Novels like The Strange Corpse Case
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- 51 The Amnesiac Detective 失忆神探 A murder within a murder case, a body hidden inside a concrete pillar, killings by a porcelain cat brought to life, murders by a bloodsucking zombie, killings by a magic mirror... You can't unravel the secrets behind these cases with ordinary reasoning. A psychology professor suffering from anterograde amnesia offers a unique perspective, taking you deep into the minds of terrifying criminals and exposing the shocking truths behind their crimes. 717Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 52 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
- 53 The Child's Haunting 童诡 Mystery | Horror | Hidden Chen Shuyang was overjoyed to move in with his girlfriend, Bai Lu. But as they spent day after day together, he gradually discovered her many strange quirks, from bizarre tastes in food to abnormal behavior. Little by little, he uncovered the terrifying secret she was hiding. 443Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 54 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
- 55 I Got a Crime-Solving System, and You Say I Have to Take the College Entrance Exam? 获得破案系统，你说我要高考了？ When Chen Fan was in high school, he unexpectedly obtained a System. Then he encountered a psychopathic serial killer who murdered his own students to satisfy his selfish desires. At the risk of his life, Chen Fan acted recklessly and solved his first case. But the System’s side effect soon kicked in, leaving him with such terrible luck that it was hard to believe. Cases come looking for him, making his life miserable, but the System’s rewards are just too tempting to resist. And so he became th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Silent Relic 圣物无言 Sullivan is an Irish archaeologist. A graduate of the University College Dublin Department of Archaeology, she could take carbon-14 samples at twelve and spent an entire summer at fifteen in the passageways of Newgrange. She should have been digging at Celtic sites, but an organization called the “Recorders' Guild” recruited her after reading her paper, “Materials and Chronology of Medieval Relics.” The Guild has only one rule: record the truth, and never interfere. She has traveled across Europ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Major Crimes: Keeping Night Watch in the Forensics Lab 重案追凶：我在法医室守夜 The protagonist, Lin Yebai, is the chief forensic pathologist of the Major Crimes Unit at the Jianghai Public Security Bureau. With his exceptional expertise, meticulous reasoning, and keen insight, he leads his team in uncovering the truth behind one seemingly impossible case after another. At the same time, he is investigating the truth behind his father's accidental death ten years ago. 4Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 58 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!!! 245Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 59 Walker in the Dark 黑夜行者 [Night Walker + No System + No Romance] is a continuation of the first book, "Murder in the Mist", but this is an entirely new storyline! Protagonist: Wang Youyong The story follows Wang Youyong, current deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, as he pursues a small group of vigilantes led by Ma Wenchao. Five years ago, the vehicle transporting Ma Wenchao, then deputy chief of the criminal investigation squad, to prison was involved in a horrific crash. Against all odds, he survived. Ma 470Reads8.0Score12114d adds
- 60 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—14d adds
- 61 Revenge Rises Again 复仇卷土重来 [Plot-driven + no System + brain-teasing + suspense + two equally formidable leads + immersive atmosphere + ruthless and decisive] Lawyer Caitlin discovers that she has become a pawn in someone else’s game and is now being hunted. Thinking that all she needs to do to escape is uncover the truth, she soon realizes she has stepped into an even deeper trap. A sharp blade points at her throat: Who are you? Who am I? And who is he? Just when she thinks true love has finally arrived, everything begins 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 62 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
- 63 Crime Solving: From the Start, I Was Examining My Ex-Girlfriend’s Body, and I Lost It! 破案：开局验尸前女友，我怒了！ Domestic abuse, murder... This is the first case Lin Mu encounters after he transmigrates! Faced with such a start, Lin Mu doesn’t back down. He’s determined to catch the culprit and speak for the dead... 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 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
- 65 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
- 66 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
- 67 The Chaser 追赶者 “Solving a case is like putting together a puzzle. The hardest and most crucial part is often finding the last one or two pieces.” [Standalone cases + criminal investigation + rigorous deduction + no romance] A massive meteor shower is on its way, and a group of enthusiasts gather at a campsite on the outskirts of the city to watch the stars. In the dead of night, a scream rings out. A man has been stabbed to death. The caller tells the police that they may have killed him. But his habit of usin 95Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 68 Beauty Brings the Culprits to Justice 美人除凶 [Elements: Historical mystery + case-of-the-week stories + two equally formidable leads + poison and Gu] [Heroine: Highly skilled in martial arts, observant, and always on target when she hunts down a culprit~] [Hero: Noble by birth and favored by the emperor. Any woman who approaches him gets slapped flying~] [Cases: A man skinned and castrated + the Marquis’s daughter celebrates her birthday on the day she is doomed to die + two deaths at the palace’s Mid-Autumn banquet + Zhilan returns from t 406Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 Transmigrating to the Great Song: A Young Constable Solves Cases and Becomes a Legend 穿越大宋，小捕快破案封神 A modern SWAT officer transmigrates to the Northern Song dynasty and becomes a low-ranking constable. With his exceptional criminal-investigation skills, he cracks every baffling case under heaven! He solves cases and becomes legendary, his official career skyrocketing. From a petty clerk, he rises to become a powerful figure who dominates the court! 13kReads7.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 71 The Detective Who Speaks in Riddles 诡语神探 In his previous life, Zhu Long was betrayed by both the woman he loved most and his best friend. He died a miserable death, unable to let go of his resentment. After a journey through hell, he emerged stronger: not only was he reborn five years in the past, he also gained the blessing of strange words. This time, he will rewrite his fate and clear the names of the dead. Whatever belongs to him, he will take back with his own hands! 58Reads8.8Score11914d adds
- 72 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
- 73 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
- 74 Crime Scenes: The Cases That Shook the Nation 罪案现场，那些轰动全国的大案 This book is adapted from several real, high-profile criminal cases that once made headlines across the country. Baffling murders, shocking robberies, investigations into cold cases, manhunts spanning multiple provinces... Every case once stunned the nation; every crime concealed a truth unknown to the public. Told from a documentary perspective, this book reconstructs the crime scenes, investigative details, criminals' minds, and the full process of bringing them to justice. These stories are 77.6kReads8.8Score5.3k14d adds
- 75 Criminal Investigation: The Ghost-Hunting Outsider Trio 刑侦：编外三人组猎鬼 Ensemble cast, mind-bending cases | Every case ties into the main plot | A formidable partnership | No romance | No real ghosts | The Rose Garden is buried beneath countless bones, and a blood-soaked woman’s corpse hangs from an ancient tree. Everyone says ghosts are to blame. But there are no ghosts in this world, and some people’s hearts are more evil than any demon’s. A journalist’s timed video bomb brings together MSA’s most unconventional unofficial team: ✦ Team leader Han Yi: A former crim 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Marks of Guilt 罪痕 Is there always evil behind every crime? Real cases reveal the truth about human nature. [Crime Investigation] [Not a Web Novel] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] Strange and major cases, from human flesh takeout and a cat corpse found in a belly to a body hanging in Xian Lake, are uncovered one by one across the country. 2kReads8.7Score22314d adds
- 77 Crime Solving: The Master Detective of a Parallel World 破案：平行世界里的神探 713Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 78 Tracking Down the Mystery 迷案追凶 There are two kinds of things in the world: those you can see and those you can’t. What you can see is human nature. What you can’t see is what lies in people’s hearts. Behind every seemingly absurd story are faces twisted by ugliness. My name is Qin Mu. I’m a criminal police officer with seven years on the job. Three years ago, I helped the local police crack a smuggling case involving an international crime syndicate. My partner, Ayun, fell victim to a Nanyang curse technique and then mysterio 504Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 79 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
- 80 The Wei Cipher 韦氏密码 [Mind-Bending Suspense + Adventure + Puzzles + Not a Power Fantasy] After ten years spent seeking the truth behind his parents’ disappearance, Wei Qiushan is drawn into the mystery by a photograph. Following the hidden clues in a ledger and a cryptic note that says “Don’t be afraid,” he begins his investigation. A transport team vanishes without a trace. A witness suddenly drops dead. Deep in a mine, he discovers a strange bedroom dozens of meters underground. During an ancestral rite in the Nor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Sin Factory 饲罪工厂 A fairy-tale murder case rocks Ning City! A golden ribbon is wound around the victim’s neck, a blood-painted copy of The Emperor’s New Clothes rests on their knees, and the ink on a card marked with a strange symbol is still wet. The killer is caught at the scene, yet vehemently denies any connection to the crime scene, which looks like something out of a dark fairy-tale book! As Detective Du Ran leads his team in a deep investigation, every clue sends a chill down their spines: a red-clad chi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 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
- 83 Dear Detective (Two-Book Set) 亲爱的推理家(全二册) Dear Detective (Book One): Shen Xisheng, 19, a prodigy detective with perfect looks, perfect observational skills, and perfect deductive ability. Yin Chenxia, 29, a popular novelist with off-the-charts homebody tendencies, off-the-charts aloofness, and detective skills... that are unfathomable. Shen Xisheng has been a devoted superfan of his older half-brother Yin Chenxia since childhood. Hoping to get his brother’s attention, Shen became a fairly well-known detective while attending high school 45Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 84 Crime Scene Puzzle: The Unseen Truth 罪案拼图：看不见的真相 In the modern city, the streets are bustling and the lights are bright, and people hurry along their own paths through life. Yet in the city’s shadowy corners, evil quietly takes root like a ghost concealed by night. Countless secrets hidden from view and thrilling crimes intertwine into an invisible web, waiting to be unraveled. 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Missing Evidence: Master Detective, Solve the Case 消失的罪证：大神，请破案 On his third day on the police force, Bai Ziluo faces the biggest challenge of his life: getting his former captain to come out of retirement?! Cases that seem unrelated are linked by a mysterious cross, leading to a missing-person murder case from nineteen years ago. Follow a rookie intern as he becomes a top detective’s little sidekick, searching for the truth and watching an aspiring sleuth grow step by step. Bai Ziluo: An aspiring sleuth? No, I was born to be a detective. Xiao Su: Hmm? Bai Z 167Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 86 Detective Ziegler 神探齐格勒 [Reclusive Genius Detective vs. Righteous, Spirited Policewoman] [Standalone Cases + Criminal Investigation + Logical Deduction + Secret Crush + Human Drama] He has no pipe or deerstalker hat. But Qigler is China’s very own “Sherlock Holmes.” His intelligence is off the charts, his emotional intelligence is below zero. Reclusive and sharp-tongued, he lives only for solving cases. A wealthy heiress is kidnapped, a woman is found hanged in a locked room, and students at a rural school are victims, 139Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 87 The Doomed Witness 绝命证人 What is evil? Anything born of weakness is evil! Fang Ya survived a massacre that wiped out his entire family. Nourished by the flowers that bloomed from the seeds of evil, he resolved to become a police officer. Ahead of him lay countless baffling cases: A murder in a locked room at a wealthy family’s estate, a deranged artist who kills, a deadly game of love, a killer who hovers at the boundary between life and death to carry out euthanasia, the vicious crimes of a social group whose members a 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The County Town Murders of 1997 97县城凶案 [Detectives +] [Interlocking Cases] [A Blend of Manhunts and Anti-Corruption] At the end of 1997, a series of murders takes place in a county town in Northeast China. The killer’s first victim is Liu Jing, head of the county’s Culture Bureau. Her uterus is stuffed inside a mannequin and dumped across from the entrance to the county committee offices. The second body part dumped is Liu Jing’s heart, left in the same spot among a crowd of people clearing snow for the county committee. An old scave 2.6kReads8.4Score24514d adds
- 89 Chasing Killers in the Dead of Night 暗夜追凶 “Does perfect crime really exist?” Bai Qi nodded confidently. “Of course!” “Then how come I've never heard of it?” Bai Qi gave a disdainful smile. “If you'd heard of it... would it still be a perfect crime?” 2.7kReads8.7Score31714d adds
- 90 Prophecy Is No Crime 预言无罪 [Criminal investigations] + [No System, no brainless characters] Ten years ago, a psychopathic killer called Blackface escaped capture. Ten years later, Blackface is back. If I tell you who the killer is, can you figure out how the crimes were committed? Who deserves to die, and who doesn’t? The White Witch’s daughter awakens from the darkness. Faced with the trials of human nature and the law, what will she choose? A series of major cases, each intricately connected. Just how powerful can Black 3kReads8.8Score33014d adds
- 91 Mystery in Dingcheng 定城迷踪 What kind of case could be even more terrifying than a dismemberment? What is behind the girl's strange behavior? What meticulous schemes lie behind each mysterious case? How will the untold story unfold? Watch as the Criminal Investigation Team One, led by Gu Chen, overcomes obstacle after obstacle and solves one mystery after another until they finally find the answers. 16kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 92 I’m the Grim Reaper, and I’m About to Start Committing Crimes! 我是死神，我要开始犯罪了！ [High-IQ Crime] [No Female Lead] [A Rational Madman] [No System] Twenty years ago, Yi Bo's entire family was slaughtered. Twenty years later, he walks out of a psychiatric hospital. From that moment on, the fates of certain people are sealed! Yi Bo swears to uncover the truth behind his family's murder and kill the people responsible! But as his investigation goes deeper, he discovers that things are far from simple. An unseen hand is guiding Yi Bo as he painstakingly unravels the mystery. “The 2.6kReads6.9Score16914d adds
- 93 Walking with the Dead 与尸同行 Chen Duo, an undertaker haunted by the bloody deaths of his closest family; Li Xiaoxin, a forensic pathologist with a devil hidden in her heart; Wang Feifei, a boxer drifting through life; and Zhang Ting, a businessman teetering on the edge of hell. These four people, each hiding a secret, search for the final truth about every corpse's life. As they work alongside the dead and uncover the murky veil surrounding each crime, they must also confront their own pasts. Between the living and the dead 244Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 94 The Cases of Judge Shi 施公案 The novel tells the story of the honest official Shi Shilun during the Kangxi era, who, aided by Huang Tianba and other heroes of the martial world, roots out corrupt officials, solves cases, and captures bandits. 3Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 95 Case Files of a Homicide Detective 缉凶笔记 I’m a college student, and fate has entangled me in one bizarre murder case after another! A woman’s corpse sealed in concrete, an unidentified charred body missing its genitals, a deranged killer who feeds on human brains… One brutal, bloody murder after another, and one appalling mastermind after another! Driven by the fire of justice in my heart, I’m caught up in a series of dangerous, thrilling hunts for the killers… 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Lady Investigator of the Ming Dynasty 大明女提刑 [Female Investigator × Imperial Guard] Shen Zhiwei, a bondservant, is the county magistrate's darkest secret. A corpse from the canal and a handful of green salt force her into an uneasy partnership with Gu Changfeng, the feared Imperial Guard. He uses her as a pawn, while she relies on him for protection. From the salt case in Jiangnan to a regicide at court, every wrongful conviction they overturn becomes a blade aimed at the empire's most dangerous enemy. Until one day, Gu Changfeng corner 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 An Investigation into the Three Great Unsolved Cases of the Early Qing 清初三大疑案考实 A Critical Examination of the Three Great Mysteries of the Early Qing is composed of three parts: A Critical Examination of the Empress Dowager's Alleged Marriage, A Critical Examination of Emperor Shunzhi's Alleged Monastic Vows, and A Critical Examination of Emperor Yongzheng's Accession to the Throne. With a historian's rigor, Mr. Meng Sen carefully investigates the three long-circulating mysteries of the empress dowager's alleged marriage, Shunzhi's alleged decision to become a monk, and Yon 2Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 98 Testimony of Memory 记忆证言 Memory Testimony follows Lin Shouxi, a medium who can read the “marks of death” left on personal effects and use them to solve cold cases. Together with Su Rui, a brilliant scientist, and Chen Tao, a hacker, he forms a special team and infiltrates the black market in memories to take on the multinational organization known as the Archive, which seeks to collect and sell human memories. Each case is a forgotten life, and every time he touches a memory, his own begins to fade. When the truth behin 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Real Case Files from a Homicide Detective, Forensic Doctor, Trace Evidence Analyst, and Profiler 刑警、法医、痕检师、侧写师的真实破案手记 A string of bizarre disappearances involving young women: who is watching lost souls from the darkness? Everyone has secrets they don't want known. The line between darkness and light is crossed in a single thought. Step into the crime scene and see it through a professional's eyes as the truth and lies of human nature are exposed. This collection includes 18 books, featuring the Qin Ming forensic pathologist series, The Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Criminal Profilers, The Punisher, and True —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 100 The Wrongly Placed Murder Case 错位追凶 Lawyer Shi Yi takes on a death penalty review case and meets Ting Fang, a condemned prisoner in the twilight of her life. To his surprise, Ting Fang seems to know him. She not only asks him to retrieve something from a certain place, but confidently insists that they will be in touch again. Not long afterward, Ting Fang is executed. Shi Yi intends to put the matter behind him, but somehow he still goes to the place she mentioned. There, he finds an old music box and a notebook Ting Fang left fo 12.5kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
