Novels like The Long, Long Night
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- 151 Disfigured 破相 A mysterious new tenant moves into the apartment above Xu Ying. He leaves early and comes back late every day, sometimes making a terrible racket in the middle of the night. Yet Xu Ying doesn’t seem to mind. Lin Qiao, a young detective, has been haunted for years by the suspicious suicide of his younger sister, Li Wen. His investigation has recently made a breakthrough, but at the same time he has found himself in another predicament. Ten years after Li Wen’s death, another woman’s body is disco 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The International Sleuth 国际名探 Ahem, ahem... Rise, my beloved ministers. I have an important announcement at this morning's court session. Since I am exceptionally talented and stunningly good-looking, I am currently writing a novel. As the author of this book, I have high hopes for it. I expect all my beloved ministers to read it carefully. Be sure to leave a memorial with every chapter. I will burn the midnight oil, personally read them, and review your memorials. Before writing this book, I read widely, studied world m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Perfect Accomplice Plan 完美共犯计划 [All-female ensemble cast + mystery and deduction + professional pursuit of criminals] Seven years ago, a murder in a women’s dormitory cleaved five girls’ lives in completely different directions: She was stalked for half a month. She knew who was responsible, but the police said nothing was out of the ordinary; She was cast as the lead in a new series, only to find that its script mirrored the dormitory murder she had lived through; She went from being a major suspect in a police investigation 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Knockout: The Rougher the Waters, the Harder I Fish with Electricity 狂飙：风浪越大，我电鱼越狠 [No System, Slow Burn, Smart Characters] He transmigrates into the TV series The Knockout as Xu Jiang’s son, one of Jinghai’s big shots. He should have been electrocuted to death in the water, but a mysterious five-star tattoo appeared on his arm. At first, Xu Lei paid no attention to its glaring blood-red color. Not until after Xu Jiang’s death. Every faction began making moves, all wanting a piece of Jinghai. Uncle Tai: “If a little punk is willing to be a dog, we’ll keep him. If not, kill him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Falsely Accused After a Confession, My First Case Shocks the World 告白被诬陷，第一次破案震惊世界 He transmigrates to a parallel world. Ning Changhe becomes a police academy student about to start an internship at the police station. He also awakens the Police God Crime-Solving System, receiving from the start an array of terrifyingly powerful skills, including forensic medicine, professional criminal psychology, and professional trace analysis. Planning to keep a low profile and bide his time, Ning Changhe hopes to quietly build up his skills and find someone he likes who likes him back. Bu 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 156 Film and TV: The Knockout Without the Rampage 影综：狂飙不乱飙 TV Series Crossover: The Knockout, No Holding Back Xia Yu: Jinghai is mine to call the shots in. Not even the emperor himself can tell me what to do. That's what I said. One word: loyalty. The word “loyalty.” Zhao Ruilong: Brother, there's something I'd like to ask you to help me with. Zhao Lidong: That kid is seriously ruthless. Xia Jinglan: Who the hell did that guy inherit this from? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The Knockout: I Snatch Meng Yu in Jinghai from the Start 狂飙：开局在京海截胡孟钰 The protagonist, Chen Fan, transmigrates into the world of The Knockout and happens to become the childhood sweetheart who grew up alongside An Xin and Meng Yu. Chen Fan gradually discovers that this world has blended together many TV dramas. It’s practically an era of chaos. Chen Fan goes to Hong Kong all by himself! Six years later, he finally returns to Jinghai, bringing Gao Qiqiang under his wing and getting involved in various projects. From then on, Jinghai has only one voice: mine, Chen F —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Knockout: Gao Qiqiang Reboots 2000! 狂飙：高启强，重启2000！ [The Knockout + Gao Qiqiang + power in both the underworld and legitimate circles + slow burn + happy ending] A gunshot sent Gao Qiqiang back to New Year's Eve in 2000, when Jinghai stood on the cusp of a new era. As Sun Tzu's Art of War says, “There are roads that must not be taken.” He won't repeat the path that led to his own destruction. Given another chance by fate, Gao Qiqiang is determined to set right every regret from his past life and become the guiding light of Jinghai! 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 159 Film and TV: In The Knockout, the Sister-in-Law Tries to Kill Me from the Start 影视：人在狂飙，开局大嫂要杀我 After transmigrating into a world of combined dramas, he becomes Gao Qiqiang’s second younger brother, Gao Qisheng. The moment he arrives, he runs into his sister-in-law, Chen Shuting. She has a silk scarf wrapped around his neck and is trying to kill him. Just then, he awakens a System and turns the tables on Chen Shuting with a single move. From then on, Gao Qisheng begins changing his older brother Gao Qiqiang’s fate. He also leads the Gao family in gradually building a vast business empire.. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Seventy-First Knife Scar 第七十一道刀痕 The Seventy-First Knife Mark —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Telling Horror Stories at Midnight 半夜讲恐怖故事 Telling Ghost Stories at Midnight 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Cultivating Immortality Is No Match for Battling Weirdos 修仙不如斗奇葩 After transmigrating into the world of immortal cultivation, Lu Mingzhao wants only to stay alive and quietly pursue longevity. Unfortunately, everyone in his sect is a “drama queen”: his senior brother writes a blood letter for love, his second senior sister chases someone down with a blade over a romantic debt, his third martial uncle and the Demon Venerable accuse each other of being hopeless romantics, and his sect leader master elopes in the middle of the night, leaving a mess behind... Fac —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Slay the Gods: Lin Qiye's Daring Heist of the Moonlight Water Shell and the Chronicles of Heaven's Destruction 斩神之林七夜巧夺月亮水贝灭天纪 Slay the Gods: Lin Qiye seizes the Moonlight Water Shell and destroys the Heavenly Era Chronicle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 In The Knockout: I'm Really Not a Big Shot! 人在狂飙：我真不是大佬！ This is not a System novel. It recreates iconic lines and scenes from the hit drama The Knockout... Xu Liang, an ordinary man, transmigrates into the world of The Knockout. In a world where no one knows whether they will ultimately be just a pawn or the player moving the pieces... What kind of butterfly effect will our Xu Lei create? Finished watching The Knockout but still want more? Then give this book a look. What will change this time? Look once more toward the northern passes: who would tak 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Making The Knockout from the Start: I Played Gao Qiqiang as Myself 开局制作狂飙：我本色出演高启强 [TV Director + Livestreaming + Daily Life + Actors] [The commenters in this book's review section are all geniuses. The author has been thoroughly impressed.] Ordinary citizen Su Ming unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world where TV dramas are unbelievably awful, and becomes a fishmonger. After market officials make the unreasonable demand that he hand over a plasma TV, Su Ming, unwilling to put up with it, sets out to make The Knockout. From the start, one show, The Knockout, gets 1.4 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Funeral Affairs Master: I Can Solve Cases Too 白事先生：我也会破案 My childhood friend got caught soliciting sex. There’s no problem with me bailing him out, right? But what’s the deal with making a funeral director like me the head of a special investigation team? All I want is to focus on making money, but the appearance of a confession letter completely changed my life, and nearly got me killed (Chapter 164). For personal and professional reasons alike, Chou Wan, I’m going to catch you... This is a traditional detective novel, not a power fantasy. The pacing 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Fallen from Grace 坠落失格 Psychological suspense | High-IQ battle of wits | The boundary between reality and illusion collapses | Criminal profiling “My name is Chi Xiaochuan. I’m 26 years old, a hyperthymesia patient, and a full-time writer. Years from now, when I write this book, I’ll still remember that rainy night ten years ago. When the creator becomes the one to solve the puzzle, will the words on the page bring salvation, or lead to an even deeper trap? I’m not a profiler. I’m just someone who writes stories. I do 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Pufferfish 河豚 [No brainless plot] + [No protagonist plot armor] + [No ghosts] + [Three male leads] A tightly paced, plot-driven crime-solving story. It all begins with a bizarre murder in the small town of Menghai... A dead man checking into a hotel, an unknown toxin, a mole in the police force, execution-style killings, a secret buried for years... In this case, criminal investigation captain Si Jiannan, case consultant Cheng Tian, and rookie officer Duan Luo untangle the clues and find redemption... Love ha 14Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 169 The Psychiatric Hospital Murder: A High-IQ Crime Detective 精神病院谋杀案高智商犯罪侦探 The murder of Li Zhiming, director of a psychiatric hospital, unexpectedly unravels a child abduction case from 32 years ago. New and old cases intertwine, mysteries pile up, and a web of clues connects everything. Human nature and animal instinct collide as detectives take on what appears to be a perfect crime. Who will outsmart whom? A mind-bending tale of a high-IQ criminal with mental illness! 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 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—14d adds
- 171 Chasing Killers in the Dead of Night 暗夜追凶 “Does perfect crime really exist?” Bai Qi nodded confidently. “Of course!” “Then how come I've never heard of it?” Bai Qi gave a disdainful smile. “If you'd heard of it... would it still be a perfect crime?” 2.7kReads8.7Score31714d adds
- 172 Case Files of a Homicide Detective 缉凶笔记 I’m a college student, and fate has entangled me in one bizarre murder case after another! A woman’s corpse sealed in concrete, an unidentified charred body missing its genitals, a deranged killer who feeds on human brains… One brutal, bloody murder after another, and one appalling mastermind after another! Driven by the fire of justice in my heart, I’m caught up in a series of dangerous, thrilling hunts for the killers… 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Fated Cycle: The One Who Disappeared 宿命轮回之消失的Ta My wife’s sudden death plunged my world into darkness. I thought I would spend the rest of my life barely existing, like a walking corpse, but a phone call from my wife’s older sister disrupted my once-peaceful life... I’m getting closer and closer to the truth behind my wife’s death, but I’m also gradually walking down a road of no return... Only death is the end!!! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Walker in the Dark 黑夜行者 [Night Walker + No System + No Romance] is a continuation of the first book, "Murder in the Mist", but this is an entirely new storyline! Protagonist: Wang Youyong The story follows Wang Youyong, current deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, as he pursues a small group of vigilantes led by Ma Wenchao. Five years ago, the vehicle transporting Ma Wenchao, then deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, to prison was involved in a horrific crash. Against all odds, he survived. Ma 470Reads8.0Score12114d adds
- 175 The Knockout: I Snatched the Boss's Wife from the Start and Lived a Life of Leisure 狂飙：开局截胡大嫂，逍遥乐无边 [System + transmigration + no brainless protagonist + one heroine + building a faction + business empire] [The System is weak early on, but there are plenty of satisfying moments in the middle and later parts.] [Give it five chapters before you drop it, please.] Lin Feng transmigrates into the TV series The Knockout and activates a summoning System. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. From the start, he cleverly seizes a recording pen and schemes to get close to Bai Jiangbo. He beats others to th 1Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 176 The Detective's Notebook 推理笔记 A collection of original short mystery stories! A collection of original short mystery stories! A collection of original short mystery stories! (Important things are said three times.) Each volume is a standalone short story, so feel free to skip around! Hope you enjoy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 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
- 178 The Horsehead Incident 特马头事件 (This book was written in 2022. It’s a completed work of pure fiction, so please don’t take it seriously. Back then, there weren’t any rumors about Epstein or anyone else.) Urban suspense, no romance. A woman’s body is found in a roadside culvert, and the evidence points straight to her neighbor. Was it revenge, or is something else going on? As the investigation deepens, it uncovers a truth so shocking it leaves everyone stunned… 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 From The Knockout to the Screen, My Boss Is Xu Jiang 影视从狂飙开始我老板是徐江 “Who's there? Come out!” “Bang!” “Clomp, clomp~” “Boss, have a good journey!” “Whoa... pfft! You... whoa... you're... so... poisonous...” A gunshot rang out, and Xu Jiang, once the most powerful boss in Jinghai City, met his end in a little abandoned steel mill. “Find Chen Shuting. I promised the boss I'd avenge Leilei.” “Boss, your sister-in-law is at home cooking...” “Let's go home. I'm going to teach her a proper lesson and get even for Leilei...” 34Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 180 Chasing the Serial Killer 连环追凶 A major robbery from ten years ago remains unsolved. A murder case hundreds of miles away ended with the real culprit caught, yet it is riddled with questions. The two cases seem completely unrelated, but in truth their threads are hopelessly intertwined. Ten years later, a murder case provides a clue to the old crime. But a deeper investigation reveals a tangled web with far-reaching connections... 334Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 181 The Thousand-Year-Old Detective 千岁神探 During the Song Dynasty, the Six Fan Gate. At the summit of the Tianshan Mountains, he attains immortality. Demons and monsters all fear him. Dynasties rise and fall, and everyone else is just a passerby. A thousand years rush past. He is merely a visitor to the halls of power. He once discussed old cases with Bao Zheng and often examined corpses with Song Ci. Across a thousand years, he writes the chronicles of history. A single lifetime spent seeking the truth. He is the greatest martial artis 22Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 182 The Knockout: Gao Qisheng Is Reborn and Gets a Happy Ending with Brother Qiang 狂飙：高启盛重生后和强哥HE了 After Gao Qisheng dies, he becomes a ghost and lingers in the world for eleven years. Only after his big brother is executed by firing squad does he awaken from a dream, only to discover that he has been reborn. In this life, Gao Qisheng remembers the divination: Follow the righteous path, and fortune will follow. He cuts off every factor that could lead his big brother to repeat his mistakes; He builds a fortress for his big brother, protecting his goodness; He invests in Ma Die and partners wi 4Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 183 The Knockout: The Real Boss of Jinghai 狂飙：京海真正的话事人 Reborn in the world of The Knockout, Chen Hanwen decides to stop keeping a low profile and show all of Jinghai who's really in charge! He transmigrates into the body of a child abandoned by Uncle Tai, awakens the Underworld System, and vows to make the Jian Gong Group pay! But this world... doesn't seem quite like the Knockout he remembers? [Slow Burn] + [Harem] + [Multiple Heroines] + [System] Please be patient! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Venus on a Rainy Night 雨夜维纳斯 In 2001, a museum in Linhai City reports a late-night emergency. A damaged statue of Venus stands quietly in place. When its plaster cracks open, a young woman's corpse is found sealed inside. The victim's arms have been severed, and blood streams from her eyes. The scene is identical to the old case from eleven years ago, the Rainy Night Venus murders. In 1990, detective Tang Yuliang paid a terrible price to solve the serial murder case, only to get a resolution that was half true and half fals 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 185 The Kidnapping Game 绑架游戏 A proposal that business executive Sakuma had prepared for Nissei Motors was rejected, leaving him frustrated and resentful. That night, he went to the home of Nissei Motors’ vice president, only to run into a young woman climbing over the wall. She was Juri, the vice president’s illegitimate daughter, who had run away from home because of family problems. Sharing a desire for revenge, Sakuma and Juri staged a kidnapping and demanded a ransom of 300 million yen... But what Sakuma never expected —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 186 Murder by Scent 嗅杀 The Scent of Murder: A gentle doctor is actually a serial killer, and only she can smell death. When a perfumer neighbor joins forces with a homicide detective, a deadly game of tracking by scent begins. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 187 The Six-Nosed Fox Demon 六鼻狐妖 Linghu Yin of Ningcheng is a renowned constable of the Six Fan Gate, known by the nickname Fox Demon of the Six Noses. He is exceptionally skilled, and his foxlike cunning in solving cases often helps him spot the smallest clues where none seem possible. So come along with me and see how this official, Linghu Yin, cracks his cases. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 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—Score10514d adds
- 189 The Silent Killer 沉默的凶手 Psychologist Xu Feifei thinks the Voldemort she sees is a hallucination. Then Voldemort writes a line on the mirror: “I have always been right behind you.” After that, Voldemort follows her everywhere, like a shadow. The human bones inside a sculpture, the rabbit-head mask in the maze, the invisible man in a single office worker’s home, the woman bricked into a wall, the novelist’s second personality, the remains in the basement: the murder cases encountered by the police captain and the psychol 149Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 190 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. 12.1kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 191 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? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Sealed Evidence 尘封之证 Every silent corpse is a life story violently brought to a close. We are the only ones who can read it. Forensic examiner Chen Mo and detective Lin Tao are partners with very different temperaments but perfect rapport. Day after day, they move between crime scenes and the autopsy table, searching for forgotten truths among cold physical evidence and inscrutable human hearts. The cases they face lie buried beneath layers of time and the fog of human nature. From the city’s poorest neighborhood 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The Evidence Puzzle 罪证拼图 On the boundary between crime and justice, evidence is the only light. Chen Yuan, captain of the city’s criminal investigation squad, has spent ten years failing to solve his younger sister’s disappearance. The case has become an unhealed scar in both his career and his life. When an unidentified woman’s body disturbs the quiet of the city moat, a mysterious snowflake tattoo and a bloodstained old cotton shoe draw him and his teammates into a vast criminal network spanning schools, mining distri —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Chaser 追赶者 “Solving a case is like putting together a puzzle. The hardest and most crucial part is often finding the last one or two pieces.” [Standalone cases + criminal investigation + rigorous deduction + no romance] A massive meteor shower is on its way, and a group of enthusiasts gather at a campsite on the outskirts of the city to watch the stars. In the dead of night, a scream rings out. A man has been stabbed to death. The caller tells the police that they may have killed him. But his habit of usin 95Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 195 Grading Essays, I Uncovered a Murder from Three Years Ago 批阅作文，我查出了三年前的人命 Chen Mo, a Chinese teacher, discovered a murder case in an essay. A student described in detail how a girl from the same school had been bullied to death three years ago. The victim was the older sister of Su Qing, the transfer student in his class. When he started investigating, the principal handed him a thick red envelope. “Mr. Chen, let the past lie quietly. This is the ‘rational good.’” His mother was gravely ill and urgently needed money. And the fate of whistleblowers? Shen Xiao, the form —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Returnee from Hell 地狱归客 He once fell into the Inferno, enduring nine near-death trials amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At last, he returned to the human world bearing the brands of Hell and the power to devour souls. That power can see through the hidden sins of sinners and turn their past misdeeds into pain they must suffer themselves. It is a “gift” Hell bestows upon its judges. The human world is no paradise. Evil lurks in the shadows of neon lights: a hypocritical principal who abused children is still 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Strange Case Files 奇案集 A modern office worker and homebody transmigrates to ancient times to solve cases. Strange mysteries, endless court conflicts, and a mysterious person bound to his fate: how will he face them all? Does the truth really matter that much? 330Reads8.5Score11614d adds
- 198 1993: Back on the Police Beat 1993重走警途 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Episodic Stories + Crime + Criminal Investigation + Twists + No Golden Finger] The rating has just come in, and it will rise later “I wanted to be a good person too, but the nights in that era were so dark that I had no choice but to be more ruthless than the criminals.” In 1993, Binjiang County had no surveillance cameras, no DNA technology, and no big data. It was a golden age for crime to flourish unchecked, and the darkest of times for criminal investigators, who co 3.1kReads7.5Score26214d adds
- 199 I Brushed Past the Killer and Saw the Crime Scene! 与凶手擦肩，我看到了案发现场！ Zhu Yaqing has a secret she can never tell anyone. Whenever she brushes past a murderer, she sees the crime scene. Because of this, she forms an unbreakable bond with the Criminal Investigation Division of the city’s Public Security Bureau… 628Reads6.5Score10214d adds
- 200 Salvation in the Torrential Rain 暴雨救赎 [No System, no golden finger, no romance, mystery + deduction + main plot + standalone cases] Some people receive WeChat messages from their future selves. Some act in a feel-good web short drama and end up dead at the scene. Some think they can sit back and watch the drama unfold after mouthing off online, unaware that someone is watching them from the shadows... In this world, there are always people who use terrifying methods beyond ordinary understanding to murder their fellow human beings. 113Reads—Score—14d adds
