Novels like An Angel Bearing the Burden
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- 51 A Case of Love 芳心案许 Beautiful and brilliant Captain Ye spends every day either solving cases or catching criminals. Lately, though, her life has been a little disrupted: two doctors have started pursuing her at the same time. A swoon-worthy surgeon versus her top forensic pathologist partner: which one will win Captain Ye's heart? 220Reads8.7Score105Shelves
- 52 Notes of a Female Forensic Examiner: Cracking the Code 女法医手记之破译密码 Forensic pathologists have a strange and mysterious profession. They spend their days and nights with the dead, listening to the voices of the departed, speaking for the dead and clearing their names. A play, a terrifying case from long ago, a series of recurring bloody murders... Why does the killer leave a distinctive “death signature” on every victim, and what does it mean? Several dismembered bodies are discovered one after another aboard a train. As the investigation unfolds, a woman of the —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 53 Notes of a Female Forensic Pathologist: Testimony 女法医手记之证词 —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 54 Countdown to Murder 凶案倒计时 Have you ever seen an honor student in her underwear dancing in a morgue? Have you ever seen three kumanthong dolls singing a corrupted nursery rhyme in the dead of night? Have you ever seen four female college students, dead for days, ordering takeout with ghost money? I have. My name is Liu Cheng, and I'm a professional criminal investigator. My bizarre experiences began with the “Ghost Money Female Corpse Case,” which shocked the entire city… 27Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 55 The Prison of Extreme Punishment 极刑之狱 [Graphic crime investigation + a vomit-inducing masterpiece] The Gentle Chair, a sleep aid invented by a corrupt Ming official; a Pixiu treasure chest that can only be opened by sacrificing the Grave-Robbing Finger; a coffin-boat Gu child secretly admired by a top student; a sinister wine cup made from a woman's body! Come explore a series of bizarre, shadowy cases. 4.4kReads8.8Score565Shelves
- 56 The Dead Speak: Cases from Harbor City 尸语追凶：港城谜案录 In a prosperous harbor city where neon lights blot out the sky, crime never sleeps in the shadows. A red-clad corpse found floating in Victoria Harbour shocks the entire city and sets off a string of murders. It also forces three people who can barely stand one another to form an unlikely crime-solving trio. He is Lu Chen, a senior inspector in the Major Crimes Unit: domineering and hot-tempered, he trusts experience and speed. Beneath his machismo, he is protective and soft-hearted, but he can 407Reads—Score111Shelves
- 57 Lone Cop 孤警 He is meticulous when solving cases, but has terribly poor social skills in everyday life. He was once called a “pervert” for following a single woman. A procedural crime series in which every protagonist and supporting character is intelligent and capable. The pacing is brisk, with roughly one case every ten chapters. The twists are unexpected, and behind each case are the joys and sorrows of human life and the darkness of human nature. The male lead was born with a disability. He became a poli 795Reads8.4Score102Shelves
- 58 The Long Night Dawns: Silent Testimony 长夜将明：无声的证词 [Mind-bending mystery | Case-by-case investigations | Hard-core criminal investigations | High-stakes twists | A tender-hearted police team] The long night looms like a mountain, and mist engulfs the city. When every clue points to the person who seems least likely to be guilty, Leng Hanzhou is forced to make the hardest choice, on the fine line between justice and the law. Because some silent testimony has always been hidden in the darkest depths of human nature. Ningzhou, a prosperous economic 851Reads—Score105Shelves
- 59 You'd Solve a Bizarre Cold Case Just to Write a Book? 为了写书，你直接侦破离奇悬案？ After graduating from police academy, Su Chen became an online novelist. One day, he suddenly awakened a Writer’s Deduction System. To craft the perfect opening for his new book, he searched for information about a murder case and deduced what had happened at the scene. In the end, he solved the case. Meanwhile, Readers all said: “Holy crap, this book is way too realistic!” “I’m seriously impressed. I’d call Su Chen the greatest crimina 230Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 60 I Am a Personal Effects Organizer 我是遗物整理师 No one would do the job of sorting through people’s belongings after they died, even for money, but young Chen Jiaren dares to take it on! She earns a living while beating up bad guys and putting evil people in their place. The story is incredibly satisfying! Mystery + deduction + no System + golden finger The heroine is focused on saving money 105Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 61 The Lies of the Dead 尸体的谎言 A serial murder case leaves several forensic doctors dead or driven mad in quick succession. The provincial department has no choice but to send in its most brilliant and aloof chief forensic doctor. She climbs over a mountain of corpses and parts the fog, only to discover that she is trapped in a web of conspiracy with no way out. A charming, roguish, and warmhearted detective comes to help, but keeps hitting a wall with the aloof goddess. With no other choice, he resorts to his ultimate moves: 194Reads8.3Score101Shelves
- 62 Real Case Files from a Homicide Detective, Forensic Doctor, Trace Evidence Analyst, and Profiler 刑警、法医、痕检师、侧写师的真实破案手记 A string of bizarre disappearances involving young women: who is watching lost souls from the darkness? Everyone has secrets they don't want known. The line between darkness and light is crossed in a single thought. Step into the crime scene and see it through a professional's eyes as the truth and lies of human nature are exposed. This collection includes 18 books, featuring the Qin Ming forensic pathologist series, The Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Criminal Profilers, The Punisher, and True —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 63 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 3kReads8.8Score330Shelves
- 64 Beauty Brings the Culprits to Justice 美人除凶 [Elements: Historical mystery + case-of-the-week stories + two equally formidable leads + poison and Gu] [Heroine: Highly skilled in martial arts, observant, and always on target when she hunts down a culprit~] [Hero: Noble by birth and favored by the emperor. Any woman who approaches him gets slapped flying~] [Cases: A man skinned and castrated + the Marquis’s daughter celebrates her birthday on the day she is doomed to die + two deaths at the palace’s Mid-Autumn banquet + Zhilan returns from t 406Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 65 Apprentice Detective 见习神探 On his third day on the police force, Bai Ziluo faced the biggest challenge of his life: getting the former captain back on the job! Cases that seemed unrelated were linked by a mysterious cross, leading to a murder that had vanished from the record nineteen years ago. Follow a rookie intern as he becomes a star detective’s sidekick and searches for the truth, watching an aspiring detective grow step by step. Bai Ziluo: “Aspiring detective? No, I was born to be one.” Xiao Su: “Hmm?” Bai Ziluo: “ 98Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 66 The Enigmatic Files 迷离档案 A psychologist skilled in behavioral analysis is drawn into a series of bizarre murders. Each case seems connected to him. This is a battle of wits, strange and uncanny... But when he finally gets close to the truth, he discovers that everything conceals a shocking mystery. (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.) 825Reads9.0Score107Shelves
- 67 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
- 68 I'm a Detective Streamer, and Solving Cases Makes Me Stronger! 我，侦探主播，破案就会变强！ [Detective Cases + System + No Female Lead + Lighthearted + Comedy + Transmigration] Paranormal streamer Chen Mo accidentally dies while livestreaming an overnight stay in a haunted house. He transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a trainee detective. He gets the There Is Only One Truth System, which forces him to livestream every case he solves. The viewers are from Earth, and stirring things up in the chat earns him rewards. Before long, things get increasingly bizarre: he makes corpses —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 69 The Coroner’s Guide to Winning Over the Darkened Powerhouse 仵作攻略：黑化大佬心尖宠 A modern forensic doctor transmigrates into the past and becomes a lowly maid in the Jinyiwei kitchen, powerless and bullied by everyone. 261Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 70 Tales of Evil 恶谭 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Episodic Cases + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Jaw-Dropping Twists + Partners in the Field + Comedy] “When a person’s heart is filled with darkness, evil takes root there. The guilty are not those who commit crimes, but those who create the darkness.” A desperate call for help in the early hours of the morning came from a dead person’s phone number. A news report about a murder in a village claimed the Wolf God might be responsible! In Liangcheng, men kept turning up w 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Marks of Guilt 罪痕 Is there always evil behind every crime? Real cases reveal the truth about human nature. [Crime Investigation] [Not a Web Novel] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Strange and major cases, from human flesh takeout and a cat corpse found in a belly to a body hanging in Xian Lake, are uncovered one by one across the country. 2kReads8.7Score223Shelves
- 72 The Eye of Judgment: From the Start, I Engineer Accidents to Sentence Criminals 审判之瞳：开局设计意外裁决罪犯 A murderer is still roaming free? Deliver judgment successfully and randomly receive hacker-level network intrusion skills. Wrongfully accused of murder for no reason? Clear the case and randomly receive X-ray vision. A headless cold case has no suspect? Solve it and randomly receive master-level fighting skills. Xu Mo is reborn in a parallel world, where he gains the divine power of the Eye of Judgment and awakens the Judgment System. Taking on the identity of the Ace of Spades, he punishes cri 692Reads7.9Score100Shelves
- 73 Soliloquy in a Floating World 浮世独白 A major serial murder and cannibalism case: the killer struck four times over two months, leaving five dead and two seriously injured. The killer was utterly inhuman, forcing each victim to eat the flesh of the previous victim. Investigators examined all four crime scenes but found only two identical footprints. Victim Wu Tong survived, but damage to her brain and nerves from excessive sevoflurane and halothane left her unable to communicate normally. The only survivor able to provide the police 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Tracking Down the Mystery 迷案追凶 There are two kinds of things in the world: those you can see and those you can’t. What you can see is human nature. What you can’t see is what lies in people’s hearts. Behind every seemingly absurd story are faces twisted by ugliness. My name is Qin Mu. I’m a criminal police officer with seven years on the job. Three years ago, I helped the local police crack a smuggling case involving an international crime syndicate. My partner, Ayun, fell victim to a Nanyang curse technique and then mysterio 504Reads7.7Score101Shelves
- 75 Greyhound 灰狗 In real life, a “gray dog” is a private investigator. Unlike the detectives in movies and TV shows, who fight crime and uphold justice, real-world gray dogs are criminals who illegally profit by invading other people’s privacy through stalking, taking secret photos, bugging, tracking, and entrapment. You may never have encountered a gray dog, but they are very much among us. This book is a warning to the world: the law is inescapable, so do not stray onto the wrong path, and always protect your 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 He Is the Killer 他是凶手 He was an outstanding police officer. How did he become a murderer? Was he framed, or does he have a split personality? If he is the culprit, why did he become an undercover agent? When someone has nowhere left to turn, will they break their oath? When someone is trapped in a dead end, how can they redeem themselves? The cruelty of the truth often exceeds all imagination. No one can escape the fate Heaven has dealt them. 12.1kReads9.0Score1kShelves
- 77 Witness to Death 死亡见证 The rating has only just opened, so take it as a rough guide. [Criminal Investigation Team Captain × Psychology Expert] [Cool, Quiet, and Reserved × Playful Little Brat] People say Captain Shang Shixu is so serious that everyone around him keeps their distance. But what is this they're seeing? Is that a pretty young woman beside the aloof boss everyone avoids? And is she hugging his waist? What is happening to the world? Their meeting, the cases that keep coming one after another... The Cowherd 620Reads8.1Score101Shelves
- 78 The Eleventh Suspect 第11名嫌疑人 [Two Male Leads]+ [Plot Twists]+ [High-IQ Crime]+ [Vengeance for a Murdered Wife]+ [Second Male Lead Is a Lovesick Puppy] Mystery, crime-solving, deduction! Set against the backdrop of the “221” case, the protagonist uses his unique powers of logical deduction to face one difficult case after another alongside his team. With smoothly unfolding plots and tightly coordinated roles within the team, they trace and investigate ruthless criminals across a variety of murder cases! Featuring dozens of s 140Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 Crime Scene 犯罪现场 My name is Shen Yuan. I'm twenty-three, and although I only recently graduated, I've already spent three years with the criminal investigation squad. In those three years, I've seen countless vicious murderers. I've also seen hypocrites slaughter people in the name of justice. Human nature is fundamentally good. But when a kind person raises a butcher's knife, you won't even get the chance to kneel. 722Reads7.6Score102Shelves
- 80 Eyes of the Abyss: Season 2, Part 2: Cold Blood Boils 凝渊之眸.第二季2：冷血沸腾 349Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 81 Don't Say I Didn't Warn You 别说我没告诉你 I won’t waste words. Let’s get straight to the cases, solved in the freshest, most unconventional ways. The Twelve Detectives will open your eyes. “The Butterfly Case” “The Powdered Face and Vermilion Lips Case” “The Slow-Steamed Case” “The Cicada’s Shedding Case” “The Haunted Old Mansion Case” For anyone who likes detective stories and wants a few laughs... 156Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 82 A Tech Geek’s Deduction 技术宅推理 By chance, Xu Musheng helps the police crack a brutal kidnapping case that sends shockwaves through the entire Jiangbei Public Security Bureau. He thinks it is just a brief interruption in his hectic daily life, but then two goddesses come seeking him out, and even stranger cases follow in their wake. Can Xu Musheng pierce the layers of confusion and uncover the truth? As his extraordinary family background gradually comes to light, how will his relationships with the goddesses develop? 1.5kReads8.9Score134Shelves
- 83 Su Yi'an, Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review 大理寺少卿苏以安 Su Yi'an, the son of a Tang dynasty official, was raised in the countryside, where he and his grandmother depended on each other. By a twist of fate, Empress Wu Zetian appointed him Deputy Minister of Justice. From then on, he and two friends solved one baffling case after another. As they investigated, the truth behind his father's disappearance slowly came to light. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 No Flirting at the Crime Scene 案发现场禁止发糖 Han Ce is an exceptionally gifted criminal psychologist who can sketch countless kinds of criminals, yet cannot read the heart of the person he loves. Wanwan is a sensitive, obsessive young woman who is determined to uncover the truth behind her mother's disappearance. A truth buried for twelve years brings two people together through fate, but which of them will be the one to save the other? “Have I ever told you I love you?” “I love you.” “This world is my domain, and the girl I love is its qu 83Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 85 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 332Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 86 Forty-Eight Thousand Years Old 四万八千岁 (Mystery + adventure + ensemble cast) (Urban riddles, ancient Shu ciphers, three bound together, talent as a curse) In the ancient city of the wilderness of Shu, a divine stone fell from the sky, unleashing an ancestral curse that would span generations. In the modern city of Haiyao, eye doctor Pei Zhouyong and Qin Zong, matriarch of the Qin family, have their lives entangled with a divine relic because of their Zan clan bloodline. A headless corpse brings them together with Ren Zili, a blind 30Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 87 Thirteen Tales of the Strange 十三事诡录 Her mother-in-law works in obstetrics and gynecology and is always bringing home strange medicinal soups to drink. Little Lu saw someone dump a body by the river with her own eyes, but the body disappeared. All night long, lights and shadows move inside the psychiatric hospital... 27.9kReads8.8Score492Shelves
- 88 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... 430Reads9.2Score100Shelves
- 89 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 185Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 90 I Can Tell You’re Lying 看得出来，你在说谎 [Female-oriented] [Mystery + Crime Investigation + Microexpressions + Subtle Gestures] The truth lies in microexpressions; secrets are revealed by the smallest gestures. When facing Feng Xi, not a single subtle expression can escape her sharp, almond-shaped eyes. When facing Liang Yize, not a single suspicious gesture can escape his alluring, peach-blossom eyes. When the windows to the soul belong to these two, they become walking lie detectors. No matter what kind of suspects they face, their e 42Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 91 Thriller: From the Start, I Got a Ghost Marriage and a Stunning Ghost Bride 惊悚：开局冥婚，我喜得绝美诡妻 Horror + mystery + genius + cultivation + comedy + no disappointing ending + coming-of-age Eight years ago, I peeked through a crack in the door at my big brother Asan's new bride bathing, and from then on, her beautiful, captivating figure haunted my dreams. I could never forget her. When we met again, we fell into each other's arms. After I woke up, several black spots of unknown origin had appeared on my body. A chilling wind howled, and something uncanny clung to me. One terrifying secret af 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Criminal's Code 罪犯密码 I’ve always believed that only works with real depth are worth readers’ time! I hope you can see the characters grow as you read this novel! Some people always think that little people don’t matter, until their retaliation exceeds all expectations. Only then do they realize, too late, how wrong they were! Gao Lei smiled faintly. After taking a few puffs, he asked Shen Che, “What is a police officer’s responsibility?” Shen Che replied, “Fight crime and maintain public order.” Gao Lei stubbed ou 673Reads—Score102Shelves
- 93 The Corpse Whisperer: I Can See the Answers in Death 尸语者：我能看见死亡答案 [System] [Forensics] [Mystery] After thirty-six hours on duty, intern forensic doctor Lu Ming unexpectedly awakens an astonishing ability: he can see the true cause of death floating above every corpse. Drowned? No, strangled to death. Sudden cardiac arrest? No, poisoned with an organophosphate. Suicide by falling? No, pushed from the twenty-third floor. Everyone says he’s an inexperienced rookie, but his eyes never lie. When the truth is buried by those in power, killers walk freely in the sunl 6.2kReads8.0Score716Shelves
- 94 I’m the Grim Reaper, and I’m About to Start Committing Crimes! 我是死神，我要开始犯罪了！ [High-IQ Crime] [No Female Lead] [A Rational Madman] [No System] Twenty years ago, Yi Bo's entire family was slaughtered. Twenty years later, he walks out of a psychiatric hospital. From that moment on, the fates of certain people are sealed! Yi Bo swears to uncover the truth behind his family's murder and kill the people responsible! But as his investigation goes deeper, he discovers that things are far from simple. An unseen hand is guiding Yi Bo as he painstakingly unravels the mystery. “The 2.6kReads6.9Score169Shelves
- 95 She Came from the Darkness 她从黑暗来 After a torrential rain, a headless body was found lying on a road halfway up the mountain. As the investigation unfolded, a hidden case within the case gradually came to light... Because I feel your pain, I’m willing to charge into battle to save all the children like me, trapped in the darkness. An innocent, sweet lamb versus a ruthless queen of the night, joining forces with a nitpicky, sharp-tongued, righteous captain. Watch as they tear through layer after layer of fog and become warriors w 526Reads9.1Score109Shelves
- 96 Killing His Wife 杀死妻子 To deal with scumbag men, use their own tactics against them and leave them with nowhere to turn. Lin Xia is busy uncovering the truth, inheriting a fortune worth over a billion, and helping women hurt by their partners. Her enemies are formidable: a scheming man who marries into a wealthy family to exploit it, a crafty tycoon, a faithless husband who murders his wife for insurance money, a manipulative man who scams women out of money and sex, and an elite lawyer who commits sexual violence… 943Reads9.3Score168Shelves
- 97 Abyss of Crime: Unmasking the Good and Evil of Human Nature 罪案深渊：撕开人性善恶的假面 [Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Case-Based Stories + No Romance] Don't test the depths of human nature behind a crime. The truth is often enough to send a chill down your spine. Murder cases sweep in, and criminal police officers follow the clues to hunt down the real culprits. Behind the masks, the line between good and evil grows blurred. Evil takes root in the abyss, but even in the darkness, a glimmer of light remains. Only when the truth comes out will you understand: human nature is 282Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 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... 308Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 99 The Cases of Judge Shi 施公案 The novel tells the story of the honest official Shi Shilun during the Kangxi era, who, aided by Huang Tianba and other heroes of the martial world, roots out corrupt officials, solves cases, and captures bandits. 3Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 100 Atonement 弥罪 I fell through the darkness and saw my own eyes in the reflection. The more someone fears trouble, the more trouble comes looking for them. We are all creatures struggling to survive among the thorns, reaching out our guilty hands in the direction time flows. And now, what can I use to make amends for my sins? 856Reads9.1Score121Shelves
