Novels like True Cases of High-IQ Crime
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- 151 Captain, Stop Flirting: The Forensic Doctor Is Losing His Mind 警花队长别撩了，法医先生要疯了 Ye Xi, a former narcotics officer, was suddenly appointed captain of a criminal investigation team. In a short time, she solved one difficult case after another, earning the respectful nickname Captain Ye from everyone around her. Ye Xi had always kept her personal and professional lives strictly separate, until Si Ye unexpectedly entered her life. Their first meeting was a comedy of errors. Si Ye came across her at her lowest and, with one offhand warning, set their fates on a tangled course. I 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Fated Blade 宿刃 [Modern setting, espionage, drug enforcement] A case within a case, a plot within a plot, with a fresh and compelling story. A meticulously planned revenge case unexpectedly leads to the kidnapping of a chip expert... “Go back to Tanzhou and secretly assist the Tanzhou State Security Bureau and Public Security Bureau...” Chu Ning asks, “Have you ever seen this girl? She went missing fifteen years ago.” As the investigation delves deeper, the mastermind who has remained hidden for years finally e 143Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 153 Who Touched My Novel? 我的小说谁动的 Xue Mo sat at his computer, typing away with great concentration. “Knock, knock, knock!” A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. “Who is it?” Xue Mo asked, puzzled, as he went to the door. “The police.” Through the peephole, he saw two people in police uniforms standing outside. One of them held up his police identification. “Does Xue Mo live here?” “Yes, that’s me.” Xue Mo hurriedly opened the door. “We’ve found that several recent murder cases closely match your novel. We need you to as 1.7kReads8.8Score23314d adds
- 154 The Female Police Chief's Major Cases Series: Undercurrents 女公安局长大案系列之暗流 On a stormy night, two murder cases erupt at once in Handong Province. Criminal investigation captains Lu Chen and Chen Feng follow separate leads: one investigates a red ribbon on a wedding bed, the other a carcinogen in a teacup. The two trails converge on the same name. Gu Qingling. Thirty-one years old, a first-class merit recipient, and former commander of a special operations unit. Meanwhile, the real killer watches it all from the shadows. As the undercurrents of power swallow up every pi 3.5kReads—Score19514d adds
- 155 Endless Pursuit of the Killer 无限追凶 The ruthless “Lancer” and the devious “criminal mastermind” lead to a mysterious “human observer” lurking behind them. Four young people defend Long'an and take on supercriminals lurking in the dark web! (The bonus chapters for The Homicide Detective have been posted on the official WeChat account.) 174Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 156 Elegance Across the Wilds: Becoming a Guard 满野风华之成为卫士 This is a contemporary realist novel, with no transmigration or rebirth. It has some suspense and focuses more on emotions. Synopsis: A car accident causes a toxic gas leak, killing and injuring many innocent people. But does this accident seem to be covering something up? There should have been three people in the car, so why were there only two bodies? Did someone survive the disaster? How did they escape? Eight years later, a great mountain helps a mute girl speak again. Why did she lose her 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Cheng Mo Speaks Up 程默不再沉默 Cheng Mo Breaks His Silence 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Crime Psychology: Ten Unsolved Cases 心理罪：十宗悬案 A woman drowns in her own toilet... A black cat embarks on a quest to claim lives... A hidden evil lurks in a fog-shrouded town... A madman dreams of becoming an immortal... A beloved pet dog kills out of jealousy... 4.8kReads8.9Score78414d adds
- 159 Crime Solving: I Can Pick Up Memory Fragments 破案：我可以拾取记忆碎片 A small-town police officer transmigrates to a parallel world. From the start, in the interrogation room, he awakens a System that lets him pick up fragments of memory. From then on, he solves cases like a god... No female lead, no harem, crime-solving, transmigration. 4.8kReads8.5Score42414d adds
- 160 Miss Chuntang's Diary 春棠小姐记事簿 Xing Sili gazed out the window. “Do you know how peaceful Fushui City was before you came here?” Shi Chuntang looked a little wronged. “That was just the calm before the storm. Besides, it's not like I egged everyone on to commit crimes.” Xing Sili looked at the several case reports he had yet to finish. “Please, can you stop going out until I've finished writing them?” Shi Chuntang flashed her gleaming white teeth in a perfect smile. “Nope.” Content warning: The male and female leads have quite 482Reads9.1Score10314d adds
- 161 Cangyuan Demon Emperor: Reborn to Avenge Every Blood Debt! 苍渊魔帝：重生归来，血债血偿！ Revenge + Strategy + Invincibility + Myriad Worlds + Ensemble Cast The invincible Demon Emperor Cangyuan ruled the Myriad Worlds, yet he was betrayed by his beloved and his sect, nearly suffering the annihilation of his soul and eternal ruin. With only a remnant of his soul, he was reborn in the lower realm, in Xuanxin Heaven, on the Xuanxin Continent, in the Great Qian Dynasty, in Thundercliff City. Reborn and revived, he returns in a trail of blood! He swears to ascend to the upper realm and m 915Reads—Score10114d adds
- 162 The Snake Pregnancy in October 十月蛇胎 A serious illness left me pregnant after ten months, and the child's father was a snake: The Northeast Spirit Medium, the true story of a female spirit medium 342Reads8.7Score11314d adds
- 163 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 502Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 164 One Slip After a Thousand Careful Thoughts 千虑一失 [Criminal Investigation] [Mystery and Deduction] [No Supernatural Elements] A man commits a brazen crime in front of the police and jumps into a river during the manhunt, but the body they find in the water is not the culprit’s. Afterward, new victims appear one after another in an apartment elevator, at a hospital, and outside the Public Security Bureau, setting off a kidnapping crisis as well. Four people die in a single day. Is this a deliberate provocation, or is something else at play? Face 60Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 165 Me, I Arrested My Blind Date from the Start 我，开局逮捕了相亲对象 “Ding!” “System activated...” “Skills are now being issued...” Lin Ran, a newly hired police officer, awakened the System during a raid on a foot massage parlor. From then on, solving major cases became as easy as eating and drinking. Criminals of every stripe trembled at the mere mention of his name... 3.3kReads8.3Score36014d adds
- 166 Absolute Zero (Complete in 12 Volumes) 绝对零度(全12册) Several people have fallen to their deaths in a bustling international metropolis within a short period of time. In addition to their bodies being twisted in bizarre ways, each victim wears an eerie smile. Were these suicides or murders? Detective Guan Hu of the Major Crimes Unit begins investigating. During the inquiry, he meets Zhang Yanduo, the mysterious owner of a bar near the police station, whose memory and analytical abilities are exceptional. With Zhang's help, Guan Hu discovers that th 3.7kReads9.6Score73214d adds
- 167 Sin-Cleansing Killer System 涤罪杀手系统 System + No Female Lead + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. Bai Yi is an orphan adopted by a retired criminal investigator. Raised on lessons about justice, he knows all too well that there are many evils in the world that the law cannot eradicate. He has grown numb to them, but one day, quite by chance, a voice rings out in his mind: Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the Assassin System... 1.7kReads8.7Score14514d adds
- 168 The Umbrella and the Killer 寻伞追凶 This is a tragic story set in the late 1970s. In a courtyard compound that seems peaceful and quiet, countless secrets and old grudges lie hidden beneath the surface. It is a world of conspiracy and revenge. Chen Yimei’s grandmother is poisoned to death in her own home. A mysterious umbrella draws Lin Ping into a thorny search for the killer. Who owns the umbrella? Could its owner be the murderer? As Lin Ping doggedly pursues the case, a shocking truth gradually comes to light... 47Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 169 The 27-Year-Old Beauty Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 27岁美女老板赖上我 Wherever there are people, there are rivalries. On my first day at work, I ran into my beautiful 27-year-old boss, Tang Ruoran. We had only just met when she accused me of being the father of her daughter. Heaven knows, it was my first time meeting her! I asked for a paternity test, but the results showed that I really was her daughter's biological father. Watch as I turn the tables, uncover layer upon layer of mystery, and finally discover just how greedy human nature can be... 2.1kReads8.5Score10514d adds
- 170 The Police Chief’s Shocking Crackdown on Organized Crime 公安局长惊天扫黑大案 Han Shuang arrives in Changhu City and takes up her new post. On her very first day, the heiress of Changhu Group dies under mysterious circumstances, and a forensic examiner carrying evidence climbs into a restricted area, their fate unknown. Wu Gang hides a blade behind his smile. Deputy Director Gou Jianxiao sets traps at every turn, while the three great families are entangled in a web of influence. With two capable women at her side, Han Shuang steps into this isolated city woven from power 6.4kReads7.5Score32414d adds
- 171 The Six Gates: A Battle Against the Demons 六扇门：与魔争锋 [Full-cast audio adaptation now available] [Court and martial world, political intrigue and mystery, decisive and ruthless] Who is caught in the scheme, and who stands outside it? Who is a pawn, and who has been cast aside? The only thing that makes their enemies tremble isn't the pair of blades in their hands... With a group of like-minded friends by their side, they can find the strength to keep going, no matter how dark the road ahead! 1.1kReads8.8Score10414d adds
- 172 Manhunt Across the City: I'm Really Not a Criminal 全城围捕：我真不是罪犯啊 When he opens his eyes, Chen Mu, a former criminal police officer in his previous life, discovers that he has been reborn in a parallel world. And he has become an escaped convict wanted for an entire family’s murder! Shrill police sirens ring across the city as heavily armed officers close in from every direction. A net of traps leaves no way out. Ding! [Escape System issuing a mission] [Main Mission: Publicly serialize and update the story of your escape] [Side Mission: Find the real culprit b 57.3kReads8.5Score4.6k14d adds
- 173 Deadly Scorpion 1: A Male Criminal's Case Files 致命毒蝎1：男子犯罪档案 3.7kReads9.3Score40114d adds
- 174 Back in the Eighties, I Solved Nine Thousand Murder Cases 重回八零，我破了命案九千宗 Returning to the 1980s, Chen Qingfeng gets another chance to relive his past regrets and revisit nine thousand unsolved murder cases. This time, he has a chance to make up for the regrets he carried from his previous life as a police officer... After taking a break, I’m short on money again, so I’ve started a new book. This one isn’t a power fantasy, and there’s no System or golden finger. I just hope to capture the feel of the 1980s and write another crime-solving story, a genre I haven’t touch 59kReads8.8Score4.2k14d adds
- 175 I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, but You Created the Perfect Crime Scene 让你模拟犯罪，你却制造完美现场 [Mystery + deduction + detective work + occasional comedy + no romance] Zhou You transmigrates and joins a show called Simulated Crime. After being selected for the criminal team, he discovers that his teammate is a beautiful campus belle. Together, they become unstoppable. “The detective world needs Zhou You as much as the West needs Jerusalem!” “When Teacher Zhou wanted to quit the detective scene, I slammed my hand on the table.” “Confirmed: he’s a man who knows how to kill!” “Zhou You, pleas 64.2kReads9.1Score7.1k14d adds
- 176 Global Manhunt: I'm Playing a Mouse, So Why Am I Chasing Cats? 全球追捕：明明扮演老鼠却追着猫打 [A completed novel, a great read: high-IQ characters + endless twists] A battle of wits between pursuer and fugitive. A fierce clash of deduction and logic. A contest of tricks and countertricks. The Cat-and-Mouse Game begins now. Are you ready, dear little mouse? 1.6kReads8.8Score15314d adds
- 177 Who Says a Mentally Ill Person Can't Solve Crimes? 谁说精神病不能破案 {Serial murder case + basement captivity case + human trafficking case + haunted ancestral home...} Multiple personalities, no romance, no golden finger, no System, and a sharp mind. Handsome with a sense of humor, funny and handsome all at once. Humanity's evil is magnified without limit, while goodness takes root in the midst of evil. A genius psychologist is locked away for three years because of dissociative identity disorder. After passing his evaluation and being released, he gets caught u 7.6kReads9.0Score96214d adds
- 178 Suspicious Homicide Cases: A Police Chief's Major Crimes Notebook 悬疑凶案：公安局长重案手记 An assassination attempt targeting the county magistrate ends with the accidental killing of the only daughter of Qingjiang's richest man. After five years as strangers, the husband and wife join forces again following their daughter's tragic death. The mother launches a forceful counterattack in politics, while the father brings the full weight of his business empire to bear. They swear to make the killers pay in blood. To crack the case, the female God of War Lu Qingshuang is parachuted into t 44.8kReads8.2Score2.9k14d adds
- 179 I Became a Living Corpse and Went on a Hundred-Day Killing Spree for Revenge 我化身活死人，百日复仇杀疯了 [Revenge] [No female lead] [Suspenseful pacing] The protagonist's entire family was slaughtered by a “mysterious organization,” and he himself was stabbed to death in a frenzy of knife blows. Yet he returned to the world as a living corpse. He feels no pain or cold, doesn't need to breathe or eat... He has nothing left but revenge. He will send every one of his enemies to hell in the most brutal way possible. One hundred days remain, and his body is slowly rotting away. Each time he deals with a 57.6kReads9.1Score6.1k14d adds
- 180 Detective: I’m a Helpful Local from Chaoyang 神探：我，朝阳热心群众 Wang Ting was reborn into a strange new world with an exceptionally high crime rate. Though he was a complete novice at solving cases, he awakened the Great Detective System. Through the System, he could exchange for all kinds of investigative techniques: Forensic mineralogy! Bloodstain pattern analysis! Forensic toxicology... To help Wang Ting solve cases, the System also opened a detectives’ group chat. It was filled with famous detectives from different eras! Love and hate, wealth and beauty, 50Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 181 After I Transmigrated, I Mistook Myself for Someone Who Had Kidnapped a Celebrity 穿越后，我误以为我绑架了女明星 Li Mo had just transmigrated and hadn't even figured out who he was when he saw a TV star on the screen, bound hand and foot in his bathroom. Was his new identity that of a kidnapper? What Li Mo didn't know was that countless cameras in his room were pointed at him. This was a new kind of variety show. To make things feel authentic, the production team randomly selected passersby to take on challenges, promising them a reward afterward. "What the heck? This guy actually believes it!" "Does he re 1.4kReads7.2Score10814d adds
- 182 The Evil Tale (Complete) 恶谭（全文） [Suspense + criminal investigation + deduction + episodic cases + the depths of human nature + no romance + crime-solving focus] “When a person’s heart is filled with darkness, evil takes root there. The guilty are not the criminals, but those who create the darkness.” A distress call received in the early hours comes from a dead person’s phone number. A murder in a village is reported in the news, with the Wolf God suspected of being responsible! Men in Liangcheng are repeatedly found to have b 1.4kReads8.8Score19714d adds
- 183 Damn! Is This a Short Drama or Footage of a Murder? 刑啊！你这是短剧，还是凶案录像 [One heroine] Officer, let me explain! This really is a short video, not a crime scene recording! Lu Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a college student with a fragile constitution. [Ding! Host has obtained the script “Owl-Headed, Human-Bodied Creature.” To help Host film the short video successfully, you have received the temporary skill “Prop Making LV1.”] [The video reaches over 100,000 views. “Prop Making LV1” becomes a permanent skill.] However, Lu Ming never expected that 2.7kReads8.5Score25514d adds
- 184 I Was Just Writing a Horror Story, So How Did I Become a God? 写个怪谈而已，我怎么成神了 [Pseudo-Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind + Light Horror + Creating Rules + No Female Lead + Horror Game] [Some angst early on, proceed with caution if you're sensitive to that] Lu Ze, a weak high school boy, happens to find a mysterious diary titled “Investigate Things to Gain Knowledge.” It grants him the ability to create urban legends and accidentally draws him into an even more terrifying, darker world. A group of vicious criminals corners the boy in a locked room. Lu Ze turns and writes in the 2.5kReads9.0Score35214d adds
- 185 Psychological Crime: Ten Bizarre Cold Cases 心理罪：十大诡异悬案 A novelist’s bizarre suicide conceals the filthy ugliness of human nature, hidden from the world! A haunted murder house reopens a cold case buried for fifteen years. Is it the work of vengeful spirits, or a descent into an abyss of evil? On a remote island overseas, a terrifying priso 8.1kReads8.9Score87614d adds
- 186 Dawn of Murder 1: Undercurrent 破晓杀机1：暗潮 [Criminal Investigation and Deduction + Criminal Psychology + Stunning Twists + Horror + Wild Imagination] On the square of the Police University, a horrifying corpse lies curled inside a shattered sculpture, its face contorted as if frozen in a silent scream. Even more unsettling, a note found in the victim's stomach eerily foretells the crime scene. Chen Ye has only just become a police officer when he is handed such a difficult case, and this is only the beginning. A string of deaths shatters 761Reads8.9Score13114d adds
- 187 Officer, Stop Guessing. I’m Really Innocent 警官别猜了，我真是无辜的啊 [Don’t read this. Check out the new book with the same title instead.] Everyone thought the young heiress of the Si family was a timid pushover, known in their circle for liking nothing but corpses and barely speaking. But no one expected that after disappearing and returning, the once timid, soft-spoken girl would change her name, become decisive and ruthless, and join the criminal investigation squad. When faced with a case, she calmly analyzes the situation and offers to act as bait to help t 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 I Left the Mental Hospital and Became Criminals’ Worst Nightmare 离开精神病院，成了罪犯的噩梦 [Villain] [Dark] [Unhinged] [Semi-invincible] “The dying screams of my victims are the most beautiful music I've ever heard.” “Blood is the most beautiful color, and killing is the finest art.” “What I'm best at is making people wish they were dead. I hope you can hold out a little longer.” “A detective? Can you stop a lunatic from killing?” “Hahahahahaha!!!” “Why?” “We personalities exist solely to save Gongyang Xuanzhi...” “Have you ever heard of the Lovecraftian variant study...” 2.4kReads8.9Score38214d adds
- 189 The Blade's Shadow in Love and War: A Choice Between Power and Loyalty 风月刀影：权谋与情义的抉择 When a great fire devours the red gates of the Jun family estate, the young man who emerges through the smoke is no longer the dashing, carefree playboy who once spent his days cockfighting and chasing dogs. His eyes hold fire and blood, and in his hand he clutches half of a broken jade pendant, the last keepsake his father gave him before the family fell. Fate sweeps him like a tide into one abyss after another. From a life of luxury to utter poverty, from the son of the powerful to an outcast 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Strange Attractor 奇异吸引子 [Urban Suspense + Business Warfare + Financial Maneuvering + Period Drama] Donghai City, 2006. Lin Yuan dropped out of college and works as a network administrator at a securities firm, but he has an incredible ability: he’s pathologically sensitive to numbers and can spot patterns in a jumble of data at a glance. The candlestick charts no one else can make sense of look to him like unmistakable trails of a hunt. One day, a mysterious account dormant for years suddenly becomes active. Every t 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Fresh Out of Police Academy, I Crack Cases Like Crazy and Refuse to Be a Rookie 警校刚毕业，疯狂破案，不当新人 [The System plays a minor role + One Heroine + Brainy, with a focus on deduction and solving cases. Not for readers who dislike that.] Han Xu accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world while driving, becoming a rookie police officer and activating the Detective Development System. He made a great haul! On his very first day on the job, he cracked a major case and shocked the task force! Then one bizarre and mysterious case after another followed! The Snow Mountain Case, the Lighthouse Case… 24.7kReads8.8Score2.3k14d adds
- 192 Evil Bones 4: Partners in Crime and Love 恶骨4：罪爱同谋 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Case-of-the-Week Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Stunning Twists + Fighting Side by Side] A shadowy hand controls a deadly game. Out on the sea, a white suitcase drifts slowly across the water. When it's opened, it reveals the bloated, headless corpse of a woman! Is the butterfly tattoo on the body a clue to the victim's identity, or a warning from the killer? A blood-soaked coffin appears on a stormy night, its oozing blood horrifying against the darkness! The 1.2kReads9.3Score49414d adds
- 193 Reborn to Solve Crimes: My Eyes Can Identify the Killer 重生破案：我的眼睛能锁定凶手 31.2kReads8.1Score2.6k14d adds
- 194 She Came From Hell to Prove Their Guilt 她从地狱来，证罪 [Unhinged Assassin Heroine x Coolheaded Criminal Investigation Captain] [Powerful Rivals] [Clashing Ideas of Justice] [Mutual Redemption] [Reborn] [Happy Ending] Procedural justice versus killing to stop killing. Should evil be punished through vigilante justice, or should one submit to the law? One pursues, the other lures. Will anyone win this game? In her previous life, Jiang Li was a top assassin, wild and brazen, fearing nothing and believing in killing to stop killing. Ling Zhi was a crimi 36.8kReads9.3Score6.3k14d adds
- 195 Xu Changsheng Investigates 许长生探案 Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known to his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one tangled case after another. He always manages to unravel the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book records several particularly challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s deductive skills. 11.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 196 A Crime Reporter’s Notes: The Ledger of Life and Death in Real Cases 刑侦记者手记：真实罪案的生死簿 Where there are people, there's not only the “jianghu,” but also life and death. How long life lasts, we cannot know. But death comes at its own pace for everyone. One case after another unfolds, and killers spring up like bamboo shoots, piercing the calm surface of the world. As layer upon layer of real evidence is stripped away, their ugly faces are exposed. What happened to the missing young couple during their final eight hours? A pair of lecherous eyes follows a young woman's skirt, trailin 455Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 197 The Ten Great Mysteries of the Song Dynasty 大宋十大奇案 No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System, no golden finger, and no transmigration. This is not a power fantasy, so read at your own discretion! A pure historical mystery set in the jianghu, offering an immersive experience of everyday life in an ancient town and the suspenseful twists and turns as officials use their wits to solve cases… 7.3kReads8.6Score63914d adds
- 198 Lost in You 沉溺 A week ago, An Lan’s criminal investigation unit received a report about a strange kidnapping that had taken place on the night of the twenty-fifth of this month. The people who reported it were Long Jia, a student who had taken a year-long leave from Provincial Normal University, and her mother. During the rescue operation, an anonymous video appeared on the campus video-bulletin website of Xuan City’s famous Provincial Normal University. These two seemingly unrelated exposés would set off the 846Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 199 Making Money on the Side! 捞偏门！ [After graduating from college, I went from a shady fortune-teller to a political fixer] This book pulls back the curtain on political fixers, giving you an in-depth look at the scams hidden from view in both the underworld and the corridors of power. “Do you think officials are all fools? They know I’m a con artist. They just happen to need a con artist like me to do things for them.” 9.9kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 200 Japan's Warring States: The Ambitions of the Man Who Would Rule the World 日本战国：天下人的野望 Reborn after death, he transmigrated to Japan’s Sengoku era, right at the time of the Incident at Honnoji. The Sixth Heaven’s Demon King, Oda Nobunaga, was destined to die. Japan, on the verge of unification, would once again fall into a patchwork of warring powers. As the saying goes, heroes are made by their times, and heroes also emerge from their times. Now, the times belong to me. The ambition to rewrite the history of Sengoku Japan and rise to the pinnacle of power as the ruler of the real 187Reads—Score10214d adds
