Novels like The Bride Who Vanished on the Island
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- 1 I'm a Police Officer, So It's Only Natural I Know a Little Feng Shui and Physiognomy 我一个警察，懂点风水相术很合理 [Criminal Investigations] [Feng Shui and Mysticism] [Political Career] [National Treasures] [Mystery and Horror] [Lighthearted Daily Life] After graduating from the police academy, Chen Xuan was assigned to the quiet Linjiang Road Police Station in Qingshui District as a beat cop. He thought his life would amount to settling neighborhood disputes and catching car thieves. Then one day, he opened the book The Secret Teachings of Qingwu, left behind by his grandfather, and the world changed comple 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Criminal Investigation: The Dawn of Evil 刑侦：罪恶的曙光 After graduating from the police academy, a brilliant young graduate enlists in the military. Upon returning, he joins the Public Security Bureau and becomes an expert in criminal investigation and special operations. Using his expertise, he brings justice to the law and the dead, clears the names of those who died unjustly, and ensures that the law, backed by the will of the state, is upheld. No System + Modern Criminal Investigation 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Detective Fugui 富桂神探 [Standalone Cases + Crime Solving + Suspense + The Dark Side of Human Nature + Healing + Redemption] A 130-pound cafe owner struggling to keep her business afloat, a self-destructive delivery boy, and a middle-aged detective. By chance, the three cross paths and face one extraordinary case after another, each baffling but involving no elaborate tricks. A retired doctor jumps from a building with a baby suffering from mermaid syndrome; a second scam ensnares victims already trapped in a pyramid —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Don't Fish Me Out! 别捞！ Floodwaters washed away the old bridge, and a clamshell bucket dredged a skeleton from the concrete. The knot was the kind used on sand-dredging boats. The dead man was Lao Qi, an informant who had supposedly fled with the money twenty-three years ago. But the name on the arrest warrant belonged to his mentor. He had died three whole months after his supposed escape. He hadn't fled. He'd been held captive, silenced, and poured into the bridge pier. Qin Zhen, a former criminal investigator demo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Criminal Investigation: The Truth About Murder 刑侦：杀人真相 [Mystery + Deduction + Therapist + Case-of-the-Week Mysteries + Serial Killings + High-IQ Crimes + Forensics + Revenge Plot + Bizarre Tales + Light Horror + Suitable for the Easily Frightened] You can skip romance, but you have to read about a case every day. When in love, you take your clothes off one piece at a time. When it's over, you stab one knife at a time. When in love, you stay together forever. When it's over, you hide a corpse in a trunk. When in love, you're stuck together every day. 6.9kReads7.2Score363Shelves
- 6 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
- 7 What?! My New Neighbor Might Be a Serial Killer 惊！我的新邻居好像是连环杀人犯 [Mystery and investigation + BG + one-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other] Lin Shifei suspects that her new neighbor across the hall is the culprit behind a recent string of murders. Ever since he moved in, she runs into him whenever she takes out the trash at night. Sometimes, the man even follows her at an unhurried pace. That alone wouldn’t be enough to make Lin Shifei suspicious. What first caught her attention was their very first encounter, the beginning of a series of ch 263Reads6.4Score101Shelves
- 8 I'm a Detective, but Money Isn't My Only Motivation! 我做侦探其实并不只是为了钱！ My name is Lin Yi, and I’m a detective! I take on all kinds of cases! Hunting down criminals, finding lost items, tracking down cats and dogs, catching cheating spouses... As long as you pay, I can help you solve any problem! For details, contact the Lin Yi Detective Agency: 188******** I’ll be waiting for you! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 She Walks with a Gun 她与枪同行 Firearms Expert vs. Detective Powerhouse. Ten years ago, Wuchuan police detective Song Huai was shot, leaving behind a cold case that remains unsolved. Ten years later, Song Lingshu joins the major crimes unit where her father once worked. To uncover the truth about what happened back then, she immerses herself in firearms ballistics and weapons forensics, honing rare specialist skills as she joins Captain Xie Zhao in hunting down criminals and solving cases. Strange cases are cropping up all ov 20kReads6.8Score3.8kShelves
- 10 An Old Case from Ten Years Ago Made Me a Regular at the Police Station 十年旧案，我成警局常客 [Not a power fantasy + criminal investigation and suspense + deduction + split personality + redemption + high-IQ mind games] A courier with his arm severed, a corpse hidden inside a statue, murders involving gold: behind the string of cases lies the truth about a decade-old crime. Psychological counselor Liu Nian is caught up in the case and crosses paths with criminal investigator Jiang Sinian, who carries secrets of his own. Beneath her gentle exterior, a cold and ruthless “hunter” lives in h 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Testimony 作证 A murder takes place at the Fenghua Meijun villa complex, and Deputy Criminal Investigation Captain Xu Mo arrives to investigate. The case appears straightforward, and the killer is soon caught. But after hearing the victim’s family members’ statements and looking into the deceased’s past, the investigators realize things are not so simple. The case is shrouded in mystery, and the three suspects each give a different account. Who is the real killer? And what tragic past lies hidden behind this m 87Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 12 Plastic Surgery Department (Complete in Two Volumes) 整形科（全二册） Just after plastic surgeon Xiang Jun inherited her late father's private clinic in G Country, a drug lord fleeing the police broke in. Forced to perform plastic surgery on him, Xiang Jun narrowly escaped being silenced and fled back to her homeland. On the way into the city with Song Ling, a young woman she had met at the airport, Xiang Jun was caught in a car crash staged by the drug lord's organization. Song Ling died horribly, while Xiang Jun fled in a panic with the wrong suitcase. In a biza 38Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 13 This Detective Isn’t Very Cold 这个刑警不太冷 Being a police officer is like standing between two worlds: light on one side and darkness on the other. A police officer's mission is to stop darkness from encroaching on the light. A cop who only knows how to enforce the law impartially and draw a clear line between right and wrong may be a good cop, but will never be an outstanding one. An outstanding cop must know when to compromise and when to step aside for a while. They must remain undaunted even in the face of setbacks, able to walk thro 149Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 When a Forensic Pathologist Starts Solving Cases 当法医开始破案 Forensic doctor Chen Mo transmigrates to 1997 and discovers that he is the sole suspect in a murder case! Faced with seemingly incontrovertible physical evidence, he picks up a scalpel and performs a simulated autopsy on himself. Starting with a wrongful accusation that becomes an ironclad case, he is about to give this world a taste of forensic science! “You’re saying you overturned the physical evidence by comparing your own wounds?” “No. The truth is that these so-called ironclad findi 7.2kReads7.6Score769Shelves
- 17 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 32.3kReads7.7Score3.7kShelves
- 18 The Extraordinary Detective 非常警探 The police are a wall between good people and bad people. They shield the good from harm at the hands of the bad, while also keeping the good from falling to the other side. In this position, they are destined to stay true to their original ideals while facing darkness at every turn... 16.2kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
- 19 Psychic Detective 2: The Ultimate Showdown of Twisted Puzzles 通灵神探2：连环谜题的终极对决 [Mystery + criminal investigations and case-solving + horror + no romance + interlocking puzzles + the second installment of The Psychic Detective!] “I can dream about murderers killing people, too!” A challenge from a junior at her alma mater launches a terrifying tale: the junior, who has “psychic” abilities, easily finds the culprit behind a body buried on campus for three years. But Shen Yuan can't see any images of murder when she looks at the real killer. Did her junior's ability come natu 241Reads8.0Score105Shelves
- 20 Cold Case Tracker: Hunting the Killer 迷案追踪之追凶 In a century-old village, residents suddenly begin dying one after another. The police are at a loss, with no choice but to seek Su Qing’s help. Su Qing accepts their request and sets out for the village. As the investigation deepens, a terrifying truth buried for many years gradually comes to light... 166Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 21 I’m Just an Auxiliary Police Officer. You Want Me to Investigate a Case? 我只是个辅警，你让我查案？ A short crime-solving novel with a single male protagonist and a series-of-cases format. There’s nothing but cases to solve! It’s that simple: just pick whichever case you want to read. You don’t have to worry about the plots not connecting. Chapters without titles are part of the main storyline. You can skip them without affecting your enjoyment. 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 I Climb the Ranks Despite Being Officially Listed as a Nobody 我顶着查无此人的编制往上爬 Synopsis: [Urban Mystery] [Underdog's Rise] [Archival Mysteries] [Outsmarting the Opposition] [Climbing the Ranks] [No Female Lead] Han Zheng has worked as a temporary employee in the archives for four years, but every year, the permanent position goes to someone else. One night, while working overtime, a reminder popped up on his computer: Fang Guangren, public notice period complete. File for archiving. On his desk lay a document proving that Fang Guangren had been dead for seven years. A 176Reads—Score100Shelves
- 23 Witch of the Human Heart: Cell 7 人心之巫，7号隔间 Witchcraft of the Human Heart, Compartment 7 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Forensic Files: I Am Not Myself 法医档案：我不是我 If I’m not myself, then who am I? This is a fight to the death. Forensic pathologist Lin Du and hacker Su Mu search for the truth from the brink of desperation. The suspense is off the charts. You’ll never guess what happens next, because I can’t even guess it myself! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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 39.6kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
- 26 Nanjing, 1996: The Nanda Dismemberment Case Is Nearly Solved 南京1996：南大碎尸案快破了 In Nanjing, in January 1996, a female college student was cut into more than 2,000 pieces. Some say the killer was a pervert, others say it was revenge, and still others claim the killer wanted to “become an immortal.” I say none of them are right. “Evil has a source” is the greatest misconception in the world. Open the book, and I’ll guide you step by step toward the truth. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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! 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 All-Round Forensic Doctor: How Can This Guy Do Everything? 全能法医：这家伙怎么什么都会！ [Forensics] + [Crime Solving] + [Urban Criminal Investigation] + [Mystery and Deduction] + [Hardcore Crime Solving] Bad news: I awakened a System after the college entrance exam, but it did nothing for ten years. I nearly got myself committed to a psychiatric hospital! Good news: The System finally activated, but the activation requirement was... becoming a police officer?! Forensic genius Bai Qiulin spent ten whole years, from receiving his university admission letter to earning his PhD, with t 853Reads6.8Score200Shelves
- 29 Crime: Ten Bizarre Cases 罪恶：十大奇案 Criminal investigation + episodic cases + no romance. A regular case-solving team, with no need to keep track of too many characters. When a case comes in, there’s no time for talk: they get straight to work! A pure battle of logic, a high-stakes storm of intellect. Step into every baffling crime scene, follow the investigation as it unfolds, and face the depths of human nature until the truth finally comes to light. 1.8kReads6.5Score116Shelves
- 30 Bones Buried for Twenty Years 廿年埋骨 In the summer of 1997, five young people who had come to the city for work ran into three thugs on a bus. One confrontation, three lives lost, and a night they could never take back. They buried the bodies and swore never to speak of it again. But secrets don't die. Someone was waiting, and someone was investigating. Twenty years later, a livestream gone wrong brings the whole affair to light again. A marriage built on wrongdoing. Bones that have vanished. What will become of the five of them? 578Reads—Score110Shelves
- 31 Chasing Killers in a City on the Brink: Dragon City’s Rogue Cop 危城追凶:龙城狂警 Pursuit in a City in Peril: The Mad Cop of Longcheng —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Seventies-Era Public Security Officer: My Wife Excels at Solving Cases, Appraising Treasures, and Martial Arts 七零公安我媳妇破案鉴宝文武双全 [Period mystery and antique appraisal, 1v1, both leads are devoted to each other, happy ending] Beneath the frozen cellar on a bitter winter night, star paths lie hidden. Lotus lanterns drift across the water, ferrying departed souls. A crack opens in the eye of an ancient Buddha, feeding greed... In a turbulent era, a string of bizarre murders erupts, national treasures vanish one after another, and a cult’s sacrifices cast a shadow over the land. Every tender act of walking willingly to one’s 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 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
- 34 The Sin Factory 饲罪工厂 A fairy-tale murder case rocks Ning City! A golden ribbon is wound around the victim’s neck, a blood-painted copy of The Emperor’s New Clothes rests on their knees, and the ink on a card marked with a strange symbol is still wet. The killer is caught at the scene, yet vehemently denies any connection to the crime scene, which looks like something out of a dark fairy-tale book! As Detective Du Ran leads his team in a deep investigation, every clue sends a chill down their spines: a red-clad chi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 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. 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 China's Strange Cases 中国奇案录 25Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 37 My Murder Was the Ending She Had Written 我的凶案，是她写好的结局 The ending to my murder was one she had written. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Double-Faced Killer: White and Night 双面缉凶：白与夜 [Dual Personality] [Criminal Psychology] [Hardcore Deduction] [Episodic Cases] [No System] A string of suicides among schoolgirls, an accident on a stage before a crowd of thousands, a headless corpse discovered on a train... The whole city is gripped by panic, and unsolved cases keep piling up. He deduces the truth with a clear mind and subdues criminals with a touch of madness. When light and darkness dwell within the same person, even the most perfect crime will eventually be exposed. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Personal Notes on the Nanda Case 南大案个人猜想笔记 Personal Speculation Notes on the Nanda University Case 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Reborn in 1998: I Can Replay Crime Scene Footage 重生98：我能回放案发录像 105Reads—Score290Shelves
- 41 Crime Scenes: The Cases That Shook the Nation 罪案现场，那些轰动全国的大案 This book is adapted from several real, high-profile criminal cases that once made headlines across the country. Baffling murders, shocking robberies, investigations into cold cases, manhunts spanning multiple provinces... Every case once stunned the nation; every crime concealed a truth unknown to the public. Told from a documentary perspective, this book reconstructs the crime scenes, investigative details, criminals' minds, and the full process of bringing them to justice. These stories are 80.1kReads8.8Score5.6kShelves
- 42 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? 611Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 43 Ning City Detectives 宁城刑警 (No System, no transmigration, no wish fulfillment) A modern-day Sherlock Holmes story about an elite team of detectives solving one bizarre case after another in the bustling city of Ningcheng. From busting drug rings in bars to uncovering international telecom scams, from locked-room murders to financial fraud, they face ruthless criminals and criminal masterminds. One mystery leads to another, and every scheme hides a deeper plot, as truth and human nature intertwine. A tightly paced, brain-t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Twin Evils 罪恶双生 On her way back to her hometown, Qin Xiaoran drives off the road and into the sea. When she wakes up, she has lost her memory and is now suspected of murdering her twin sister, Lu Qinqin. But a maintenance receipt from a car dealership tells her that things aren’t so simple. Qin Xiaoran sets out to prove her innocence, but the deeper she digs, the more uncontrollable things become. It turns out there was a third person in the car. Is Lu Qinqin really dead? 3.2kReads8.0Score256Shelves
- 45 Reborn in 1999: Solving Major Cold Cases at the City Public Security Bureau 重生99，我在市局破重案积案 A criminal investigation expert from more than twenty years in the future is reborn in 1999 in the body of a young police officer with the same name. Thus begins his journey solving cases in a unique era. 1.5kReads7.6Score171Shelves
- 46 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 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Reborn as the Villainess Cannon Fodder, She Becomes the Mastermind Behind the Murders 穿成炮灰恶女，她干成凶案主理人 [Procedural crime drama + Female lead solves cases + One heroine, two love interests, two endings + Love triangle showdown] [Alluring policewoman × Ex-boyfriend in government service and from a powerful family × University professor] Zhuang Yanzhen transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous supporting female character in a campus novel. But what did it mean that the book had already ended by the time she arrived? No System, no main plot, and she still had to struggle through choosing her 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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
- 49 From the Start, I Awakened Divine Sense and Became the Police Force’s Top Crime Solver 开局觉醒神识我成警队破案天花板 [Criminal Investigation] [Deduction and Case-Solving] [Police] [Suspense and Mystery] [Power Fantasy] [Golden Finger] [No Female Lead] [From the Start] [Ensemble Cast] [Period Piece] [Episodic] After graduating from police academy, Lu Yuan wanders into a Taoist temple during a graduation trip and awakens Crime Trace Retrospection. He can reconstruct a crime scene from the previous ten seconds, revealing the weapon's trajectory and the victim's final field of vision, but the killer's face remains 6Reads—Score103Shelves
- 50 The Lame Cop 瘸警 The police station chief takes one bite and identifies a steamed bun containing human remains, and a major case suddenly erupts. Veteran detective Yi Dongfang was left disabled by an old case, and now he solves crimes with one leg. Rookie Yuan Xiaomin has just joined the police force. He becomes Yi Dongfang's apprentice, and the two investigate crimes together, facing the darkest sides of humanity. The story opens with a shocking case involving human remains found in a steamed bun shop, followed 96.9kReads8.6Score8.6kShelves
