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- 51 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—14d adds
- 52 The Frozen North 深寒之地 This novel follows Yang Rui, an adviser to the Qidong City Criminal Police Division, his assistant Zhou Qi, and their police team as they solve cases. There is no System and no sensational or bizarre gimmicks. This is a hard-edged, orthodox mystery with tight logic and professional details that strive to avoid errors. Readers who prefer fast-paced pulp or light novels may want to give it a miss. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 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. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Long Night Dawns: Silent Testimony 长夜将明：无声的证词 [Mind-bending mystery | Case-by-case investigations | Hard-core criminal investigations | High-stakes twists | A tender-hearted police team] The long night looms like a mountain, and mist engulfs the city. When every clue points to the person who seems least likely to be guilty, Leng Hanzhou is forced to make the hardest choice, on the fine line between justice and the law. Because some silent testimony has always been hidden in the darkest depths of human nature. Ningzhou, a prosperous economic 851Reads—Score10514d adds
- 55 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—14d adds
- 56 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
- 57 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—14d adds
- 58 Ma Long Investigates: The Three O'Clock Mystery 马龙探案之三点的迷案 Revision in progress, The format will be changed to one translation per sentence, with one Chinese sentence followed by one English sentence. Extensive English reading material, suitable for readers with a vocabulary of 3,000 words, and written according to the logic of how to say things in English. Contents Volume One: The Three O'Clock Mystery @ Chapter 1 Volume Two: The Missing Corpse @ Chapter 34 Volume Three: The Wrong Murder Case @ Chapter 68 Volume Four: The Right Murder Case A suspens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Detective, Too 侦探者也 [The drama of the same name is currently airing on Mango TV] After an explosion he experienced as a child, young psychology PhD Zhen Yu developed hearing far beyond the ordinary. By chance, he receives a mysterious anonymous package. The information hidden inside suggests there is more to the explosion fifteen years ago that killed his father. The answer lies in the immersive deduction game The Detective Is Here. To uncover the truth, Zhen Yu enters the game, where he unexpectedly meets the easy 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 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—14d adds
- 61 Murder in the Golden House: My Opponent Is a Bit of a Letdown 金屋藏凶：我的对手不太行 [Alternate Republic of China setting + episodic mystery-solving + happy ending] During the Republic of China era, the body of socialite Xu Ruolan is discovered in a suburban villa. The police station hastily closes the case as an accidental fall. Officer Jiang Shuyi suspects foul play and continues investigating, only to be dismissed without explanation. Just as the truth is about to be buried, a year later, dancer Dong Yujiao moves into the villa to track down a missing treasure. There, she cro 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Lin Xia, Does This Look Like the Killer to You? 林夏，你看这个像不像凶手 Ever since her father died, Lin Xia has gone down the “wrong path.” That’s not what Lin Xia thinks, but what all her aunts and uncles think. The reason is that she didn’t fulfill her father’s dying wish and quietly marry, support her husband, and raise children. Instead, she chose a path of no return... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Every Beginning Has a Cause, Every Rebirth Its Consequence 终始有因，轮回有果 This is a mystery novel. There is no paranormal content. The 1997 Asian financial crisis had a severe impact on every aspect of life for the people of Thailand. As the financial tycoon Soros plundered the economy, a series of stories that should never have happened began to unfold. Their effects can still be felt today. This novel follows two high school students whose misguided actions during the financial crisis set off a chain reaction, ultimately leading to a terrible catastrophe. Even twent 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 China's Strange Cases 中国奇案录 25Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 65 Men of the Police Force 警队男儿 This novel portrays frontline police officers who fear no danger and overcome one obstacle after another. With nothing but their own resolve, they capture and punish criminals, fighting with all their might to defend justice and truth. From the moment the protagonist joins the police force, he takes one step at a time, punishing evil, promoting good, and upholding social order and the dignity of the law. This is a contemporary crime-solving novel adapted from real cases, offering a more authenti 3Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 66 Double Shadows 双重阴影 Twin Shadows 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Rosebone 玫瑰骨 Lu Xiaosuo is a survivor. A survivor suspected of being the killer. Blood on the roses, severed limbs in the rose garden, and a pair of eyes beneath the thorns that will never close She saw the murderer shot dead with her own eyes, yet discovered that someone else might be the real culprit… That man has dragged her into a storm of bloodshed once more. And yet she can’t bring herself to hate him. She says, “Lu Xiaosuo, bloom again. Find your heart among the bloodstained roses.” 21Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 68 Black Smoke 黑烟 Standalone Cases + Criminal Investigation + Crime-Solving A girl with all four limbs severed Bones smashed to pieces A puzzle that can never be completed A butcher's blade hidden behind a legend A bizarre art gallery A haunted school The good and evil in human nature, right and wrong, and all the gray areas in between What brings me into the light, and what will make us fall into the abyss? 170Reads—Score10114d adds
- 69 London's Strange Cases: From the Start, I Invite Zhong Kui to Feast on Demons 伦敦诡案：开局请钟馗吃恶魔 [System] [Invincible] [Eerie] [Wild imagination] [Detective work] [No female lead] [East meets West] In the foggy London of 1888, Jack the Ripper is on the loose, vampires lurk in the shadows, and Victorian science is tottering in the face of evil spirits. Lin Qingxuan, a modern inheritor of Chinese classical learning, transmigrates into the body of an apprentice at a traditional Chinese medicine shop on Baker Street. His neighbor is none other than Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective who beli 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 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—14d adds
- 71 The Ming Dynasty Dream-Eater Chronicles 大明噬梦录 In the tenth year of the Wanli reign, demons and monsters roam behind the lantern-lit streets of Jinling. Tong Yan, a junior official at the Imperial Observatory, finds a strange black cat gravely wounded on a rainy night. With jade-black fur and mismatched eyes, it feeds on nightmares and sees through the demons lurking in people’s hearts. A painted-skin ghost combs her hair night after night, while a seamstress’s fingers are utterly ruined. Hongwu-era coins reappear, and everyone who obtains o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Embroidered Guards' Case Files (Complete in Five Volumes) 锦衣拍案（全五册） Set against the real history of the early Ming dynasty, this legendary mystery series inserts the fictional character Hua Gang, a brilliant investigator in the Imperial Guards, into the past. With an authentic historical backdrop and vivid depictions of local customs, it aims to transport readers to the vibrant yet perilous early years of the Great Ming. The Case Files of the Imperial Guards series consists of five books, in chronological order: The Ghost Postmaster, Farewell, My Concubine, The 1.6kReads9.2Score16714d adds
- 73 Mottled Crimes 罪案斑驳 Before one crisis has passed, another arises. A series of murders has struck Harbor City. The killer is ruthless, and several citizens have already been killed. The Special Cases Unit launches a full-scale investigation. All signs point to the same person behind the crimes: Gu Jinghao. Ye Ziyu arrives in the nick of time to help the team pierce the layers of mystery. The battle with Gu Jinghao is about to begin! 389Reads8.7Score2914d adds
- 74 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—14d adds
- 75 You Drive a Taxi, So Why Are You Competing with the Police for Work? 让你开出租，你跟警察抢活？ [System + action + everyday life] Jiang Cheng transmigrates to a parallel world and starts driving a taxi to support his family! By chance, he binds himself to a Super Detective System! All he has to do is catch fugitives to earn a reward! And so Jiang Cheng begins his pursuit! A squad captain: “Everyone, pay attention. This criminal's methods are extremely vicious! He's recently fled to our city. Every squad needs to stay on high alert and bring him to justice!” “Reporting to the chief: Jiang C 1Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 76 Allen's Story: Hyperthymesia 艾伦的故事—超忆症 Alan’s Story: Hyperthymesia 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 A Mountain of Sin: My Memoir 罪恶滔天：我的备忘录 (Written entirely by hand, not AI, and adapted from real events.) If you can't sleep, why not read a short story based on a real case? I pushed open the bedroom in our newlywed home, expecting to hear my wife laughing as she played with our month-old son. But the laughter never came. Instead... instead... No romance, no idiot characters, and no female lead. Solving the case is the whole point. The book is divided into sections. The first volume is told in first person, while the second is simila 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Driving Mom Crazy to Steal the Inheritance 逼疯老妈抢遗产 [Economic Crime Investigation + Mystery + Deduction + High Intelligence + Psychologist] Gu Xiaoqiang is a top overseas behavioral psychologist. His hidden identity is an investigator in the Financial Crime Analysis Division of the International Criminal Police Organization’s “W.P.A.” After his father dies suddenly without leaving a will, his older sister Gu Xiaolin, her husband Zhao Yunpeng, a judge, and their lawyer son Zhao Junhao begin a campaign of psychological manipulation against their mo 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 79 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. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Corpse-Reading Detective 读尸女探 Funeral director Luo Jing has a special ability: she can receive the sensory impressions a person experienced in the last few seconds before death. When the body of a woman whom the police believe jumped to her death is brought to the funeral home, Luo Jing touches it and hears the woman calling for help just before she fell. She was murdered! To catch the killer, Luo Jing launches an investigation and happens to meet Xia Shi, deputy captain of the criminal investigation squad. At the time, she 72Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 81 The Horsehead Incident 特马头事件 (This book was written in 2022. It’s a completed work of pure fiction, so please don’t take it seriously. Back then, there weren’t any rumors about Epstein or anyone else.) Urban suspense, no romance. A woman’s body is found in a roadside culvert, and the evidence points straight to her neighbor. Was it revenge, or is something else going on? As the investigation deepens, it uncovers a truth so shocking it leaves everyone stunned… 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Chasing the Serial Killer 连环追凶 A major robbery from ten years ago remains unsolved. A murder case hundreds of miles away ended with the real culprit caught, yet it is riddled with questions. The two cases seem completely unrelated, but in truth their threads are hopelessly intertwined. Ten years later, a murder case provides a clue to the old crime. But a deeper investigation reveals a tangled web with far-reaching connections... 349Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 83 Venus on a Rainy Night 雨夜维纳斯 In 2001, a museum in Linhai City reports a late-night emergency. A damaged statue of Venus stands quietly in place. When its plaster cracks open, a young woman's corpse is found sealed inside. The victim's arms have been severed, and blood streams from her eyes. The scene is identical to the old case from eleven years ago, the Rainy Night Venus murders. In 1990, detective Tang Yuliang paid a terrible price to solve the serial murder case, only to get a resolution that was half true and half fals 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 84 With You for the Rest of My Life: The Police Academy Trilogy (Complete in Three Volumes) 余生有你警校三部曲系列（全三册） The complete three-volume Yu Sheng You Ni Police Academy Trilogy: With You for the Rest of My Life, love is a secret that can wait. This series centers on mystery-solving and romance among police academy students with superpowers. It consists of three books, each featuring an exceptionally gifted student who helps the police crack one baffling case after another. The investigations are suspenseful, thrilling, and full of danger, while also brimming with youthful energy and romance. The cases in 33Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 85 The Mysterious Codename Z: The Guilty One 诡秘代号Z之引罪者 Before the questions surrounding one case can be resolved, another begins. As investigators search for evidence, the truth behind a kidnapping ten years ago gradually comes to light, and the mastermind's mask is finally lifted. 3Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 86 I Just Confessed, and the Real Killer Turned Themself In 我刚认罪，真凶却投案自首了 I’d Just Confessed When the Real Killer Turned Himself In —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Murder by Scent 嗅杀 The Scent of Murder: A gentle doctor is actually a serial killer, and only she can smell death. When a perfumer neighbor joins forces with a homicide detective, a deadly game of tracking by scent begins. 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 88 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 198Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 89 The Letter 字母 A university campus should be full of youthful energy and an inviting place to be, but its peace was shattered that day. A body in the restroom marked the beginning of this deadly contest. A ghost armed with a blade leaves one student after another as a restless spirit. Every crime scene is shrouded in an unspeakable eeriness... What happened on that rainy night? The past does not fade with the wind. It stays buried in people's hearts forever. Human nature is evil from the start... Dark currents 147Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 90 The Human Soul 人魄 The Human Soul 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Crime Scene 罪恶现场 The story recreates crime scenes and explores the weaknesses of human nature. Behind every case lies a battle between the police and evil! Each case is adapted from a real incident. Any resemblance is purely coincidental! 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 This Accomplice Is Innocent 这个帮凶没有罪 On the soft earth where the body was found, not a single footprint belonging to the killer or the victim could be found within a hundred meters. Did the body fall from the sky? This is a world-class case that pushes human intelligence to its limits. But criminal investigation expert Liu Wensen uses meticulous observation and unprecedented powers of imagination and deduction to connect barely perceptible clues into an indisputable chain of evidence. He reconstructs the criminals’ complex and biza 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 That Day, I Got a Call from a Classmate Who Had Died 那天，我接到了死去同学的电话 Months after a female classmate died in an accident, Su Mu unexpectedly received a phone call from her. In the midst of his terror, he had no idea this was the beginning of a series of bizarre and horrifying events. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Please Remain Silent 请保持沉默 She is a criminal investigator with the criminal investigation squad and an expert in military combat. He is the public security department’s chief crime consultant. A bizarre case involving a dismembered body arranged with flowers brings them together. What sparks will fly when traditional criminal investigation meets psychological profiling? The arrogant professor is a perfectionist, a Virgo, and a foodie. She takes him around the city to sample its best food, while he shows her the wonders of 12Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 95 The Da Vinci Code 达·芬奇密码 At midnight, the elderly curator of the Louvre is murdered. In his final moments, he strips naked and deliberately arranges his body in the pose of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting The Vitruvian Man. He collapses onto the parquet floor of the Grand Gallery, leaving behind a cryptic code beside his body. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and codebreaking prodigy Sophie Neveu set to work deciphering a tangle of bizarre messages, only to discover that a series of clues is hidden in Leonardo da 18Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 96 Fengcheng Crime Files 风城罪案录 Synopsis of The Windy City Crime Files At the turn of the century, the industrial hub of Luo City was known as the "Windy City." There, a criminal investigation squad moved between the ruins of steel mills and newly opened internet cafés, solving more than forty bizarre cases. The crimes spanned two eras: an old engineer died in a sealed-off workshop, while a programmer vanished into a virtual trading network. Each case was a snapshot of its time. Investigations ranged from fingerprint tracking 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Half-Cigarette Detective 半支烟神探 He never smokes a cigarette down to the end; the cases he solves are never settled.?? At forty, Chen Mu is a legend who doesn't fit in with the police force. Sloppy in appearance and a little obsessive, he solves cases through a fixation on details and his odd habit of snuffing out a cigarette halfway through. From bizarre accidents to perfect murders, no trick can escape his notice. But Chen Mu has never been after the killer right in front of him. Ten years ago, his father, Chen Guodong, was d 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Come On, That’s Not Scientific 别闹，这不科学 As they team up to solve one case after another, Luo Han, a young and handsome psychology expert, falls in love with Tan Mo, a beautiful and charming, if somewhat airheaded, policewoman. For her sake, he gives up his high-paying job in the United States and returns home. But Tan Mo is slow to realize his feelings, leaving Luo Han deeply frustrated. While the two are investigating a drug case together, Cheng Jun, Tan Mo's old friend from middle school, suddenly reappears and gets caught up in the 2Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 99 The Case of the Eroding Color 色蚀谜案 A Case of Sensual Corruption 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Court of Causality: Fatal Percentage 因果律庭：致命百分比 I’m Alan Wexler, a former causality investigator and now a down-at-the-heels detective. My daily routine is watching people at the “Court of Causality” argue themselves hoarse over trivial nonsense. For example, when a piece of cheese goes missing, they’ll blame the boss, a robot, a dog, even the constants of the universe! Then I get dragged into Alex’s death case, and all five unlucky nodes insist they’re innocent. Fine, looks like I’ll have to step in again and find the one truly guilty “cause 5Reads—Score—14d adds
