Novels like Crimson Moon Killing Game
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- 1 Ye Chen Investigates 叶琛探案 In Shanghai during the 1920s and 1930s, the young detective Ye Chen makes it his mission to keep the peace and order of the city, solving one bizarre case after another and earning widespread renown. Yet a dense fog lies behind every case, with mysteries within mysteries and traps within traps, revealing the legend of an ordinary man in Republican-era China. What is the secret of the strange tattoos? Why has no one in the family lived past thirty for three generations? What secret does the myste 3.2kReads9.5Score26014d adds
- 2 Hell’s Chessboard 地狱棋盘 The remains of abandoned gods became infinite realms, into which dying souls are forcibly dragged and turned into pieces on a chessboard. There is no mercy here, only equivalent exchange. If you want to survive, you must trade something of equal value. Memories, emotions, years of life, even traces that someone ever existed... all can be used as stakes. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 National Security Bureau: Rapid Response Unit 国安局：快速反应小组 A hard-hitting crime novel with every kind of case you could want, one case per volume. Ensemble cast + no romance + no emotional subplots + standalone investigations + no idiotic characters. Cases involve murder, smuggling, drugs, undercover operations, counterterrorism, and more. The cases are intricately connected and full of twists. Until the very end, no one knows how the killer committed the crimes. See how the members of the rapid response team match wits with the criminals and ultimately 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The System Makes Me Solve Murder Cases 系统让我侦破杀人案 [Social Mystery + Everyday Life + Comedy] Chen Xiake is a high school detective who has solved countless cases. Little did he expect a System to suddenly appear before him one day. Before he knew it, he’d cleared the beginner mission and completed the first and second tasks in succession. He also met a quirky, chuunibyou girl. But he had no idea that he was already caught up in a massive conspiracy. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Echoes of Rusted Bones 锈骨回声 Echoes of Rusted Bones —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After I Transmigrated, I Built a Web Novel Empire 穿越后，我创建了网文帝国 [No Harem + No System + The Heroine Is the Main Villain + Villains Stay Clever + No Clichés + The Protagonist Doesn’t Play Weak or Show Off] Lin Chen wakes up one day to find that he has transmigrated to a parallel world. Its technology is similar to that of Blue Star. The difference is… this world has no online literature. Lin Chen, a failed novelist on Blue Star, unexpectedly builds his own literary empire here. (Note: Male lead: Lin Chen. Female lead: Zhou Ting) 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After Beating the Gods and Demons Game, I Started Playing Horror Games 通关神魔游戏的我玩起了恐怖游戏 After clearing a gods-and-demons game in another parallel world, Qin Zhen acquires countless divine and demonic bloodlines and transmigrates to a world overrun by horror games. When Qin Zhen enters a horror game, its terrifying, blood-soaked world begins to change. A certain evil spirit lord: “I am the king of ten thousand ghosts. All ghosts obey my command!” Qin Zhen opens his Nether God’s Eye. “Are you sure?” A certain vampire grand duke: “I can take the form of a blood bat and devour everythi 1Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 8 The British Detective: Starting by Snatching Scotland Yard's Case 英伦神探，从截胡苏格兰场开始 [Transmigration + Detective + Crime Solving + No Saintly Protagonist + No Inspirational Lectures] An imperial organization bent on creating a new divine kingdom, birth parents whose secrets grow deeper the more they are investigated, and brutal crimes cropping up across the world: behind it all, an invisible hand seems to be toying with the lives of ordinary people. Standing atop the spire of Big Ben, Mark watched the girl eating a hamburger beside a charred black object and took a big bite of t 290Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Deduction: A Hidden Life 推理：隐秘的人生 The murder of a writer in City B brings many long-buried events to light as the investigation unfolds. A troubled police detective has no choice but to face both himself and the killer with courage. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Never-Ending Plum Blossoms 梅完梅了 Years ago, the powerful businesswoman Dong Zhenzhu was brutally murdered in her home. Mei Changqing, who had only just joined the police force, accidentally caught a glimpse of the culprit's back during an emergency assignment, but an unexpected mishap let the killer slip away. In the end, the police closed the case as a suicide. Years later, after weathering all kinds of hardships, Mei Changqing is no longer the inexperienced young officer he once was. He has become a middle-aged man with a bee 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn: Ten Days Before My Execution 重生：回到死刑前十天 [I rid the world of evil spirits. I kill, I do not save.] [No System, not a power fantasy, and not mindless. Read at your own discretion.] [A fresh take on Southern-style supernatural fiction, violent crime, and a dark tone.] [Stick with it. This book is even better than you think.] The stone-faced coroner painted a bullseye on Ye Zhen's back. Five shots rang out. The bullets pierced his lungs with pinpoint accuracy, shattered his beating heart, and took with them all his rage, resentment, humil 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Forensic Detective on the Case 追凶法医 One baffling murder after another; One tangled clue after another; One eerie crime scene after another; He faces the most ruthless killers; He deciphers the language of bones; Amid a swamp of unsolved cases, he painstakingly pieces together the clues and makes the dead speak! 94Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 13 The Disabled CEO’s Substitute Bride Is a Celestial Master 残疾总裁的替嫁天师 [Metaphysics + Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Yandere + Ancient-to-Modern] By a twist of fate, Ling Fengqi returned to the modern era. Ling Feng’s father: “Will you marry in someone else’s place or not?” Ling Fengqi, calculating the odds with his fingers: “There’s an offer like that?” · In the capital, everyone was waiting for a show and ready to stir up trouble. They never expected the once-wooden Ling Fengqi to suddenly turn terrifyingly unhinged, tormenting everyone who tried to get close 11Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 14 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
- 15 Forbidden Forensic Files: The Poisoned Corpse in the Theater 法医禁忌档案：剧院毒尸 Forensic Files of Forbidden Cases: Poisoned Corpse at the Theater —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Ghostly Chief Forensic Doctor 猛鬼大法医 Intern forensic examiner Lin Tianyi accidentally saved the younger sister of the King of Ghosts from the Underworld. The King took him in as a disciple and taught him the Ghost King Sect’s arts. Armed with the Ghostly Eye and Ghost Claws, he became an inspector for the Special Case Investigation Unit. Serial murders, bodies that smolder from within, poison arts from the southern frontier, a ghost woman with a guqin, a princess from the Warring States period... Behind every bizarre case lies an u 159Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 17 Returning from Cultivation, I Become a Detective 修仙归来当神探 Xu Liang was a cultivator who failed his tribulation and returned to his youth. But he soon discovered that although this was still Blue Star, everything around him had changed. Instead of attending a civil engineering university, as he had before, he had graduated from a police university and become a proud trainee detective. 116Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 18 Murder in the Golden House: My Opponent Is a Bit of a Letdown 金屋藏凶：我的对手不太行 [Alternate Republic of China setting + episodic mystery-solving + happy ending] During the Republic of China era, the body of socialite Xu Ruolan is discovered in a suburban villa. The police station hastily closes the case as an accidental fall. Officer Jiang Shuyi suspects foul play and continues investigating, only to be dismissed without explanation. Just as the truth is about to be buried, a year later, dancer Dong Yujiao moves into the villa to track down a missing treasure. There, she cro 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The First-Rank Coroner’s Wild Ride 一品仵作狂妃 Modern forensic pathologist Yan Feixue unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of an unloved young lady of a noble marquis's household. The moment she opens her eyes, she is framed for murder and nearly loses her life. She has no choice but to use the professional skills she honed in her previous life to clear her name and save her own skin. But her peerless autopsy skills catch the attention of a certain cold and aloof Lord Beiming. He pins her against the wall and declares domineeringly, “Wom 80Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 20 The Versatile Beauty's Transmigration 可盐可甜美人穿 With so many mystery stories out there, why can’t we have one decent female detective? A beautiful police officer transmigrates to an alternate ancient world to solve cases and put together a cyber boy band! A proper ancient crime procedural, with just a tiny bit of nonsense! Solving cases is a must, but so are delicious food, beautiful things, lovely scenery, and gorgeous people. The story boasts four beauties, so naturally, it wants it all! Volume 11, “Special Edition,” has a surprise in stor 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Chasing Cases Across Two Cities: An Intern Forensic Pathologist 双城追案：实习女法医 [Modern suspense + episodic case-solving + slow-burn romance + evenly matched leads] Lu Fan is a gentle, quiet-looking forensic intern, but beneath the surface she is bright, strong-willed, and sincere. She is drawn to the light and embraces the same beliefs and aspirations as her brother. Bai Ge looks scruffy, roguishly handsome, and cheerful to those around him, but inside he is insecure and gloomy. With a histrionic personality, he was once a Chinese detective, but he is also the son of a cri 139Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 22 Officialdom: The Unlisted Bureau Chief 官场：空编局长 A power struggle in officialdom, a contest for influence. Shen Jingyu falls to her death, and Li Zhengguo, who was present, becomes a major suspect. Was it an accident or murder? Lin Song is assigned to assist Detective Liang Bing with the investigation. Sun Jianguo, owner of the Golden Romance Club, Han Qiang, and others are drawn into the case one after another. As Liang Bing and Lin Song painstakingly piece together the clues, they fall for each other and unexpectedly uncover a crucial piece 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Gray Border 灰色边界 A: Adjudication R: Revenge L: Law Enforcer There are no perfectly just verdicts in this world. Only by walking the line at the edge of the law can one execute true demons. No one wants to walk a tightrope, especially when the abyss below is deep enough to swallow everything. A and L should never move along the same straight line, but only where their paths cross can the sins of the heart be cleansed. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Dream You Never Wake From 永睡不醒的梦 (I wrote this novel in a notebook when I was in middle school a couple of years ago. I’m posting it on Fanqie as a keepsake.) I can no longer endure nights like this. The desolate old days, their mottled traces reflecting the weight of time. Again and again, I return to this empty old house, covered in dust and spiderwebs. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Prince of Winter X The Camellia Beauty X Romantic Love Poems 冬之王子X山茶花美人X浪漫情诗 Also known as: The Butterfly on the Hanging Lock This is a light-novel-style story set in a fictional world. In the city of Zhenye, the forces at play are tangled together, with undercurrents churning... The military, the underworld, the church! Poise, elegance, beauty! A meticulously plotted romantic mystery! A villainous, scheming heroine x a cold yet gentle hero. They dwell in darkness, loving and fighting each other, with no need for redemption! Told through a POV narrative style, similar to 4Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 26 Match-Three Apocalypse: I Predict the End of the World Through Tile-Matching 消了个消：我靠消消乐末日预言 [Infinite Flow] [Rule Horror] [Mystery and Mind-Bending] [Supernatural] [No Female Lead] [Not a Saint] [Transmigrating Between Worlds] [Gods] “Your world is on the verge of collapse.” Qiao Yi, who called himself a gaming genius, opened the wildly popular match-three game and cleared a level. Just as he finished the first one, these words suddenly appeared before his eyes. Qiao Yi thought nothing of it, until “Are you talking about someone like me?” The middle-aged man before him gave an eerie sm 5Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 27 Detective Jia 贾案侦探 [Mystery + detective + case-solving + deduction + no System + mind-bending cases + steadily unfolding plot] A locked-room murder leads to an antiques donation case from years ago. A ruthless killer lurking in the shadows carefully assassinates the people who know what the police have discovered, cutting off every lead. But evidence of a crime never disappears, and the law's net may be wide, but no criminal can slip through forever. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Infinite Loop of Terror 无限循环恐怖地带 The whole internet is abuzz with claims that Wu Xi, the true heiress of a wealthy family, is a worthless outcast who was abandoned. But no one knows that from the start, she awakened the [Merit System] and became the only metaphysics master in a parallel universe! From a lowly discarded daughter forced into a substitute marriage to bring good fortune, she rises to sweep the metaphysics world and become a beloved national goddess with miraculous healing skills. She wields merit like a blade, puni —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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... 349Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 Counterattack: A Beautiful Revenge 逆战：美丽的复仇 His new novel, Doomsday: Stockpiling Supplies in a Shelter to Save a Goddess, is currently updating to rave reviews. [Manhunt]+ [Escape]+ [Revenge]+ [Explosive Action]+ [High Intelligence] He graduated from the School of Architectural Design at a top university. While out for a night run, he was abducted and thrown from a car. The police found drugs on him, then discovered more drugs at his home and office. All three packages bore his fingerprints. With no other evidence, the court sentenced him 44Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 32 The Letter 字母 A university campus should be full of youthful energy and an inviting place to be, but its peace was shattered that day. A body in the restroom marked the beginning of this deadly contest. A ghost armed with a blade leaves one student after another as a restless spirit. Every crime scene is shrouded in an unspeakable eeriness... What happened on that rainy night? The past does not fade with the wind. It stays buried in people's hearts forever. Human nature is evil from the start... Dark currents 147Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 33 The Peeping Tom 偷窥者 The hit original mystery series by Forensic Doctor Qin Ming! This is the novel that inspired the web drama Forensic Doctor Qin Ming, whose series has sold more than two million copies and racked up over 1.6 billion views! Young women living alone are vanishing one after another, without a trace. Did they run away from home? Were they involved in accidents? Or did someone take them? When the body of a missing woman is found, the baffling cause of death leaves the forensic team perplexed. Meanwhil —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 34 The White Whale Game: A Slaughter Feast Beneath the Neon 白鲸游戏：霓虹下的杀戮盛宴 A familiar, pleasant Nokia ringtone. A Nokia phone that never runs out of power. A death game from a higher dimension. A killing spree lurking beneath the neon lights. College student Chen Hao has just succeeded in taking revenge when he receives a Nokia N97 phone at the brink of death, badly injured. The only app on it is WeChat. The moment he opens WeChat, he joins a game. This game from a higher dimension will grant him one wish if he completes a hundred rounds. 70Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 35 This Accomplice Is Innocent 这个帮凶没有罪 On the soft earth where the body was found, not a single footprint belonging to the killer or the victim could be found within a hundred meters. Did the body fall from the sky? This is a world-class case that pushes human intelligence to its limits. But criminal investigation expert Liu Wensen uses meticulous observation and unprecedented powers of imagination and deduction to connect barely perceptible clues into an indisputable chain of evidence. He reconstructs the criminals’ complex and biza 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Murderer's Sin 谋杀者之罪 In 2019, K-Tech, a leading company in Beidu, developed the first machine capable of unrestricted time travel, naming it the “Time Capsule.” K-Tech then partnered with the Beidu police to establish a new department, the “Special Cases Investigation Group,” and put the Time Capsule to work solving cases that had remained unsolved for years. Ouyang Yuzhi, a junior figure at the police station, was unexpectedly selected and granted the title of the country’s only person legally authorized to use the 6Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 37 The Blue-Eroded Script 蓝蚀字 When art becomes a murder weapon, poison flows through the pigments. This is a manhunt spanning chemistry, art, and criminal investigation. Poison can be sealed inside ancient pigment recipes; crimes can be concealed in the brushwork of paintings handed down through generations. When the final piece falls into place, will you see the complete picture of the truth, or another carefully painted disguise? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Fengcheng Crime Files 风城罪案录 Synopsis of The Windy City Crime Files At the turn of the century, the industrial hub of Luo City was known as the "Windy City." There, a criminal investigation squad moved between the ruins of steel mills and newly opened internet cafés, solving more than forty bizarre cases. The crimes spanned two eras: an old engineer died in a sealed-off workshop, while a programmer vanished into a virtual trading network. Each case was a snapshot of its time. Investigations ranged from fingerprint tracking 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Half-Cigarette Detective 半支烟神探 He never smokes a cigarette down to the end; the cases he solves are never settled.?? At forty, Chen Mu is a legend who doesn't fit in with the police force. Sloppy in appearance and a little obsessive, he solves cases through a fixation on details and his odd habit of snuffing out a cigarette halfway through. From bizarre accidents to perfect murders, no trick can escape his notice. But Chen Mu has never been after the killer right in front of him. Ten years ago, his father, Chen Guodong, was d 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Case of the Eroding Color 色蚀谜案 A Case of Sensual Corruption 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Court of Causality: Fatal Percentage 因果律庭：致命百分比 I’m Alan Wexler, a former causality investigator and now a down-at-the-heels detective. My daily routine is watching people at the “Court of Causality” argue themselves hoarse over trivial nonsense. For example, when a piece of cheese goes missing, they’ll blame the boss, a robot, a dog, even the constants of the universe! Then I get dragged into Alex’s death case, and all five unlucky nodes insist they’re innocent. Fine, looks like I’ll have to step in again and find the one truly guilty “cause 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Awakening in a Low-Dimensional World 低维觉醒 A meticulously crafted sci-fi mystery thriller that will take you to an explosive climax, bring you to tears, and make you think deeply about the universe, society, and human nature. It tells the story of Jin, who grows stronger with each mysterious case he solves, while the evil intent within those events invades him and makes him increasingly wicked. After battling the monsters conjured from his own inner darkness, he ultimately triumphs and discovers the truth about the higher-dimensional uni 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Traces of Guilt 罪迹 Humans are the world’s most complex tangle of contradictions; lies are the warm womb in which evil is born. A man whose heart was cut out while he was still alive, a woman submerged in a blood-filled bathtub, a corpse chewed beyond recognition... Could these eerie crime scenes be the killer’s arena? What lies behind these baffling cases? A victim who foresaw their own attack, a hacker lurking in the shadows, twisted family bonds and love... Who is the true source of the evil? When night falls, c 153Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 44 Twelve Murder Cases: A Detective’s Pursuit of the Killer 十二凶案薄：刑警追凶录 [Brain-teasing crime investigation, episodic cases, mystery-solving, no System, fast-paced] (crime investigation captain x genius forensic examiner) Crime investigation captain Lin Shen bears the burden of his mother’s unsolved case, using psychological profiling to strip away criminals’ disguises. Genius forensic examiner Su Wan deciphers the body’s secrets on the autopsy table, giving the dead a voice. Technical expert Lu Chuan wields numbers like a blade, cutting off every trace of the crimin 489Reads—Score10114d adds
- 45 A Performance at the Hour of Taboo 忌时演绎 The death knell rings, and black fog descends. With death hanging over you, you have no choice but to assume someone else's identity. Survive in an unfamiliar place where vengeful ghosts lurk, and struggle to breathe beneath the malice of unknown beings. With layers of fog all around, how long can you stay alive? Perhaps others have suffered the same fate as you, but will they be allies, or jackals ready to push you into the abyss? An emotionless, ethereal voice rings out: The forbidden hour has 390Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 46 Rejected on a Blind Date, I Nabbed a Tea Scammer from the Start 相亲被拒，开局逮捕茶叶女 Yang Yi's very first blind date turns out to be with a woman running a tea scam! When she learns that Yang Yi earns a low salary, the tea-selling woman rejects and humiliates him on the spot, unaware that Yang Yi is a young police officer who just started the job. So Yang Yi arrests the tea scammer from the start. 15Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 47 The Missing Detective 消失的刑警 [Criminal investigation + solving cases + strong partners + mind-bending + suspense] The “dead” return, all for one deadly truth. While everyone is attending Zhong Yue’s memorial, he opens his eyes in a small hospital room. The criminal investigation squad captain Zhong Yue has “died.” He is now Zhao Yanqin, Zhong Yue’s cousin. Zhao Yanqin is a police officer too, so the supposedly “dead” Zhong Yue naturally returns to the force. With danger all around and lies everywhere, can he escape the trap 8Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 48 Half a Century of Major Case Records 半个世纪，大案要案纪实 From a sensational heist in the 1980s that prompted the country's first nationwide crackdown on crime, to financial scams after reform and opening up, and then to high-tech crimes in the new millennium, this is a record of major cases spanning half a century. There is no fictional suspense, only cases so real they cut to the bone. There are no superpowered detectives, only ordinary people who pursued criminals with their passion and their lives. The secrets buried by time, the sacrifices no one 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 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
- 50 The Detective Who Speaks in Riddles 诡语神探 In his previous life, Zhu Long was betrayed by both the woman he loved most and his best friend. He died a miserable death, unable to let go of his resentment. After a journey through hell, he emerged stronger: not only was he reborn five years in the past, he also gained the blessing of strange words. This time, he will rewrite his fate and clear the names of the dead. Whatever belongs to him, he will take back with his own hands! 58Reads8.8Score11914d adds
