Novels like The Lost Forest [Crime Investigation]
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- 1 Solve Cases with Old Donkey: Everyone’s a Suspect 跟着老驴来探案，人人都是嫌疑犯 Are murderers always utterly evil? Is what you see and hear really the truth? Join Old Lu on a case, where everyone is a suspect. The known facts: the victim is dead. The victim is either male or female. The killer is either someone the victim knew or a stranger. The victim and the killer are either locals or outsiders. The woven bags and wheeled suitcases contain either people or pieces of people. Under the great memory-recovery technique, no one can keep from confessing their crimes. 5.4kReads—Score24514d adds
- 2 Criminal Investigation: I Know Who the Killer Is 刑侦，我知道凶手是谁 Shen Mobei has just graduated from the police academy and been assigned as a trainee officer to a suburban police station. In reality, he was a criminal detective in the same public security system in 2026. While pursuing a murderer, he chased the suspect into an alley, where he was unexpectedly attacked and killed. When he wakes up, he discovers he has been reborn in 1999 in the body of a newly graduated trainee officer who shares his name. 24Reads—Score10014d adds
- 3 Tracing Clues Through Bones 证骨寻踪 An absolutely impossible crime: the unique DNA and fingerprints of Chen Shian, a victim personally identified and cremated by the forensic department's chief expert three years ago, keep turning up at the scenes of a series of new murders. Is this a shocking miscarriage of justice, an elaborate act of revenge, or an unprecedented challenge to science? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Criminal Investigation: The Dawn of Evil 刑侦：罪恶的曙光 After graduating from the police academy, a brilliant young graduate enlists in the military. Upon returning, he joins the Public Security Bureau and becomes an expert in criminal investigation and special operations. Using his expertise, he brings justice to the law and the dead, clears the names of those who died unjustly, and ensures that the law, backed by the will of the state, is upheld. No System + Modern Criminal Investigation 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Mad Detective 疯探 A failed case leaves Yu Nian with a head injury, but also gives him the ability to see the thoughts inside people’s minds. Good thoughts and evil intentions follow everyone like shadows. Even the most cunning criminals cannot hide them from Yu Nian. This extraordinary ability draws Yu Nian into a dangerous series of interconnected cases. 91Reads8.4Score914d adds
- 6 Candlelight in the Night 黑夜里的烛光 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—14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 The Captain's Beloved Is a Little Ancient Detective 刑警队长的心尖宠是古代小神捕 [Ancient female constable vs. modern, aloof homicide squad captain] She is the first female constable of the Great Jing Dynasty. After an accident, she transmigrates into the body of a rookie who has just graduated from the modern police academy. From that moment on, she goes from being an invisible nobody in the major crimes unit to a crime-solving genius. He is an elite police captain and head of the major crimes unit. He has solved countless major cases. When faced with the baffling transfor 14.5kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 9 Murder Is Forbidden 谋杀禁忌 [A print edition and screen adaptation are in the works. Stay tuned!] There are no ghosts in this world. Trace evidence can explain every supernatural case. A brilliant but forgotten prodigy expelled from the police academy uncovers the truth behind bizarre supernatural cases and gruesome crimes: the ghostly food delivery case, the entertainment industry’s spirit-raising rituals, murder by curse, the ghost who “expires after a month,” the sexual predator case... Black Rock’s first major work to 22Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 10 The Seventh Investigation Team 第七探案组 The Seventh Criminal Investigation Unit, led by Captain Wan, specializes in unsolved cases in the city. Each member has a role to play, and together they piece together the truth. No romantic entanglements, no connections to old cases, no workplace drama: they let the evidence speak and tear through the fog to reveal the truth behind each case! 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Killer in the Dark 黑暗中的凶手 [Mystery] + [Deduction] + [No Romance] Li Luan, captain of the criminal investigation squad, is “on the front lines of fighting crime.” Starting with what appears to be an ordinary murder, he gradually uncovers a secret and unsolved case buried thirteen years ago. Everyone involved in that case is murdered one by one, until the culprit behind it all turns out to be the person closest to him! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Detective Zero-One 零一侦探 “Don't go searching for the truth.” That was the greatest detective in the world’s strongest warning to his nephew, Duanmu Hua. The more you pursue the truth, the more you discover how false the world is. There are thirty-three layers of heaven. Break through one, and another awaits, until you go mad... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Dark Hospital: The Missing Patients 暗黑医院：消失的病患 An armed robber takes refuge in a hospital and demands that the doctors treat a woman he shot. Shugo Hayami, a doctor filling in for someone at the last minute, is unexpectedly caught up in the ordeal. Trapped on an isolated island in a locked-down hospital, with death just around the corner, he finds himself in an extreme battle of wits. While trying to escape, Shugo discovers the hospital’s terrible secret and becomes the target of both the director and the robber. Attacked from both sides, he —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 14 Homicide Investigation Unit: Whispers of the Dead 凶案专查组：亡者低语 A series of brutal murders grips Xijing City. Beneath the city’s nighttime veil, evil lurks unseen, while the dead remain silent. Two years after graduating with a degree in forensic science and technology, Ning Song makes a name for herself with her meticulous analysis of physical evidence and ability to reconstruct crime scenes. Jiang Jinye, a rising detective who joined the force at the same time, is a formidable fighter with sharp investigative instincts, always at the forefront of the hunt 21Reads—Score214d adds
- 15 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
- 16 A Female Forensic Doctor’s Dream Return to the Crime Scene 女法医之梦回凶案现场 When Ji Bai was eight, he became trapped in an endless dream loop. Whenever there was a victim, Ji Bai would dream of the crime scene... To investigate a notorious murder case from more than a decade ago, Ji Bai chose to become a forensic pathologist. As he pursued justice, he would also uncover the truth behind the case. 19Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 17 Q City Crime Files Q城刑侦风云 [Dual Male Leads + Criminal Investigation + Happy Ending] Q City is a bustling, complex metropolis. At the invitation of his mentor, Zhao Zheng returns from abroad to take over as captain of the criminal investigation team. Along with forensic pathologist Chen Chen and former captain Han Lin, he faces a series of baffling cases. Meanwhile, each of them is also searching for secrets and feelings buried deep within. Zhao Zheng, a former Interpol officer, cut ties with his family after his younger 28Reads—Score14114d adds
- 18 Back to 2002: I Rose to the Top of the Police Force with Criminal Investigation Skills 重回02：我凭刑侦技术问鼎警界 (The rating just came out and will rise later.) Jiang Yuan, the provincial department’s top trace-evidence expert, is reborn in 2002, when forensic technology is still underdeveloped. That year, surveillance networks have yet to become widespread, DNA testing is still a rarity, and fingerprints are matched by hand. Looking at the rudimentary crime-scene kit in his hands, Jiang Yuan, a trainee police officer, smiles. What is this, a technological wasteland? It’s clearly the golden age for a maste 565Reads7.5Score10714d adds
- 19 Hunting Killers in the Dark 黑夜缉凶 Haisheng City, July 2015. A mysterious person calls the police, claiming to have found the brutally mutilated body of a woman in a residential complex. In just over two months, four cases of women being tortured and murdered in the exact same way have now come to light. What’s baffling is that the killer, usually meticulous and careful to leave no trace, has this time left a fingerprint on the victim. Was it a careless mistake, or is there more to it? Led by newly appointed Criminal Investigatio 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Shadow of Justice 刑影不离 Standalone cases + mystery and deduction Bi Ran, a talented rookie fresh out of police academy, offends He Jing, the “Living Yama” captain of the criminal investigation squad, with his impulsive candor on his very first day reporting for duty. He thinks his career is over, only for He Jing to recruit him as his personal apprentice. As the “old fossil” and the “new generation” clash day and night, the two become partners who can’t stand each other but can’t do without each other. Together, they s 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Sealed Case Files: The Stories of Those Who Went Astray 尘封案卷：那些失足者的故事 They were once “suspects” in case files, branded as “fallen souls.” But when you clear away the fog surrounding each case and step into their pasts, you discover that every fall from grace hides a complicated life story no one knows about. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Undercover Currents in Linjiang 临江暗潮 On a rainy night, the river reeks of blood. A corpse washes ashore, and a thirty-five-year-old debt of blood buried beneath the river is finally due to come to light! An unidentified man's body turns up on the Linjiang riverbank, his right hand hacked off. The only thing in his pocket is the address of a detective agency: Lu Chen, a former head of the serious crimes unit, was dismissed three years ago over an unsolved case. Now he runs a detective agency in an old alley, investigating dead cases 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I’m a Yin-Yang Master at a Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院当阴阳先生 [Modern Urban + Cthulhu-Style Psychiatric Hospital] When Chen Sanmu was carried into Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital by paramedics, clutching his family's ancient book, Records of the Strange from the Yellow Springs, he swore he'd show those white-coated doctors what it meant that "at the end of science lies the occult." In the intensive care ward, he mixed sedatives with black dog blood to draw talismans, used the electroshock machine as a ritual implement to command the Five Thunders, and turned —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Whole City Is Ordered Not to Investigate Me, but I Solve the Case by Reexamining Old Files 全城禁查我靠旧案复查抓疯了凶手 Li Mo, a marginalized archivist, unexpectedly gains the special ability to uncover the truth behind old cases. Under pressure from a citywide ban on investigating cold cases, he refuses to be cowed by oppression or threats, and joins forces with policewoman Lin Yiyi to pursue one sealed case after another. As the layers are peeled back, a shocking massacre that wiped out an entire family exposes a corrupt web that has held sway for years. Facing desperate odds, he makes all the hard evidence pub —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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
- 26 Light in the Darkness: Forensic Investigator Xia Luo 黑暗中的光明：法医夏洛 Crimes set ten years in the future, with one case every three chapters. Pure crime investigation, no dragging things out and no romance-obsessed leads. Does rapid technological progress help criminals, or bring crime to an end...? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Perfect Crime: City X-Ray 完美犯罪之城市X光 One is Su Ce, a crime-solving genius known throughout the criminal investigation squad. The other is Xiao Feng, a gentle painter. A murder sparked by a blood sausage is like a fuse, gradually revealing a conspiracy plotted by a mysterious organization. Su Ce reached out to Xiao Feng, who was standing on a rooftop, teetering on the edge, and said, “You beat 0.5 to 1 centimeter inside my left midclavicular line at the fifth intercostal space.” The wind tousled Xiao Feng's hair. “What?” Su Ce said, 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Case Breaks Out Wherever I Go 走哪哪案发 [Livestreaming + Criminal Cases + No Romance + Case-of-the-Week] It's been four months since graduation. I have 480 yuan in my bank account, and I'm still 30,000 short of my grandma's surgery costs. I studied finance because experts said I could make big money, but I can't even find a job. The day I got bound to the System, it said there was a red orb of light nearby, with a good chance of winning prize money. I opened a Whale livestream and gave it a lazy title: "Outdoor Adventure, Just Taking 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Archives Unit 档案组 [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—14d adds
- 30 The Disappearance of B 消失的B The farthest and the nearest distance: turn off the lights and close your eyes, and he is right beside you... Don’t trust what your eyes see, don’t trust what your ears hear, and above all, don’t trust your own heart... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Special Criminal Investigation Unit 刑侦特案大队 The cherished heiress of a trillion-yuan conglomerate refuses to sit back and enjoy her wealth. Instead, she turns around and joins the police force. Everyone in her circle waits for her to find the work too hard and give up. But to their surprise, she follows every clue, captures vicious criminals, and cracks major cases one after another. No matter how much family wealth she has, nothing beats the thrill of catching criminals with her own hands! The sequel to The Female Detective Cracks Cases, 191Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 32 Reunited at the End of the Smoke and Fire 重逢在硝烟尽头 Crime Investigation | Team Captain × Undercover Agent Song Yu, captain of the S City anti-narcotics squad, has been tormented by nightmares for three years. In them, the love of his life, Bai Youshi, vanishes with the sound of a gunshot. One morning, the chief urgently summons him, and a secret buried for three years is suddenly exposed: Bai Youshi is alive. After losing his memory, he became an undercover agent under the alias Jiang Shi. His superiors concealed the truth and sent the amnesiac J 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Island and the Sun 孤岛与太阳 In the eyes of outsiders, he was a decisive captain, cold-faced, taciturn, and unapproachable. He was the youngest genius doctor, aloof and distant, seemingly beyond anyone's reach. No one knew that the man who kept everyone at arm's length would quietly come home at three in the morning, just to gather the person who curled up cold in his sleep into his arms. The doctor who stayed calm to the point of seeming indifferent in the operating room would get misty-eyed the moment he saw his beloved, 170Reads8.2Score14214d adds
- 34 Dayfire: Volume Three, The Circle Restored 昼火：卷三《复圆》 As an external consultant for the Major Crimes Division, Jian Yue has spent her life carrying too many secrets. A murder case dredges up memories Jian Yue would rather forget. She stands by her conviction that the death, ruled an accident, was actually a premeditated murder. The suspect is the victim’s fiancée, the megastar Leng Weilan. But because of Jian Yue’s personal history with Leng Weilan, Jian Yue is temporarily removed from the investigation. To her surprise, Leng Weilan comes straight 4Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 35 The 404 Dormitory Murder 404宿舍凶杀案 “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—14d adds
- 36 This Detective Isn’t Very Cold 这个刑警不太冷 Being a police officer is like standing between two worlds: light on one side and darkness on the other. A police officer's mission is to stop darkness from encroaching on the light. A cop who only knows how to enforce the law impartially and draw a clear line between right and wrong may be a good cop, but will never be an outstanding one. An outstanding cop must know when to compromise and when to step aside for a while. They must remain undaunted even in the face of setbacks, able to walk thro 146Reads8.0Score1214d adds
- 37 The Mystery of Dingcheng 2 定城迷踪2 [Mind-Bending Mystery + Standalone Stories + Jaw-Dropping Twists] The second installment of "Unraveling the Truth". Behind every massacre, there is always an unseen hand, seemingly trying to expose the ugliest side of human nature. Children turned into pawns in their parents’ power games, victims who take up the butcher’s knife, ghosts wandering on rainy nights, missing human organs... Walking the boundary between day and night, seeing the warmth and coldness of this world, a ray of dawn will al 39.7kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 The Autumn Court of the Tang Dynasty 大唐秋官 During the Xianqing era of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, more than forty Daoist priests at Lusong Abbey outside Chang'an were slaughtered overnight. One of them, a priest named Xu Shihang, was brutally scalded alive in a cauldron. The killer left no clues behind, and the case should have remained an unsolved mystery. But Xu Shihang's son was Xu Yougong, one of the ten greatest detectives in history. And so... 386Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 40 Eyes of the Deep Abyss 1: Evil Like a Hook 凝渊之眸1：恶如钩 I'm a special-case criminal investigator. I'm also the most ordinary one among thousands upon thousands of criminal investigators. This is a collection of criminal cases, and a record of memories. In this novel, you'll find me, my mentor, and my best friends. Like me, they are all unique, yet utterly ordinary. We once blazed with ambition and confidence. We once pieced together clues and chased criminals through the fog. We also knew sorrow and hesitation. My mentor once told me: We walk the lin 591Reads9.3Score10314d adds
- 41 Crime Scene 罪恶现场 The story recreates crime scenes and explores the weaknesses of human nature. Behind every case lies a battle between the police and evil! Each case is adapted from a real incident. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Late-Night Voice [Crime Investigation] 晚声【刑侦】 [Strong female lead, female empowerment, logical deduction, plot twists] As captain of the criminal investigation squad, Chen Wan has handled many strange and brutal cases. A body cut into thirteen pieces, a man bizarrely hanged in women's underwear, silent phone calls that always come at ten o'clock at night, ten skeletons beneath an abandoned half-built tower... “I'm Chen Wan, captain of Criminal Investigation Team One. There's a case I'd like you to assist us with.” And behind each case... Jo 412Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 My Husband Is a Homicide Detective, Yet I Tell Fortunes for Murderers 老公是刑警，我却给杀人犯算命 Domestic violence, workplace bullying, animal abuse, school violence… When we suffer through such hardships, should we find a way to overcome them, or take revenge on those who put us through them? In B City in 2023, criminal investigation captain Lu Huai and tarot reader Wan Qingqing become caught in a spell of cases. Each case is shrouded in mystery and rife with pain and hostility, and each corresponds to a tarot card. The Hanged Man, the Four of Swords, Strength, the Tower: are they really j 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Criminal Investigation Squad Two: There Are No Cold Cases 刑侦二队：悬案，那是不存在的 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—14d adds
- 45 Beyond the Evidence 证据之后 July 19, 1998. Torrential rain. Detective Chen Guodong came out of the archives clutching a freshly photocopied case file. He stopped at the end of the hallway and said something to someone no one could see. A cleaner mopping the floor heard him. Twenty years later, the cleaner was in a vegetative state. Chen Guodong had become a martyr. That case file had become “evidence.” And Chen Mo, the brilliant son who inherited his father's police ID number, still doesn't know that every piece of “ev —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Ashes of Memory: The Ten-Year Cold Case Killer Was Me 记忆灰烬之十年悬案凶手竟是我 “In 2033, genius programmer Lu Ming vanished mysteriously from a memory treatment center, leaving behind nothing but a sketch of the seaside. > Ten years later, detective Chen Hao reopens the investigation and discovers that all the evidence points to a villa facing the sea, and a diary filled with crimes. > When he finally stands before the truth, he sees his own name on the diagnosis form: > Patient: Chen Hao. Diagnosis: Dissociative identity disorder, antisocial tendencies. Treatment plan: eu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Wrong Body: A Deadly Game of Two Faces 错躯：双面死局 [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—14d adds
- 48 Reborn in 1999: Solving Major Cold Cases at the City Public Security Bureau 重生99，我在市局破重案积案 A criminal investigation expert from more than twenty years in the future is reborn in 1999 in the body of a young police officer with the same name. Thus begins his journey solving cases in a unique era. 1.5kReads7.6Score17114d adds
- 49 Forensic Examiner: Major Case Dispatch 法医： 重案速递 My name is Chen Dong. Because of my father, I inherited his legacy and became a forensic doctor. When he was alive, he often said, “With Buddha's Wrath Hand, punish the guilty; discern truth from lies, and know right from wrong.” I took his words to heart and used them as a reminder. In my career as a forensic doctor, I have encountered countless shocking murders. To uncover the truth about my father's death, I have no choice but to solve bizarre cases one after another and hunt down killers acr 126Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 50 The Crime-Breaking Expert 破罪强人 Ever-changing methods. Carefully planned murders. A web of tangled mysteries. Was it for love, money, or revenge? What unknown secrets lie behind these cases? Following the truth that every passing leaves a trace, can the police bring the killer lurking in the dark to justice? Crime Busters takes you into the world of real criminal investigation, piece by piece unraveling the truth behind each case. 1.2kReads6.6Score10014d adds
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