Novels like The Devil’s Childhood
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Devil’s Childhood, best match first.
- 1 The Perfect Crime 完美犯罪 That night, my girlfriend's head was stolen, only to mysteriously turn up at… 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Back to the Crime Scene (4-Book Series) 重返犯罪现场（共4册） Back to the Crime Scene: The Redeemer A mysterious package found outside the broadcasting academy sets the story in motion... Young police officer Lu Xiaotang is given a mission in a moment of crisis. She recruits her childhood friend Murong Yuchuan, now a medical student, to help her. Faced with a series of suspects whose guilt or innocence is hard to determine, how will these two rookies cope? Just as Lu Xiaotang is already overwhelmed, the lecherous Murong Yuchuan becomes fixated on a Japanes —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 3 The Demon Mind Reader 恶魔读心师 It starts by telling the everyday stories of the wealthy, the private lives of celebrities, the sordid secrets of high society, and the despicable behavior of powerful people: all the inside stories ordinary people never get to hear. Later, it delves into the thinking of the wise, the understanding of the elite, the tactics of those in power, and the qualities of successful people. It will surely strike a chord with anyone who wants to change their life! Of course, this is a novel. If you pick u 102Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 4 The Female Forensic Pathologist's Body Processing Plant 女法医之尸体加工厂 The cases in The Female Forensic Doctor: The Body Processing Plant are all based on real events. Several major murders took place right among us. To avoid matching them to real people, all locations and names have been changed. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. A young, unidentified woman is found dead on a golf course, her face slashed beyond recognition. What hatred could drive the killer to such cruelty? On a freezing winter night, a real-life “human bone puzzle” is discovered in Tianch —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 5 The Anatomist: A New Breed of Forensic Expert 解剖师：新概念法医 Jiang Fangrong, a successful woman in her career, receives a letter from her hometown and returns with her boyfriend to the old house she both hates and fears. When she arrives, she discovers she isn’t the only one who received the same letter. The once-deserted old house seems to have regained its former liveliness, but this time, everyone appears to have an ulterior motive and to distrust one another. Who could have guessed that a murder spree with an unknown motive had quietly begun... This i 163Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 6 The White Whale Game: A Slaughter Feast Beneath the Neon 白鲸游戏：霓虹下的杀戮盛宴 A familiar, pleasant Nokia ringtone. A Nokia phone that never runs out of power. A death game from a higher dimension. A killing spree lurking beneath the neon lights. College student Chen Hao has just succeeded in taking revenge when he receives a Nokia N97 phone at the brink of death, badly injured. The only app on it is WeChat. The moment he opens WeChat, he joins a game. This game from a higher dimension will grant him one wish if he completes a hundred rounds. 76Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 7 I Woke Up at a Crime Scene Where a Body Was Buried 一觉醒来，我出现在埋尸现场 When I woke up, I found myself at a scene where a body had been buried??? But I wasn't the one who killed them! This transmigration has gone terribly wrong! I can't die! I can't get caught! 145Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Battleground of Life and Death 生死场 An obscure finance professional gets caught up in what seems like a simple financial fraud case. During the police investigation and prosecution, he pleads guilty to every charge, but at the public trial, he suddenly changes his story. After a fierce courtroom battle and compelling evidence, he is acquitted on the spot. At the same time, however, an old case from years ago is brought back to light. He orchestrated the whole thing himself, all to bring the wrongful conviction from back then befor 455Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 9 The Clash of Black and White 黑与白的冲击 Jiang He, a criminal investigation squad captain, has solved all kinds of major cases in his ten years on the force, maintaining a perfect record. Then one day, a body appears: it belongs to someone who died twelve years ago. The strange clues lead to a mysterious organization, behind which lies a shocking conspiracy. Just how many people are involved? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 True Cases of High-IQ Crime 高智商犯罪实录 As technology advances, criminals use increasingly sophisticated methods to kill, and the number of high-IQ offenders is steadily growing. This poses a major challenge for the entire police force. That is why we have begun documenting real cases involving crimes committed by highly intelligent offenders. 273Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Murdering Eric 谋杀Eric On Monday morning, a murder took place in a bustling CBD. A partner at a globally renowned accounting firm was bludgeoned to death with a heavy object. The police questioned everyone connected to the case, only to uncover a suicide from many years ago... 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Rest of Our Lives 此后余生 I like making fun of myself, so I picked an incredibly tacky name. I originally planned to call myself Momo, which was meant to mean “quietly going unnoticed,” but someone had already taken that name. So I kept adding characters to the end, and eventually it became Momo the Nobody. I can't even. Now I can't change it, so please don't hate me! Sob. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Small-Town Mystery Beneath the Shadow of the Black Death 黑死病阴影下的小镇谜案 A Small-Town Mystery in the Shadow of the Black Death 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 I Asked You to Write About Fatherly Love, So Why Is the Protagonist Pulling Off the Perfect Crime? 让你写父爱，主角上演完美犯罪？ [No Female Lead] [No System] [Analyzing Movie Plots] In a daze, Lin Luo discovers that he has gained a set of memories from a parallel universe. He is also taking part in a creative variety show called the [National Young Screenwriters Competition]! Contestants must create a work based on a prompt from the judges! The first theme is fatherly love. All the other contestants are writing My Chairman Father. But Lin Luo writes Sheared. They’re writing about fatherly love, Lin Luo! What are you doing 21Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 15 The Seven Sins Trial 七罪审判录 The Seven Sins: A Record of Judgment 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Fated Cycle: The One Who Disappeared 宿命轮回之消失的Ta My wife’s sudden death plunged my world into darkness. I thought I would spend the rest of my life barely existing, like a walking corpse, but a phone call from my wife’s older sister disrupted my once-peaceful life... I’m getting closer and closer to the truth behind my wife’s death, but I’m also gradually walking down a road of no return... Only death is the end!!! 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Who Is the Killer? 谁是凶手 The truth behind a series of murders in Baichuan City has been buried for sixteen years, and the killer is still at large. Sixteen years later, the murders begin again. Three people connected to the cold case join forces to uncover the truth, each concealing secrets of their own, as they wait for the truth to come to light... 460Reads9.2Score100Shelves
- 18 A Few Tales of Qing Yan 轻颜二三事 [Everyone’s Favorite Heroine × Rivalry for Her Affections × Arranged Marriage to Love, with Forced Love × Unconventional Soul Transmigration] Also known as: “I Transmigrated Back to Ancient Times and Became the White Moonlight Stand-In for the Two Male Leads!?” After dying of illness, Ruan Qingyan happened upon the brief life of a little girl who looked just like her. When the girl jumped into a lake, Ruan unexpectedly entered her body. That was how she came into the world once more. But as time 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Walking with the Dead 与尸同行 Chen Duo, an undertaker haunted by the bloody deaths of his closest family; Li Xiaoxin, a forensic pathologist with a devil hidden in her heart; Wang Feifei, a boxer drifting through life; and Zhang Ting, a businessman teetering on the edge of hell. These four people, each hiding a secret, search for the final truth about every corpse's life. As they work alongside the dead and uncover the murky veil surrounding each crime, they must also confront their own pasts. Between the living and the dead 244Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 20 Hurst Castle: Revenge of the Shadow Curse 《赫斯特古堡：暗影诅咒的复仇》 Hurst Castle: Revenge of the Shadow Curse 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Horror Exam: My Talent Can Fuse Without Limit 惊悚考试：我的天赋能无限融合 In the Horror Exam, every student who turns eighteen must enter the Horror Space and take an exam to awaken their abilities. The Horror Space is full of all kinds of ghosts and monsters: ordinary ghosts, zombies, demons, the undead, vampires, and more. It puts their mental fortitude and practical combat skills to the ultimate test. Lin Xiao, an average student at school, awakens an F-rank talent. But this talent lets him fuse other people's skills without limit. This heaven-defying talent helps 631Reads7.7Score113Shelves
- 22 The All-Round Cultivator 全职修仙 When a god king stands in the way of the path to the upper planes, he slaughters every powerful cultivator who reaches the end of the immortal cultivation road. To attain eternal life, countless cultivators seeking immortality have no choice but to raise their swords and challenge the god king. Everyone, lend me your sword, so I can slay the god king. (The cultivation system in this book is: Ordinary Person, Meridian Opening Stage, Mortal Realm, Outer Yang Stage, Inner Yin Stage, Yin-Yang Stage, 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Accomplice 教唆犯 [All-Female Ensemble + Alternate Universe + Mystery + A Cast of Villains] A gripping plot packed with twists. Who is the real culprit? Does justice always prevail? Ye Jixi, chairman of Zhongneng Group, was a billionaire listed on the Forbes rankings. But as this wealthy man departed the world, the Ye family seemed cursed, beset by one disaster after another. At a gathering to announce his will, Ye Jixi had hoped his children would sit down and share a peaceful meal. Instead, a fire broke out at 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Robbing a Bank From the Start, Then Fleeing the World 开局抢银行，全球大逃亡 Deception is an art! Qin Yan transmigrates to a parallel world, binds to a System, and engages in a thrilling battle of wits with the world around him. The youngest criminal psychology expert in Xia Country: "Please don't believe a single word Qin Yan says. He's the most consummate master of deception I've ever met." The newly appointed Minister of Public Security of Xia Country: "The moment you realize you've been deceived, there's only one possibility: you've already lost!" Citizens of Eagle C 6.4kReads8.3Score289Shelves
- 25 Leaves Fall Without a Trace, Without a Sound 叶落无痕默无声 (Some content in this book may cause physical discomfort. If you experience symptoms such as dizziness or nausea, stop reading immediately.) A dim, deathly silent chamber, a bizarrely ticking life-and-death watch, a smoke trap that could kill at any moment, six dead-end paths concealing deadly dangers... The screen lit up, and Ye Luo, a boy who had vanished for many years, returned to the world. With a smile, he announced: This death game, named after sin, had been designed just for them. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Killer Inside My Mind 颅内杀人犯 A series of murders has taken place in Xian City. All the victims suffered from rare psychological or mental disorders, including a company executive with delusions of insects and a famous actress with Capgras syndrome. They had all sought treatment from a brilliant psychologist named Fang Zhou. After investigating, the police ruled each case a suicide. Then an elderly man with Alzheimer’s suddenly showed up at the police station and turned himself in. Everything changed. The man claimed to have 51Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 27 The Deadly Rabbit Man 致命兔人 Cheerful psychologist vs. stern criminal investigation captain A chilling nursery rhyme about a rabbit sparks a series of murders spanning ten years. A rabbit-like figure appears at every crime scene. Ten years ago, seven high school students went on a trip together. Six were killed. Ten years later, the rabbit-like figure appears again beside Su Fei, the sole survivor. If the rabbit-masked killer hadn’t returned, psychologist Su Fei would never have suspected that the stoic police officer Luo M 584Reads8.7Score105Shelves
- 28 Criminal Investigation Consultant Lin Chen 刑侦顾问林辰 Lin Chen, the youngest criminal psychology professor at the provincial public security department, suffered a fatal setback at the peak of his career. A profile that was supposedly one hundred percent accurate sent an innocent courier to prison, while the real killer struck again ten months later. He tore up the honors he had earned over ten years with his own hands, wrote the words “resigning to take responsibility,” and disappeared for three whole months. When he resurfaced, he had become the 273Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Just Straight-Up Deduction? That's My Specialty! 单纯推理是吧？这个我擅长啊！ [A Conan-style episodic story. No romance or ambiguous relationships, grounded, no invincibility, no System, no brainless plot, with deduction and crime-solving] “Like Detective Conan? Then don’t miss this book!” There’s no such thing as a perfect crime. And if there is, then I must have committed it. While pursuing one of the world’s greatest criminal masterminds, Xian Yifan, hailed as the youngest great detective in history, died alongside his quarry. After accidentally transmigrating, he 186Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 30 Dark City 暗黑城市 Detective fiction + suspense + mystery + officialdom + crime Inspired by true events. A massacre that wiped out an entire family. A vast criminal organization. A wrongfully accused detective who goes on the run to prove his innocence. An ordinary man caught between the underworld and the law, fighting a life-or-death struggle just to survive. A reflection of cold reality, an exposé of the good and evil in human nature, a deep analysis of society, a meditation on the value of life, and a call to 293Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 31 Profaning Sin 渎罪 A notebook that teaches people how to commit crimes, four strange young people, and a leader with a split personality and a free-associating mind. A genius with sky-high IQ and zero EQ. A man with high EQ who seduces women. A master of old-school tricks with explosive fighting skills. Four orphans form a strange task force and begin fighting criminals. The four young people use bizarre methods to handle cases. They cry and laugh, joke and bicker, and somehow stumble into solving them. Whether by 674Reads7.8Score101Shelves
- 32 The Doomed Witness 绝命证人 What is evil? Anything born of weakness is evil! Fang Ya survived a massacre that wiped out his entire family. Nourished by the flowers that bloomed from the seeds of evil, he resolved to become a police officer. Ahead of him lay countless baffling cases: A murder in a locked room at a wealthy family’s estate, a deranged artist who kills, a deadly game of love, a killer who hovers at the boundary between life and death to carry out euthanasia, the vicious crimes of a social group whose members a 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 A High-IQ Madman Designs Hundreds of Announced Murders 高智商疯子，设计百起预告杀人案 [High-IQ crime] [Ruthless, cold, calculating, and mad male lead] [Not reborn] [No System] [No female lead] A mysterious murderer who is rarely seen suddenly appears in Jiangcheng, calling himself the Judge. The Judge's days are always full. Monday: He judges a popular young actor who preyed on female college students. What a lovely day. Tuesday: He judges a billionaire who has committed every kind of evil, leaving himself refreshed and invigorated. Wednesday: He calls the task force directly. 5.3kReads—Score400Shelves
- 34 The Mysterious Pry Marks 神秘的撬痕 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Murder Cases of World Literature 世界名著杀人案 Everyone is born guilty. Some people start atoning from the moment they are born, while others keep on committing crimes. 625Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 36 Dark Rain Beneath the Blue Sky 青天暗雨 [Mystery and Twists] [Criminal Logic] [Psychology] [Case-of-the-Week] [No Romance] Jiang Li believes in one thing when solving cases: the odds of three coincidences happening in a row are one in a million. So what looks like an accident must actually be murder. At work, he always thought his apprentice, M Dou, was all he needed. He never expected the bureau to suddenly assign two new recruits: criminal photographer Ximen Yixuan and Du Ruo, who has just earned her doctorate in psychology... "The 979Reads—Score171Shelves
- 37 Blood Wedding 血嫁 Ever since I received a strange hundred-yuan bill, every wedding I attend ends in bloodshed. The grooms have their throats slit, their blood splattering across the brides’ white gowns. Ten couples have died for no apparent reason, and I’m the only one who has seen the killer: the Grim Reaper, holding a scythe... A cold and aloof fiancé appears out of nowhere. A mysterious exorcist hides in a coffee shop. Strange supernatural incidents pull me into a terrifying, thrilling spiral. At last, the da 961Reads8.6Score121Shelves
- 38 Seven Departures 七出 In the 21st century, someone is committing a series of crimes using ancient forms of punishment. This forces two rival senior fellow disciples to join forces, solve the case, and pursue a highly intelligent suspect. But they don't expect this to open a mysterious door… 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Spirit Burying Master 葬灵师 Every year since the year I was born, someone in the village has died. To keep me alive, Grandma arranged a marriage for me, and my betrothed was supposed to come for me when I came of age. On my eighteenth birthday, I discovered that the one who had come for me wasn't human... 146Reads7.9Score244Shelves
- 40 The Wrongly Placed Murder Case 错位追凶 Lawyer Shi Yi takes on a death penalty review case and meets Ting Fang, a condemned prisoner in the twilight of her life. To his surprise, Ting Fang seems to know him. She not only asks him to retrieve something from a certain place, but confidently insists that they will be in touch again. Not long afterward, Ting Fang is executed. Shi Yi intends to put the matter behind him, but somehow he still goes to the place she mentioned. There, he finds an old music box and a notebook Ting Fang left fo 12.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
- 41 Murder Without Guilt 无罪谋杀 The most horrifying murders, the most unfathomable truths!! Cannibal banquets, the silenced woman, the frozen lover, the Nanda murderer turning himself in, sacrificial paintings made of human skin, ghostly figures in mirrors... You could never understand, by ordinary reasoning, the true motives hidden behind these terrifying and bizarre murder cases. Let a psychiatrist skilled in hypnosis guide you, from a unique perspective, into the minds of these terrible criminals and uncover the chilling tr 429Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 42 A Man's Criminal Psychology Files 1 男子犯罪心理档案1 [Delving into the causes of crime + analyzing criminal psychology + investigating the truth behind crimes] Who quietly cleans up the evidence in the dead of night? Who hides body after body in places no one would think to look? And who, looking back on the past from behind prison walls, murmurs, “I didn't have to kill…”? A baby in a refrigerator, an unidentified body encased in a concrete wall, an unsolved case with no answers… Each case is horrifying, yet gives us pause for thought. When a kill 204Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 43 Dancing with the Dead 与尸共舞 15kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
- 44 Long Night Walk 2: A Portrait of Human Evil 长夜行2：人间恶绘 “The eyes are the angle observers are most accustomed to scrutinizing, so you must learn to disguise your eyes.”, Li Mu The sequel to Long Night Walk, Season Two: The Evil Portraits of the Human World! 159Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 45 Chasing the Killer in a Case of Riddles 谜案追凶 A bizarre dismemberment case brings to light a secret from ten years ago that no one knew about. Luo Bin, captain of the city bureau's criminal investigation unit, is called upon in a crisis. But as he delves deeper, the secrets of the past lead to even more inexplicable strange occurrences. An unseen hand, hidden undercurrents, the many distortions of human nature… When Luo Bin parts the fog, he discovers that some things, once set in motion, can never be brought to an end… 1kReads7.9Score309Shelves
- 46 I’m Not the Villain: From the Start, I Sign a Contract with an Evil God 我不是反派：开局与恶神签约 [No System, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment story, villain protagonist, numbered sequences, ensemble cast, ruthless and decisive] That day, seven enormous, mysterious black gates descended upon Earth and stood in the centers of its cities. The “Calamities” hidden beneath the dark side of human civilization had merely been divided into countless life-forbidden zones and concealed throughout the world. A boy who went blind overnight chose to make a pact with a Calamity and slay the gods. He said 3.5kReads8.7Score356Shelves
- 47 The Strange Cases: A True Record 诡案实录 Seven bodies with no apparent connection, a bloody murder broadcast live, a stolen uterus, and a manor-house maze that devours lives... A bizarre murder case brings the mysterious Ye Jiuyou to C City to help investigate. They say the law's net is wide, but the most brutal events of the past and present are still hidden in the darkness... 314Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 48 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
- 49 Sentenced to 25 Years at Six! Released and Instantly Invincible! 六岁被判25年！出狱便是无敌！ No System + No transmigration + Urban + High martial arts + Exploring Kunlun + Cultivation + Invincible protagonist A crime boss was hacked to death by his enemies, and his woman was thrown in prison. Already pregnant, she gave birth to Su Xiaokun in prison. Raised behind bars, Su Xiaokun took four masters and learned to drive out ghosts, enter dreams, and practice ghost medicine, setting out on an unknown path. The ultimate aesthetics of violence, supernatural ghost-controlling arts, and di 3.5kReads8.7Score499Shelves
- 50 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 909Reads7.3Score123Shelves
