Novels like Urban Legend: Rewinding Time
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- 1 The Unsolved Case: The Vanished Life 悬案迷踪之消失的人生 [Suspense + Wild Imagination + Deduction + Crime Solving] A string of baffling cases brings Qin Wen and Jiang Zhuo together to solve them. More than twenty years ago, a series of murders took place. The killer, dubbed the Butterfly Bone Killer, was never caught, and the case was eventually shelved. Many years later, the statute of limitations has expired. So why has the killer suddenly shown up at the police station to turn himself in? What is he really after, and whose past will this case ultim 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Miss Dai's Puzzle Game 黛小姐的解谜游戏 A love letter with no words, tuition money that vanishes from a classroom, and summer homework that spontaneously catches fire inside a locked metal cabinet. See how Miss Dai shows off her skills and solves these little-known mysteries. Did you ever have a shy crush when you were young? Are you hoping to reunite with someone? Put aside the troubles of the present, and let me take you back in a dream to those innocent days of youth. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Victim’s Third Hand 受害者的第三只手 Wang Mian, a young man with a severe sleep disorder, constantly witnesses brutal murders in his dreams. When he wakes, the exact same crimes have taken place in real life. He seeks help from Huang Zhiheng, a psychologist who is actually a former police captain forced into retirement by an injury. As the investigation deepens, a mysterious serial killer known by the codename “V” emerges. He carries out vigilante justice against the guilty, leaving the blood-red letter “V” at each crime scene. Mea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Has My Girlfriend Been Kidnapped? 我女朋友被绑架了吗？ 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—14d adds
- 5 Behind the Twelve Murder Cases 十二道杀人案件的背后 He is just an ordinary office worker. He is just an ordinary police officer. They are classmates and childhood friends. If not for that murder case, they would each have gone on living dull, uneventful lives in their respective jobs. But what kind of sparks could the two of them create? What kind of miracles could they make happen? 2.9kReads—Score11014d adds
- 6 The Beginning of the Abyss 深渊之开端 [Mystery + deduction + criminal investigation + transmigrate + another world] There's a reason people tell you to watch where you're going and not play with your phone! Look, one careless step and you fall into an underground passage! From then on, your family is ruined and your loved ones are lost! One murder case follows another! In the end, you even lose yourself! Are you an idiot? You'd really tap to connect to a red Wi-Fi signal? And add a stranger on WeChat just like that? You'd get sold a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Diary That Doesn’t Exist 不存在的日记 The plot moves slowly. No romance, and no brainless characters. If that bothers you, please move on. Wang Nan is a police officer. A single emergency call unexpectedly draws him into a complicated murder case. The crime is closely connected to a case from twelve years ago, making the whole affair even more baffling. As the investigation deepens, a diary is discovered, and its secrets and the truth gradually come to light. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Perfect Suspect 完美嫌疑人 Child disappearances are on the rise in Xingang City. Each missing child was wearing a red coat and vanished from a public place covered by surveillance cameras. Arabic numerals are left at every scene. Beyond that, there are no clues at all. Zhang Yiming, captain of the criminal investigation squad, is at a loss and turns to his former partner, Zhong Ning, a legend in Xingang's police force. The moment Zhong Ning takes over, he realizes that every clue points perfectly to his longtime friend an 9Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 9 Top-Secret Files: Human Nature 绝密档案：人性 Wherever people live, there is darkness, and wherever there is darkness, there will be light. Though the light may come a little late, it will never let the darkness spread. Cases that seem simple at first reveal nothing but raw human nature and desire. A cold case sealed away for five years appears before Lin Feng once again. Is it mere coincidence, or is some unseen hand driving events forward? Watch Lin Feng painstakingly unravel the clues as a shadowy organization that kills for pleasure 131Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 10 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
- 11 A Father on the Trail of a Killer 追凶父亲 His seven-year-old son was kidnapped and killed for ransom. No trace of the body was ever found. Former financial crimes detective Zhou Qiming went gray overnight, and the faith he'd held for half his life crumbled completely. While sorting through his child's belongings, he found a custom-made chip marked with the signature pattern of He Capital, exposing a shocking conspiracy. As a new case begins, Tang Qiyue, deputy captain of the major crimes unit, investigates and feels a chill run down h 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Sinheart Master 罪心师 Ever since comic artist Yi Yang received a heart transplant from police captain Zhang Tianlai, he has been plagued by nightmares. To escape them, he has no choice but to search for the truth... One bizarre, bloody, and twisted murder after another sends chills down the spine. Is it human evil, or a warped psyche? The paper effigy murder, the feng shui sorcery case, the deadly gu insect case, the cultist Taoist master case, and the nationally infamous Lanzhou University dismemberment case... A 62Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 13 Behind the Murder 命案背后 Mystery, investigation, and case after case unraveled thread by thread. It takes multiple twists before the truth finally comes to light, letting readers share in the thrill of solving each crime. The cases grow more complex as the story goes on, making it even more compelling. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Curious Cases of Women in the Martial World 江湖女子奇案 Su Chen is a renowned detective in the martial world, and Red Rose is its most beautiful woman. One night, Red Rose is assaulted and killed. Despite the overwhelming witness and physical evidence, all signs point to Su Chen as the culprit! Su Chen barely manages to escape, only to discover that this is just the beginning. As he peels away layer after layer of the mystery, what is the truth? Who is really pulling the strings behind it all? 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Truth Out of Order 失序的真相 [Mystery and criminal investigation + serial murders + standalone cases + no official couple, but ship whoever you like + traditional police work, with a few golden fingers] One corpse has two hearts. One corpse has no heart. A serial killer bent on “destroying hearts” has appeared out of nowhere. Kong Mingyue, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Xinmai Branch in Lingjiang, leads her team in a full-scale investigation. But instead of retreating, the killer presses forward, 847Reads8.6Score15114d adds
- 16 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
- 17 The Broken Mirror Murder Case 破镜缉凶 [Mystery + Criminal Investigation + Deduction + Case-of-the-Week + Long Main Plot + No Romance + Solving Crimes] On a livestream, a bride in red hangs herself from an ancient locust tree. A million viewers watch as her corpse follows an invisible track and “walks” back to the crime scene. I'm Qin Niu, captain of the criminal investigation team in Changping City. The people I'm up against aren't ghosts, but a group of “crime designers.” They use magnetic levitation to transport corpses, infrasou 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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
- 19 True Criminal Investigation Cases 真实刑侦案件 For more than 30 years, Zhou Xianliang, head of the Major Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Yuezhou Public Security Bureau, has remained on the front lines of the fight against crime. He has solved more than 3,000 major, serious, and difficult cases, quietly living by a criminal investigator’s creed: “Speak for the dead and defend the rights of the living.” More than 70 notebooks sit neatly arranged on the shelves in his office. Hand-drawn crime-scene sketches, accounts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Forensic Pathologist's Return 法医归途 (Mostly adapted from real cases. Each case stands alone. No dragging things out, no formulaic plots, no System, no mindless characters, and not a power fantasy. Readers who may be bothered by this, please proceed with caution.) My name is Tang Bei, and I’m a forensic pathologist. Every case is etched in my memory. The Dissolved Body in the Unfinished Building... The Poisoning for Revenge... The Murderous Love Affair and Dismemberment... I don’t know how much longer these stories will continue. B 1.5kReads—Score16814d adds
- 21 The Mirror Image Double 镜像替身 253Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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
- 23 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
- 24 Death SMS 夺命短信 On the day he loses his job, Lu Zheng is unexpectedly jolted by his phone, which has a short circuit, and awakens a strange ability. If he stares at a living person for more than a minute, an anonymous text arrives right on time, predicting that person’s fate in the next minute. [Delivery driver, dump truck, death.] [Cashier, scalding hot.] [Lin Wan, Thailand, team retreat.] The texts are never wrong, and their predictions cannot be changed. He witnesses a delivery driver die in a crash with his —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Lichao Mystery 澧朝迷案 A new story is here~ The male lead, Li Qinyichen, is the third prince, neglected by the emperor and all but invisible in the palace. But a conspiracy thrusts him into the eye of the storm. He wants to survive and fight for a chance of his own~ The female lead, Lan Tongyuan, is an illegitimate daughter of a prince's household, where life is especially difficult for her. When she was four, a fortune-teller said her birth chart was too strong and that she would bring misfortune to her parents. The 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Master Crime-Solving, and Get Away With Murder 掌握破案技巧，犯罪无罪 [Completed] A young woman is murdered on a mountain. Her body is intact and her face clearly visible, yet investigators cannot identify her. A week later, a couple who passed by the scene on the night of the murder are arrested. The murder weapon is found in their home, they have a solid alibi, and the chain of evidence leaves no way to escape the law. A series of meticulously planned, seemingly perfect crimes begins to spread from this starting point. Yet the true culprit behind them leaves no 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Night of the Mask 假面之夜 A young woman is brutally murdered and her body is found at home. An anonymous tip comes in over a hotline, along with a mysterious letter of accusation... At the masquerade ball, will the killer show themselves? What is the informant after? Suspicious guests, an elusive truth. How will he and she piece together the clues and unmask the “Masked Face”? —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 28 No Escape from the End of Sin 2 罪终难逃2 Cheng Yi, the male lead of this novel, is twenty-six years old and heads Criminal Investigation Team A in the Major Crimes Unit of the U City Police Department. Most of the time, he looks half-asleep and utterly listless. You’d never take him for a police officer just by looking at him. But whenever a case comes up, he becomes a completely different person. He investigates with utmost care and rigor, his mind racing even faster than a computer’s CPU fan. He’s handsome and charming, too, but what 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Criminal Psychologist 罪案心理师 Genius profiler vs. tough homicide squad captain A hand inside a wall, a charred corpse in a cave, human limb fragments in a pigsty... Antisocial personalities... High-IQ crimes... Serial murders... Homicide squad captain Song Qingshan and genius profiler Chu Yanran take you to crime scenes, where they peel back layer after layer of mystery, explore the darkness of human nature, and catch the real culprits! Suspense + deduction + bizarre and unsolved cases + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + psy 3.7kReads6.9Score36014d adds
- 30 Phantom in the Night Rain 夜雨魅影 A charming little city in the south. A sudden shower of rain. Hidden in the rain-soaked city are secrets no one knows. A lonely soul is often jolted awake by bloody, terrifying nightmares. Now, he is waiting for someone. A shocking murder case has continued for years. When the truth finally comes to light, no one can believe that the killer had been plotting for a full twenty years… 25Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 31 Reconstructing the Crime Scene: I Can See the Erased Traces 重构现场：我能看见被擦掉的痕迹 [Criminal investigations + trace evidence deduction + cold case pursuit + episodic cases + master-apprentice legacy] Seven years after leaving frontline work, trace examiner Lu Chuan is called back to the scene by a suspicious case on a rainy night. Everyone thinks it is just an ordinary accident. But Lu Chuan crouches down, takes one look at the gray marks on the soles of the shoes, and realizes something is wrong. The trail of mud on the ground is broken, the scuff marks by the window are 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Special Case Unit 特案组 Just after graduating from the police academy, I was assigned to Special Case Group K after a “human-skin corpse case.” A string of unusual cases followed. “A house that eats people,” “the curse of our ancestors,” “eyes that kill their owners”... The most unfathomable special cases are all connected to a secret thousands of years old!!! 250Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 33 At Eighteen, I Inherited 1.8 Billion in Cold Cases 十八岁，我继承了十八亿悬案 Synopsis: [Urban Mystery] [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [1.8 Billion in Inheritance] [Crime Scene Reenactment] [Noodle Shop Boy] [One Female Lead] Qin Dongzhi was an orphan taken in by a veteran detective. His adoptive father died two years ago in a "gas accident," leaving him only a noodle shop and eighteen trophies. On the night of his eighteenth birthday, the lawyer Gao Xuanxing brought him a will: an inheritance of 1.8 billion. "I'm just a guy who makes noodles. Who would leave m 6Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 The Shen Family Daughter Clause 沈氏女儿条款 In the depths of winter by the sea, due diligence tears open a breach in the Shen Group. An intern named Li Li joins the risk-control team, but her goal has nothing to do with her resume: she wants to find her adoptive father, Li Shouyi, who has been missing for three years. All she has is an iron box, a string of numbers, a key, and an old index deliberately "sealed away." The deeper she digs, the more she realizes she hasn't stumbled upon a family matter, but an old ledger written into proced 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Eighth Strange Cases Unit 诡案八组 A bombing at a party leaves countless dead and injured, plunging people into panic; a drunken gambling case in a graveyard makes everyone steer clear of the Dong family cemetery, afraid to pass by at night; a case involving body parts in a cornfield makes people shudder at the mention of corn; threats against a celebrity reveal a bloody truth from more than a decade ago; and a beheading under a pear tree leaves five heads, one elite soldier, and six hundred special police officers in pursuit. Th 661Reads7.7Score10414d adds
- 37 Reborn, Li Xiaomi Is Just a Little Too Powerful 重生后，李晓咪有亿点点强 Li Xiaomi is a timid people-pleaser. Though her family is well-off and her parents dote on her, her relatives look down on her for being a girl and make things difficult for her at every turn. Her so-called friends treat her as nothing more than an ATM. They act like her best friends to her face, but behind her back they mock her as a hopelessly naive fool. Li Xiaomi hates who she is, but lacks the courage to change. One typhoon night, when her aunt orders her to take out the trash, a flowerpot 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Dead Speak: Cases from Harbor City 尸语追凶：港城谜案录 In a prosperous harbor city where neon lights blot out the sky, crime never sleeps in the shadows. A red-clad corpse found floating in Victoria Harbour shocks the entire city and sets off a string of murders. It also forces three people who can barely stand one another to form an unlikely crime-solving trio. He is Lu Chen, a senior inspector in the Major Crimes Unit: domineering and hot-tempered, he trusts experience and speed. Beneath his machismo, he is protective and soft-hearted, but he can 407Reads—Score11114d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Mystery and Detective Notes 悬疑推理笔记 My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Long, Long Night 长夜长夜 Long Night, Long Night is an engrossing criminal investigation novel. It opens with the suicide of a veteran detective, drawing readers into a world of suspense and danger. The story then leads to the suicide of a female student more than a decade earlier, which in turn brings to light the accidental death of a police officer and a series of related cases. The plot is tightly paced, packed with suspense and twist after twist, making it impossible to stop reading. Every chapter leaves behind clu 198Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 42 As Night Gives Way to Dawn: The Perfect Case 长夜将明：刑侦之完美破案 [Mind-Bending Mystery · Case-by-Case Crimes · Hard-Hitting Criminal Investigation · Shocking Twists · Warmth Within the Police Force] The setting in this novel is entirely fictional and does not depict any real people or organizations! The night is long, and crime is shrouded in mystery. In Ningzhou, an economic powerhouse, beneath the dazzling splendor woven by neon lights, unknown cruelty and malice lie in wait in the darkness before dawn, growing wildly at the end of the long night. One bizar 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Journey Through Fuchuan 府川行 (A historical mystery with no special abilities and no transmigration. Every case is solved through logical deduction, and the schemes and power struggles are grounded in real insight.) Lin Wuwei looked at the corpse before him and said, “If this were the only corpse, it would be far too simple!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 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
- 45 Murdering Eric 谋杀Eric On Monday morning, a murder took place in a bustling CBD. A partner at a globally renowned accounting firm was bludgeoned to death with a heavy object. The police questioned everyone connected to the case, only to uncover a suicide from many years ago... 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Lord Shaoqing, Please Have Some Tea 少卿大人请喝茶 Xie Jue, junior minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and Yan Qinglan, the Prime Minister's daughter, join forces to solve one baffling case after another. On the day the much-anticipated Xingjiu Pavilion is completed, the missing former Fourth Prince, Prince Zhou, suddenly reappears under mysterious circumstances. A fleeting encounter from eighteen years ago left behind a feud that has yet to be resolved. As Hanyue Kingdom welcomes back its princess, the winds of change stir across Chongyao —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Secret on the Hospital Rooftop 医院顶楼的秘密 The city hospital was bustling with people, seemingly ordinary. But hidden on its top floor was a dark secret capable of dragging the world into an abyss. A merciless “Eternal Life Project” was being conducted in secret, part of a mad plot by a mysterious organization to awaken an ancient evil slumbering at Earth’s core. By a twist of fate, Lin Qian, Chen Feng, and David ventured into the forbidden top floor of the hospital, becoming embroiled in a thrilling global adventure. From ruins radiati —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Who Is the Killer? 谁是凶手 The truth behind a series of murders in Baichuan City has been buried for sixteen years, and the killer is still at large. Sixteen years later, the murders begin again. Three people connected to the cold case join forces to uncover the truth, each concealing secrets of their own, as they wait for the truth to come to light... 430Reads9.2Score10014d adds
- 49 Murder Case: The Mystery of Death 凶案：死亡之谜 [A brilliant detective captain VS a host of highly intelligent murderers] When I thought this was an ordinary murder case, I discovered that the killer had led me astray. When I thought I had arrested the killer, I discovered he was nothing more than a scapegoat. When I thought I was close to the truth, I discovered the killer had committed suicide. When I thought the case had been hastily wrapped up, I discovered that the real killer was actually... 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Cold Case Reopens 迷案重启 [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [Unraveling the Clues to Dispel Layer Upon Layer of Mystery] The Rainy-Night Predator Case The Flower Shop Owner’s Lover The Death of a Streamer A Captive in the Cellar… Murder after murder… Deputy Captain Lin Yi leads his team in solving one bizarre case after another. Who could have guessed that in the end, he would uncover the mystery of his own origins! 86Reads7.3Score10814d adds
