Novels like The Portrait Artist's Secret
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- 1 Crime Solving: Only I Can See the Key Clues 破案：只有我能看见关键线索 Li Kai awakened a case-solving System. Whenever he encountered a case, it gave him clues to the key evidence. That meant he could always find the culprit one step ahead of everyone else. Cases that left others at a loss were easy for him to crack. He solved one cold case after another, cases that had been buried for years... This is a detective story that begins with everyday matters. It’s the story of a rising star in the police force who grows into a master detective. 13Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 2 You’re Supposed to Deliver Food, So Why Do You Keep Delivering Wanted Criminals? 让你送外卖，你天天送通缉犯？ [Urban fantasy + food delivery rider + thrilling crime-solving + System + comedy + action + sharp contrasts] The day he loses his job, Chen Ye becomes a food delivery rider. Most delivery riders encounter, at worst, eccentric customers. On his very first day, Chen Ye runs into an A-list fugitive! One iced Americano earns him a 500,000-yuan reward. A convenience store order takes him to an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where he rescues trapped children. One late-night food order exposes a crimi 52Reads5.7Score100Shelves
- 3 City of Sin 2: The Undercover Agent Returns 罪城2卧底归来 Dual male leads + episodic cases + major case + happy ending There is a romance, but the story focuses more on the plot. “May you return home, and build a happy family” A ghost-fire boy dies suddenly and mysteriously, a girl vanishes without a trace, and a nine-square grid is laid out in perfect order... An anonymous tip sets off a wave of bizarre cases. The web hanging over Haibei will eventually be torn apart. “Phoenix” has once again set foot on that road devoid of light. She says, “In our 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Fallen Clouds [Crime Investigation] 落云【刑侦】 Luo Yun was once an outstanding criminal investigator, but suddenly, someone took his place. As he investigates what happened, he has no choice but to keep his identity hidden and appear before others under multiple identities. Jiang Feng: “Brother Luo, no matter which side of you I see, I like you. Because you're the person I've been searching for all along.” Gu Qian: “Luo Yun, Luoluo, are you testing me?” Xu Mo: “Mr. Luo, are you a man or a woman, exactly?” 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Attached Case Report: Daybreak 附件结案报告·破晓 Xin Jian's high profile at the procuratorate isn't because of his impossibly irritating mouth or his usual domineering manner, but because of his outlandish career history. A quick look at his record reveals one dazzling achievement after another. No one knows why he's taken an interest in Fu Zhi, the most inconspicuous person at the procuratorate. He claims they're alumni, though supposedly they never had any contact at all. In the office, Fu Zhi is always on his own. Dismemberment, serial murd —Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 6 Listening to the Night of Sin 罪夜聆听 Feel free to read at your own pace, everyone. Since ancient times, no one has escaped death, and Anning City is anything but peaceful. A story about Yi Nan, a superstar who can see what others can’t, and Lu Chengguang, an elite police officer, joining forces to solve cases. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Deadly Hound 死间恶犬 On a stormy night, twelve-year-old Jiang Ying watched his father die right before his eyes. He would never forget the hatred in his father’s gaze as he took his own life. Jiang Ying knew his father had died because of him: he had caused the deaths of his father’s lover and his half-sister. He lived on, burdened by a bloody guilt, until fifteen years later, when the waters beneath the sea’s frozen surface began to churn. Drawn into layer upon layer of conspiracies and bloody crimes, he watched th 84Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 8 Criminal Police Case Files: Strange and Baffling Crimes 刑警奇案：那些诡异离奇的案件 I'm a police detective, Wei Tie, responsible for investigating and solving all kinds of horrifying, brutal, bizarre, and strange criminal cases. This story contains no political or official corruption, no pornography or crime syndicates, and no ghosts or gods. The cases, characters, and events are entirely fictional! 99Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 9 Atonement [Crime Investigation] 赎罪【刑侦】 [Ancient-to-modern transmigration, two male leads, a System (with such a low profile it may as well not exist), one-on-one and mutually devoted, some angst, but a happy ending.] (I’m not very good at writing blurbs.) Criminal psychology profiler Shen Muchu and Gu Yunliu, whose reasoning is always sharp. Setting: An alternate world (ancient: the Dayuan Dynasty; modern: Huaijing City). In the ancient Dayuan Dynasty, two people in love chose to let each other go because of their status and out of c 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Hidden Corner 隐匿的角落 “...As the groom and bride placed rings on each other's fingers, the wedding hall's power switch clicked, plunging the entire venue into darkness. A moment later, the lights came back on, and someone's head fell to the floor...” The ghost story was only halfway through when the wedding hall lights suddenly flickered out for a moment, just as they had in the story. At the newlyweds' table, one of them was dead. Yang Ling, a storyteller, recounted a ghost story he'd written at his friend's wedding 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Forensic Examiner: Major Case Dispatch 法医： 重案速递 My name is Chen Dong. Because of my father, I inherited his legacy and became a forensic doctor. When he was alive, he often said, “With Buddha's Wrath Hand, punish the guilty; discern truth from lies, and know right from wrong.” I took his words to heart and used them as a reminder. In my career as a forensic doctor, I have encountered countless shocking murders. To uncover the truth about my father's death, I have no choice but to solve bizarre cases one after another and hunt down killers acr 122Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 12 Candlelight in the Night 黑夜里的烛光 An aspiring police officer fresh out of the police academy is assigned to a grassroots unit. A baffling murder case changes Shi Yi's life forever. The sun sets, and night falls. Beneath its cover, countless human desires slowly take root and bloom. One murder after another, corpse after corpse, evidence hidden in the smallest of details, and the helpless cries of victims' families: all of it drives this newly graduated officer to grow. If criminals' desires are the endless night, then the countl 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Can Rewrite the Script, and Now I’m Solving Cases Like a Madman! 能修改剧本的我，破案破疯了！ A childhood friend who vanished without a trace, and a terrifying script world that people can transmigrate into. When Song Ren thinks all he needs to do is keep solving cases to uncover the truth, he discovers a shocking secret hidden behind the tangled web of crimes. And he has already been drawn deep into it. 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Parallel Lines 2 平行线2 The night before her wedding, the bride vanishes without a trace. She is later found at a neighbor’s house, with a man’s corpse lying beside her. Shu Qingyang and Fu Baiyun, who came to attend the wedding, immediately join the investigation, but the key clue lies with a rabbit... A viral singer is found dead by the roadside. Before his death, he had suddenly begun studying theology. The eerie crime scene bears no trace of evidence, while the Qiao family, now squarely in the crosshairs, sends out —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 15 The Lost Truth 失落的真相 In response to the Ministry of Public Security’s decision that every murder case must be solved, Tianfeng City establishes a special task force to crack cold cases. In an unprecedented move, it appoints Zhang Yunqing, a Chinese-born criminal psychology expert who studied overseas, as the team leader. On Zhang Yunqing’s first day on the job, something strange happens in Tianfeng City: a phone belonging to the evidence from an unsolved case involving a headless female corpse, eight years ago, sudd 210Reads8.5Score100Shelves
- 16 Sunken Jade 沉钰 [Two Male Leads + Crime Investigation + Younger Male Lead] Cool, elite team captain Fang Yu X sharp-tongued puppy-like intern Qin Chen A carefully planned explosion, a conspiracy pursued for years, a chess game controlled by another. What will it take to make it through to dawn? 71Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 17 Professor Gu, Could You Focus on Solving the Case? 顾教授你能不能专心破案 [The main story is nearly complete. The full text is being revised, and bonus chapters will be posted from time to time.] A person fell to their death at Dehui Construction. A witness claimed that a little girl in a red dress had pushed them. Gu Xingyun, a criminal profiler, was coerced into taking part in the investigation. The incidents that followed one after another all seemed connected to the fall, and the cases appeared to involve every one of them. Professor Gu, who wandered onto the wron 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Killer's Notebook 追凶手抄 In the darkness, we struggle to feel our way toward what true justice is. When blood and poetry intertwine above Huaian, sending waves of mournful cries across the city, are you still wearing a mask as you stand before me? Schemes and calculations form a fine, tangled web. Trapped within it, where can we turn? The truth is like the sun hidden behind storm clouds that day, impossible to see clearly. But Qu Xiaoyang still believes that the darkest night is always the prelude to dawn. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 I Am the God of Detective Work Across All Worlds! 我！万界探案之神！ After his soul transmigrates into the body of an abandoned family orphan, he finds himself a junior police officer. When he awakens the Super Crime-Solving System, he decides his first step will be to wipe out his own family! “I’ll make you see that every choice you made was wrong!” He also gains the Myriad Worlds Detective Plot Transmigration System. He solves cases in the real world, then visits detective settings at night: Chinatown, Criminal Minds, and Sherlock Holmes, where he helps solve c 111Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 20 The Healer's Way and the Merchant's Heart 医道商心 The Healer's Way and the Merchant's Heart 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Sins in the Sun 2: Dangerous Liaisons 阳光下的罪迹2：危险关系 A strange necklace links several cases that seem to have nothing to do with one another. A mysterious criminal organization has been lurking for years. Who is the mastermind behind the crimes? 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Traces of Guilt 罪迹 Humans are the world’s most complex tangle of contradictions; lies are the warm womb in which evil is born. A man whose heart was cut out while he was still alive, a woman submerged in a blood-filled bathtub, a corpse chewed beyond recognition... Could these eerie crime scenes be the killer’s arena? What lies behind these baffling cases? A victim who foresaw their own attack, a hacker lurking in the shadows, twisted family bonds and love... Who is the true source of the evil? When night falls, c 148Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 23 Parallel Lines 3 平行线3 A psychiatrist accused of murder goes missing, but the police discover that a mysterious figure is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Are they helping the suspect escape, or setting someone else up to take the fall? A bizarre car crash that appears to be an accident unravels the mystery of a mountain disaster from three years ago, or perhaps reveals a premeditated murder... A woman’s corpse appears after a rainy night. The strange scent left behind and the butterflies fluttering nearby are u —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 24 Everyone Covets My Criminal Psychology Expert 我的犯罪心理专家总被人觊觎 Behind every murder lies a reflection of the killer's psychological state. A criminal psychology consultant was parachuted into the Special Investigations Department, and everyone thought he was nothing but a useless pretty boy. But when he actually arrived “Teacher Lu is so capable, and so handsome.” “Teacher Lu is such a wonderful person. He's so gentle, I really want to pursue him.” … Before they could act on those thoughts, a certain furious boss beat them all to a pulp. He hadn't even won h 243Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Crime Solving: The Forensic Photographer 破案：法医摄影师 Born into a family of forensic experts, Zhong Xiaoxing grew up surrounded by their work and developed a deep aversion to the profession. But his passion for medicine was so strong that he still chose to attend medical school. At his graduation banquet, he spoke boldly to his family about his plans for the future. Little did he know that a twist of fate would grant him a System, leaving him with no choice but to follow his father into one case after another, camera in hand. 131Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 26 The Portrait Artist Joins the National Team, and Fugitives Nationwide Panic 画像师上交国家，全网通缉犯慌了 The rating for this new book just came out. Please show it lots of support! The Su family found their biological daughter, but despised her for being a frail girl who coughed up blood every day and was destined to die young. Instead, they doted on the fake heiress. Su Zhenyue gave a cold laugh and cut ties with them without hesitation, earning the money she needed to survive by livestreaming her paintings. Netizens thought she was just an ordinary beautiful artist, until her paintings started ge 24.2kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves
- 27 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 特殊事件调查处 Yu Qinglin, an Air Force colonel from a wealthy family; Wu Hongxuan, a director who can take a life with one glance and save one with the next; Wei Liran, born into a mysterious family; and Wanqi Qingxia, a beautiful and brilliant student… When this group gathers at the Special Events Investigation Office, one bizarre case after another follows. Why do the bones inside a living person vanish in an instant? Why do strange corpses appear out of thin air? What is the truth behind it all? 38Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 28 Crime Solving: I Can Pinpoint the Killer, and My Deduction Skills Keep Getting Better 破案：我能锁定凶手，推理就变强 Anning Medical College. Outside the women's dormitory. Bao Jun followed a short-haired girl with a suspicious look, glancing around nervously in case someone suddenly jumped out. If word got out that he'd gone into the women's dorm, his social life would basically be over. “Senior Lu, are you really just asking me to fix your computer?” As they neared the dorm supervisor's office, Bao Jun finally blurted out the question he'd been holding in all the way there. The short-haired senior ahead turne 113Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 29 The Historian Who Corrects the Past 历史修正者 The History Corrector 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Operation: Hunt the Killer 猎凶行动 A family massacre resurfaces in the capital, Jing City 30Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 31 Come On, That’s Not Scientific 别闹，这不科学 As they team up to solve one case after another, Luo Han, a young and handsome psychology expert, falls in love with Tan Mo, a beautiful and charming, if somewhat airheaded, policewoman. For her sake, he gives up his high-paying job in the United States and returns home. But Tan Mo is slow to realize his feelings, leaving Luo Han deeply frustrated. While the two are investigating a drug case together, Cheng Jun, Tan Mo's old friend from middle school, suddenly reappears and gets caught up in the 2Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 32 As a Court Investigator, Is It Really So Strange to Flirt with an Opera Star? 身为少卿，撩个花旦很正常吧 258Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 33 Veiling the Clouds and Shrouding the Sun 遮云蔽日 Dual male leads + criminal investigations + equally strong leads + episodic stories + mystery and crime-solving Zuo Shiyi, newly discharged from the military, meets Ke Jingcheng, the forensic team's sharpest-tongued member. The stories keep unfolding as the forensic chief runs his mouth and repeatedly gets himself into trouble. A dismemberment and a body dumped in a pond, a girl with her throat slit, a missing set of genitals, a woman showing up at the station in the middle of the night to repor 63Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 34 Criminal Investigation: My Boyfriend Has a Mental Illness 刑侦之我的精神病男友 [Two male leads, criminal investigation, devoted love, dissociative identity disorder, mutual devotion, a young woman who jumps from a building, a corpse kneeling upright, insects falling from an air conditioner…] Qin Ye, a doctor with dissociative identity disorder, returns to the country to search for the cause of his illness. Through a series of coincidences, he meets Mo Ze, the star of the criminal investigation team. The two engage in a subtle battle of wills, testing each other until they 142Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Haicheng Criminal Investigation Division 海城刑事犯罪调查科 [The second book, "Haicheng Criminal Investigation Unit II", is complete. Synopsis: [Crime investigation + two male leads + mystery solving + multiple personalities + multiple couples + power couple + undercover agent + ensemble cast] The west athletic field at Haicheng University has always been a paradise for sports enthusiasts. One day, the sight of a hideously disfigured corpse hanging above the podium shattered the usual 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Forensic Genius? No, I Just Have Empathy 刑侦天才？不，我只是会共感 [Both devoted to each other] [One-on-one] [Rugged-looking but perceptive criminal police captain VS exceptionally beautiful, manga-like ability consultant] After her father dies in an accident, Xu Qingyi awakens a supernatural ability. Determined to become a detective and solve cases, she sets out to uncover the truth behind her father's “accidental death.” After being “loaned” to another unit, he finds himself farther and farther from his dream, but closer and closer to love. Farther from the k 560Reads8.4Score106Shelves
- 37 Reborn Detective: I Understand Crime Better Than the Killer 重生刑警：我比凶手更懂犯罪 [Criminal investigation + deduction + case-solving + suspenseful mind games + no female lead + episodic cases + revenge] In his previous life, he was a kingpin who moved through the shadows. In this life, he is a detective who strikes fear into the hearts of criminals. A demolition case, a naked corpse in a bamboo grove, a murdered model, a series of killings... Behind each murder, he understands crime better than the killer and knows the criminal mind inside out. He reconstructs crimes by thi 37.8kReads8.6Score4.2kShelves
- 38 Criminal Profiler 犯罪心理师 Chen Mo, a criminal psychology representative from Ancheng Police Academy, was competing in the final of the China Police New Force Knowledge Competition when he suddenly announced to the millions watching the livestream that he would seek to overturn the verdict in the murder case of Chen Tianhe, general manager of Ancheng's Tianhe Group, and his wife, Yang Aihua, who were killed ten years ago. It was a miscarriage of justice. His unexpected declaration made the case a hot news topic. Even more 180Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 39 Crime Case: Hunting the Killer 罪案缉凶 [Two male leads, childhood friends, crime-solving, powerful duo, both devoted to each other, happy ending] [There is a secondary couple with a significant amount of screen time. Please don't read if that's not for you.] A terrifying kidnapping in their youth forced He Minghan to bury his feelings for Xiao Ran deep in his heart. Though they cared for each other, they never crossed the line between close friends. When five male bodies were discovered in a wasteland on the outskirts of town, all st 775Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 40 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 526Reads6.2Score105Shelves
- 41 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. 116Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 42 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… 53Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 43 This Detective Is a Force to Be Reckoned With: Taking on Thugs and Cracking Bizarre Cases 这个刑警有点猛，硬刚凶徒破奇案 Buried alive from the start! Qin Mo: You think I don't have a temper? As someone who transmigrated, my mind is filled with the knowledge and wisdom of my past life. That's what gives me the confidence to cut through every obstacle. System: Host, you're underestimating yourself! Congratulations, you have obtained the skills: World-Shaking Tyrant's Body, Supernatural Sense of Smell, Precise Marksmanship, All-Around Combat, Eyes-Closed Street Racing… Qin Mo: Holy crap, is it this intense r 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Partners in Crime [Crime Investigation] 同谋合污【刑侦】 “I’m willing to sink to your level and become your accomplice.” [The earnest, upright type × the beautiful man who’s not what he seems] Pei Yan has always been wild and unrestrained, and the moment he sees Jiang Lin, he decides he’s going to make him his. The refined and gentle Consultant Pei in front of outsiders turns into a completely different person around Captain Jiang?!! He thought it would just be a bit of fun, but never expected to get in over his head. Pei Yan has been back in the cou 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Criminal Investigation: I Can See the Notes on Everything 刑侦：我能看见万物备注 (I'll accept all the negative reviews of the second case, and I want to apologize to everyone first. I wasn't trying to use the parents as bait. I mainly wanted to show how an ordinary police officer, newly involved in a case, might overthink things after certain experiences and make the wrong call. I wanted to write about the protagonist's growth, but I didn't handle it well, and it's too late to fix it now. If the second case bothers you, feel free to skip it. I'm truly sorry for the discomfor 52Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 46 The Black Rose of the Major Crimes Unit 重案组之黑玫瑰 My new novel, Nightwalkers: Who Killed Him?, is now online! It's another criminal investigation story, so if you're interested, come check it out! Some wounds look minor, which makes them all the more serious; they're almost impossible to notice, which makes them more dangerous; they seem imaginary, which makes them even more persistent. These wounds leave a sorrowful scar in the heart, a bitter taste that we can't shake off for a long time. * A detective and a forensic doctor join forces, pains 320Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 47 Undercover Detective on the Killer’s Trail 暗探追凶 (No System, pure deduction, no female lead, somewhat graphic, mind-bending twists and turns) The darkest corners of human nature harbor the most unspeakable evil in the world. Serial dismemberments, near-perfect high-IQ crimes, and a depraved pervert addicted to mutilating corpses. One bizarre murder after another leads to a fated nemesis... A deeply cunning psychiatrist and an upright, principled police captain join forces to uncover the thought-provoking truth behind these bizarre and baffling 758Reads8.2Score143Shelves
- 48 Walker in the Dark 黑夜行者 [Night Walker + No System + No Romance] is a continuation of the first book, "Murder in the Mist", but this is an entirely new storyline! Protagonist: Wang Youyong The story follows Wang Youyong, current deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, as he pursues a small group of vigilantes led by Ma Wenchao. Five years ago, the vehicle transporting Ma Wenchao, then deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, to prison was involved in a horrific crash. Against all odds, he survived. Ma 465Reads8.0Score121Shelves
- 49 Tangchuan Police Station: Original Sin 塘川警局之原罪 At every moment, when people interact and clash, they commit evil and nurture darkness. You can’t stop people from committing crimes. Two years ago, after his girlfriend died by suicide, Su Liang resolved to help more people. Two years later, a case brought him together with Liao Chengshan. Liao Chengshan falls in love at first sight with the boy who has a story to tell, and is lucky enough to become his protector. He tries to understand the boy and find his way into his heart. “I couldn’t save 25Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 50 A Case Emerges as the Fog Rolls In 案起雾涌 [Powerhouse crime-investigation duo + solving criminal cases + undercover twists] [Refined scoundrel, a noble merman king who dances on the edge of death every day (Shen Si) x a brash, swaggering detective who puts on airs anywhere and everywhere (Xie Cheng)] The sea is shrouded in clouds and mist, while evil currents flow beneath the surface. Merman King Shen Si follows a fugitive merman to land, assumes the identity of an undercover police officer who died in the line of duty, and accidentally 51Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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