Novels like The Sleeping Volcano
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Sleeping Volcano, best match first.
- 51 Night Watch Detective 守夜刑警 Everyone on the Criminal Investigation Team says I'm cursed. Someone died in a case my father investigated, my mother died in front of a mirror, and even my partner nearly lost their life. Then I took on the dismemberment case. The victim had been cut into seven pieces, each incision dusted with sandalwood powder. The forensic pathologist said it was the work of a deranged killer. I said it wasn't. Because in the second-floor window at the crime scene, I saw a woman in a red dress. Rain passed s 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Wind in the Dead of Night: Suspects Know They’re in for Trouble When They Meet Me 暗夜有风：嫌疑人遇到我自认倒霉 The world has both light and darkness, and the line between good and evil can be crossed in an instant. What is the line you won't cross? Where does the abyss begin? And who is the prey? Let rookie cop Chu Feng tell you the truth... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Su Xiaochun 苏晓春 Starting at the end of the story, we’ll work backward, step by step, along the path the heroine once walked. There is no male lead in this story. No romance. Mystery, crime, investigations, deduction. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Reborn in 1998 重生1998 Lu Ze, who worked at a newspaper, woke up one day reborn in 1998. That year, Ma Huateng’s Tencent had just been founded, Ding Sanshi’s NetEase had just pivoted into portal websites, Baidu’s Robin Li was still working for someone else, Jack Ma had just experienced a failed venture and had yet to make his first fortune, and Liu Qiangdong was still selling CDs... That year, Jay Chou had just had his “Nunchucks” rejected by Zhang Huimei, My Fair Princess had taken the country by storm, and the mainl 860Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 55 Legend of the Stock God 股神传奇 An orphan raised to adulthood by a Taoist priest accidentally enters the stock market. He lives through the August 10 turmoil, the Baoyan acquisition battle, the March 27 treasury bond crisis, and the Southeast Asian financial crisis, where he battles Soros and establishes himself as the stock god. This orphan also has supernatural abilities. Through feng shui, he befriends Hong Kong's top tycoons, leads their privileged heirs on a tour of the mainland, and offers counsel on affairs of state, al 345Reads8.7Score104Shelves
- 56 I Traded Stocks Until I Became a Major Shareholder? Getting Trapped, Then Making a Takeover Bid? 炒股炒成大股东？被套就举牌？ A child who grew up in an orphanage, Yu Chen. He is a proud food delivery rider, and also a small-time investor who has taken part in the stock market's many battles to defend the 3,000-point mark. On an ordinary delivery run, Yu Chen was accidentally hit and sent flying by a beautiful driver. In that moment, the world spun around him and everything grew blurry before his eyes. Then he lost consciousness. Yet that collision turned out to be a blessing in disguise. He gained a money-giving M 4.3kReads5.8Score130Shelves
- 57 Geng Hui's Case Files 耿辉探案集 A suspicious murder takes place at a university. A young woman falls to her death, and at the scene, another woman is crying. When the police arrive, she turns herself in: “I’m the one who caused her death.” A student suddenly and inexplicably dies in a bustling art studio, leading back to what happened by the pond. Strange incidents emerge from the worlds of paper-cutting, calligraphy, and other art forms... The Geng Hui classic mystery series is now available. Come join the discussion! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Death Cruise 绝命游轮 Adapted from a true case that shocked China and the world. A three-deck cruise ship vanishes without a trace… Twenty-four tourists mysteriously disappear… The provincial government sends in the air force and navy, deploying high-precision underwater detection equipment to search for the missing passengers. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 After My Account Blew Up, I Chose to Return to the Stock Market 爆仓后，我选择再入股市 The K-line charts in the stock market reveal not only prices, but also the ruthlessness of the people behind them. After losing everything in a margin call, Wan Feng refuses to spend his life as a nobody. He takes his last savings and throws himself back into the stock market. This time, he is determined to reclaim everything he lost. 259Reads—Score100Shelves
- 60 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—Shelves
- 61 Mysterious Case Files: The Strange Mark 破案迷踪之诡异的印记 The restaurant’s delicious “ostrich meat,” a husband drowned in the bathroom, half a charred foot in a trash can, a woman hanged in a roast duck oven, a dead woman giving birth, raising little ghosts, “human centipedes,” burying people alive as construction sacrifices, and a cat abuser. The methods of murder are endlessly varied: killing by chance, hypnosis, drugs, dismemberment, murder, suicide, crimes of passion, and revenge killings. The victims bear eerie markings. Little fingers go missing. 576Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 62 My Husband Cheated, So I Personally Turned Him In to the Police 老公出轨，我亲手把他送进警局 In the middle of the night, I got a call from the city public security bureau. They said my husband had been arrested for soliciting a prostitute and told me to come bail him out. I hurriedly denied knowing him and said they had the wrong number. How ridiculous. I was the one who put him away. Why would I go bail him out? My husband cheated, and my mother-in-law treated me like a doormat. Since I’ve already sent one of them inside, I might as well send the other one too. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 I Woke Up After Being Knocked Unconscious and Became a Murder Suspect 被打晕醒来后，我成了杀人凶手 Yang Meng is a wildly popular outdoor paranormal exploration blogger, and my boss. The two of us went to the famous haunted “check-in spot” of Fengmen Village to shoot a video. There were four of us in all. Once we arrived, someone suddenly knocked me unconscious. When I woke up, I was covered in blood, and Yang Meng was already dead. The bloodstained knife was mine, and all the evidence pointed to me. But I know the killer is one of the other two who are still alive. He is still watching me lik —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 My Daughter Was Kidnapped, and the Kidnapper Turned Out to Be My Husband 女儿被绑架，绑匪竟是我老公 My daughter had just turned one hundred days old when she was kidnapped. I paid the ransom, bankrupting myself in the process. Then the kidnappers killed her anyway. I was devastated. But then I suddenly realized my husband was deeply involved in the kidnapping. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Pathological Growth: A Life Destroyed by My Family of Origin 病态生长：被原生家庭毁掉的一生 [Dysfunctional Family Background + Women's Growth + Causes of Crime + Family's Influence] Just how deep, far-reaching, and devastating can the effects of a person's family background be? Some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood. Others lose themselves for life in its shadows. A woman born of love and destroyed by hate, trapped in a twisted relationship that went from dependence to ruin, ended everything with 32 knife blows: her love, her hatred, and a life trampled underfoot. T —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Murderous Testimony 证言杀机 When I was seventeen, driven by jealousy, I reported someone to the police for stealing. But I never imagined that years later, he would nearly destroy my happiness… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 During Renovations on My New Home, We Found Thirty Million Hidden in the Walls! 新房装修，墙体里竟藏着三千万！ I returned to my hometown and bought the house next door. But during renovations, I found thirty million yuan in cash hidden inside the wall! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Consumed by Love, He Became an Executioner 为情沉沦，他终成刽子手 Who was really in the wrong? A mother and son were brutally murdered. She was a married woman of irresistible charm. He was a hardworking, diligent carpentry contractor. On a quiet night, he climbed into her home and slit the throats of the woman and her son as they slept. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 He Killed His Wife, Then Took His Own Life 杀死妻子后，他自杀了 His wife was dead. He had killed her with his own hands. He held her as her body grew cold, weeping uncontrollably. The moment the police rushed upstairs, he plunged a knife into his own abdomen… —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 The Court Summons Was the Best Gift I Ever Received: A Betrayed Housewife's Complete Account of Taking Down Her Scumbag Husband 法院的传票是我最好的礼物：被出轨主妇手撕渣男全记录 After three years of marriage, I thought I’d married for love. I never expected I’d actually married into a carefully orchestrated scam. My husband, Zhou Ming, not only cheated on me, but also worked with his mistress to transfer our assets and leave me with nothing. And the most ridiculous part? The court ruled against me in the first trial! The reason was that I couldn’t provide concrete evidence that Zhou Ming had cheated or transferred our assets. What a joke. In this day and age, are honest —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 My Late Husband's Secret 亡夫的秘密 I tried one of those viral TikTok tests and texted my husband: “Let’s get a divorce!” He replied instantly: “Fine. You can have the house, I’ll take the money.” My mind went completely blank! Was the marriage I’d always been so proud of really that fragile? I never expected a joke to reveal what he truly thought. Not long after we divorced, I unexpectedly received a massive inheritance. Just as I was convinced Ji Siming had already died, I received a text from an unknown number: “Wife, don’t tru —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 The Body Double's Deadly Game: An Amnesiac Wife's Revenge 替身杀局：失忆妻子的复仇 On our wedding night, my wife accidentally discovered my secret. She walked up to me holding that yellowed diary. “Chen Sheng! What’s this? Why is it in the safe?” After learning how important the diary was, she kept pestering me to tell her where it came from. Maybe I made it sound too real, because when I finished, she trembled all over and bolted out of the house like a madwoman. The next day, the police arrested me. But no one knew that I still had a get-out-of-jail-free card. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 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. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Two-String Tune 两夹弦 Auxiliary police officer Wen Depu is ordered to keep a suspect under surveillance. As the operation continues, he realizes that he has become the one being watched. His only chance to save himself is to flee. Li Wenxiang has a theft conviction on his record, damaging his credit and preventing him from getting a mortgage. The developer refuses to return the down payment he has already made. Wen Depu is a relative of Li Wenxiang's family, and Li hopes he can use his position as a police officer to 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Dark Flame Rose: The Drama Queen Lawyer and the Rogue Detective 暗焰蔷薇：戏精律师与浪子刑警 In court, she strikes fear into the hearts of her opponents. In bars, women flock to him. A murder case brings them together. She thinks he's a rule-breaker; he thinks she's too rigid. Jiang Yan has no idea that the smooth-talking playboy in front of her is an undercover detective. Lin Ye has no idea that the woman who pushed him away with a single “Let's break up” all those years ago is now standing against him, trading blows word for word. One case, one trap, and a truth buried for seven years 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 Police Honor: From the Start, I Report for Duty With a Wanted Criminal in Tow 警察荣誉：开局抓个通缉犯去报到 “He is the nemesis of every criminal.” “He is also an exemplary public servant of his time.” “He’s a breath of fresh air in the corrupt capital market.” “He’s also the behind-the-scenes force helping the country’s high-tech industries lead the world.” “He’s an ordinary man from humble beginnings, a grassroots worker, and a bit of a slacker. He may even be a father of three.” “This is the story of a man who helps the people and causes around him, starting out as a beat cop and becoming a legend.” 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 Dandelion House 蒲公英之家 Daughters Who Disappeared: Huang Ziqing, who died in a fire twenty years ago; Song Wanli, who never got to feel her mother's embrace thirty years ago; “A Li,” taken from the hospital at birth, without even knowing her real name; and Ji Mei, who died after treatment for her high fever was delayed... These disappeared daughters, and the people and events surrounding them, set in motion a story of love and hate, fury, resentment, and revenge. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Crime Investigation Records 罪案调查录 A gorgeous woman dies in her car, and a gifted doctor flees in fear of prosecution. Reborn out of love, then ruined by love, what story lies behind the tragedy? A diligent student rises from poverty and meets a beautiful wife in a foreign land. But sometimes, what seems like love is nothing more than a villain’s deadly scheme. A deranged man murders his mother and violates her corpse. What dark secrets lie behind his twisted sexuality? One gripping tale after another, one heartbreaking murder af 1Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 79 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
- 80 I Brought Thugs to Meet the Parents, and My Police-Chief Mother-in-Law Was Stunned 见家长我送暴徒，警察岳母人麻了 Zhao Fei was reborn as a student at a police academy. He started dating a girl while at school. As soon as they graduated, the loving couple suggested meeting each other’s parents. You can’t meet your partner’s parents for the first time without bringing a gift, right? Her dad was easy enough: he liked drinking, so Zhao Fei just had to buy him some liquor. But what about her mom? Her mom was a career woman and a police officer. She wasn’t interested in makeup or handbags. Suddenly, Zhao Fei, who 7Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 81 The Rules of Murder 谋杀法则 After X years as a professor at a police academy, he tells everyone about paranormal cases. “The 330 Case,” “The Red-Dressed Woman Serial Murders,” “The Telephone Murders,” “The Organ-Ripping Maniac”... 549Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 82 Funeral Affairs Master: I Can Solve Cases Too 白事先生：我也会破案 My childhood friend got caught soliciting sex. There’s no problem with me bailing him out, right? But what’s the deal with making a funeral director like me the head of a special investigation team? All I want is to focus on making money, but the appearance of a confession letter completely changed my life, and nearly got me killed (Chapter 164). For personal and professional reasons alike, Chou Wan, I’m going to catch you... This is a traditional detective novel, not a power fantasy. The pacing 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Cold Case Club 悬案俱乐部 A pure mystery and crime-solving novel On the Edge of Truth: Huangfu Cheng's Mystery Cases... Huangfu Cheng is both a detective consultant and the moderator, under the name “Withered Leaf,” of the popular video account “Unsolved Case Club.” He has attracted a large following by sharing analyses of unsolved cases and criminal psychology, while also using the power of the internet to gather case leads. But his life is thrown into turmoil when his older brother disappears. He suspects his brothe 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Stock Market Memories 股市回忆 This book is unlike anything you’ve read before. In plain language, it clears away the mystery of the stock market for beginners, simplifying complex techniques into practical methods that are easy to master. More importantly, it develops formulas for a range of techniques that clearly show the historical success rates of individual stocks, helping you understand their behavior. Using historical data to project future trends may not be absolutely accurate, but it is the only scientific basis tha 513Reads8.6Score138Shelves
- 85 My Dad Demanded Three Million from Me, Claiming I Was a Murderer 我爸勒索我三百万，说我是杀人凶手 My dad suddenly came to me demanding three million yuan. If I didn’t pay, he’d expose me as a murderer. How could he possibly know the truth about what happened back then? Someone must be behind this. So I took him to an abandoned villa in the suburbs. Let’s put an end to those two murders tonight. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 He Is the Killer 他是凶手 He was an outstanding police officer. How did he become a murderer? Was he framed, or does he have a split personality? If he is the culprit, why did he become an undercover agent? When someone has nowhere left to turn, will they break their oath? When someone is trapped in a dead end, how can they redeem themselves? The cruelty of the truth often exceeds all imagination. No one can escape the fate Heaven has dealt them. 11.6kReads9.0Score988Shelves
- 87 Fifteen Years Hunting a Killer: The Restaurant Family Massacre 追凶十五年：饭店灭门惨案 Fifteen years ago, the family of the owner of the Xinxin Restaurant in Linhai City was massacred, and the restaurant burned to ashes overnight. Was it a vendetta or a random crime? Over the next fifteen years, three generations of detectives, young and old, tirelessly passed the investigation from one to the next, peeling back layer after layer until they finally found the killer. 167Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 88 The Truth Behind the Perjury 伪证下的真相 I’m a doctor at a clinic. One day, a patient vanished mysteriously after leaving. Two months later, the body turned up in the countryside. Then the police showed up at my door, investigating the patient’s death. The security footage had conveniently been damaged, and the medication records altered. The police kept pressing me with questions, and my younger brother could barely hide his suspicions. But I’d already prepared the perfect story. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 The Everlasting Way of the Stock Market: Awakening to the Heavenly Way 股道长存之觉悟天道 The path of stock investing endures, and individual investors have heard enough of the so-called big ideas. That's why I've copied out the practical stock market advice on its own, to save everyone time. Although it's only part of Awakening to the Heavenly Way, it contains nothing but practical stock market advice. Awakening to the Heavenly Way covers funds, stocks, futures, entrepreneurship, life, and the exploration of reality. You could say it encompasses everything. 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Outlaw 法外狂徒 [Mystery, criminal investigations, detective work, vigilantes, punishing the guilty, ambushes on all sides] I started working cases when I was twenty. To this day, I've solved more than a thousand. Now, I've written up some of the unusual ones in a book. Read on! 482Reads6.4Score104Shelves
- 91 Falling in Love: A Thousand Stocks Hit the Limit 情陷：千股涨停 A thousand stocks hit their daily limit up, creating an opportunity of a lifetime as an ordinary young man makes a dazzling transformation into the head of a ten-billion-yuan fund. A thousand stocks hit their daily limit down, and an earth-shaking choice must be made: double down or buy the dip? Will he emerge victorious or lose everything in one final gamble? A panoramic retelling of the great stock market crash of 2015, revealing how a hundred private equity funds used financial instruments to 69Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 92 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 217Reads8.2Score104Shelves
- 93 The Truth Buried by Time 被岁月掩埋的真相 The Truth Buried by Time 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 The Consort's Bones 香妃骨 A pile of bones is unearthed by an excavator in a river channel. Police determine that the remains were buried less than ten years ago, but there is no record of such a case in any of the police station’s files. The only unusual item among the bones is a small copper bell, clutched in the hand of one of the skeletons. What does the bell signify? Who are the people these bones belonged to? To find out, follow policewoman Meng Fanjing as she investigates the case. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 My Criminal Investigation Notes 我的刑侦笔记 A professional mistress with peculiar tastes, a twisted college girl, “filial” children who murder their parents, and loners who make pacts to die together. Is it that they cannot adapt to society, or that “social progress” has changed them? Is there a warning light behind the darkness, or must there always be darkness beneath the light? Someone smiling at you doesn’t necessarily mean they’re being friendly. They might be plotting how to hurt you. What’s more terrifying than ghosts and gods is t 149Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 96 The Perfect Murder Plan 完美犯罪计划 My older brother died in an accident. While sorting through his belongings, I discovered it hadn’t been an accident at all. He had been murdered by his business partner. So I devised the perfect murder plan. The only catch was that I wouldn’t be the one to carry it out. The killer who murdered my brother would. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Back at the Crime Scene 重回凶案现场 Uncover the truth behind murder cases and hear the voices of the dead! Zhou Yi was an ordinary criminal investigator with the Public Security Bureau. While investigating a case involving a supposedly haunted skyscraper, he unexpectedly discovered that, under certain circumstances, he could see the final moments of a victim's life. 43Reads—Score103Shelves
- 98 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 465Reads8.0Score121Shelves
- 99 A Forensics Prodigy: Jiangcheng Police Stories 刑侦天才之江城警事 My name is Chen Ning. I graduated from the Criminal Investigation College of the Huaguo Police University, then joined a police station in the city. I encountered many difficult cases in the course of my daily work, but my policewoman senior and I cracked them one by one. Later, I joined the city police squad. This is a suspenseful, mind-bending novel with a tense plot and professional forensic knowledge, along with a love story woven throughout. All in all, I personally think it's well worth re 312Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 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
