Novels like Crime Hunter: The Detective, Book 2
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- 1 This Detective Is a Bit of a Clown 这个神探二把刀 This book continues the story of the first two volumes of The Sin-Hunting Detective. See how detective Chen Yang cracks bizarre, terrifying, and inexplicable mysteries. This book has it all: suspense, deduction, horror, strange happenings, the supernatural, and plenty of scares. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Sin Hunter Detective 罪猎神探 Crime Hunter is a gripping crime mystery about Detective Chen Yang, who uses deduction to solve baffling cases during the course of his investigations. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Code of False Accusation 冤罪代码 He can touch death, yet finds himself entangled in bizarre unsolved cases. His origins and their futures turn out to be part of a shocking conspiracy... 19Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 4 Global Judgment: My Memories Sold for a Fortune 全球审判：我的记忆被天价出售 Global Judgment: My Memories Sold for a Fortune —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Sweep Away Everything 下山后我横扫一切. After Coming Down the Mountain, I Sweep All Before Me. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 We Lost Contact for Seven Days, and I Got Married! You’ve Lost Your Chance! 七日断联我嫁了！你没机会！ We Didn't Speak for Seven Days, and I Got Married! You Don't Stand a Chance! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 After the Ghost-Hunting Expert Reincarnated, She Dazzled Everyone 捉鬼大佬魂穿后，她惊艳了众人 (Soul transmigration + ghost hunting + poor student + growth + powerful comeback + male rivalry + vampires) Lin Jie’er was an ordinary ghost-hunting master. By a twist of fate, her soul ends up in the body of a student at an aristocratic academy several centuries in the future. Can someone tell her why there are still so many ghosts to catch, even after all these centuries? And wait, didn’t the original owner say nobody cared about her or loved her? Then what are all these handsome guys around h 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Super Sleuthing: I Livestream Myself Cracking Cases Like Crazy 超级推理：我疯狂直播破案 [Mystery and Deduction + Comedy + Livestreaming + No Female Lead] Super detective Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world just like Earth, obtains a sign-in System, and starts livestreaming. To everyone’s astonishment, he solves one baffling case after another! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 After Being Reborn, I Choose Not to Forgive 重生后，我选择不再原谅 Revenge and a comeback after being reborn! In her previous life, Wen Ning died in despair, trapped in a mire of betrayal and slander. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her college days. There, she met Ji Yunshen by chance. His sunshine and warmth were like a beacon in the darkness, illuminating Wen Ning's world after her rebirth. But Wen Ning had not forgotten the pain of her past life. The flames of revenge burned fiercely in her heart. Drawing on the experience and wisdom sh 50Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 10 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, 847Reads8.6Score151Shelves
- 11 The Rules of Silent Murder 默杀法则 [High-IQ crime + live-streamed trials + fighting violence with violence + social allegory + mind-bending twists] [Reader's Guide] ⚠️ This is “brain surgery without anesthesia,” and a dose of “deadly arsenic wrapped in sugar.” ⚠️ Do-gooders, stay away! This book will challenge your moral boundaries and may even make you want to cast a “kill” vote in the dead of night. ⚠️ The logic is airtight and the twists keep coming. Put down your phone, because “Mo” is watching you. Leng Yun. A disillusioned 5Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 12 The Strange Bones Speak 诡骨尸语 The story follows forensic investigator Gu Fei and policewoman Chen Yao, whose lives are changed by an accident. Together, they seek truth and justice through a series of baffling cases! (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental!) 164Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Daisies and a Scalpel 小雏菊与手术刀 Late autumn: why did the conjoined twins suffocate inside the wall? A snowy night: who took the lives of the elderly couple who fell from a building together? On New Year's Eve, as lights glow in homes across the city and families gather, someone lies on the freezing street, their body growing cold... This winter, Hunjiang seems colder than ever. As investigative reporter Fang Jin looks into these cases in pursuit of the truth for the public, she stumbles upon a mysterious organization operating 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 End of Ten Days: Supernatural Domains 《十日终焉：超自然诡域》 The End of Ten Days: Supernatural Domain of Horrors —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Mottled Crimes 罪案斑驳 Before one crisis has passed, another arises. A series of murders has struck Harbor City. The killer is ruthless, and several citizens have already been killed. The Special Cases Unit launches a full-scale investigation. All signs point to the same person behind the crimes: Gu Jinghao. Ye Ziyu arrives in the nick of time to help the team pierce the layers of mystery. The battle with Gu Jinghao is about to begin! 361Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 16 The Clash of Black and White 黑与白的冲击 Jiang He, a criminal investigation squad captain, has solved all kinds of major cases in his ten years on the force, maintaining a perfect record. Then one day, a body appears: it belongs to someone who died twelve years ago. The strange clues lead to a mysterious organization, behind which lies a shocking conspiracy. Just how many people are involved? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Cold Case Unit 悬案组 Behind many major and unsolved cases lies a truth no one knows. There’s no such thing as the worst, only worse. Read at your own risk if you’re fainthearted. 46Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 18 In the Wake of Evil 恶果之下 A murder tears apart a once-prosperous, harmonious family, while an unseen hand manipulates everything from behind the scenes. Determined to uncover the truth about her mother's death, Tan Wan throws herself into the police force, ready to make a difference. Just as she is about to get to the bottom of it, a man's arrival overturns everything she once believed. His closeness is like honey in a jar, drawing Tan Wan in until she cannot break free, and slowly leading her astray. What really happene 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 19 Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace: Bloody Handprints on the Palace Walls 如懿传：宫墙上的血手印 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Bloody Handprints on the Palace Walls 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Spirit-Pattern Paradox 灵格悖论 Have you ever wondered what you would do if you woke from a dream to find yourself in a completely unfamiliar place? What untold stories lie behind the luxurious yet unfamiliar surroundings and all those strange faces? Conspiracies, lies, betrayal, political scheming, humanity, family, love, and friendship will tear your soul apart, piece by piece! In the midst of your desperate struggle, you will come to understand yourself anew, and even learn how the entire human world works! 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 21 The Human Soul 人魄 The Human Soul 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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! 86Reads7.3Score108Shelves
- 23 Rider Number 0137 骑手编号0137 [Traditional Criminal Investigation] [Hard-Boiled Deduction] [Brain-Twisting Suspense] [Spycraft and Shadow Wars] [No System] Ye Feng was once a star agent in the national security service. Three years ago, an accident killed his teammates and left him all alone. After moving to Linjiang City, he made a living delivering food, only to become entangled in a series of poisonings. Hoping to resolve the trouble quickly, he chose to work with Lin Yu, a beautiful young police officer who had just joi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Solve Cases with Feng Shui? A Prosecutor's Feng Shui Practice 破案吗？用风水那种（检察风水师） Solve cases with feng shui? That’s the idea behind The Prosecutor Feng Shui Master. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Awakening in a Low-Dimensional World 低维觉醒 A meticulously crafted sci-fi mystery thriller that will take you to an explosive climax, bring you to tears, and make you think deeply about the universe, society, and human nature. It tells the story of Jin, who grows stronger with each mysterious case he solves, while the evil intent within those events invades him and makes him increasingly wicked. After battling the monsters conjured from his own inner darkness, he ultimately triumphs and discovers the truth about the higher-dimensional uni 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Kiss Me as the Storm Draws Near 暴雨将至时吻你 [Sharp-tongued yet soft-hearted criminal investigation captain vs. reborn queen of the night|Two Alphas clash|A tense push and pull] When Meng Chengxiao first saw Chen Xi at a bar, she was being harassed by a few drunks and crying pitifully. His cousin was so smitten, he looked ready to tear out his own heart and give it to her. But on a stormy night, he saw it with his own eyes: the delicate young woman he’d thought so helpless ground her slender toe into a thug’s throat and took down six armed 889Reads8.2Score105Shelves
- 27 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—Shelves
- 28 The Nineteenth Act of Domestic Violence 第十九次家暴 The Nineteenth Beating 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Psychiatric Hospital Murder: A High-IQ Crime Detective 精神病院谋杀案高智商犯罪侦探 The murder of Li Zhiming, director of a psychiatric hospital, unexpectedly unravels a child abduction case from 32 years ago. New and old cases intertwine, mysteries pile up, and a web of clues connects everything. Human nature and animal instinct collide as detectives take on what appears to be a perfect crime. Who will outsmart whom? A mind-bending tale of a high-IQ criminal with mental illness! 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Chanzhou Mystery 澶州迷案 [Looks-obsessed, talented bandit heroine × smiling, brilliant male coroner] Zhu Hongyun grew up in a bandit stronghold and had planned to make her fortune in the bustling capital. By a twist of fate, however, she ended up in a small county in Chanzhou and became a constable at the local yamen. Chanzhou was remote, and its yamen offices were understaffed and overwhelmed with frequent cases. She had no choice but to team up with the coroner Liu Weinian, pack her bags, and travel around Chanzhou so 167Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 31 Creation! The First Venerable of All Time 创世！万古第一尊 Eastern Xianxia | Eastern Fantasy | Multiple Heroines | All-Rounder | Good-for-Nothing’s Rise | Broken Engagement It begins with the Primordial Creation Immortal Venerable splitting heaven and earth. After the Immortal Venerable falls, the primordial chaos disperses throughout the myriad worlds. Billions of years later, a young man with ruined meridians sees the pattern on the jade pendant at his chest shine for an instant. It is identical to the pattern in the Immortal Venerable’s palm in an an 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Tales from the Pages 纸中录 In the early years of the Republic of China, the country was in turmoil. The little girl Shen Qing fled famine with her father and made her way to Linjiang. In exchange for a dou of rice, her father sold her to the Shen family, where she became the young master's child bride. But on her wedding night, a coffin awaited her. Eight coffins to pin down the dead, seven-inch wooden nails. A hundred “ghosts” roaming by night, the dead rising again. Before long, she had transformed into the stunningly b 1.1kReads9.1Score152Shelves
- 33 The Lost Antelope 迷失的羚羊 Also known as: The Divine Girl or the Hellish Killer? Beware, Judgment Is at Hand [Mystery + deduction + supernatural + adventure] [Strong male and female leads, both devoted and decisive, with hearts of gold. Earlier mysteries will be resolved later.] [Episodic stories + an overarching plot] An immortal girl? A young man who runs a guesthouse on the grasslands? And a student in glasses who wanders everywhere? What brought them together? A man-eating flower in a strange cave, the cries of a baby —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 My Game Isn't That Scary, Really 我的游戏真没那么吓人 I hate horror. The hurried footsteps racing up behind me, the soft whispers circling my ears that send chills down my spine… Every bit of it. I hate it all. I hate it so much that once it reaches a certain point, I throw up. But I’m a horror game developer. So, since I’m not cut out for this, I’ve decided to quit. And yet… [Congratulations! You have activated the Horror Game Developer System] No, I don’t want it. Let me quit. ※Warning: Your world may undergo some changes. This is the story of a 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 I’ll Return When the Roses Have Faded 蔷薇花谢即归来. I'll Return When the Roses Fade. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 A Crime Guide Group from the Start 开局犯罪指导群 When logic is the only weapon, who can glimpse the truth at the edge of the abyss in a maze woven from lies? On a rainy night in the old city, there is a corpse and a picture frame deliberately set straight. To criminal investigation captain Chen Xi, the evidence clearly points to a burglary. But to forensic evidence expert Lin Jianshen, it is a chilling ritual, meticulously staged. He never believes in coincidence. He trusts only the ironclad logic behind people's actions. The angle of a tilted —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Truth in the Ruins 废墟里的真相 Ganzhou is a city where prosperity and decay intertwine, its secrets hidden in every street and alley, unknown to all. Yu Lin is an ordinary beggar, living a life everyone overlooks and spending his days wandering the city's darkest corners. Yet Yu Lin has extraordinary powers of observation and deduction, often spotting the truth hidden in people's most casual gestures. One cold, snowy night, a bizarre murder takes place in Ganzhou. A man is found dead inside his own wardrobe, wearing a strange 6Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 38 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—Shelves
- 39 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—Shelves
- 40 Lord of the Heavenly Secrets 天机之主 Chu Yu only wants to solve cases in peace, but everyone keeps taking him for a charlatan. After solving the unsolved case of a young nobleman, the emperor declares him the uncrowned Imperial Preceptor. After unraveling mysteries involving ghosts and monsters, the myriad realms revere him as the Heavenly Secrets Dao Venerable. Holding up his bronze mirror, he sighs helplessly: “I never wanted to be a savior. Can’t you just let me solve a case in peace?” The mastermind behind it all trembles at hi 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Grading Essays, I Uncovered a Murder from Three Years Ago 批阅作文，我查出了三年前的人命 Chen Mo, a Chinese teacher, discovered a murder case in an essay. A student described in detail how a girl from the same school had been bullied to death three years ago. The victim was the older sister of Su Qing, the transfer student in his class. When he started investigating, the principal handed him a thick red envelope. “Mr. Chen, let the past lie quietly. This is the ‘rational good.’” His mother was gravely ill and urgently needed money. And the fate of whistleblowers? Shen Xiao, the form —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Returnee from Hell 地狱归客 He once fell into the Inferno, enduring nine near-death trials amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At last, he returned to the human world bearing the brands of Hell and the power to devour souls. That power can see through the hidden sins of sinners and turn their past misdeeds into pain they must suffer themselves. It is a “gift” Hell bestows upon its judges. The human world is no paradise. Evil lurks in the shadows of neon lights: a hypocritical principal who abused children is still 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Terrifying School 极度恐怖校园 As the best university in the city, this school admits only outstanding students. But it also has many rules that are hard to understand: no studying after eight o’clock, and no leaving your dorm room after midnight. No matter who calls to you from the corridor, do not answer... The protagonists in this story are all independent, but their countless connections eventually bring them together. What secrets does this school hold? 293Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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—Score168Shelves
- 45 Home and Away: I Sold the House to Ruin My Husband and His White Moonlight 家里家外：我卖房毁老公和白月光 Home and Away: I Sold the House to Ruin My Husband and His First Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Ghostly Side of Humanity: Mad Stories You Never Knew, Volume 1 鬼味人间：你不知道的疯人故事1 Believe me, this world has another face. What seems insane to you may be perfectly normal to someone else. The eerie, unsettling stories of human life, the sinister and unfathomable depths of the human heart, and tales of madness you’ve never heard before are all hidden in this book, Ghostly Flavors of the Human World. 3kReads9.2Score269Shelves
- 47 The Gate of Paradox 悖论之门 I walk among the wreckage of logic, repairing one twisted reality after another. My ability is both “hope” and perhaps the deepest of curses. Then I realized that every time I saved someone, a whisper sounded in my ear: The ultimate price of repairing this broken world may be becoming an even greater mistake. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Criminal Investigation: Hunting Down Killers in Major Cases 刑侦之重案缉凶 A series of major criminal cases rocks Cangzhou City, leaving people in a state of panic. In response to the emergency, a major crimes unit is formed, made up of team leader Su Jie, forensic examiner Qin Chuan, special agent Fang Mu, veteran detective Li Jun, and psychologist Yuan Jing. With the situation growing dire and public pressure mounting, watch the five work together to solve cases and restore fairness and order to society. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Dynasty Dissected: The Empress Coroner Goes on a Killing Spree 解剖王朝：仵作皇后她杀疯了 A modern forensic examiner is reborn as a corpse collector, using her exceptional autopsy skills to expose the imperial court's deadly secrets She opens her eyes to find herself a corpse-collecting maid, condemned to execution after autumn. In prison, she examines bones with her bare hands and overturns an ironclad case in three sentences, stunning the entire court. She only wants to keep her head down and survive, but the unsolved case of “nine nameless skeletons” drags her before the emperor. 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 End of Ten Days: The Eternal Night Is Coming. Can You Survive? 十日终焉：永夜将至，你能幸存？ Ten Days to the End: Eternal Night Is Coming. Can You Survive? —Reads—Score—Shelves
