Novels like The Great Ming Detective
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- 101 The Mad Forensic Princess and the Master Coroner 法医狂妃大仵作 In the capital of Daling, there is a woman who can hear the dead speak and understand the words of ghosts. If someone's cat or dog goes missing, they go to her. If someone has died a gruesome death, they can go to her too. Rumor has it she can do more than examine corpses: she can communicate with spirits and even track anyone across a thousand miles. Qin Zhi scoffed. "That's all ghost talk! I've killed countless people, and I don't believe in ghosts!" Another rumor says that the young lady 3.6kReads9.0Score41514d adds
- 102 Six Paths Naruto: I Unified the Ninja World and Built a Harem of Goddesses 六道鸣人：统一忍界，我建了个女神后宫 Six Paths Naruto: I Unified the Ninja World and Built a Harem of Goddesses 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Young Judge of Cases 少年青天断案录 [Mystery and Crime Solving] [Court and Jianghu] [Political Scheming and Wits]… A bizarre, earth-shaking case shattered twenty-seven years of peace in the Great Yan Dynasty. In a single day, three prefects of Jingnan Circuit died under mysterious circumstances. Xu Xinghe, the nineteen-year-old Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was entrusted with the task in a moment of crisis and sent to investigate the southern frontier with the emperor’s sword. After enduring countless dangers and pain 2.4kReads—Score19414d adds
- 104 The Legend of Hua Ziqi 花子期传奇 This book has been adapted into a motion comic, with simultaneous updates on Douyin, Hongguo, and Tomato. [Wuxia] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Master Detective] [Crime Solving] [High Martial] [Sword God] [Gu Long style] He is famous throughout the land, yet scorns fame and fortune; He opposes feudal ethics, yet remains loyal and righteous; He is brilliant beyond compare, yet sometimes muddleheaded; He is charming and carefree, yet keeps his desires in check; He loves meddling in other people's busine 396Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 105 The Sword of Snow Stride: Northern Mang 雪中悍刀行之北莽 My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 6.2kReads6.3Score35214d adds
- 106 The Tang Dynasty’s Female County Magistrate 大唐女县尉 Tang Dynasty, women-focused suspense, mystery, crime-solving She is a rare female official under the laws of the Tang Dynasty. On her very first night in office, a strange case lands at her door: deep in a rainy alley, night watchman Chen San lies dead, wearing one brand-new red bridal embroidered shoe, while the other has vanished. Rumors that a “fox spirit has taken a husband” sweep through the city in an instant. 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 A Spring Breeze Runs Wild 春风骄甚 Xin Huaizi followed in his father's footsteps and became a low-ranking constable at the county yamen in a poor, remote region. There was no future in being a low-ranking constable. Fortunately, Xin Huai used knowledge from a more civilized world he'd once visited to solve case after case. Not only did he earn rewards for solving them, he also acquired the nickname “Little Ace Detective.” He thought life would carry on quietly like this, but who could have expected an imperial envoy to suddenly s 3.7kReads9.1Score40714d adds
- 108 The Fog of Justice Bao 包青天迷雾 Following Bao Qingtian's career as an official, thirty strange cases conceal one mystery. From a minor case involving ox tongues to threats against the foundations of the state, every act of corruption he cuts down points to a shocking conspiracy looming over the Song Empire. 1.1kReads6.9Score—14d adds
- 109 Judge Dee Case Files: The Bronze Bell Case 狄公案：铜钟案 [Historical mystery + locked-room murders + Detective Di Renjie + interwoven serial cases] A new official takes office, and the county yamen stays lit late into the night. On his first day in Puyang, Di Gong encounters a strange case: on Half-Moon Street, a butcher’s daughter is brutally murdered in her bedroom. A love poem and a gold hairpin point to a scholar. But hidden clues and the night watchman’s clappers reveal the real killer: a wandering fraud posing as a Daoist, using holy robes to di 19Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 110 The Mao Family Cases 毛公案 The Mao Gong Cases is a classic of Ming and Qing courtroom fiction. Centered on the legendary cases solved by Mao Dengke, an imperial censor sent to inspect Zhili during the Jiajing era, it presents the moral codes and judicial ideals of Ming society through shocking cases such as “A Wicked Brother Harms His Younger Brother” and “A Rebellious Son Kills His Mother.” The book consists of six chapters and follows the loyal official Lord Mao as he goes undercover to investigate and cleverly solve st 131Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 111 The Major Crimes Unit's Female Constable 重案女捕快 A series of ancient crime-solving mysteries with no System, no romance, and pure deduction. A trio of investigators, a constable, a young physician, and a prince demoted to commoner, work together to solve a string of major cases, including the disappearance of silver notes, a missing horse from the Crown Prince’s residence, and a case of ghostly footprints. 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Female Physician Xin Yi: A Case Investigation 女医辛夷【探案】 Completed. A cool-hearted female physician and a male lead from the Court of Judicial Review join forces to track down mysterious cases. Relief silver is stolen, 130 bandits are found dead, corpses litter a small town, blood grapes bewitch the minds of men, a daughter who vanished ten years ago, and a tree that begins singing folk songs at midnight... In the eerie capital, strange cases abound, but no crime can escape the law. 6.3kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
- 113 The Mao Gong Cases in Plain Language: A Deadly Dispute Over an Inheritance 白话毛公案：兄弟争产酿血案 Modern Vernacular Translation of the Mao Gong Casebook retells the ancient casebook novel The Mao Gong Casebook in contemporary vernacular. It mainly tells the story of a tragic and inhuman murder during the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, when the Yao brothers of Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, fought over their father’s inheritance. The elder brother, Yao Geng, and his sister-in-law, Liu, were consumed by greed and plotted to seize the family estate. They went so far as to murder Yao Yi, the younger 134Reads9.3Score10214d adds
- 114 The Strange Female Detective: Too Few Days of Romance 诡案女奇探：少逢烂漫时 They first met while investigating a case in the morgue. Lou Bai: “That woman climbs walls pretty fast.” An arrow shot straight into the woman's shoulder. Tang Tang'er: “Black clothes, pale face. What kind of lousy ‘King of Hell’ are you? You have a dog's nose, though.” She flung a cloud of medicinal powder into his face. Lou Bai and Tang Tang'er: “What a nuisance!” When they met again, a misunderstanding made them colleagues at the Bai'an Prefecture. Together with a group of young men from the 1.5kReads9.4Score25214d adds
- 115 While Others Solve Cases, I Just Look Up the Answers 别人破案我直接看答案 [Transmigration + golden finger + light mystery + historical workplace drama + career advancement and raises + 30% feel-good power fantasy, 70% hard work] A heroine who grows over time, with a love interest. She isn’t ruthless or vengeful… If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thank you. By now, Yan Dan has become a renowned chief constable, famous throughout the land. Someone once asked how she went from being a lowly, unknown county constable to one of the most sought-after investigator 7.3kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 116 The Solitary Sword That Locks the Sea 定海锁孤剑行 Seventeen members of the Liu household were wiped out overnight. There were no wounds or blood, and they looked as if they were asleep. The authorities blamed a vengeful ghost. Su Wan didn't believe them. The Sea-Calming Lock around her neck had grown hot in front of the Liu residence. This wasn't a ghost. It was a person. A single dusky-blue poison needle led her to the massacre at Luoxing Village ten years ago. She used the lock to identify the culprit and her sword to investigate the case. Th —Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 117 The Astonishing Female Coroner 惊华女仵作 [One-on-one, mutual devotion, ultra-sweet romance] A modern forensic doctor lands at an ancient crime scene and is branded a murderer by the Dali Court! To clear her name, sociable go-getter Wen Yu clings to Gu Yan, the powerful and influential minister of the Dali Court, while examining corpses and solving cases, all to secure herself a steady living... Who could have guessed her powerful patron would be so ruthless and capricious? His signature talent is making a small problem into a big one, 4.5kReads9.2Score68714d adds
- 118 The Great Song Coroner, Part Three 大宋提刑官第三部 At the end of the Southern Song, Song Ci, the founding father of Chinese forensic science, resigns from office and retreats into seclusion after losing all faith in the court. He devotes himself to completing the work of a lifetime, The Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified. But the tides of the age will not let him stand apart. Mongol cavalry rides south, and the realm is shattered. In his twilight years, Song Ci is forced to return to public life. From a corruption-murder case at the Jianyang 795Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 119 The Shepherd 领羊 Leading the Sheep 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 We've Cut Ties, So What Does It Matter to You If I Join the Embroidered Uniform Guard? 既已断亲，我加入锦衣卫与你何干 A modern-day traditional Chinese medicine doctor transmigrates into the body of the heir to a duke’s estate, only to face expulsion. Where is his birth mother? Is she dead or alive? Who was the woman he spent a night with? Who recommended him to join the Embroidered Uniform Guard? And who is that Second Master? The truth slowly comes to light. It turns out... 2.4kReads6.7Score13714d adds
- 121 In the Celestial Prison, I Signed In to the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Art from the Start! 人在天牢，开局签到神象镇狱功！ Zhong Changsheng transmigrates to the Nine Provinces of the Martial World and becomes a lowly prison guard in the Celestial Prison of the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty. In this terrifying prison, where all kinds of peerless fiends and mighty demons are held, a lowly guard like Zhong Changsheng can only tremble in fear. Fortunately, he awakens the Karma Sign-In System. He can sign in at important locations, as well as on prisoners, and receive all kinds of rewards! “Ding! Sign-in at the Celestial Pri 29.5kReads8.2Score2.3k14d adds
- 122 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
- 123 Legend of the Seven Killings Hall 七杀殿传奇 [Wuxia] [Mystery] [Deduction] [Detective] [Crime Solving] [High Martial] [Sword God] [Country and Family] [Political Intrigue] The second installment in The Legend of Hua Ziqi series, following Bloodflower Mystery. This book is divided into two volumes. The first depicts the treacherous and unpredictable jianghu, while the second chronicles political intrigue and power struggles at court. A solitary, cold-hearted young man bears a pair of crescent-moon hooks. He entered the jianghu to avenge 631Reads8.0Score10114d adds
- 124 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
- 125 After the Prince Was Poisoned, He Clung to Me, a Forensic Doctor 王爷中毒后，赖上我这小法医 [Published novel + forensic pathologist + revenge + two strong, devoted leads + satisfying revenge + powerful characters + redemption] She is Qu Zhen, the top female forensic pathologist at the National Security Bureau in the 21st century. Her jade-like hands have dissected the dead and saved the living. With a simple flip of her hand, she can turn the clouds and bring on the rain. But after a mission goes wrong, her soul transmigrates to another world. When she opens her eyes again, she is the 6.8kReads9.1Score95714d adds
- 126 The Great Coroner: Xilai, Another One’s Dead 大仵作：喜来，又死一个 She was a posthumous child pulled from a pile of corpses. She spent her days among the dead, playing with skulls and amusing herself by catching maggots. To uncover the truth behind her adoptive father's death, she even took it upon herself to dissect a corpse. Others mocked her as a freak and kept their distance, but the ruthless commander of the realm's forces doted on her beyond measure. Dismemberment and cremation, for love or for money. In this bizarre world, joy comes from seeing clearly f 5.6kReads8.9Score84214d adds
- 127 The Female Detective of the Great Song Dynasty 大宋女刑司 [High IQ + mystery-solving + suspense] She transmigrates straight into a murder scene. Framed for the crime and squeezed dry by her gambling-addict parents, she disguises herself as a man to escape trouble, only to be exposed without mercy by a general. Watch as this lowly servant latches on to the general, examines corpses, and deduces the truth behind each case. She punishes princes above and corrupt officials below, all with a loyal friend by her side. From hunting killers in Jiangnan to trek 6.9kReads9.2Score78514d adds
- 128 The Eerie Case Coroner 诡案女仵作 A lazy salted-fish coroner who just wants to lie flat VS a workaholic commander who knows nothing about romance. They crack bizarre cases and fall in love over time. As religious sects rise to prominence, people commit murder in the name of gods and ghosts, and strange cases erupt throughout the Great Qing Dynasty. After dying from overwork, forensic pathologist Jiang Ning joins the Yuning Guard, an organization of imperial investigators, hoping to lie flat and coast along as a low-ranking nobod 1.7kReads9.2Score22614d adds
- 129 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 353Reads—Score15214d adds
- 130 The Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What Do I Do After Being Beheaded from the Start? 大唐小神探：开局被斩首怎么办？ 6.6kReads9.2Score80214d adds
- 131 Warrior King Xie Baoqing 兵王谢宝庆 Li Yunlong: Xie Baoqing! Get your sorry ass out here! Hiding in your hole like a turtle, are you? Xie Baoqing: C-Commander Li! Let’s talk this out! Our Black Cloud Stronghold has already agreed to join the Eighth Route Army under Commander Kong. We’ve even got our unit designation: the Independent Detachment of the New Second Regiment! Li Yunlong: The Eighth Route Army? You think you’re fit to say those words? Your men chopped off my guard’s head. You didn’t know about that? Xie Baoqing: Comm 421Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Detective Di Renjie: The Magistrate of Pengze County 神探狄仁杰之彭泽县令 In the first year of Changshou, Di Renjie is framed by treacherous schemers and demoted to the remote wilderness of Pengze, where he stumbles upon a city full of bizarre cases! A derelict rouge house, abandoned for ten years; a locked-room murder on a rainy night; three ruffians found dead inside, their lips curled in smiles, with no trace of how they died. The county authorities rule it a ghostly vengeance, and panic grips the people. Summoned to solve the case in a time of crisis, Di Gong sets 114Reads—Score10214d adds
- 133 Livestreaming Fortune-Telling: All My Top Supporters Are in Jail 直播测字：我的榜一全在局子里 A ghost-seeing girl and a genius young detective make the perfect supernatural duo! Jiang Chen: Can you check whether there are any nasty things around us? Su Su: Do you think I'm a ghost-hunting police dog or something?! Ghost: You're the nasty thing! Your whole family is nasty! The supernatural duo always cracks the case! 18kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds
- 134 The Master of Disguise (Complete in Two Volumes) 变脸师爷（全两册） Shen Bai, a famous young gentleman from the capital, is sent to the obscure little city of Bian to serve as a low-ranking county magistrate. To keep life from getting too dull, he hires a strange young man who has piqued his curiosity, Lu Yuanqing, as his assistant at the county office. With Lu Yuanqing’s help, Shen Bai solves one strange case after another: a naked female corpse leads to two unsolved cases from years ago; a wildly popular book turns out to be linked to a series of murders; a re 2.7kReads9.5Score44514d adds
- 135 A Strange Sacrifice in Republican-Era China: Bloodshed at the Opera House, Ghosts Slaughtering Evil, Ten Thousand Souls Returning to the Abyss 民国诡祭：戏楼血煞·群鬼屠邪·万魂归墟 Republic-Era Occult Sacrifice: Bloodshed in the Opera House, a Host of Vengeful Ghosts Slaughtering Evil, Ten Thousand Souls Returning to the Abyss 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Detective Di Renjie, Book Five 神探狄仁杰第五部 In the final years of Emperor Wu of the Tang dynasty, the capital Luoyang had finally begun to settle down. After the brilliant detective Di Renjie exposed the Burning Heaven Fire at the Shanjin Bureau, the rebellion in Youzhou, and the Blood Eagle's chain of murders, he retired from public life and settled in the Southern Market, hoping to enjoy his twilight years in peace. But when all is quiet, trouble is never far away. After a banquet in the Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian suddenly fa 629Reads8.8Score12214d adds
- 137 The Immortal's Appearance 仙人状 [Historical romance + mystery solving + male lead with a secret identity + lovers who fight as fiercely as they love] A dazzling, outspoken heroine and a seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless physician, locked in a battle of equals as they fall in love! A celebrated romance author's popular historical mystery! A relationship between equals, full of tension; heart-stopping court intrigue; and the shocking truth behind bizarre murders! A celestial being appears in a dream to help solve a case and 16.9kReads9.6Score2.8k14d adds
- 138 The Ming Dynasty's Greatest Maverick 大明第一狂士 In the 35th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty, a ruthless schemer is reborn as the son of a county deputy magistrate. Using modern political tactics, he cracks one strange case after another. With modern strategies of maneuvering and intrigue, he shakes the imperial court and becomes unstoppable! Rebel bands run amok? Under my powerful army, they’re nothing but fodder! I will rebuild the Ming dynasty, extend its might across the seas, and usher in an unprecedented age of prosperity! 6.8kReads9.1Score66814d adds
- 139 The Tang Dynasty's Number One Rebel 大唐第一狂徒 In the third year of the Chuigong era of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian was on the verge of ascending the throne. The sole heir to the modern Tang Sect transmigrated into the body of a marquis's son. Using modern methods, he enhanced his hidden weapons with deadly poisons and defeated every expert under Heaven. He applied forensic investigation techniques he had taken as electives while studying abroad to solve countless strange cases. And the modern fireworks he invented to impress women became a 9.9kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 140 Immortal Official of Taixia 太夏仙吏 Wei Ping'an wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated from being a young man with nothing to his name in the modern era into a low-ranking constable in the Six Fan Gate of Great Xia. In this world, spirits run rampant and demons wreak havoc. Humans are as insignificant as ants, while immortals and ghosts walk among them. In the halls of government, sages cultivate a righteous spirit, traversing vast mountains and rivers and suppressing the fortunes of the realm's four corners! Across th 26.6kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 141 The Capital's Greatest Detective: You Call This a Lackey? 京城第一神捕，你管这叫狗腿子？ After passing the graduate school entrance exam, Xu Qing finally landed the stable government job he had always dreamed of. Only, this job was a little different from what he had imagined. He had transmigrated into the body of a constable who had just died. What's more, a tall, handsome female constable with elegant brows and bright, starry eyes took a liking to him and picked him to serve under her. Xu Qing had intended to refuse. That is, until he saw the female constable casually snap a stone 17.5kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 142 EN The Elite Enforcer: Signing In for the Wind God Leg 锦衣卫当差，开局签到风神腿 A short drama adaptation is now available under the title The Brocade Guards Rule the World. [Decisive and ruthless] [The martial world and the imperial court] [Solving crimes through deduction] [Political scheming] He transmigrates to the high-martial Great Chu dynasty and becomes a low-ranking officer in the Brocade Guards. On his first day on the job, he obtains the Crime-Crushing System. Whether he captures great villains of the martial world or solves major cases, he receives rewards such a 39.6kReads8.8Score2.7k14d adds
- 143 The Alluring Female Coroner 倾城女仵作 (Comic adaptation of The Beautiful Coroner now available) (Print edition of The Beautiful Coroner now on sale) After the mysterious death of her father, a coroner, Ye Caitang was saddled with a huge debt of fifty taels of silver. She had no choice but to sell herself to the Six Doors and work like a beast of burden for her creditor, Xia Yue, a renowned detective. Fortunately, Ye Caitang possessed the soul of an experienced modern forensic pathologist. Using modern forensic science, she deciphere 21.6kReads9.4Score3.1k14d adds
- 144 The Embroidered Uniform Guard Solves Cases with Spirit Sight: From the Start, I Get the Lingbo Microstep 锦衣卫通灵破案：开局获凌波微步 47.4kReads8.7Score4.4k14d adds
- 145 Chronicles of Qiwucheng 栖梧城传记 A classic martial-arts detective tale, historical mystery, youthful passion, with no System or cheats. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the realm had only just been pacified, and every trade was waiting to be rebuilt. The balance of power in the martial world shifted dramatically. The influence of the four great martial families, who controlled the Seven Gangs (power), Eight Associations (wealth), Nine Mountains (letters), and Ten Strongholds (arms), waned noticeably. The world's Fiv 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 The Song Dynasty's Greatest Assassin 大宋第一杀神 At the end of the Northern Song dynasty, with Emperor Huizong on the throne, a modern-day king of spies awakens in the body of the Marquis's legitimate son and makes a forceful entrance! Treacherous minister Cai Jing, foolish ruler Zhao Ji? I'll use modern schemes and ruthless political tactics to bring you down! Strange, baffling cases with killers lurking in the shadows? I'll solve them with modern investigative techniques and turn every case into another rung on my ladder to power! Liao, Jin, 33.3kReads9.0Score3.8k14d adds
- 147 Blazing Wilds Forbidden Zone: The Beautiful and Dashing Senior 《炽野禁区：学姐她美又飒》 Blazing Wilderness Forbidden Zone: The Senior Is Beautiful and Daring 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Yinglong Rules the World: Level-Nine Sun-Splitting Divine Art from the Start 应龙镇天下：开局满级九阳神功 [Mystery-solving focus] [Plot-driven] [Jianghu and imperial court] [Power struggles] Lin Rong transmigrates to the Great Wu Dynasty and spends five whole years as a Yinglong Guard. Then a mission goes wrong, and while fleeing for his life, he is captured by the Hehuan Sect. After a night of passion… [Host detected as having become a true man. System activation successful…] [Beginner's gift pack delivered: Nine Suns Divine Art (Perfected), Dragon Claw Hand (Perfected)…] [Congratulations, Host, on 49.5kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
- 149 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 26.9kReads9.5Score4.6k14d adds
- 150 Tokyo: From the Start, I Save a Kimono-Clad Beauty and Win Over All of Tokyo 东京：开局救下和服美人，我熟韵满东京 Tokyo: From the Start, I Save a Beauty in a Kimono and Become a Master of Mature Charms Across Tokyo 32Reads—Score—14d adds
