Novels like Reading Bones to Solve Cases
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- 101 The Journey Through Fuchuan 府川行 (A historical mystery with no special abilities and no transmigration. Every case is solved through logical deduction, and the schemes and power struggles are grounded in real insight.) Lin Wuwei looked at the corpse before him and said, “If this were the only corpse, it would be far too simple!” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 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—Shelves
- 103 Case Files: Irregular Tales from Criminal Investigations 凶案密档：刑侦不规则怪谈 [Mystery + criminal investigation + horror + human nature + crime + serial murders + fast-paced] A horrifying event unfolds inside an old tailor shop: welcome to the world of the Doll Tailor! This collection of bizarre murder mysteries features more than a thousand baffling cases full of twists, including The Doll Tailor, Ghost in the Mirror, The Midnight Bus Mystery, The Soul Possession Case, The Killers' Circle of Friends, and The Wicked Child. Urban mysteries return as criminal investigation 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Casebook of the Strange 【诡案笔录】 A mysterious criminal organization calls its members judges, hiding in the dark corners of the city! Executioners carry out ancient punishments, trying to teach the world a lesson through bloody, brutal executions! What lies behind it all? Behind these strange and bizarre murders, is it the devil within, or a righteous revenge? All names in the cases are pseudonyms! Everyone is welcome to read and enjoy: Case Files of the Bizarre. 206Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 105 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
- 106 Never-Ending Plum Blossoms 梅完梅了 Years ago, the powerful businesswoman Dong Zhenzhu was brutally murdered in her home. Mei Changqing, who had only just joined the police force, accidentally caught a glimpse of the culprit's back during an emergency assignment, but an unexpected mishap let the killer slip away. In the end, the police closed the case as a suicide. Years later, after weathering all kinds of hardships, Mei Changqing is no longer the inexperienced young officer he once was. He has become a middle-aged man with a bee 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 107 Mystery Detective Li Jin 悬疑侦探李金 The mystery of the Ghostface Reef treasure The “perfect locked-room” suicide The “ghost” serial cases The mystery of the blood curse at the old mansion The mystery of the Mount Wuyin murders Li Jin, captain of the city criminal investigation team, is a name that strikes fear into the hearts of criminals. To his friends, he is a “master detective”; to his subordinates, he is their “rock”; to criminals, he is a “nightmare.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 The Encryption Mystery 加密疑案 A master detective from the Republic of China era; a detective’s notebook whose records begin in 1931; a special cipher tailored for detectives of the future; and an intellectual duel that forcibly draws in the Queen of Crime… A conspiracy passed down through generations, inherited schemes, an endless cycle of revenge, and a detective who cannot rest in peace. Only by cracking the double cipher hidden in the notebook can one reach the truth buried in the distant past. The detectives’ wordplay be 52Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 109 The Great Qing County Magistrate's Casebook 大清知县探案录 A 32-year-old career woman returns home to find that everything has changed. For thirty-two years, she worked hard and anxiously tried to meet everyone’s expectations. But had they ever met hers? Unable to face reality, she transmigrates into the world of Notes from the Thatched Abode of Close Observations, becoming a frail, pale-faced scholar. The imperial examination results are being posted, and he has placed third on the list. Appointed by the emperor as a sixth-rank magistrate in Lingzhou T 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 110 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
- 111 The Case of the Eroding Color 色蚀谜案 A Case of Sensual Corruption 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 112 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—Shelves
- 113 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—Shelves
- 114 The Silent Killer 沉默的凶手 Psychologist Xu Feifei thinks the Voldemort she sees is a hallucination. Then Voldemort writes a line on the mirror: “I have always been right behind you.” After that, Voldemort follows her everywhere, like a shadow. The human bones inside a sculpture, the rabbit-head mask in the maze, the invisible man in a single office worker’s home, the woman bricked into a wall, the novelist’s second personality, the remains in the basement: the murder cases encountered by the police captain and the psychol 149Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 115 A Survival Guide to the Blind-Box Life Under Seattle's Bridges 西雅图桥洞盲盒生存指南 Seattle, a steel jungle folded beneath the weight of capital. In hillside mansions, the plutocrats party through the night. Beneath the bridges, nameless bodies are tossed into the dark every day like industrial waste. Desperate for money, North American student Lu Di takes a low-level night-shift gig collecting bodies for the King County Medical Examiner's Office, just to stay alive. While everyone else avoids crime scenes, he sees them as untapped gold mines beyond the reach of the law. With 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Disaster Profiling: The Entire Song Dynasty Is Hunting Me 侧写天灾：我被全大宋通缉了 [Crime Solving] [Brotherhood] [Extreme Contrast] [Dynastic Espionage] [Transmigration] He is a walking “profiling disaster,” and every time he uses his gift, he comes closer to becoming a monster. I am a constable sent by the court, yet I have become the only one who can “bring him back to himself.” When the whole world wants him dead, I tear up the wanted notice. “If you want to touch him, you'll have to get past the blade in my hand.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Mysteries of the Republic Era 民国谜案 A horrific case rocks Xiaocheng during the Republican era. Detective Qiao Yunxiu teams up with Duan Shi, a psychiatrist who has returned from studying abroad. As a series of cases come to light, the truth is revealed, and Qiao Yunxiu learns the secret Duan Shi has been hiding... One day, Duan Shi suddenly asks the person beside her, “When did you first fall for me?” Detective Qiao takes a sip of hot porridge. “The first time I saw you. Your legs were beautiful, your hands were beautiful, and eve 54Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 118 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 3.7kReads6.9Score360Shelves
- 119 Once the Dark Moonlight 曾经黑月光 A serial murder case spanning several provinces brings He Zhiqiu, now a PhD in criminal psychology, face to face again with Qi Yu, a former university classmate and current police squad leader. He Zhiqiu says, “Long time no see,” while Qi Yu turns and walks away without a trace of expression. An excited friend asks, “You two seem to have a history. Could you be the white moonlight of Qi Yu, the shining star of the police force?” He Zhiqiu exhales a puff of smoke, thinks for a moment, then repli 354Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 120 Phantom in the Night Rain 夜雨魅影 A charming little city in the south. A sudden shower of rain. Hidden in the rain-soaked city are secrets no one knows. A lonely soul is often jolted awake by bloody, terrifying nightmares. Now, he is waiting for someone. A shocking murder case has continued for years. When the truth finally comes to light, no one can believe that the killer had been plotting for a full twenty years… 25Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 121 Judging Bloodlines in the Name of Justice 以正义之名审判血脉 Mystery and crime + dark urban drama + My Father Is the Mastermind A prosecutor is forced to call a criminal his father, but vows to bury his family with his own hands! An ordinary fishing boat murder draws Lin Feng, the youngest prosecutor in Binhai City, into an unfathomable darkness. The clues on the victim point to the Zhao Group, a black-money empire that controls the entire city, and bring to light the unsolved mystery of his father's bizarre death ten years ago. As Lin Feng investigates, 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 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—Shelves
- 123 The Ultimate Manhunt 绝地追凶 A contemporary criminal investigation mystery, full of unexpected twists and deductive case-solving. Feel free to dive in. The story will never go on hiatus. Entirely original, with a deliberate pace. Take your time and follow the investigation. Pay attention to the casual remarks and gestures of certain people. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Dreambound Bookshop 缘梦书局 A gifted detective with special abilities teams up with a beautiful agent of extraordinary strength. Using a bookstore as their base, they investigate the dark side of society. One baffling case after another, layer upon layer of domestic and foreign forces lurking in the shadows: whether through perfect teamwork or overwhelming ability, neither corrupt power brokers, rampant criminal gangs, nor traitors within national security can escape the bookstore’s scrutiny. French gangsters, Vietnamese p 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 The Gray Border 灰色边界 A: Adjudication R: Revenge L: Law Enforcer There are no perfectly just verdicts in this world. Only by walking the line at the edge of the law can one execute true demons. No one wants to walk a tightrope, especially when the abyss below is deep enough to swallow everything. A and L should never move along the same straight line, but only where their paths cross can the sins of the heart be cleansed. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 A Case of Love with Miss Yu 和鱼小姐谈情说案 Passionate, upright female CEO VS devoted, brilliant Professor Jiang Miss Yu wants nothing to do with crime, not one bit. But what can she do when bad luck is written in the stars? A friend gets married at her newly opened hotel, and the groom goes missing. A string of murders takes place in the city, and the killer turns out to be one of her employees? She finally manages to take some time off and go on a trip, only to find that a partner who is both mentor and friend may have died by suicide. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 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—Shelves
- 128 True Criminal Investigation Cases 真实刑侦案件 For more than 30 years, Zhou Xianliang, head of the Major Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Yuezhou Public Security Bureau, has remained on the front lines of the fight against crime. He has solved more than 3,000 major, serious, and difficult cases, quietly living by a criminal investigator’s creed: “Speak for the dead and defend the rights of the living.” More than 70 notebooks sit neatly arranged on the shelves in his office. Hand-drawn crime-scene sketches, accounts —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 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. 1.2kReads6.6Score100Shelves
- 130 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—Shelves
- 131 Love and Sin 情与罪 This book tells the story of a crime born from love. To make her his, the culprit kills everyone close to her, leaving no survivors. His methods are ingenious, and every move is meticulously planned. 48Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 132 Strange Cases of the Soul 灵魂破案奇异事 What kind of sparks will fly between a male lead who can leave his body and a female lead who is a brilliant criminal investigator? The male lead uses his supernatural ability to track down the real culprit and help the female lead solve cases. The culprit he seeks is behind not only criminal cases, but also the murder of his childhood sweetheart. Why did the culprit kill? What grand scheme lies behind the truth? The male and female leads investigate together and bring justice to those involved. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Disfigured 破相 A mysterious new tenant moves into the apartment above Xu Ying. He leaves early and comes back late every day, sometimes making a terrible racket in the middle of the night. Yet Xu Ying doesn’t seem to mind. Lin Qiao, a young detective, has been haunted for years by the suspicious suicide of his younger sister, Li Wen. His investigation has recently made a breakthrough, but at the same time he has found himself in another predicament. Ten years after Li Wen’s death, another woman’s body is disco 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 The Campus Cloud of Mystery 校园迷云 Do you ever really believe what your eyes show you??? After the college entrance exams, everyone should have been celebrating. Instead, a series of bizarre “suicides” took place at the school. But as the truth was painstakingly pieced together, it became clear that the cause was far from simple. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Female Forensic Pathologist Bai Ling: Hold Your Breath 女法医白灵：屏住呼吸 Realistic, brutal, eerie, and thrilling! Take a firsthand look at crime scenes that push past psychological limits, and see women shine in a challenging profession. Shh... Hold your breath. Never disturb the dead. Are there ghosts in this world? Perhaps a ghost haunts the heart of everyone. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Falsely Accused After a Confession, My First Case Shocks the World 告白被诬陷，第一次破案震惊世界 He transmigrates to a parallel world. Ning Changhe becomes a police academy student about to start an internship at the police station. He also awakens the Police God Crime-Solving System, receiving from the start an array of terrifyingly powerful skills, including forensic medicine, professional criminal psychology, and professional trace analysis. Planning to keep a low profile and bide his time, Ning Changhe hopes to quietly build up his skills and find someone he likes who likes him back. Bu 7Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 137 Facial Recognition Failed 人脸识别失败 Lin Xiao arrived at the village entrance late at night. The streetlights with facial recognition were broken, and in the darkness, she felt someone watching her. When she got home, she found her father’s dog, Heizi, dead at the door. There were marks around its neck, and its death had been disguised as illness. The local police station said her father had last appeared on the surveillance cameras on the back hill, then had “vanished into thin air.” 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 The Homicide Squad Chief Has Gone Crazy: He Wants to Interrogate Himself 刑侦队长疯了，他要审讯自己 I just took over a shadowy serial murder case. When I entered the crime scene, I had the strange feeling I'd been there before. Could I be the killer? As I dug deeper into the truth, I uncovered an astonishing secret! 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 After My Ex-Girlfriend Died, I Became a Suspect in a Serial Murder Case 前女友死后，我成连环杀人案嫌犯 After My Ex-Girlfriend Died, I Became a Suspect in a Serial Murder Case 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 Major Crimes: The Mystery Behind Massacres and Torture 重案组：灭门、虐杀背后之谜 A campus romance sparks a bloody massacre. What did the killer mean by leaving seven blood-red characters on the wall? A refined psychiatrist repeatedly violates his beautiful patients, while a ruthless serial killer hides profound affection behind his brutal murders. When legal punishment and psychological desire cannot be brought into balance, must human lives be sacrificed to bridge the gap? This world is nothing like a yin-yang fish: things are never simply black and white. 1Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 141 The Goddess Detective of Suspended Breath 悬息之女神探 The heroine, Lin Xi, has an exceptionally keen sense of smell. During college, she accidentally helped the police solve a case and was subsequently appointed as a police consultant. Whenever a difficult case arises, she assists with the investigation. But one thing has always weighed on her: the victim in the first case she solved still died, and the killer claimed that she was the one who had killed her. Years later, another case turns out to be connected to that incident... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Cultivating Immortality Is No Match for Battling Weirdos 修仙不如斗奇葩 After transmigrating into the world of immortal cultivation, Lu Mingzhao wants only to stay alive and quietly pursue longevity. Unfortunately, everyone in his sect is a “drama queen”: his senior brother writes a blood letter for love, his second senior sister chases someone down with a blade over a romantic debt, his third martial uncle and the Demon Venerable accuse each other of being hopeless romantics, and his sect leader master elopes in the middle of the night, leaving a mess behind... Fac —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 143 Detective Chen Meng: Twelve Secrets from Major Cases, Complete in 3 Volumes 刑警陈猛：重案秘闻十二宗（共3册） I’m a special crimes detective. Just one of the countless ordinary detectives out there. This is both a collection of criminal cases and a record of memories. In this novel, there’s me, my mentor, and my best friend. Like me, they’re each one of a kind, yet utterly ordinary. We once strode forward with bold ambition and high spirits. We once unraveled tangled clues, cutting through the fog to hunt down the truth. We also faced twelve major cases that left us grief-stricken, hesitant, and lost. M 209Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 144 The Missing Detective 消失的刑警 [Criminal investigation + solving cases + strong partners + mind-bending + suspense] The “dead” return, all for one deadly truth. While everyone is attending Zhong Yue’s memorial, he opens his eyes in a small hospital room. The criminal investigation squad captain Zhong Yue has “died.” He is now Zhao Yanqin, Zhong Yue’s cousin. Zhao Yanqin is a police officer too, so the supposedly “dead” Zhong Yue naturally returns to the force. With danger all around and lies everywhere, can he escape the trap 8Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 145 Crime Investigation Notes 刑侦笔记 Twenty years ago, a series of bizarre murders involving shadowy figures shocked the entire city of S. Twenty years later, the descendants of the victims meet by chance. After solving a series of mysterious cases together, the male and female leads form a deep bond and join forces to pursue their shared goal: solving the Shadow Case. The wilderness villa streamer case, the parrot’s accusation of murder, the fortune-teller who used deception to kill… The shadow has appeared again. What is the thin 142Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 146 After I Was Fired, I Became a Police Consultant 被开除后，我成了警局顾问 This book is also known as [The Criminal Investigation Prodigy: Murder Case Consultant for the Nancheng Criminal Police] My name is Chen Ning. I used to be a major-crimes investigator with the Jiangcheng Criminal Police, but I was forced to leave the force because of certain circumstances. One rainy night, a murder took place next to my rented apartment, and traces of me were left at the scene. While I was still asleep, a team of police officers broke down my door. “Are you Chen Ning?” I was 60Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 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 39.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
- 148 At Eighteen, I Inherited 1.8 Billion in Cold Cases 十八岁，我继承了十八亿悬案 Synopsis: [Urban Mystery] [Criminal Investigation and Deduction] [1.8 Billion in Inheritance] [Crime Scene Reenactment] [Noodle Shop Boy] [One Female Lead] Qin Dongzhi was an orphan taken in by a veteran detective. His adoptive father died two years ago in a "gas accident," leaving him only a noodle shop and eighteen trophies. On the night of his eighteenth birthday, the lawyer Gao Xuanxing brought him a will: an inheritance of 1.8 billion. "I'm just a guy who makes noodles. Who would leave m 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 149 Criminal Investigation: Chasing the Shadow of Crime, Murder in Verse 刑侦：罪影追凶，诗歌谋杀 A crime novel combining criminal investigation, suspense, and psychological mind games. A series of “poetry murders” takes place in Donghai City, with cryptic lines of verse left at every scene. While pursuing the killer, criminal profiler Lin Zhiyuan discovers that the cases are closely connected to an unsolved campus-fall case from twenty years ago. The killer seems to know both the police's methods and Lin's own past. Before the truth can be uncovered, suspicion begins to swirl within the for 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 I's Confession Ceremony i的告白仪式 Four years ago, Lin Yu saved him while he was undercover by claiming to be his woman, and he fell for her from that moment on. Four years later, he makes his move and solemnly confesses by her ear, “In the whole world, you’re the only one I love most.” Everyone knows Xing Shen loves Lin Yu. Lin Yu loves Xing Shen too, though she may not even know it herself. 12Reads8.7Score—Shelves
