Novels like True Cases of High-IQ Crime
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- 1 The Turing Game 图灵游戏 [No contrived plot, no brainless antics, no harem, game puzzles, deduction, plenty of foreshadowing] This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel, so proceed with caution. Su Cheng is accidentally drawn into The Turing Game. To stay alive, he must keep completing games. Completing a game lets you obtain anything you want: money, lifespan, fame, supernatural abilities. But after surviving countless death games and escape games, Su Cheng discovers that he has never escaped at all. In fact, he has 3Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 2 Criminal Paradise 犯罪天堂 The reason the doctor diagnosed me with a mental illness, I have an app called Crime Paradise to thank for that. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Painter's Ingenious Revenge: They Are All Works of Art 画家的高智商复仇，他们都是作品 [No Female Lead] [No System] [Mad Protagonist] [High-IQ Crime] [Dystopia] [Twists] Eleven years ago, the Jiang family learned the truth and was silenced by the Snowrealm Federation. The Snowrealm Federation is a terrifying place. Surveillance, oppression, drug control... Everyone is trapped in a Truman Show. Jiang Jin crawls out of a pile of corpses, becomes the Masked Man, and spends ten years plotting revenge against the entire Federation. He orchestrates one flawless crime after another. He e 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Juvenile Delinquent 少年罪犯 Classic whodunit meets social crime fiction, with a challenging, brain-teasing mystery. A primary school student’s father is poisoned to death at home. As the police investigate, they gradually discover that the prime suspect is none other than the student himself. But before the case can be solved, a new murder takes place. In an age of ubiquitous surveillance and advanced DNA technology, the police still can’t disprove the suspect’s alibi... Before one case is solved, another murder occurs. Th 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After My IQ Left, I Became Invincible 智商出走后，我无敌了 Your IQ detected that you had transmigrated, and it just couldn't take it, so it chose to leave on its own. “...” Your IQ has returned, bringing you a talent: Tempered Through a Thousand Trials, and an Invincible Domain. “Tempered Through a Thousand Trials: Don't be afraid. Just hit them.” “Invincible Domain: Say ‘screw you’ and take invincibility home. Simple trash talk, unbeatable satisfaction.” Your IQ has returned, bringing you a talent: All-Knowing and All-Powerful, and Fancy Footwork. “All 138Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 6 The Perfect Crime 完美犯罪 That night, my girlfriend's head was stolen, only to mysteriously turn up at… 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 High-IQ Crime: Who Made Me the Master of Impersonation? 高智商犯罪：谁让我是模仿大师 [System + mystery and deduction + twists + revenge + imitation + crimes] Read with caution if this isn't your thing. Lin Fan grew up in an orphanage and was born with a photographic memory and a gift for imitation. He can recreate every character on screen, and his intelligence far surpasses that of ordinary people. With the orphanage's support, he was about to enter university, and his future should have been bright. But a fire during his winter break in his final year of high school burned ev 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 System, Am I Really Expendable to the Host? 系统，我对宿主而言可有可无 A heads-up: If you’re looking for a self-indulgent power fantasy that’s nothing but humiliating scumbags, sorry, please turn left and head out. Our heroine is my precious daughter. What kind of mother would let her daughter waste her whole life on trash? This story is about solving cases, with a little scumbag-bashing on the side. Check out my other works. Xia Nuo never imagined that, in other people’s eyes, her life was actually a book! If she hadn’t heard those words while hovering near death, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Death's Edict 死亡罪诏 My name is Cheng Yun, and I am guilty because I took part in an illegal game where death was the price of losing. I had been confined to the "Mirror Room" ever since I was four. A hazy memory had always lingered in my mind, so when an accident gave me the chance to escape, the figure from that memory appeared, drawing me toward a game. But as the game went on, every incident pointed back to the "Mirror Room" and the man who called himself my "father." The questions surrounding everything slowly —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My Parents Are Dead? I Turn Around and Found a Criminal Empire 父母双亡？我反手创立犯罪帝国 Jian Yi's parents died in an accident when he was five. After successfully avenging them, he grew increasingly disappointed in the world, so he founded Bloodnet and Yuyi Corporation. His true plan gradually began to come to light after a bombing... Was it all for the sake of the world, or simply to satisfy his twisted psyche? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Web of Sin 罪网 Evil is like a tightly woven web, and I am the one who patiently unravels it, drawing out its threads one by one until the true face of sin is laid bare… 9Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 12 The Perfect Crime Files 完美犯罪档案 “I’m the killer. I designed their deaths. But do you have any proof?” Time and again, this sentence jolted Ren Xiangfei awake from his midnight dreams. When he came to, he realized that it was all over. It was all over. But even though it was over, what was this boundless agony? He had thought that reuniting with Bai Xiaoqing would be the next chapter in the beautiful love story of his youth. But Ren Xiangfei never dreamed that behind their reunion lay one elaborate trap after another, with him 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 She Is the Victim 她是受害者 Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, a brutal murder takes place in a shared apartment in an old residential complex in Yecheng. Zhang Yanran is found dead in her bedroom, her body slashed with more than a dozen deep wounds that expose the bone, identical to the Xu Guilan case from a few days earlier. Blood has streamed out of the apartment, alerting a neighbor to call the police. When officers arrive and examine the scene, they are horrified to find Lin Xi, Zhang Yanran's roommate, unconscious 195Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 14 I Serve Last Meals to the Rich in the Powerful Elite’s Kitchen 我在权贵厨房给富豪配断头饭 People say a chef is a magician who holds the secret to happiness. But in Su Ye’s eyes, ingredients are elements, cooking is chemistry, and the dining table is the place closest to death, aside from the operating table. An undercooked mushroom, a cup of overreacted bitter almond tea, a carefully planned dinner of foods that “clash.” In this hospital, some patients’ causes of death can never be determined from an autopsy report. A licensed nutritionist, Su Ye wields a yanagiba that can slice top- 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 But I'm Really Not the Killer 可我真不是凶手 Zhao Han had been missing for four years, and no one had found him. The moment his fingerprint turned up at a crime scene, he went to the police station of his own accord. Sitting in the interrogation room, he gave his handcuffs a little shake. “But I really am not the murderer.” 1.7kReads6.4Score—14d adds
- 16 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! 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Forensic Doctor Is the Suspect 法医小姐她是犯罪嫌疑人 Lin Chuxi gains a strange ability after her best friend dies: she can see exclamation marks above the heads of people nearing death! She can also share the feelings of the dead. While investigating a string of “vampire” killings, she runs into her ex-boyfriend again. She is even mistaken for a “suspect.” To find the real culprit and unravel the conspiracy of the “Playing Card” organization, she joins him in the fight once more. The Spade suit kills brutally, Hearts ensnare their victims, Diamond 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Blind Man, the Shadow, and the Dog 瞎子，影子和狗子 [Superpowers] [One heroine] [No saintly do-gooder] [Pure exhilaration] Food delivery worker Jiang Fan has his corneas surgically removed in broad daylight. When he wakes up, he has fallen into an endless night. Just as he thinks his life has collapsed for good, the mysterious “Darkness System” suddenly activates. In exchange for losing his sight, he gains the ability to reconstruct the world through “shadow analysis”: Human body temperature appears on his retina as flowing thermal images. A targ 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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
- 20 The Mission of a Crane 一只鹤的使命 I didn't write this well. Don't read it. I rushed into starting this book, and the details and plot aren't well done. I'm not satisfied with it myself, so readers, please don't read it. Thank you, everyone. 187Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 21 My Brother’s a Crook, So My Policewoman Sister Sends Him to Prison 哥哥是奸商，警花妹妹送他进监狱 [Beware of scams + beware of tricks + essential reading for personal growth + sweet romance + lots of bad guys and deep schemes. Imitate at your own risk. If you don't like it, don't read!] With no education and no particular skills, Bai Ming relies on all kinds of tricks and scams to climb step by step to the pinnacle of life. There's no denying that most people in this world are good. But times have changed, and there are plenty of bad people too. Behind the glossy facade, his policewoman sist 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A High-IQ Crime? My Mental Hospital Is Full Of... 高智商犯罪？我的精神病院全是 [Linked Cases + Brain-Teasing Deduction + No Female Lead + High-IQ Crime + Mentally Unstable] "Director Shen, have they put a chip in you?" "They scanned me yesterday. They didn't find one." "Don't trust their scans. The real chips are nanoscale, and you breathe them in. One breath, and you're infected." This is my everyday work. My name is Shen Yan, the youngest director at Ankang Hospital of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Sixty-three psychiatric patients are held here, and one-third of 8Reads—Score16314d adds
- 23 This Accomplice Is Innocent 这个帮凶没有罪 On the soft earth where the body was found, not a single footprint belonging to the killer or the victim could be found within a hundred meters. Did the body fall from the sky? This is a world-class case that pushes human intelligence to its limits. But criminal investigation expert Liu Wensen uses meticulous observation and unprecedented powers of imagination and deduction to connect barely perceptible clues into an indisputable chain of evidence. He reconstructs the criminals’ complex and biza 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Psychopath with a Trillion, Finding Healing Every Day 神经病拥有万亿，每天很治愈 (Mystery + Deduction + No System + No Female Lead) When you open your eyes and find yourself carrying the burden of 51 murders, what would you do? Turn yourself in? Run for your life? Or quietly enjoy yourself? When a huge sum of money appears in your account, what would you do? Pursue your dream girl? Buy a house and a car? Or party the night away? And when you become mentally ill, what would you do? Get treatment? Escape reality? Or become completely insane? Mark Twain once said, “Man is the o 301Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 25 I Woke Up as the Suspect in a Serial Murder Case 一觉醒来，我成了连环杀人案凶手 Zhou Ye, an emergency room doctor, was attacked by a thief and hit his head. When he woke up, the house was in complete disarray. The only thing playing on his phone, over and over, was a video of someone being murdered and dismembered in a brutal, horrifying way. Zhou Ye grumbled to himself that movies these days were getting more and more extreme. It wasn't until Zhou Ye saw his own face in the mirror that he truly panicked. Wasn't that person in the video him? He had to accept the truth: he h 208Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Accomplices 同谋 Dear Task Force, I am the mastermind behind the crimes. You uphold the law, while I protect morality. This meticulous division of labor has made our cooperation on this case go very smoothly, and I would be delighted to discuss things with you in greater depth. I’ve already sent the details of the next case to your phones. I look forward to us making progress together. P.S. Dear Captain Xia, I’m Jiang Cheng. I’m waiting for you at the crime scene. Dare to come? 530Reads8.9Score10914d adds
- 27 The Righteous Outlaw! 正义暴徒！ [Realistic suspense + All Villains + Multiple Twists + Ensemble Cast] A headless bureau chief, a hanged hospital director, a prosecutor shot dead… At the end of 2024, a series of high-IQ murders erupted in a small county town, bringing hundreds of criminal investigation experts rushing to Jiangzhou. To solve the case, task force leader Zhao Xianshi invited Li Xiang, a double PhD in criminal investigation and criminal law, to join the team. Pregnancy-transfer beads, infant eaters, fountains of y 327Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 28 Siheyuan: I Force Qin Huairu to Marry Me and Laugh at the Fools 四合院：强娶秦淮茹，笑看蠢货 Wang Jianshe transmigrates into Love in the Courtyard and forces Qin Huairu to marry him, but wants nothing to do with Jia Zhangshi or Banggeng! Everyone laughs at him for taking on someone else's leftovers, but they have no idea what he really values: the advantages that come with Qin Huairu! 286Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Everyone Who Killed Me Died in the End 杀了我的人最后全死了 Li Zongyang was abandoned as a baby. Tang Fang was a mute girl, despised from childhood. Fate made them mother and son, and they became the light in each other's lives. When that "light" went out, when he "died once," darkness became Li Zongyang's world. He became a ruthless, patient assassin, laying plans across the realm and swearing to make everyone who had bullied him pay in blood. 47Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 30 The Perfect Crime 完美犯罪 A former captain of the criminal investigation squad, Zhang, tracks down a mastermind who pursues the perfect crime. The two sides pit their wits against each other as countless vicious cases unfold across the city. Is it the destruction of human nature, or the collapse of morality...? 6.5kReads8.6Score52414d adds
- 31 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 446Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 32 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—14d adds
- 33 Prophecy Is No Crime 预言无罪 [Criminal investigations] + [No System, no brainless characters] Ten years ago, a psychopathic killer called Blackface escaped capture. Ten years later, Blackface is back. If I tell you who the killer is, can you figure out how the crimes were committed? Who deserves to die, and who doesn’t? The White Witch’s daughter awakens from the darkness. Faced with the trials of human nature and the law, what will she choose? A series of major cases, each intricately connected. Just how powerful can Black 3kReads8.8Score33014d adds
- 34 The Realism of Falling 沉沦的写实性 Song Zheng is a clever, independent detective. Solving a case is like putting together a puzzle: evidence is the pieces. Assembling them is easy, but finding them is a thorny road. Female lead: Xu Sui. Her name means “to follow.” Teetering on the edge of a cliff, she can follow the light or the darkness. Whether someone pulls her up or pushes her down, she can handle it. She believes that sinking into darkness is a kind of liberation. Supporting characters: Zhou Guyu, Song Zheng’s assistant an 109Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 35 The Devil’s Childhood 恶魔的童年 [Mystery + Deduction + Criminal Investigation] A temple dismemberment case that shocked the entire province shattered the quiet of a small town. Detective Liu Shenfeng arrives to investigate. Through a battle of wits, he exposes a slip by a man named Zhang Ming and confirms that he is the killer. But with no direct evidence, the police set out to find proof. They thought that was all they had to do, but then they discovered a body that had been dead for years inside an abandoned chemical plant. 1.1kReads8.2Score10514d adds
- 36 Crime Eradication System: Where Can the Criminals Run? 灭罪系统：罪犯哪里逃？ After his girlfriend steals his biomedical research, Lin Tian saves someone and awakens the Crime Eradication System. Every case he solves earns him a superpower: superhuman memory, strength, speed, and more. Rising up from a community police officer, he cracks countless cases and leaves criminals nowhere to hide. There are all kinds of unimaginable crimes: murders, family massacres, deranged serial killings, supernatural cases, and more. As Lin Tian solves cases, he gradually encounters other p 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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—14d adds
- 38 To Hell with Heroes 去他的英雄 “This damn world…” “Some people live in splendor…” “Some people get by on a bowl of rice water…” “With a worthless life like mine…” “I just want to stay alive, that’s all…” “What did I do wrong?!?” “What did I do wrong?!?” “Bah!” “To hell with heroes!" 214Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 39 I’m a Bone Remover 我是脱骨仔 (No System, no brainless wish fulfillment, no power fantasy: a return to classic urban fiction.) In this line of work, a “con man” is what people commonly call a swindler. To “con” you means to cheat you. Chen Feng is just over thirty this year, but he has already spent ten years as a swindler. He has roamed the world, meeting hundreds upon hundreds of all kinds of people. He has cheated others, and been cheated himself. It’s a long story. Where should it begin? Perhaps with him... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Heretic of the World 世界的异端 [Dual protagonists + no System + no female lead + no making characters stupid + no formulaic plot + somewhat dark] After that incident, Zhong Qi became a child pitied by the media and the public. He could have become an excellent doctor, but ultimately turned into an infamous serial criminal. Lü Fangxu was a boy-band idol. Because his father was mentally ill, he suffered countless instances of bullying as a child. He gritted his teeth and left the countryside, hoping to make something of himself 129Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 41 Crime Solving: The Perfect Crime That Started It All! 破案：从一场完美犯罪开始！ Behind what seemed like a simple prison break lies a flawless crime. Every deduction points to that perfect man, yet not a shred of evidence can prove it. He became the obsession of police captain Xia Ge, and that obsession became her partner. A murder with no victim, copycats everywhere, an evil bridge club... One baffling case after another, each leaving the police helpless, has made him famous as a consulting detective. Is he an angel or a demon? No one knows. Perhaps he is simply atoning for 5Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 42 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 153Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 43 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... 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Livestream: I, Zhang Yangguang, Am an Outlaw 直播：我，张阳光，法外狂徒 “Lawyer Zhang, if a pregnant woman hits someone, does that count as a brawl?” “Lawyer Zhang, my grandpa grew seven gourds, and now they've turned into children. Is he legally obligated to raise them?” “Lawyer Zhang, Lawyer Zhang, how much would it cost to enjoy prison food to my heart's content?” “Lawyer Zhang, can I get rich after reading the Civil Code?” “Lawyer Zhang, if a group of people gang up on me, can I fight back with a weapon?” Looking at the netizens' assortment of ridiculous leg 72Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 45 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—14d adds
- 46 The Truth in the Ruins 废墟里的真相 Ganzhou is a city where prosperity and decay intertwine, its secrets hidden in every street and alley, unknown to all. Yu Lin is an ordinary beggar, living a life everyone overlooks and spending his days wandering the city's darkest corners. Yet Yu Lin has extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, often spotting the truth hidden in people's most casual gestures. One cold, snowy night, a bizarre murder takes place in Ganzhou. A man is found dead inside his own wardrobe, wearing a strange 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 47 I Am the Suspect 我就是嫌疑人 A high-IQ suspect versus a criminal investigator [Mystery and deduction, ensemble cast, no CP or romance, slow-paced. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing.] Ten years ago, the head of Guangyang Orphanage was found dead in a gruesome state. A twelve-year-old child named “A Lang” became the prime suspect, but has never been brought to justice. Ten years later, A Lang reappears. After killing three people, he takes an entire junior high school class hostage and calls the police himself. In fr 216Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 48 The Accuser 问罪者 Everyone is sentenced to death at birth. Living is simply the process of serving a suspended sentence. Breaking the rules is the greatest way to honor them, and bringing murderers to justice is the most perfect interpretation of the law. Money can buy status, but can it buy your life? Behind the facade of kindness, good and evil are hard to tell apart… 377Reads7.5Score10014d adds
- 49 Notes of a Female Forensic Pathologist: Testimony 女法医手记之证词 —Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 50 My Family Are Police Officers, But I'm a Murderer 家人是警察？可我是杀人犯 (Content warning: No female lead, no System, and the protagonist is not a good person. Readers with strong moral sensibilities, proceed with caution.) Being adopted by a wealthy and powerful family might seem like a dream life to anyone: money and influence are there for the taking. But is it really that simple? What if they had ulterior motives from the moment they adopted you? Yan Jue learned from a young age not to romanticize any profession. He also knew that in this family, he was little mo 59Reads7.1Score—14d adds
