codenamed Hades. From the start, he obtains a Death Note and launches a merciless killing spree! The director of No. 76: Who on earth is Hades? Why can he kill whoever he wants, while we’re completely powerless to stop him? The chief of the Special Higher Police: Damn it! We have to find Hades, or I’ll end up like the previous chiefs, giving my life for His Majesty the Emperor. But I don’t want t 8Reads6.7Score—Shelves
