Novels like The Otaku's Revenge
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- 51 Lin Yi's Detective Casebook: Season One 林一探案集：第一季 Set in Republican-era Shanghai, when the city was plagued by chaos and murder, the story follows Lin Yi, a calm and composed 30-year-old unmarried forensic doctor who has returned from Britain. He is an expert in dissection, combat, and firearms. During his three years at Scotland Yard, he solved many cases and became a devoted Sherlock Holmes fan. His assistant, Han Xiao, is a handsome guy and Lin Yi’s classmate. His surgical skills are flawless, but he loves making sarcastic remarks. Feeling d 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Real Young Master Only Wants to Be a Detective 真少爷只想当刑警 Orphan + The Real Young Master + Provincial Top Scorer (No CP, No System) After returning to his family as the real young master who had been switched at birth, Yan Ci still carried the distinction of being the provincial top scorer and firmly chose to apply to the People’s Public Security University. His change in status never knocked him off course. At school, he was a legendary top student who cracked one baffling case after another in his second year. After joining the force, he took on the 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Criminal Investigation Partners: Special Case Unit 6 重案六组之刑侦之侣 They are criminal investigators, comrades-in-arms, each other's sharpest blade and strongest shield. Through the daily trials of life and death, and their quiet, unspoken understanding, a bond deeper than partnership slowly takes root. When reason clashes with emotion and duty intertwines with private desire, they choose to defend justice together and become each other's one and only home. 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Fresh Out of School and a Homicide Detective, I Find a Body on Day One 刚毕业当刑警，第一天就碰上尸命 Lin Zhixia, a rookie policewoman newly assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, is sorting through old evidence from a decade ago when her fingertips accidentally brush against a long-buried knife sheath. It leads her to a secret clue that has been lurking inside the police station for ten years. Then there’s a scrap of adhesive left at a murder scene in a locked room, seven crooked characters carved into the victim’s blade, and the strange details of a suspect loudly proclaiming his innocence after b 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Evil Buried Deep 深埋下的罪恶 My new novel, The Silent Boy, is a sequel series to this book. If you’re interested, you can find it on my profile. Many thanks! ♥♥♥ (Mystery + criminal investigation + coming of age + human nature. The male and female leads are drawn into the case because of the people they each love. The investigation takes center stage, with romance as a supporting element.) A scandal-hit actress is found brutally murdered at home, setting off a storm of rumors and a chain of events. The culprit seems to be r 288Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 56 Beyond the Fingerprints 指纹之外 Forensic trace expert Lin Du can read any trace, except the ones that lead to himself. At a corpse-burial site in the mountains, the DNA under the victim’s fingernails is a perfect match for Lin Du’s. His partner, Shen Quan, points a gun at him and asks, “Are you here to solve the case, or destroy the evidence?” Lin Du has no answer. He has forgotten more than just his memories: something has also been implanted in his genes. He has no idea that Shen Quan is quietly clenching his right hand into 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 The Sleeping Volcano 沉睡的火山 On the eve of his company's stock market debut, Wu Liang, chairman of the Wuwei Group in Jinhai City, is murdered in his own bedroom. The killer cruelly saws off Wu Liang's feet... Xu Changsheng, captain of the criminal investigation team at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, leads a team of capable officers in an investigation that continues day and night. The killer's methods are exceptionally clever. Xu Changsheng and his team spend a great deal of time investigating and piecing together t 493Reads—Score100Shelves
- 58 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
- 59 Wrong Body: A Deadly Game of Two Faces 错躯：双面死局 [Mystery + mind-bending + body swap] It seemed like an ordinary kidnapping spree, but it dragged him into an endless abyss... When he woke up, police detective Chen Yuan had switched bodies, and with none other than the kidnapper he was hunting... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Back to 2001 重回2001 Zhang Ziyang, a veteran detective with twenty years of policing experience, unexpectedly returns as a reborn man to 2001, when he is still an auxiliary officer without a permanent position. From then on, his remarkable career as a detective begins. Cold cases and baffling cases are solved one after another, and major and special cases are all cracked. With a heart devoted to justice, he repeatedly solves major crimes, sweeps away criminals, and strikes with iron fists, invincible wherever he goe 367Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 61 Chasing Down a Hundred Cases: Wu Hao's Criminal Investigation Notebook 百案追凶：吴浩的刑侦笔记 Wu Hao is a rookie officer who has just reported for duty at a local police station. His colleagues hold a welcome party for him. The next morning, he wakes to news of a major incident in their jurisdiction. The moment he arrives at the scene, he is stunned. A series of murders targeting police officers has just come to light. Thus begins Wu Hao's turbulent career solving cases. Cases within cases, schemes within schemes. Baffling clues lead to endings that make perfect sense. Behind each heinou 31.5kReads7.7Score3.6kShelves
- 62 A Classic Whodunit: The Qingcheng Mystery 本格推理：清城迷案 [Fair-play mystery + no romance + two male leads + pure crime-solving + no supernatural powers + episodic cases + light overarching plot] [Someone dies right from the opening. No dragging things out, no romance, no grand visions, no preaching!] Behind the prosperity of Qingcheng City, crime lurks beneath the surface. A bizarre livestream showing an influencer’s death sets everything in motion. She died a gruesome death, yet the scene is spotless. Only a strange trail of blood points in a directi 265Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 63 Case Files Group 3 档案组3 [Horror + mystery + deduction] (This story is entirely fictional.) With Wen Licheng joining the archives team, they face a series of unprecedented challenges. A bizarre string of murders shatters the peace of Xueyang City. The victims come from all walks of life, yet their deaths share an eerily similar pattern. Liu Yumin leads the members of the archives team as they swiftly throw themselves into the investigation. Archives Team 3 takes you into a world of mystery, danger, and warmth. Follow 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 The Seventy-First Knife Scar 第七十一道刀痕 The Seventy-First Knife Mark —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Archives Unit 4 档案组4 [Horror + Suspense + Mystery] (This work is entirely fictional.) As we peeled back the layers of one mysterious case after another and searched for the truth, we journeyed through the first three installments of The Archives Team. Every case was a contest of wits and courage, and every investigation offered a profound glimpse into the good and evil of human nature. Now The Archives Team 4 is about to begin a new chapter, taking everyone once more into a world shrouded in mystery and challenges. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 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
- 67 Those Things from My Younger Days 我的那些年的那些事儿 A real-estate tycoon is found dead in his private villa. His ex-girlfriend holds ironclad evidence but refuses to speak, because her family has been threatened and made into pawns. Following the clues, the police find that everyone involved had a motive to kill, yet each has a perfect alibi: a builder ruined by a scheme that left his family destitute, a partner framed and burdened with massive debts, and a secretary forced to falsify accounts after someone uncovered her secret. Everyone has some 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 A Collection of Detective Fiction by Aoyagi Awu: The Risen Tenma Series (4-Book Set) 青崎有吾推理作品集：里染天马系列（全四册） The Mystery of the Gymnasium During a torrential downpour, a murder takes place inside the old gymnasium at Kazenooka High School. The scene is sealed tight, and the table tennis team captain who was there at the time is treated as a suspect. Yuno, a member of the table tennis team, asks the gifted boy Ri Zoran Tenma for help in clearing the captain’s name. But Ri Zoran, hailed as a genius, turns out to be a useless shut-in who lives at school?! How will the campus case and the fates of the seve 2Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 69 Murder Scene: Staring into the Abyss 命案现场：凝视深渊 [Criminal Investigation Documentary] [Case-of-the-Week] [Ensemble Cast] [No Romance] The story is made up of numerous independent criminal cases. Each case spans five or six chapters, unfolding at a brisk pace in a case-of-the-week format with an ensemble cast and a documentary-style approach. The collection features all kinds of criminal cases, including murders, dismemberments, bizarre incidents, and family massacres... Cases are solved through a combination of crime-scene investigation, foren 3.6kReads—Score309Shelves
- 70 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
- 71 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 470Reads8.0Score121Shelves
- 72 Half a Century of Major Case Records 半个世纪，大案要案纪实 From a sensational heist in the 1980s that prompted the country's first nationwide crackdown on crime, to financial scams after reform and opening up, and then to high-tech crimes in the new millennium, this is a record of major cases spanning half a century. There is no fictional suspense, only cases so real they cut to the bone. There are no superpowered detectives, only ordinary people who pursued criminals with their passion and their lives. The secrets buried by time, the sacrifices no one 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 73 Offline 脱网 Life is like a web. It’s not your own punishment you should fear for the wrongs you’ve done, but the possibility that it will fall upon your descendants. Karma comes full circle. Right and wrong, everything is already fated. 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 A Ghost's Greeting 幽灵的问候 A threatening letter from a mysterious ghost. An opening line that foretells murder. A man who came back from the dead seven years ago. A string of killings in the city center, full of baffling locked-room mysteries. What is the truth? Join the great detective Xia Luoke as he investigates! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 A Con Artist? I'm the Grandmaster of Con Artists 骗子？我才是骗子祖师爷 Qin Xiao was one of the leaders of a scam ring. After learning that his girlfriend was pregnant, he decided to quit for good, only for his sworn brother to cruelly murder her. After his death, Qin Xiao’s soul transmigrates into another person’s body, setting him on a path of revenge... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 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
- 77 Salvation in the Torrential Rain 暴雨救赎 [No System, no golden finger, no romance, mystery + deduction + main plot + standalone cases] Some people receive WeChat messages from their future selves. Some act in a feel-good web short drama and end up dead at the scene. Some think they can sit back and watch the drama unfold after mouthing off online, unaware that someone is watching them from the shadows... In this world, there are always people who use terrifying methods beyond ordinary understanding to murder their fellow human beings. 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 I Wish We’d Never Met 但愿从不曾相识 Hu Siyang, secretary to the mayor of Jiang City, accidentally hit and killed a young woman while driving to pick up his daughter, Hua Qingruo, from school. The girl was the same age as his daughter, and was the daughter of his colleague, Old Ma. To apologize to Old Ma, Hu Siyang and his wife, Min Mei, brought gifts to visit him, only to get caught up in a murder case… 2.5kReads6.9Score187Shelves
- 79 A Chain of Mysteries 谜案连环 [Crime investigation and deduction + no female lead + episodic stories + light romance] In a corner stands an exquisite, beautiful ice sculpture, but it is made of a corpse. An anime character who seems to have stepped out of another dimension, yet has no breath left. And a blonde beauty asleep on a bench who just won't wake up... What connection do they share? Why did the killer do this? What secrets lie behind it all? The clues they uncover all seem to point to the unsolved case from seven yea 1.3kReads—Score102Shelves
- 80 Light in the Darkness: Forensic Investigator Xia Luo 黑暗中的光明：法医夏洛 Crimes set ten years in the future, with one case every three chapters. Pure crime investigation, no dragging things out and no romance-obsessed leads. Does rapid technological progress help criminals, or bring crime to an end...? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 Deduction 101 推理101 [Mystery + deduction + episodic cases + strong heroine] Yue Canxia, a socially anxious deduction genius * Guan Jiu, a deduction master with an overwhelming possessive streak In 3053 AD, the Global Deduction Tournament is in full swing. Out of 101 contestants, the competition will select 11 outstanding participants. Yue Canxia enters the competition to pay off her debts and unexpectedly runs into Guan Jiu, the person she has a crush on. The two team up and make their way through a bizarre orphana 14Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 82 Reborn in Patagonia 巴塔哥尼亚的重生 Shen Zhiqiang, a wealthy businessman from Nanjiang City, suddenly dies in a hotel in Beishi. After receiving the hotel’s emergency call, the police immediately launch an investigation and identify several suspects. But as they dig deeper, they uncover a host of suspicious details… P.S. The story is entirely fictional and takes place in an imaginary setting. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Perjurer 伪证者 Jiang Fanyu never imagined that the junior high school classmate he had once been closest to would one day become a trial he could never overcome. A phone call asking for help stirs the long-buried feelings of their youth, bringing them briefly back to life. Before his good deed can be settled, a cold threat wraps around him like a poisonous vine, dragging him step by step into a dark whirlpool. To eliminate the danger to his son, Jiang Nan schemes and calculates every angle. In the end, however 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 The Law of Disorder 无序之法 Forensic pathologist Lu Guangnian can see a dead person’s final memories by touching their body. But in a case involving a fatal fall from a great height, he sees a police officer with a silhouette identical to his own in the victim’s last moments. As he searches for the real culprit, he is forced into a dangerous maze where he must prove his own innocence. Each time he touches a corpse, he risks being drawn deeper into a mystery surrounding his identity and the dark workings of the system. Whic —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Cutie: The Police Station's Big Shots Fight Over Me 萌宝五岁半，警局大佬抢疯了 [Transmigrate + System + Mystery + Deduction + Case-of-the-Week Investigations + Adorable Child] Police officer Su Xiaoxiao has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's become an adorable five-year-old, and one who's been kidnapped at that. Looking at her chubby little hands and short legs, she figures one kick probably wouldn't even reach the kidnapper's waist. If she can't reach him, that's fine. She just needs to kick hard enough. The police officers who come to rescue the hostage watch in d 1.6kReads8.2Score283Shelves
- 86 Everyone Is Committing Crimes According to My Schemes 所有人都在我的计谋中实施犯罪 (Genius-level perfect crimes + revenge + a cast of villains + twists + no survivors) (Extremely mind-bending, so proceed with caution if you lack patience.) The chairman of a business empire is ready to step down, but the seat of inheritance doesn't go to his eldest son. His wife gives birth to a son, yet her husband isn't happy in the slightest. His trusted aide is brutally murdered in a park, and, strangely enough, the killer turns himself in and confesses. Just as everyone eagerly awaits the 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 An Unexpected Surprise from My Best Bro 好兄弟给我的意外之喜. A Pleasant Surprise from My Good Buddy. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 I Transmigrated Into a Serial Killer, and My Perfect Crimes Drove the World Insane! 魂穿杀人魔，完美犯罪逼疯全球！ [No System + Crime + Mind-Bending + Twisted + Brutal + Contrast + Ruthless] Chen Shu transmigrates, but his new beginning is a bit tragic: he wakes up in the body of a psychopathic serial killer? A disastrous start: all he has is a katana and a tattered notebook. After opening the notebook, he sets off down a road of no return. A serial killer with genius-level intelligence has appeared again. How will the police respond? (A courtroom thriller. Everything in this book serves the story. Do not co 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 A Box Set of Highly Rated Mystery and Suspense Novels (3 Books) 高评推理悬疑小说套装（共3册） This work brings together three highly rated mystery novels: The Invisible Elephant, Plum Blossom Nail, and The Long Night Is Coming. The Invisible Elephant: Elephant, whose real name is Wu Xing, is a newspaper reporter with an extraordinary sense of smell. He needs eight and a half hours of sleep every day and is afraid of camera flashes. One day, while working, he comes across a bizarre murder. The victim was strangled to death with a rope, dressed in a red bellyband, blindfolded with black cl 15Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 90 Crossing Over: Sin 渡·罪 Crossing Sin 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Dragon Nation: The Buried Truth 龙国：被埋藏的真相 [Mystery + deduction + mind-bending + fictional + one heroine + no System + no transmigration] Amid the neon lights and shadows of Longguo’s Magic City stands an unremarkable detective agency. Its owner, Wu Feng, is only twenty-three, yet he has already become an “urban legend” feared throughout eastern China. He wears his signature black long gown and a dark fedora. His eyes are as sharp as a scalpel, able to cut through the most convincing lies and disguises. With five times the learning abili —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 The Cruel Words of the World 世俗恶语 [Mystery | Truly Mentally Ill | Criminal Investigation | Madman’s Philosophy | Chinese and International Mysteries | Human Nature | Society | Intrigue] “A mental patient? Helping with an investigation? What kind of nonsense is this? Do you think this is a novel?!” Was the truth we saw carefully staged? “From beginning to end, you saw only the parts of the cases I wanted you to see.” Why did two twelve-year-old girls kill ten people in three days? “My hands have never been stained with blood, hav 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 Chasing Killers: I Can See Death 追凶：我能看见死亡 [Two Powerful Leads | Criminal Investigation | Mind-Bending Mystery | Clearing His Father's Name] Twelve years ago, her father fell from a building. The authorities ruled it a suicide, but Shen Du alone knew it was murder. After that tragedy, she gained the ability to see a victim's final moments. She kept her extraordinary ability hidden, joined the criminal investigation division, and returned to the city bureau, all to pierce the fog and clear her father's name. A seemingly flawless accident, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 A Day in the Life of the Ghost-Hunting Bureau's Slackers 缉诡司摸鱼日常 Forensic examiner Si Chen transmigrates to Dayong and becomes the only senior constable in the Seventeenth Division of the Ghost-Busting Bureau. From the start, there’s a corpse of a supernatural creature, with a baby still in its belly. After delivering the baby, his superiors dump a troublesome apprentice on him... Yan Jundu has silver hair and peach-blossom eyes, and beats up anyone he sees. Neither the Prince Regent’s residence nor Henglianshan dared keep him. With a dilapidated courtyard, a 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Sickly Detective: Why Does Miss Killer Keep Acting on Me? 病弱侦探：凶手小姐她又演我 [Two formidable leads playing each other] [Cat-and-mouse game] After killing someone, she washed her hands and returned to the bar to mix drinks. A sickly detective sat by the counter and claimed to be her "second victim". Half an hour later, the body vanished. The murder could no longer be classified as a murder, and the killer was forced to investigate the detective instead. She was Su Meng, a good girl who had deceived God for ten years and mastered the art of perfect murder in half a day. He 365Reads—Score121Shelves
- 96 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
- 97 Bloodlust and Wildflowers 血欲狂花 Interviews are a hurdle every student faces when entering the working world. The protagonist, Nie Xiaoyu, is an interview candidate too, but not an ordinary one: she is an interview judge. Whenever she encounters people who use interviews to line their own pockets and bully young women, she steps in to mete out justice and punish them. She even deals with those so heinous they have taken lives. Is she really an interview judge, or an evil woman who has committed countless crimes? 602Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 98 I Am a Detective: Giving Qin Chuan a Helping Hand 2 我是刑警：助秦川一臂之力2 A sequel fanfic to I Am a Police Officer, and the only one of its kind! Inspired by real criminal investigation cases, with high-stakes mysteries solved one episode at a time. There’s never a dull moment, and every twist is explosive! A veteran detective returns to the crime scene, and new cold cases keep piling up. Can you follow them through the fog and uncover the truth from the smallest clues? 853Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Criminal Investigation: Captain, She Found Another Clue 刑侦：队长，她又发现新线索了 [Criminal investigation + two capable leads + love that grows over time] While studying at the Public Security University, Fang Anyu helped the police solve a major case. After graduation, she was recruited by the criminal investigation team of the Jiangbin City Public Security Bureau. Team Captain Meng Shu thought she was just a pretty face who had gotten in through connections. That is, until she solved a series of cases, including a murder in a rental apartment, matricide, and a body pickled 16kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
- 100 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
