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  1. 1 Hua Yidi Investigates 华绎迪探案 Ming Xing Wen Mo明杏温漠Mystery91k WordsCompleted Private detective Hua Yidi repeatedly cracks bizarre cases, using his wild imagination and meticulous powers of deduction to pierce through layers of confusion and uncover the truth behind each case. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 2 Bitter Fruit 恶果 Big Camel大骆驼Mystery109k WordsCompleted Police officer Wu Zheng is caught up in a locked-room murder case and is killed to cover it up. His father, Wu Ming, sets out to uncover the truth for his son. A bathroom concealing hidden secrets, a mysterious rain village, an eerie research institute: following a trail of clues, he draws closer to the evil that was set in motion twenty years ago... 66Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  3. 3 Veronica’s Room 维罗尼卡的房间 Bei Yesen北野森Mystery14k WordsCompleted Veronica's Room 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  4. 4 The Deadly Marks of Love 致命的爱痕 Ying Nuo影诺12k WordsCompleted Fatal Love Marks —Reads—Score—Shelves
  5. 5 Psychic Variety Show 通灵综艺 Eighteen Is the Oldest of Four十八是老四Mystery127k WordsOngoing [Mystery, deduction, twists, and a plot-driven story] “Zhou Ying! Zhou Ying! Zhou Ying!” Beneath a beam of light, the Muse slowly approaches. “Big sister…” Zhou Ying opens her eyes. It's Jiang Shiyue again. “Why is it you again?” The same setting, the same characters, a similar story. Is this a parallel universe, or the Truman Show, deliberately staged by someone? “Zhou Ying, not everyone can become Zhou Ying.” “Sisi, are you still there?” “Do you believe in communicating with spirits? Do y 17Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 6 The Death of Yu Lian 玉莲之死 Tang Jiuyuan唐九渊Mystery143k WordsCompleted Late one night, Xiao Yulian mysteriously dies in her office. What shocks everyone is that the autopsy reveals bodily fluids from two different men. Who was the real killer? What kind of person was Xiao Yulian? And what drove the killer to murder her? These are the mysteries we must unravel. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 7 Hunting Killers of the Heart Demon 心魔缉凶 The Nondual Gate of All Wonders不二众妙门Mystery619k WordsOngoing Beneath the neon-lit night sky of Chengdu, a battle of intellect and psychology quietly begins. Lin Xiaoqing, a young psychologist, has always believed she is good at reading people, until she meets Li Wenbin, a mysterious patient. This seemingly ordinary middle-aged man hints at a string of murders, gradually drawing her into a deadly game of psychological manipulation. Meanwhile, as criminal investigator Zhao Ming pursues the case, he discovers that every clue points to Lin Xiaoqing's clinic. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 8 The Smiling Sleuth: A Brilliant Detective Who Plays by No Rules 笑面追凶：推理天才不着四六 SevenSevenSevenSevenSevenSevenSeven Bro七七七七七七七哥Mystery398k WordsCompleted [Classic deduction, no female lead, no System, no saccharine romance, hard-boiled suspense and mystery] A kidnapper demands a hundred million. Do they want the money, or the hostage's life? A playboy is murdered. How did the killer control the time of death, ensuring the victim died without ever realizing it? An arson case and a poisoning. How does the crime in the first case become the key clue that exposes the method used in the second? At 22, he is a criminal investigation specialist. He is a 18Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 9 The Silent Clay Figure 沉默的泥塑 Tianshui Painting天水丹青Urban149k WordsCompleted A Buddhist tooth from the Northern Wei, Ming Dynasty painted sculptures, and secrets a thousand years old hidden in a laboratory. An inexplicable foreign object lies sealed inside the chest of a statue of Weituo. Sculptors, archaeologists, antiquities dealers, and a mysterious family are all searching for answers. When the truth comes to light, they discover that some secrets, once opened, can never be closed again. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 10 The Missing Tenth Page 消失的第十页 wishwsrcMystery22k WordsCompleted When book editor Su Wen receives a rare encyclopedia left behind by her late father, she discovers that page 10 is missing from every edition. A secret spanning twenty years gradually comes to light... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 11 Memory Fragments: Hunting the Killer in a Frame-Up 记忆碎片：替罪追凶 Gu Quan, Who Loves Honey Orange Juice爱吃蜂蜜鲜橙汁的顾全Mystery129k WordsCompleted “If you can’t even trust yourself, who can you trust?” Five years ago, criminal police captain Lu Chen went undercover in a criminal syndicate trafficking human organs. Five years later, he is gravely injured in an explosion while investigating a serial murder case. When he wakes up with no memory, he finds himself the prime suspect. Every piece of physical evidence points to him as the killer. The only things that could prove his innocence are a stranger’s fingernail clenched in his hand and th —Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 12 The Perfect Alibi: Who’s the Killer? 完美不在场证明：谁才是凶手？ Peng Mei's Novel Collection蓬妹小说集Mystery152k WordsCompleted A carefully planned murder, a killer with an airtight alibi, and a detective who must navigate a double maze of logic and psychology to uncover the hidden “time trick”. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 13 Has My Girlfriend Been Kidnapped? 我女朋友被绑架了吗？ Tongtong Boils the Sea彤彤煮海Mystery574k WordsCompleted First it was kidney-harvesting gangs in Myanmar, now there’s a dismemberment case in Thailand. Lin Xiaoyan, a female influencer, is kidnapped and held for ransom while traveling in Thailand. Who abducted her? Her boyfriend, Li Mingbo, is frantic with worry and decides to go to T Country himself to find the truth, gradually uncovering a vast conspiracy hidden in the shadows. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 14 Mind-Reading Detective: The Killer Without a Trace 读心神探：无证之凶 No More Waiting for Godot不等戈多了Mystery123k WordsOngoing A body without a wound, a crime scene splattered with someone else’s blood, and a wedding ring that appeared out of nowhere. The bizarre murder at the Feng family compound in Yuezhou leaves the police force’s two top investigators, Ren Jie and Song Zhun, at a dead end. With no other choice, they turn to Dong Yiting, a psychological analyst with an almost uncanny eye for detail. She can spot everything others overlook: the time hidden in footprints, the past etched into scars, and the cracks in h —Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 15 Black Smoke 黑烟 Down-and-Out Dreamer落魄梦想家Mystery220k WordsCompleted Standalone Cases + Criminal Investigation + Crime-Solving A girl with all four limbs severed Bones smashed to pieces A puzzle that can never be completed A butcher's blade hidden behind a legend A bizarre art gallery A haunted school The good and evil in human nature, right and wrong, and all the gray areas in between What brings me into the light, and what will make us fall into the abyss? 170Reads—Score101Shelves
  16. 16 Dreambound Bookshop 缘梦书局 Sword Dao Nine Souls剑道九魂Mystery474k WordsOngoing A gifted detective with special abilities teams up with a beautiful agent of extraordinary strength. Using a bookstore as their base, they investigate the dark side of society. One baffling case after another, layer upon layer of domestic and foreign forces lurking in the shadows: whether through perfect teamwork or overwhelming ability, neither corrupt power brokers, rampant criminal gangs, nor traitors within national security can escape the bookstore’s scrutiny. French gangsters, Vietnamese p 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 17 Candlelight in the Night 黑夜里的烛光 No Longer Young难再年少Mystery100k WordsCompleted An aspiring police officer fresh out of the police academy is assigned to a grassroots unit. A baffling murder case changes Shi Yi's life forever. The sun sets, and night falls. Beneath its cover, countless human desires slowly take root and bloom. One murder after another, corpse after corpse, evidence hidden in the smallest of details, and the helpless cries of victims' families: all of it drives this newly graduated officer to grow. If criminals' desires are the endless night, then the countl 19Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 18 The Conservation of Crime 犯罪守恒 Lü Zizheng吕子正Mystery305k WordsCompleted [Case-of-the-week crime solving] + [No romance in the main plot] + [Forensic doctor] + [Based on real cases] Why were skeletal remains unearthed at a construction site? Why was a female body in an advanced state of decomposition found beneath a long-shuttered elevated highway? Why were multiple decomposing corpses found in a long-abandoned septic tank behind a farmstay? Why was blood dripping through the ceiling into an old person’s bedroom in the middle of the night? Who killed several sex work 227Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  19. 19 The Detective Returns from Prison 刑警出狱 Stardust Tells Stories星尘讲故事Mystery417k WordsCompleted Who is the killer? (No spoilers, please) A year after his father went missing, Shang Jie is released from prison and forms the Third Criminal Investigation Brigade. While investigating a serial murder and sexual assault case, Shang Jie unexpectedly finds his father's watch. The case also brings to light the 312 shooting from years ago. Cases spanning different eras are the hardest to solve. With his ability to read minute clues in water, Shang Jie leads the Third Brigade step by step toward the 72Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 20 I’m Just an Auxiliary Police Officer. You Want Me to Investigate a Case? 我只是个辅警，你让我查案？ Watching from Afar While Butchering Pigs隔望杀猪Mystery128k WordsCompleted A short crime-solving novel with a single male protagonist and a series-of-cases format. There’s nothing but cases to solve! It’s that simple: just pick whichever case you want to read. You don’t have to worry about the plots not connecting. Chapters without titles are part of the main storyline. You can skip them without affecting your enjoyment. 100Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 21 The Case of the Six-Petaled Snowflake 六角雪花迷案 Lin Cangzi林苍子Mystery141k WordsCompleted A fire breaks out at a villa, and a dismembered corpse is discovered inside. Yet the scene where the body was cut apart is a hundred li away. How did the killer travel between the two places using an invisible thread? And why are the survivors of the fire dying one after another… As the investigation gradually deepens, more and more clues emerge, yet the case continues to move toward an impossible dead end… 123Reads—Score102Shelves
  22. 22 The End of the Genius and the Madman 天才与疯子的终焉 Qu Zi衢子Mystery67k WordsOngoing Also known as Genius Ends in Madness The first innovative novel of its kind in the country!!! [Classic mystery and deduction] + [hard science fiction at its core] A modern-day, pure classic detective novel that combines hard science fiction on a psychological level, with not a single logical flaw and every detail airtight. When you try to explain any phenomenon in the world, you will find that every question eventually leads back to philosophy, because humans are the ones who define categories. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 23 Cavities 1 龋齿1 I Don't Want to Be a Dentist不想当牙医Mystery140k WordsOngoing In short, tooth decay means cavities: the progressive destruction of the hard tissues of a tooth, an irreversible form of damage. The human heart is much the same. When it is hurt, the wound takes deep root and cannot be erased, slowly eating away at it... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 24 Shadows Within the Circle 圆上之影 Huahua Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的畫畫92k WordsCompleted The Shadow on the Circle —Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 25 Criminal Investigation Records 刑事侦缉实录 Stars on the Horizon天际繁星Two Male Leads266k WordsOngoing [Zhu Chen × Shen Yuan] A story about an elite psychology professor and a disgraced major crimes unit chief joining forces to solve cases. Some cases are based on real events. "A Chen, what exactly are you hiding?" "Whatever I'm doing, A Yuan, you have to believe that I'll never hurt you." Everyone is desperately searching for the truth. But when it's finally laid bare, who can accept it with composure? 22Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  26. 26 Echoes of Blood 血字残响 Wang Cijie亡辞杰Mystery61k WordsCompleted A plain silver band links a bloody, unsolved case spanning twenty-seven years. A family slaughtered on a rainy night, power that reaches the heavens, and a revenge plot that leaves him transformed from victim to prisoner. Fine scratches serve as evidence, skin flakes as proof. Every crime hidden in the darkness will eventually be exposed in the sunlight. The last echoes of blood-written words fade, and justice finally finds its way home. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 27 All Are Villains: You're the Next Victim 全员恶人之：你，就是下一个被害者 Li Qingxing Can't Stay Awake李清醒睡不醒25k WordsCompleted All Are Villains: You’re the Next Victim 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 28 Mystery: I’m the Ultimate Memory Manipulator, Until I Discover My Memories Are Fake Too 悬疑：我是顶级记忆篡改者，直到发现我的记忆也是假的 Daring to Enter the Bustling World敢入繁华17k WordsCompleted Suspense: I’m a master memory editor, until I discover my own memories are fake —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 29 Testimony of a Burning Lie 谎焰证词 ZhouzhouzZZ周周zZZMystery292k WordsCompleted There is no truth in the ashes, only deeper lies. When your best friend dies for you twice, only then do you understand: being alive is the ultimate revenge. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 30 Criminal Investigation Squad Two: There Are No Cold Cases 刑侦二队：悬案，那是不存在的 Falling Flowers' Song花落音Mystery250k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Lin Wenyu joined the Criminal Investigation Team of the Jiaping City Public Security Bureau. Five years later, through her own efforts, she founded Criminal Investigation Team Two. With the bureau chief’s help, she recruited four key members to the team. They also had the support of a forensic scientist friend. From then on, there was no case Criminal Investigation Team Two couldn’t solve. Later, the reputation of team leader Lin Wenyu, the four core members, and their forens 477Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  31. 31 Murder in Doubt 谋杀疑云 Soaring Through the Night黑夜翱翔Mystery153k WordsCompleted In September 2006, the body of a young man was discovered in an abandoned villa on the outskirts of town. His hands were tied, and his body was kneeling. The killer had been careful and left no traces. Before long, another young man’s body was found. The method of murder was almost identical. But as the police continued their investigation, Captain Ma Wenchao gradually began to suspect someone he knew well. Yet that person had a perfect alibi for every one of the crimes. 118Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 The Embroidered Guards' Case Files (Complete in Five Volumes) 锦衣拍案（全五册） Wang Shengxiang王圣翔Anime Fanfiction554k WordsCompleted Set against the real history of the early Ming dynasty, this legendary mystery series inserts the fictional character Hua Gang, a brilliant investigator in the Imperial Guards, into the past. With an authentic historical backdrop and vivid depictions of local customs, it aims to transport readers to the vibrant yet perilous early years of the Great Ming. The Case Files of the Imperial Guards series consists of five books, in chronological order: The Ghost Postmaster, Farewell, My Concubine, The 1.6kReads9.2Score167Shelves
  33. 33 Wrong Body: A Deadly Game of Two Faces 错躯：双面死局 Gong Shangqingming龚尚晴明Mystery106k WordsOngoing [Mystery + mind-bending + body swap] It seemed like an ordinary kidnapping spree, but it dragged him into an endless abyss... When he woke up, police detective Chen Yuan had switched bodies, and with none other than the kidnapper he was hunting... —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 34 A Box Set of Highly Rated Mystery and Suspense Novels (3 Books) 高评推理悬疑小说套装（共3册） A Hu阿虎Mystery410k WordsCompleted This work brings together three highly rated mystery novels: The Invisible Elephant, Plum Blossom Nail, and The Long Night Is Coming. The Invisible Elephant: Elephant, whose real name is Wu Xing, is a newspaper reporter with an extraordinary sense of smell. He needs eight and a half hours of sleep every day and is afraid of camera flashes. One day, while working, he comes across a bizarre murder. The victim was strangled to death with a rope, dressed in a red bellyband, blindfolded with black cl 15Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  35. 35 The Mysterious Pry Marks 神秘的撬痕 Mountains, Rivers, Flowers, and Trees山川花木Mystery201k WordsCompleted 31Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 36 The Sleeping Volcano 沉睡的火山 Shanghai Baomu上海宝木Mystery112k WordsCompleted On the eve of his company's stock market debut, Wu Liang, chairman of the Wuwei Group in Jinhai City, is murdered in his own bedroom. The killer cruelly saws off Wu Liang's feet... Xu Changsheng, captain of the criminal investigation team at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, leads a team of capable officers in an investigation that continues day and night. The killer's methods are exceptionally clever. Xu Changsheng and his team spend a great deal of time investigating and piecing together t 493Reads—Score100Shelves
  37. 37 Who Is He? 他是誰 Following the Water Eastward逐水付东流Mystery157k WordsOngoing Beneath a solitary lamp in the long night, demons dance. The flowers of sin bloom, listen to the wailing of the dead... Some laugh, some cry! The lone figure walking against the light, a pilgrim? Or a butcher! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 38 Silent Undercurrents 暗流无声 Silly Bear熊呆子Mystery491k WordsCompleted A baffling case of stolen secrets is shrouded in mystery. Wang Xiaofei, an anti-pickpocketing officer, stumbles into a national security investigation, never expecting that his own fate would change along with it... 277Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  39. 39 The Archives Unit 档案组 Feng Luopiaoxue风洛飘雪Mystery399k WordsCompleted [Horror + Mystery + Deduction] (This story is entirely fictional.) In the world we live in, countless mysterious corners often lie hidden beneath the surface calm. Events that cannot be easily explained by common sense are like phantoms in the fog, drawing people in to seek the truth behind them. And this book, The Archives, will take you on a journey of exploration into a world filled with mystery and wonder. Liu Yumin was originally just an unassuming employee in the police station’s records 10Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 40 Detective: The Perfect Partners 侦探：最佳拍档 ZhazhaLo渣渣LoMystery470k WordsOngoing She had dreamed of becoming a police officer since childhood. After earning her master’s degree, she joined the criminal investigation squad as she had always hoped. From the Qing-dressed beauty case to a serial murder case and, later, countless other mysteries, Chen Bailu quickly grew into her role, working side by side with Captain Zhang Tao and getting along well with her colleagues. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 41 The Distance of Sin 孽之距 A Smile Between the Eyes瞳间笑Mystery155k WordsOngoing This novel is part of a mystery series. After finishing the college entrance exam, protagonist Li Sihang visited his girlfriend’s home to meet her parents for the first time. A murder took place in the house. He was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head and suffered a mild concussion, while everyone in his girlfriend’s family was killed. Afterward, he applied to join the police and eventually became a criminal investigator. He hoped that his efforts would help his girlfriend rest in peace so —Reads—Score—Shelves
  42. 42 The 404 Dormitory Murder 404宿舍凶杀案 Peng Mei's Novel Collection蓬妹小说集Mystery171k WordsCompleted “404” is more than a cold room number. It symbolizes deliberately hidden mistakes, truths that cannot be reached, and the dark corners of human nature that have never been revealed. When the perfect disguise is torn away and a carefully laid plot is exposed, the killer's emergence reveals not only the motive for murder, but also a brutal tale of youth beneath the gilded facade of the ivory tower, a story of jealousy, betrayal, oppression, secrets, and redemption. Who can stage a locked-room mur 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 43 The Red Conspiracy: Echoes from the Abyss 红色迷局:深渊回响 Hu Pinghui胡萍慧6k WordsCompleted The Red Conspiracy: Echoes of the Abyss 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 44 A Gaze Bought with Death 死亡换来的凝视 Yilu Lu一鹭鹭7k WordsCompleted The Gaze Bought with Death —Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 45 Proving Her Innocence 为她证无罪 Yi Wu Er Bai一吴二白Mystery188k WordsOngoing When her closest family member becomes the prime suspect in a perfect crime, when every piece of evidence points to her sister’s already shattered soul, a younger sister who is a forensic pathologist decides to use science, faith, and unwavering love to fight through the fog for her sister’s chance to live. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 46 Werewolf, Open Your Eyes: Revenge on a Blood Moon 狼人请睁眼，血夜复仇 Roast-Braised Peppa Pig烤卤猪佩奇11k WordsCompleted Werewolf, Open Your Eyes: Revenge on Blood Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. 47 Reborn in the Dayong Dynasty: I’m a Coroner Who Judges Wronged Spirits 魂穿大雍：我，仵作专审冤魂 Wielding Medicine and Weapons执药掌戈Mystery151k WordsCompleted A modern forensic examiner transmigrates to the Great Yong dynasty and becomes a lowly coroner despised by all. The dead conceal the truth, and bones bear witness. Using modern forensic techniques, they solve one strange case after another, stand up to the powerful, and clear the names of countless souls. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 48 Find the Killer, Find the Killer 找呀找呀找凶手 Lady Gray Cat灰猫夫人Mystery201k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Deduction]+ [No CP]+ [Anthology] A collection of short and medium-length mystery stories, with a focus on classic whodunits. Who can know for certain what the next moment of life will bring, or what fate has in store for you? The protagonist enters unsolved-case games firsthand, taking on various roles and drawing ever closer to death as they search for the truth about human nature hidden behind each case. 353Reads—Score100Shelves
  49. 49 The Housewife Detective Case Files 名侦探主妇事件簿 Be Brave and Pursue Love勇敢去追爱Mystery292k WordsCompleted After her husband cheats, a housewife unexpectedly discovers she has a talent for detective work? Join a famous Japanese high school detective and a certain compensated-dating girl detective to crack a baffling cold case!! Watch me turn my life around and rewrite my destiny against all odds! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 50 Pufferfish 河豚 The Bodhisattva Doesn't Hide the Truth菩萨不瞒Mystery333k WordsCompleted [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—Shelves

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