Novels like Nameless Detective Agency
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- 151 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 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 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
- 153 Chasing the Killer Along the Ashen Trail 烬线追凶 Forensic pathologist vs. team captain (Note the order: forensic pathologist first, team captain second!) Please take a look at the discussion I posted in my book’s community. This is my first novel, and even I thought it was pretty bad after rereading it, so please don’t read it if that bothers you. Thank you. A body is pulled from the water in Nancheng District. The victim was a witness to a murder case three months earlier. In just two days, three witnesses suffer misfortune in succession: one 1.2kReads8.3Score20014d adds
- 154 Parallel Lines 3 平行线3 A psychiatrist accused of murder goes missing, but the police discover that a mysterious figure is pulling the strings behind the scenes. Are they helping the suspect escape, or setting someone else up to take the fall? A bizarre car crash that appears to be an accident unravels the mystery of a mountain disaster from three years ago, or perhaps reveals a premeditated murder... A woman’s corpse appears after a rainy night. The strange scent left behind and the butterflies fluttering nearby are u —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 155 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
- 156 I’m Just a Pile of Bones 我只是具白骨啊 [Two male leads + devoted to each other + mystery and crime-solving + happy ending] Baigu was a solitary spirit haunting remote Liao Mountain. By chance, someone dug up his grave. To avoid being pursued, Baigu carried his own bones and hid in the home of Qin Chu, a criminal investigator. Was it a twist of fate, or was it destiny... Then one bizarre case after another came their way. How would they handle them... And what unexpected things would happen... 403Reads7.5Score10714d adds
- 157 Into the Abyss 探入深渊 A clueless, comedy-loving detective, a cool and aloof genius, and a series of standalone cases Why did the hotel’s beautiful cleaning lady vanish without a trace, with neither her body nor any sign of her to be found? Why was there a fresh male corpse lying in a coffin in an ancient tomb? Why did a survivor of a fire end up in the morgue after all? Why were four human heads found at the bottom of a water reservoir? … 162Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 158 Major Crimes Unit 188 188重案组 A suspenseful mystery set among the wealthy, featuring two strong male leads. It just finished, so it only has a 6.8 rating. The story is great ^ - ^ Don't worry about the score; it's slowly climbing! Mystery and crime-solving + family power struggles + handsome rich men A criminal investigation captain + a campus heartthrob and forensic doctor: a suspenseful crime-solving novel with two strong leads. One is Chen Siting, a privileged young man born with the world at his feet, yet deeply concerne 878Reads7.8Score17014d adds
- 159 Angels Vs. Demons 天使vs恶魔 Crime investigation, deduction, dual male leads, rekindled romance Just as Mu Tingzhou became head of the Special Investigations Division, cases began pouring in. Bizarre deaths, suspects who seemed to have no connection, and a mastermind lurking in the shadows. This is a battle between angels and demons. Will an angel with broken wings become a demon? 191Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 160 A Forensic Genius? No, I Just Have Empathy 刑侦天才？不，我只是会共感 [Both devoted to each other] [One-on-one] [Rugged-looking but perceptive criminal police captain VS exceptionally beautiful, manga-like ability consultant] After her father dies in an accident, Xu Qingyi awakens a supernatural ability. Determined to become a detective and solve cases, she sets out to uncover the truth behind her father's “accidental death.” After being “loaned” to another unit, he finds himself farther and farther from his dream, but closer and closer to love. Farther from the k 568Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 161 This Year's Goal: Marry the Sharp-Tongued Psychiatrist 今年目标：把毒舌心理医生娶回家 The first time Captain Fu Shanhe, head of the criminal investigation team, worked with psychologist Jie An, it began with a single remark. "I really don't get it. Even if you're worried about failing your performance review, there's no need to grab some pushover at random to make up the numbers, is there?" Later, he wished he could keep Jie An tied to his belt. Their daily routine was simple: Fu Shanhe arrested people, while Jie An made Fu Shanhe want to hit someone. Together, they solved cases 1.1kReads8.8Score19614d adds
- 162 The Secret Iron Box 秘密铁盒 [Mystery • Deduction • Romance • Dark • Human Nature • Two Male Leads] The owner of a villa suddenly dies. Was it suicide, an accident, or murder? A single murder case dredges up the young men’s and women’s painful, secret pasts. Their love and hate, tangled relationships, and memories of youth stir beneath the surface. A girl’s secret adolescence, hidden in an iron box, and the crimes behind a charity aid program have remained unknown to all. There are more cases behind this one. Who has been w 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 The Captain Keeps Telling Consultant Jiang Cheesy Pickup Lines 队长又在对江顾问讲土味情话 [Quick-tempered, explosive-mouthed Zuan-style top x cool, brilliant, tragic, and sharp-witted bottom] *There’s a group of people in S City. Whenever they gather, one major case after another is sure to follow. Brutal, mysterious murders; bizarre, deranged psychological ordeals; sick, obsessive relationships... Beneath the glamorous surface and behind the bizarre spectacles, what exactly is being hidden? The people who brush past you every day may seem like ordinary passersby, but perhaps eight o 554Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 164 Bitter Winter: Hunting the Killer 凛冬：缉凶 Two years ago, the Nan City Public Security Bureau crushed a human-trafficking ring in a lightning-fast operation, but the ringleader somehow escaped. Two years later, another fugitive from the ring surfaces. The police decide to follow the trail and vow to bring the entire gang to justice. Families torn apart, an unrelenting search for missing loved ones, relatives passing each other by. They give everything they have to reunite families and bring criminals to justice. A modern urban crime inve 655Reads8.9Score10914d adds
- 165 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
- 166 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
- 167 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
- 168 A Mountain of Sin: My Memoir 罪恶滔天：我的备忘录 (Written entirely by hand, not AI, and adapted from real events.) If you can't sleep, why not read a short story based on a real case? I pushed open the bedroom in our newlywed home, expecting to hear my wife laughing as she played with our month-old son. But the laughter never came. Instead... instead... No romance, no idiot characters, and no female lead. Solving the case is the whole point. The book is divided into sections. The first volume is told in first person, while the second is simila 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 One Half 一半 A romance born from a case. No one expected there to be this kind of connection between them. 74Reads6.6Score814d adds
- 170 The Chinatown Case Files 唐人街探案实集 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Death Cruise 绝命游轮 Adapted from a true case that shocked China and the world. A three-deck cruise ship vanishes without a trace… Twenty-four tourists mysteriously disappear… The provincial government sends in the air force and navy, deploying high-precision underwater detection equipment to search for the missing passengers. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Detective's Oath 刑警誓言 On a stormy night, young lawyer Wang Dapeng mysteriously falls to his death. Cheng Gong, captain of the major crimes squad, is locked in solitary confinement after pursuing the truth behind his friend's death. Back with the criminal investigation squad, Cheng Gong clashes and gradually finds his footing with his new partner, Shan Yu. Together with forensic specialist Ouyang Tong and anti-drug squad captain Wei Mingming, they solve a string of cases: a murdered bartender, a naked corpse in a park 13Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 173 The Mysterious Codename Z: The Guilty One 诡秘代号Z之引罪者 Before the questions surrounding one case can be resolved, another begins. As investigators search for evidence, the truth behind a kidnapping ten years ago gradually comes to light, and the mastermind's mask is finally lifted. 3Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 174 Case Files: Irregular Tales from Criminal Investigations 凶案密档：刑侦不规则怪谈 [Mystery + criminal investigation + horror + human nature + crime + serial murders + fast-paced] A horrifying event unfolds inside an old tailor shop: welcome to the world of the Doll Tailor! This collection of bizarre murder mysteries features more than a thousand baffling cases full of twists, including The Doll Tailor, Ghost in the Mirror, The Midnight Bus Mystery, The Soul Possession Case, The Killers' Circle of Friends, and The Wicked Child. Urban mysteries return as criminal investigation 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Find the Killer, Find the Killer 找呀找呀找凶手 [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—Score10014d adds
- 176 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
- 177 Lin Xia, Does This Look Like the Killer to You? 林夏，你看这个像不像凶手 Ever since her father died, Lin Xia has gone down the “wrong path.” That’s not what Lin Xia thinks, but what all her aunts and uncles think. The reason is that she didn’t fulfill her father’s dying wish and quietly marry, support her husband, and raise children. Instead, she chose a path of no return... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Every Beginning Has a Cause, Every Rebirth Its Consequence 终始有因，轮回有果 This is a mystery novel. There is no paranormal content. The 1997 Asian financial crisis had a severe impact on every aspect of life for the people of Thailand. As the financial tycoon Soros plundered the economy, a series of stories that should never have happened began to unfold. Their effects can still be felt today. This novel follows two high school students whose misguided actions during the financial crisis set off a chain reaction, ultimately leading to a terrible catastrophe. Even twent 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 From Surviving in the Shadows to Seeking the Truth in the Light 从灰色地带的谋生到阳光下的探寻 Introduction: >I make a living designing perfect alibis for criminals, until a murder takes place in the building across the street. >When the police storm my home, the surveillance footage shows “me” coming and going from the victim’s room repeatedly around the time of the murder. >I recognize the killer’s method as an exact copy of the plan I designed for a client, except the timing has been carefully altered. >During the investigation, a rookie policewoman suddenly points her gun at me. “The —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 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
- 181 China's Strange Cases 中国奇案录 25Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 182 Mystery Detective Li Jin 悬疑侦探李金 The mystery of the Ghostface Reef treasure The “perfect locked-room” suicide The “ghost” serial cases The mystery of the blood curse at the old mansion The mystery of the Mount Wuyin murders Li Jin, captain of the city criminal investigation team, is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of criminals. To his friends, he is a “master detective”; to his subordinates, he is their “rock”; to criminals, he is a “nightmare.” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Criminal Investigation: The Truth About Murder 刑侦：杀人真相 [Mystery + Deduction + Therapist + Case-of-the-Week Mysteries + Serial Killings + High-IQ Crimes + Forensics + Revenge Plot + Bizarre Tales + Light Horror + Suitable for the Easily Frightened] You can skip romance, but you have to read about a case every day. When in love, you take your clothes off one piece at a time. When it's over, you stab one knife at a time. When in love, you stay together forever. When it's over, you hide a corpse in a trunk. When in love, you're stuck together every day. 6.9kReads7.2Score36914d adds
- 184 Love and Sin 情与罪 This book tells the story of a crime born from love. To make her his, the culprit kills everyone close to her, leaving no survivors. His methods are ingenious, and every move is meticulously planned. 48Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 185 Psychological Showdown 心理暗战 What is human nature? Gaozi said, “Eating and sex are human nature.” The essence of humanity is morality: what makes us human is mastering our instincts. Human nature is driven by desire: when we lose our essence, we become beasts. “Preserve heavenly principle, extinguish human desire.” “Preserve benevolence and righteousness, extinguish the appetite.” When long years of dark thoughts and spiritual torment wear away at a person, their natural instincts erase their social nature, turning them int 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 186 The Campus Cloud of Mystery 校园迷云 Do you ever really believe what your eyes show you??? After the college entrance exams, everyone should have been celebrating. Instead, a series of bizarre “suicides” took place at the school. But as the truth was painstakingly pieced together, it became clear that the cause was far from simple. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Damn It! My Childhood Rival Is Now My Boss 要命！死对头竹马成了顶头上司 [Crime investigation + two male leads + equally powerful leads + episodic cases + criminal psychology] A “says one thing, means another” lie detector expert x a shining beacon of justice and head of the criminal investigation team. A lie detector expert is suddenly assigned to the municipal bureau. Team leader Xiang Chuan takes one look and thinks, Well, would you look at that. It’s Yan Xingkai! A bizarre suicide thirteen years ago severed Xiang Chuan’s friendship with Yan Xingkai, turning the t 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 The Exonerator 解罪师 Genius mathematician Lin Mo is drawn into a carefully orchestrated series of murders, and all the evidence points to him. The killer marks the corpses with mathematical symbols, uses a total lunar eclipse to create the perfect alibi, and even turns the truth behind the fire at the “Angel Orphanage” ten years ago into a bloody code of revenge. To prove his innocence, Lin Mo joins forces with police captain Shen Yuqing to investigate. Each corpse is a “puzzle piece,” and every victim was connect —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 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
- 190 Crime Files: When a Profiling Blade Meets a Martial Arts Symphony 罪案：当侧写刀锋遇上格斗乐章 [Strong Leads + Criminal Investigation + Male-Male Romance + Suspense + Deduction + Case Solving + Redemption + Happy Ending] [Beastly Criminal Investigation Captain VS Cool-Headed Criminal Profiler] A medical accident ten years ago took the father of police officer Luo Xiao and left doctor Shen Yi with claustrophobia. Now, a locked-room drowning case has forced the two together. He is a walking bundle of hormones and the backbone of the criminal investigation squad. He is a human scalpel and a 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Crime Investigation: Case Files 刑侦：罪案书 Sweet-talking veteran X genius doctor Shen Li met his first love at a summer training camp before his freshman year of college. Beautiful, sweet, clever: everything about them hit Shen Li right in the heart. He flirted with them for most of the summer, and just as things were getting intense, when he was about to kiss them, they ran away. What was that about? There seems to have been a heartbreaking misunderstanding somewhere along the way. While pursuing clues in a case, Shen Li infiltrates a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Homicide Squad Chief Has Gone Crazy: He Wants to Interrogate Himself 刑侦队长疯了，他要审讯自己 I just took over a shadowy serial murder case. When I entered the crime scene, I had the strange feeling I'd been there before. Could I be the killer? As I dug deeper into the truth, I uncovered an astonishing secret! 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Dreamland Homicide: I Can See Crime Scenes 梦境追凶：我能看到犯罪现场 Through his dreams, Lu Yicheng made his way step by step to the darkest abyss. He knew. The truth had to lie beneath the abyss! But what lay above it? Could there be light? 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Major Crimes: The Mystery Behind Massacres and Torture 重案组：灭门、虐杀背后之谜 A campus romance sparks a bloody massacre. What did the killer mean by leaving seven blood-red characters on the wall? A refined psychiatrist repeatedly violates his beautiful patients, while a ruthless serial killer hides profound affection behind his brutal murders. When legal punishment and psychological desire cannot be brought into balance, must human lives be sacrificed to bridge the gap? This world is nothing like a yin-yang fish: things are never simply black and white. 1Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 195 Sunset Glow 夕照 Main characters: Zhou Song and Han Feilu. (Two male leads) Even many years later, Zhou Song could never forget the day his father took him into the basement. The walls were covered with photographs of strange women. His father said they were captives, but later Zhou Song learned that they were wronged souls. From that day on, he had been haunted by them. People often say that the weight of life is unbearable, but he believes what people cannot bear is life's lightness: so light it is like wind, 3Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 196 Personality Scam 2: The Backup Detective 人格骗局2：替补侦探 In the early hours of October 17, 2011, Su Yi, a twenty-six-year-old anti-drug police officer, died in an explosion meticulously engineered by a drug-trafficking organization. As a result, his younger brother, Su Ming, developed dissociative identity disorder, and for years he lived in the shadow of the bombing. To uncover who was behind his brother's murder, Su Ming conceals his condition and joins the Criminal Investigation Division of the D City Public Security Bureau as a police officer. His 2Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 197 Mad Brutal: Keep Your Hands Off His Beauty 疯批暴徒：禁止觊觎他的美人 [Dual Male Leads + Supernatural Crime Investigation + Two Powerful Leads, Sweet Romance + Rekindled Love + Flirtatious Tension + One-on-One Romance + Happy Ending] (A vicious and dangerous man who absolutely dotes on and fiercely defends his beloved top X a beautiful, strong yet tragic, equally dangerous and alluring sickly beauty bottom) Everyone knows that Team Leader Qin of the Xia Bin Supernatural Control Bureau is not someone to mess with. He may smile at you on the surface, but deep down, 46Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 198 Criminal Investigation: The Nameless Shackles 刑侦：无名枷锁 [Main story complete] [Mystery + Bittersweet + Two Powerful Leads + Both Inexperienced in Love] High-IQ criminal psychology expert Yu Shuo x meticulous, calculating, scheming Pei Yanzhen After a mistake in his deduction led to his teammates being brutally killed by drug dealers, the mission failed and casualties were severe. Yu Shuo was then transferred away from Yongzhou to Linchuan. He lay low there for four years, yet still could not let go of his resentment. He wanted to avenge the innocent 3.5kReads—Score60614d adds
- 199 A Collection of Detective Fiction by Aoyagi Awu: The Risen Tenma Series (4-Book Set) 青崎有吾推理作品集：里染天马系列（全四册） The Mystery of the Gymnasium During a torrential downpour, a murder takes place inside the old gymnasium at Kazenooka High School. The scene is sealed tight, and the table tennis team captain who was there at the time is treated as a suspect. Yuno, a member of the table tennis team, asks the gifted boy Ri Zoran Tenma for help in clearing the captain’s name. But Ri Zoran, hailed as a genius, turns out to be a useless shut-in who lives at school?! How will the campus case and the fates of the seve 2Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 200 Who Was the Witness? 谁是目击者 The Gu family’s recognition banquet in Lanzhou glittered beneath crystal chandeliers. Gu Zhihua, who controlled the hidden side of the Gu family, watched the farce unfold with cold detachment. Su Qingya was eager to cozy up to the powerful, while Tian Qin took the chance to put her down and prove she wasn’t an outsider. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary family-reunion squabble. Until Su Qingya collapsed beside the sofa and Tian Qin fell at the doorway. Every guest in the hall saw it. N 32Reads—Score—14d adds
