Novels like Fog over Jinyang Town
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- 1 Cavities 1 龋齿1 In short, tooth decay means cavities: the progressive destruction of the hard tissues of a tooth, an irreversible form of damage. The human heart is much the same. When it is hurt, the wound takes deep root and cannot be erased, slowly eating away at it... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Hunting Killers of the Heart Demon 心魔缉凶 Beneath the neon-lit night sky of Chengdu, a battle of intellect and psychology quietly begins. Lin Xiaoqing, a young psychologist, has always believed she is good at reading people, until she meets Li Wenbin, a mysterious patient. This seemingly ordinary middle-aged man hints at a string of murders, gradually drawing her into a deadly game of psychological manipulation. Meanwhile, as criminal investigator Zhao Ming pursues the case, he discovers that every clue points to Lin Xiaoqing's clinic. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 W Is Guilty W有罪 An exploration of criminal psychology from the criminals’ point of view. Watch as they step by step descend into the abyss. There are no puzzles, because the one setting them is me. Follow the criminal protagonist as they explore the dark depths of the abyss. Coercion, desperation, fear, or self-preservation: any of these can be the beginning of a crime. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Corpse Bride in the Wedding Sedan 花轿里的腐尸新娘 —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Eerie Game: This Championship Is Mine! 诡异游戏：这个冠军，我当定了！ [Eerie + System + Game + Mind Games + Wish Fulfillment] “I didn't kill anyone. The ones I killed... weren't human!” “Confirmed: monster delusion.” At the psychiatric hospital, the doctor finishes his diagnosis, but the three questions from the mad boy send a chill down his spine. “Doctor, after examining so many patients, have you ever considered that what they said might not be delusions?” “What if they really did see ‘them’?” “You can't guarantee that everyone around you is human, can you?” Th 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Veronica’s Room 维罗尼卡的房间 Veronica's Room 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Pact of Judgment 审判之契 The Pact of Judgment —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Lin Ruo Detective Casebook 林若探案集 This book follows a series of cases solved by Officer Lin Ruo and his colleagues. Each short story stands on its own while also connecting to the others. Join Officer Lin as he uncovers the truth behind each case. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Eerie Livestream: Today Is Not Your Birthday 诡异直播间：今天不是你的生日 [Supernatural + System + Urban + Livestream + Special Abilities + Loops + Deduction + Ensemble Cast + Comedy + Cthulhu + Suspenseful Imagination + “Smiling with a Knife Behind Your Back”] I drowned in the fire that broke out at my birthday party. [Viewer likes: 999999+] [Current contamination level: 30.3%] Blood gushed from the cake, The candles went out one after another, A heart thumped inside the cream filling, And countless vertical eyes spread across the ceiling. On the day of a birthday, a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Testimony in the Cracks of Old Things 旧物缝隙里证词 [Mystery] [Crime Solving] [Imaginative Premise] [Deduction] Qiao Yue, a restorer of antiques, keeps a low profile while running an unmarked restoration shop called Buyuzhai on an old street. Her father mysteriously vanished years ago, leaving no trace of life or death. Everyone was convinced he had died, and Qiao Yue lived with that belief for a long time. She inherited her father's gift: by touching an old object, she can see fragments of memories sealed within it. But the gift also brings ment —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Gods and Humans Alike Are Destroyed: I Seek the Truth in the Apocalypse 人神尽毁，我在末世探寻真相 The story opens against a bleak historical backdrop, with a storyteller laying out the era and establishing the four great tragedies one by one. The main world is closely linked with the successive worlds. Under immense mental strain, the protagonist accidentally falls into one of these successive worlds. There, they discover many rules, traveling back and forth between the main world and the successive worlds. In the main world, they solve one strange case after another and uncover the rules of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Kill Every Quail That Strays Alone 杀死所有落单的鹌鹑 Light mystery ✖️ dual male leads ✖️ detective ➕ police ✖️ Japanese-style novel Adapted from the murder-mystery game Kill All the Quails Left Alone Kawashima Ryosuke, hailed as the 20th century's greatest detective, takes on a difficult case and meets the person who will change his life forever. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 How Many Steps Does It Take to Put an Elephant in a Fridge? 把一头大象装进冰箱需要几步 “Knowing this village as well as I do, if I wanted someone to disappear for good, I’d never bury the body somewhere people might find it.”, Li Jiangshu “I may be mentally ill, but they really did dig up a coffin containing two bodies from a single grave. That wasn’t a hallucination.”, Li Jiangshu Li Jiangshu is an ordinary instructor at a police academy. A body is found buried in a remote township in Gaocheng, in a field belonging to Li Jiangshu’s family. Was it a coincidence, or was it planned? 154Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Silent Journey of the Heart 心途默行 Three stories of revenge: Silent Steps of the Heart, Symphony of Fate, and Fatal Revenge. Silent Steps of the Heart centers on a suicide mission for revenge; Symphony of Fate focuses on psychological abuse; and Fatal Revenge is carried out through an undetectable method of poisoning. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Death of Yu Lian 玉莲之死 Late one night, Xiao Yulian mysteriously dies in her office. What shocks everyone is that the autopsy reveals bodily fluids from two different men. Who was the real killer? What kind of person was Xiao Yulian? And what drove the killer to murder her? These are the mysteries we must unravel. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Victim’s Third Hand 受害者的第三只手 Wang Mian, a young man with a severe sleep disorder, constantly witnesses brutal murders in his dreams. When he wakes, the exact same crimes have taken place in real life. He seeks help from Huang Zhiheng, a psychologist who is actually a former police captain forced into retirement by an injury. As the investigation deepens, a mysterious serial killer known by the codename “V” emerges. He carries out vigilante justice against the guilty, leaving the blood-red letter “V” at each crime scene. Mea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Smiling Sleuth: A Brilliant Detective Who Plays by No Rules 笑面追凶：推理天才不着四六 [Classic deduction, no female lead, no System, no saccharine romance, hard-boiled suspense and mystery] A kidnapper demands a hundred million. Do they want the money, or the hostage's life? A playboy is murdered. How did the killer control the time of death, ensuring the victim died without ever realizing it? An arson case and a poisoning. How does the crime in the first case become the key clue that exposes the method used in the second? At 22, he is a criminal investigation specialist. He is a 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Silent Clay Figure 沉默的泥塑 A Buddhist tooth from the Northern Wei, Ming Dynasty painted sculptures, and secrets a thousand years old hidden in a laboratory. An inexplicable foreign object lies sealed inside the chest of a statue of Weituo. Sculptors, archaeologists, antiquities dealers, and a mysterious family are all searching for answers. When the truth comes to light, they discover that some secrets, once opened, can never be closed again. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Oh No, I’ve Become the Scapegoat? 坏了，我竟然成了替罪羊？ [Romantic Suspense + Wild Crime-Drama Premise + Hardboiled Case-Solving + Two Male Leads + One Female Lead + Supernatural Horror + Surreal + Uncanny + No System + Lighthearted Humor] Former police officer Gu Yu became a scapegoat after an incident. To uncover the truth behind the frame-up, he lost his longtime friend to a sacrifice and was forced to leave the force. Three years after going into hiding, his friend's younger sister shows up at his door, and a series of bizarre cases resurfaces... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Memory Fragments: Hunting the Killer in a Frame-Up 记忆碎片：替罪追凶 “If you can’t even trust yourself, who can you trust?” Five years ago, criminal police captain Lu Chen went undercover in a criminal syndicate trafficking human organs. Five years later, he is gravely injured in an explosion while investigating a serial murder case. When he wakes up with no memory, he finds himself the prime suspect. Every piece of physical evidence points to him as the killer. The only things that could prove his innocence are a stranger’s fingernail clenched in his hand and th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Has My Girlfriend Been Kidnapped? 我女朋友被绑架了吗？ First it was kidney-harvesting gangs in Myanmar, now there’s a dismemberment case in Thailand. Lin Xiaoyan, a female influencer, is kidnapped and held for ransom while traveling in Thailand. Who abducted her? Her boyfriend, Li Mingbo, is frantic with worry and decides to go to T Country himself to find the truth, gradually uncovering a vast conspiracy hidden in the shadows. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Distance of Sin 孽之距 This novel is part of a mystery series. After finishing the college entrance exam, protagonist Li Sihang visited his girlfriend’s home to meet her parents for the first time. A murder took place in the house. He was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head and suffered a mild concussion, while everyone in his girlfriend’s family was killed. Afterward, he applied to join the police and eventually became a criminal investigator. He hoped that his efforts would help his girlfriend rest in peace so —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Mind-Reading Detective: The Killer Without a Trace 读心神探：无证之凶 A body without a wound, a crime scene splattered with someone else’s blood, and a wedding ring that appeared out of nowhere. The bizarre murder at the Feng family compound in Yuezhou leaves the police force’s two top investigators, Ren Jie and Song Zhun, at a dead end. With no other choice, they turn to Dong Yiting, a psychological analyst with an almost uncanny eye for detail. She can spot everything others overlook: the time hidden in footprints, the past etched into scars, and the cracks in h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Sword Records of Clearing Injustice 洗冤剑录 [Episodic + Mystery + Crime Solving + No Female Lead] A sword to clear the world's injustices. One man who can see through the boundary between life and death. Song Liuyun, a top modern-day forensic pathologist, opened his eyes to find himself an obscure wandering swordsman in the Zhao Dynasty. In his previous life, he analyzed bloodstains and toxins in the lab. In this one, he roams the martial world with a sword in hand. When a forensic pathologist's meticulous reasoning meets the bloody viole —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 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
- 26 Heartbeat Concerto 心跳协奏 There are two kinds of people heart surgeon nurse Lin Xue wants nothing to do with in this life: police officers, and people even more stubborn than police officers. When Lu Jun, deputy captain of the criminal investigation squad, bursts into her emergency room with a gunshot wound, the two become one. He investigates cases with decisive efficiency, yet cannot understand why she resents the badge. She stitches wounds with calm professionalism, yet cannot escape the truth closing in as he reopens —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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
- 28 The Housewife Detective Case Files 名侦探主妇事件簿 After her husband cheats, a housewife unexpectedly discovers she has a talent for detective work? Join a famous Japanese high school detective and a certain compensated-dating girl detective to crack a baffling cold case!! Watch me turn my life around and rewrite my destiny against all odds! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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
- 30 The International Sleuth 国际名探 Ahem, ahem... Rise, my beloved ministers. I have an important announcement at this morning's court session. Since I am exceptionally talented and stunningly good-looking, I am currently writing a novel. As the author of this book, I have high hopes for it. I expect all my beloved ministers to read it carefully. Be sure to leave a memorial with every chapter. I will burn the midnight oil, personally read them, and review your memorials. Before writing this book, I read widely, studied world m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Forensic Examiner of Relics: Every Cursed Object I Autopsy Weeps 遗物法医：我解剖的凶物都在哭 Forensic pathologist specializing in haunted relics, rule-based horror, relics taking human form, two powerful male leads, criminal investigations, mystery and horror, supernatural tragic romance, episodic wish fulfillment, fated entanglements, the unattainable first love, unresolved regrets, a tragedy from ten years ago, life-and-death protection, heartbreaking angst, every character gets a moment to shine 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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 95.3kReads8.6Score8.5kShelves
- 33 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. 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Case of the Six-Petaled Snowflake 六角雪花迷案 A fire breaks out at a villa, and a dismembered corpse is discovered inside. Yet the scene where the body was cut apart is a hundred li away. How did the killer travel between the two places using an invisible thread? And why are the survivors of the fire dying one after another… As the investigation gradually deepens, more and more clues emerge, yet the case continues to move toward an impossible dead end… 123Reads—Score102Shelves
- 35 Endless Azure 无尽蔚蓝 [Female-oriented, no romance + epic fantasy + growth + action-packed + inspirational + youthful + suspense + games + twists + time reversal + ensemble cast + imaginative premise] The gods descend to toy with humanity. Trapped in the game, only we can see through the world's true nature and face the infinite. If you fall into the abyss, don't forget to take my hand. As long as you believe, it will exist. - Above the azure lies the truth of the universe, and the cycle of cause and effect. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The End of the Genius and the Madman 天才与疯子的终焉 Also known as Genius Ends in Madness The first innovative novel of its kind in the country!!! [Classic mystery and deduction] + [hard science fiction at its core] A modern-day, pure classic detective novel that combines hard science fiction on a psychological level, with not a single logical flaw and every detail airtight. When you try to explain any phenomenon in the world, you will find that every question eventually leads back to philosophy, because humans are the ones who define categories. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 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 153Reads—Score100Shelves
- 38 I Solve Major Cases in Yungang 我在云港破大案 [Criminal Investigation] [No Romance] [Standalone Cases] Yungang is a fine city, blessed with mountains, rivers, and forests. The rich live south of the river, the poor north. A single river divides two worlds. Wang Jianjun is an ordinary delivery driver. As usual, he drives from the south to the north with a load of goods. At 2:01 a.m. on the first day, he is caught on camera crossing Bridge No. 3. There are no streetlights on the bridge. The only thing visible in the footage is the tail light —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 I Rule the Underworld 阴司任我行 Can you see spirits? I don't know what I did to deserve this, but the souls I've never met before come in all shapes and forms. Being around them is like meeting all kinds of people in everyday life. Every day, I witness strange stories and bizarre ways of expressing themselves. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Sealed Case Files: The Stories of Those Who Went Astray 尘封案卷：那些失足者的故事 They were once “suspects” in case files, branded as “fallen souls.” But when you clear away the fog surrounding each case and step into their pasts, you discover that every fall from grace hides a complicated life story no one knows about. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Nan Yin Makes Another Vow 南音再许. Nanyin Makes Another Wish. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 I Wanted to Be a Miracle Doctor, but Reincarnated as an Emperor Who Fell for a Eunuch 想当神医穿成皇帝爱上公公 The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me The Overbearing Workshop Manager Falls in Love with Me The Overbearing CEO and the Overbearing Workshop Manager Start Fighting, Then Fall in Love with Me Together The Overbearing Workshop Manager and the Security Guard Weep and Beg, Then Shamelessly Cling to Me as They Fall in Love with Me Together The Overbearing Village Chief Falls in Love with Me The Overbearing Old Man Who Sells Roasted Sweet Potatoes at the East End of the Village Falls in Love with —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 They All Want Him Dead 他们都想他死 In the eighteenth year of the Republic, on a stormy night in Jiangzhou, the richest man in the city, Mo Gui'nian, was found brutally murdered in his own study, stabbed thirteen times. Inside the sealed mansion, there were seven suspects: the four concubines each had their own schemes, the young master and young mistress hid murderous intentions, and both the steward and the captain of the guards had their own agendas. Everyone had a secret. Everyone wanted someone dead. The only perfect alibi co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Seeking a Killer in the River Fog: Li Shu’s Criminal Investigation Files 江雾寻凶：李树刑侦档案 [Classic whodunit] [Traditional novel] [Not a wish-fulfillment story] Li Shu, captain of a major crimes unit, runs into his ex-girlfriend of six months at a murder scene: Zhou Yue, a brilliant forensic pathologist with the municipal public security bureau. In the first case, a seemingly impossible suicide in a sealed room at the Binjiang Hotel, she spots a flaw no bigger than a needlepoint, overturning every conclusion and exposing the beginning of the Binjiang serial murders. One bizarre murder —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The White Jade Mystery 白玉谜团 Jiang Bai, a boss who works from home, is suddenly visited by the police. What will happen next? Cautions: First-person narration, mystery, novella, modern setting, but the police are less capable than in real life. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Third Hand in the Old Building 旧楼里的第三只手 Because the rent was cheap, Lin Wanqiu moved into an old apartment complex in the western part of the city. During her first week there, she noticed something was wrong: food kept disappearing from the fridge, the bathroom tiles were wet when no one had used it, and strangest of all, at three in the morning she kept hearing the sound of fingernails scraping the wall from the empty apartment next door. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Shadows Within the Circle 圆上之影 The Shadow on the Circle —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Echoes of Blood 血字残响 A plain silver band links a bloody, unsolved case spanning twenty-seven years. A family slaughtered on a rainy night, power that reaches the heavens, and a revenge plot that leaves him transformed from victim to prisoner. Fine scratches serve as evidence, skin flakes as proof. Every crime hidden in the darkness will eventually be exposed in the sunlight. The last echoes of blood-written words fade, and justice finally finds its way home. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 All Are Villains: You're the Next Victim 全员恶人之：你，就是下一个被害者 All Are Villains: You’re the Next Victim 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Mystery: I’m the Ultimate Memory Manipulator, Until I Discover My Memories Are Fake Too 悬疑：我是顶级记忆篡改者，直到发现我的记忆也是假的 Suspense: I’m a master memory editor, until I discover my own memories are fake —Reads—Score—Shelves
