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- 1 The Game Changer 破局者 Could the selfishness and cowardice we showed back then bring us a deadly reckoning? When faced with the choice between standing up for what’s right and protecting ourselves, what should we do? Every crime is a puzzle, but who will be the one to solve it… 81Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 2 The Puzzle Breaker: Mystery 破局者：谜 Truth and falsehood, good and evil, all hinge on a single thought. Karma and reincarnation are shaped by one's own actions. “These cases are getting interesting!” My name is Lin Hui. I'm a criminal investigator with the Jiangping Public Security Bureau. From the moment I entered the police force, my life seemed to change because of an officer surnamed Li. Who exactly is he to me?! As I solve one difficult case after another, I'm also searching for my birth parents. Is Officer Li connected to me 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Case Closed 此案告破 Case Closed —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Forensic Files' Forbidden Cases 法医禁忌档案 That morning, Brother Liu, the forensic pathologist, burst out of the autopsy room, wildly waving his scalpel at everyone he met. He had gone mad! That same day, a woman's body lay quietly on the autopsy table. The bones of both arms were starkly exposed, and all the evidence told me she had eaten herself before she died! I'm just a forensic pathologist, a technical police officer who works behind the scenes. But now trouble has come knocking at my door. The sound of grinding teeth at night, 15Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 5 The Exonerator 解罪师 Genius mathematician Lin Mo is drawn into a carefully orchestrated series of murders, and all the evidence points to him. The killer marks the corpses with mathematical symbols, uses a total lunar eclipse to create the perfect alibi, and even turns the truth behind the fire at the “Angel Orphanage” ten years ago into a bloody code of revenge. To prove his innocence, Lin Mo joins forces with police captain Shen Yuqing to investigate. Each corpse is a “puzzle piece,” and every victim was connect —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Blood Case Pursuit [On-the-Scene Coverage] 血案追凶【直击现场】 Beneath the dazzling neon lights... Among the weeds in a desolate wasteland... Lives, one after another, full of vitality... Multiple perspectives reveal the hidden stories behind them, stories no one was ever meant to know! 8.6kReads8.4Score579Shelves
- 7 Geng Hui's Case Files 耿辉探案集 A suspicious murder takes place at a university. A young woman falls to her death, and at the scene, another woman is crying. When the police arrive, she turns herself in: “I’m the one who caused her death.” A student suddenly and inexplicably dies in a bustling art studio, leading back to what happened by the pond. Strange incidents emerge from the worlds of paper-cutting, calligraphy, and other art forms... The Geng Hui classic mystery series is now available. Come join the discussion! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 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
- 9 Detective Ziegler 神探齐格勒 [Reclusive Genius Detective vs. Righteous, Spirited Policewoman] [Standalone Cases + Criminal Investigation + Logical Deduction + Secret Crush + Human Drama] He has no pipe or deerstalker hat. But Qigler is China’s very own “Sherlock Holmes.” His intelligence is off the charts, his emotional intelligence is below zero. Reclusive and sharp-tongued, he lives only for solving cases. A wealthy heiress is kidnapped, a woman is found hanged in a locked room, and students at a rural school are victims, 139Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 10 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—Shelves
- 11 The Ultimate Ghost-Raising Master 极品养鬼师 [Adult] + [Adorable Pets] + [Sharp Tongue] + [Making Money] + [Secret Arts] Do you know how to raise ghosts? No worries, I do! Do you know how to catch ghosts? No worries, I do that too! Do you know where to find ghosts? No worries, I’ll take you there! Watch your step. Get in! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Tomb of Terror: My Haunted Forest Expedition 古墓惊魂，我的恐怖森林探险之旅 Terror in the Ancient Tomb: My Adventure Through a Haunted Forest 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Detective Who Speaks in Riddles 诡语神探 In his previous life, Zhu Long was betrayed by both the woman he loved most and his best friend. He died a miserable death, unable to let go of his resentment. After a journey through hell, he emerged stronger: not only was he reborn five years in the past, he also gained the blessing of strange words. This time, he will rewrite his fate and clear the names of the dead. Whatever belongs to him, he will take back with his own hands! 58Reads8.8Score119Shelves
- 14 The Conspiracy Behind the Terrifying Calls 恐怖电话背后的阴谋 The conspiracy behind the horror phone 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Redemption and Rebirth in the Darkness 黑暗中的救赎与新生 Salvation and New Life in the Darkness 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Terror Underground: My Journey of Adventure and Growth 地道惊魂，我的探险与成长 Terror Underground: My Adventure and Growth —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Abandoned Wife's Desert Island Adventure 弃妇的荒岛冒险之旅 An Abandoned Wife's Adventure on a Deserted Island 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Xu Changsheng Investigates V: The Ancient City's Mystery 许长生探案V：古城谜案 No System, no romance, pure deduction and case-solving, with standalone case arcs. The fifth book in the Xu Changsheng Investigation Series. Moving from the coastal city of Jinhai to an ancient city in the northwest, police captain Xu Changsheng solves one bizarre murder case after another. Some are baffling crimes that use ingenious physical tricks to kill or create alibis; others are cold cases entangled with new ones, revealing the ugliness of human nature. Under Xu Changsheng's meticulous re 21.8kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 19 Xu Changsheng Investigates IV: Reopening a Cold Case 许长生探案IV：重启悬案 [No System, No Romance, Pure Case Solving, Episodic Stories] “The Nanda Dismemberment Case,” “The Chongqing Red-Clothed Boy Case,” “The Hulan Great Hero Case”… After repeatedly cracking bizarre cases in Jinhai, Xu Changsheng, captain of the Jinhai criminal police, is appointed by the ministry to lead the National Cold Case Task Force. From then on, he travels across the country to investigate a series of famous, decades-old unsolved cases… 15kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
- 20 Notes from a Haunted House 凶宅笔录 A haunted house is a house where someone once met a violent death. Legend has it that people who die this way haven't yet reached the end of their natural lifespan, so they die with deep resentment. Anyone who moves in will suffer, at best, a life of misery, and at worst, a broken family and ruin. By a twist of fate, I became a dealer in haunted houses. They kept appearing, and one crisis followed another. Behind every haunted house lay a terrifying, secret story... By the time I wanted to turn 10.4kReads8.8Score221Shelves
- 21 Crime Solving: I Woke Up at a Crime Scene and Became Stronger 破案：从案发现场睡醒就变强 Crime solving + System + comedy. He wakes up to find a beautiful female corpse in his arms and a bouncy little girl livestreaming nearby. Can someone tell me who I am, where I am, and what on earth I did? A top assassin from his previous life gains a System and is reborn as a criminal investigator, setting out on a path of revenge, only to discover an enormous mystery lurking behind his identity. “Congratulations, Master! You’ve woken up at the crime scene. You’ve received an autopsy lab as a re 24Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 22 Treasure Hunting in the Deep Mountains: A Thrilling Journey on the Brink of Death 深山寻宝，生死边缘的惊险之旅 Treasure Hunting Deep in the Mountains: A Perilous Journey on the Edge of Life and Death 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Pursuing the Killer in a Mystery Case 谜案追凶 (Detective with multiple personalities + criminal psychology and deduction + bizarre supernatural abilities + high-IQ criminal organization + graphic content + suspense and horror + not for the faint of heart + an exposé of human nature + sound values + dark themes) Are people born good? No! People are born evil. For the sake of profit, innocent people become wronged souls. Because of mockery, countless beautiful young blossoms wither in an instant. Because of jealousy, warm and happy families f 210Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Neon Tokyo: The Faceless Man 霓虹东京：无脸男 A dead man’s body is discovered in an apartment in Tokyo. What makes the scene horrifying is that the skin has been expertly cut from his face. Yet on the low table beside him sits his black wallet. The identification inside, along with confirmation from the apartment’s landlord, establishes his identity as Zhang Benyazhi, a Japanese national and employee of a multinational company. If his identity is clear, why did the killer murder him? Meanwhile, Zhang Zicheng, a Chinese woman who worked at t 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Fifteen Years Hunting a Killer: The Restaurant Family Massacre 追凶十五年：饭店灭门惨案 Fifteen years ago, the family of the owner of the Xinxin Restaurant in Linhai City was massacred, and the restaurant burned to ashes overnight. Was it a vendetta or a random crime? Over the next fifteen years, three generations of detectives, young and old, tirelessly passed the investigation from one to the next, peeling back layer after layer until they finally found the killer. 167Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 26 Killer Profile: Detective Captain, Don't Fall for Me 致命侧写：刑侦队长别心动 Hardcore criminal investigation techniques + in-depth criminal profiling Standalone cases + two equally formidable leads testing each other + undercurrents of affection There is no such thing as an unsolved case in the dictionary of Lin Zheng, captain of Yun Gang City’s criminal investigation unit, until he encounters a ritualistic serial killer. When the orchestra’s first-chair violinist is arranged like a musical rest, all the strings snapped; when a gallery owner’s corpse is found kneeling be 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Lies of the Dead 尸体的谎言 A serial murder case leaves several forensic doctors dead or driven mad in quick succession. The provincial department has no choice but to send in its most brilliant and aloof chief forensic doctor. She climbs over a mountain of corpses and parts the fog, only to discover that she is trapped in a web of conspiracy with no way out. A charming, roguish, and warmhearted detective comes to help, but keeps hitting a wall with the aloof goddess. With no other choice, he resorts to his ultimate moves: 194Reads8.3Score101Shelves
- 28 Dear Detective (Two-Book Set) 亲爱的推理家(全二册) Dear Detective (Book One): Shen Xisheng, 19, a prodigy detective with perfect looks, perfect observational skills, and perfect deductive ability. Yin Chenxia, 29, a popular novelist with off-the-charts homebody tendencies, off-the-charts aloofness, and detective skills... that are unfathomable. Shen Xisheng has been a devoted superfan of his older half-brother Yin Chenxia since childhood. Hoping to get his brother’s attention, Shen became a fairly well-known detective while attending high school 45Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 29 Case Files of a Homicide Detective 缉凶笔记 I’m a college student, and fate has entangled me in one bizarre murder case after another! A woman’s corpse sealed in concrete, an unidentified charred body missing its genitals, a deranged killer who feeds on human brains… One brutal, bloody murder after another, and one appalling mastermind after another! Driven by the fire of justice in my heart, I’m caught up in a series of dangerous, thrilling hunts for the killers… 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Fireflies Illuminate the Hidden Crickets 浮萤照潜蛩 (Early on) Mystery and crime novelist (later) criminal investigation consultant: Shen Xuexian vs. criminal investigation captain: Wan Ming A popular idol dies mysteriously on a film set, and the scene is exactly as described in the script. Shen Xuexian, a mystery novelist, is taken in for questioning by the police at her new book signing. She never imagined that selling the rights to her novel would land her in a police station. Getting caught up in a murder on a film set and taken in to assist 399Reads8.7Score103Shelves
- 31 Crime Scene: I Can Hear Evidence Complaining 凶案现场：我能听见证物吐槽 “What are you looking at? Never seen a fish before?” A tuna frozen solid as an ice pop screamed inside Chen Fan’s head. From that day on, the world of trainee police officer Chen Fan went completely mad. Every piece of evidence was a chatterbox. The coffee cup yelled, “I’m going to be poisoned to death!” The safety rope sobbed, “Someone used me to practice a hundred knots that can’t be untied!” The magic box cursed, “My owner is a heartless bastard...” Armed with these scattered, curse-filled cl 638Reads—Score105Shelves
- 32 Chasing Killers in the Dead of Night 暗夜追凶 “Does perfect crime really exist?” Bai Qi nodded confidently. “Of course!” “Then how come I've never heard of it?” Bai Qi gave a disdainful smile. “If you'd heard of it... would it still be a perfect crime?” 2.7kReads8.7Score317Shelves
- 33 Wind in the Dead of Night: Suspects Know They’re in for Trouble When They Meet Me 暗夜有风：嫌疑人遇到我自认倒霉 The world has both light and darkness, and the line between good and evil can be crossed in an instant. What is the line you won't cross? Where does the abyss begin? And who is the prey? Let rookie cop Chu Feng tell you the truth... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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
- 35 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 198Reads8.2Score104Shelves
- 36 I Work as a Mortuary Makeup Artist 我在殡仪馆做化妆师 I used to be a stylist on film and television sets. After reality put me through the wringer, I stumbled into a job as a mortuary makeup artist. Every day, I face all kinds of bizarre corpses, and they have shown me another world... 717Reads8.2Score100Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 Notes of a Female Forensic Examiner: Cracking the Code 女法医手记之破译密码 Forensic pathologists have a strange and mysterious profession. They spend their days and nights with the dead, listening to the voices of the departed, speaking for the dead and clearing their names. A play, a terrifying case from long ago, a series of recurring bloody murders... Why does the killer leave a distinctive “death signature” on every victim, and what does it mean? Several dismembered bodies are discovered one after another aboard a train. As the investigation unfolds, a woman of the —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 39 Testimony of Memory 记忆证言 Memory Testimony follows Lin Shouxi, a medium who can read the “marks of death” left on personal effects and use them to solve cold cases. Together with Su Rui, a brilliant scientist, and Chen Tao, a hacker, he forms a special team and infiltrates the black market in memories to take on the multinational organization known as the Archive, which seeks to collect and sell human memories. Each case is a forgotten life, and every time he touches a memory, his own begins to fade. When the truth behin 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Notes of a Female Forensic Pathologist: Testimony 女法医手记之证词 —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 41 The Otaku's Revenge 宅男的复仇 Duan Yu of Kun City was an ordinary homebody whose life revolved around electronic devices, video games, and endless web browsing. But his happy life changed abruptly when his older sister died in an accident on his eighteenth birthday... The once happy family of four was suddenly reduced to just him. How did his sister die? Enraged, the homebody Duan Yu resolved to make himself stronger and became a formidable avenger... Meanwhile, master detective Xu Changsheng arrived in Kun City. As he inves 5.7kReads8.8Score529Shelves
- 42 The Secret Iron Box 秘密铁盒 [Mystery • Deduction • Romance • Dark • Human Nature • Two Male Leads] The owner of a villa suddenly dies. Was it suicide, an accident, or murder? A single murder case dredges up the young men’s and women’s painful, secret pasts. Their love and hate, tangled relationships, and memories of youth stir beneath the surface. A girl’s secret adolescence, hidden in an iron box, and the crimes behind a charity aid program have remained unknown to all. There are more cases behind this one. Who has been w 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 You Call Me a Con Artist? I'll Scatter Your Ashes to the Wind! 说我招摇撞骗？骨灰都给你扬了！ [Shameless Celestial Master] [Ghost Hunting and Case Solving] [Fortune-Telling on the Overpass] [Sweet-Talking and Deceiving] After being reborn, Zhang Yang activates the Shameless Celestial Master System and discovers that he seems to have become entangled in a conspiracy spanning a hundred years... The Seven Evils Corpse Vault, a dilapidated City God temple, a haunted apartment building, a living sacrifice to the River Goddess... Every unusual criminal case turns out to have a connection to 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Crime Solving: The Perfect Crime That Started It All! 破案：从一场完美犯罪开始！ Behind what seemed like a simple prison break lies a flawless crime. Every deduction points to that perfect man, yet not a shred of evidence can prove it. He became the obsession of police captain Xia Ge, and that obsession became her partner. A murder with no victim, copycats everywhere, an evil bridge club... One baffling case after another, each leaving the police helpless, has made him famous as a consulting detective. Is he an angel or a demon? No one knows. Perhaps he is simply atoning for 5Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 45 Death Trip 死亡旅行 Before graduation, everyone wanted to take a graduation trip that was a little different, so one of my rich classmates rented an old, rundown cruise ship. On the first night aboard, the rich kid posted a raffle in the group chat: “I’ve prepared a grand prize for everyone. Entries close at midnight. We’ll reveal the luckiest winner tomorrow morning!” I was just about to open the link when an anonymous text came in. “Open it and you die.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 My Funeral Clothing Shop Only Takes Orders from Ghosts 我开的寿衣店，只接鬼订单 The day Zhang Zaizai took over the funeral clothing shop his grandfather left behind, he discovered it wasn’t an ordinary funeral business at all. The ledger was an order system for the underworld, the paperweight was a soul-pinning nail that kept vicious ghosts at bay, and even the “New Order” alerts from the delivery app came from “Mr. Li in Bed 3 of the morgue.” “Ding! Order accepted. Task: Deliver a peachwood comb to the Midnight Hair-Combing Ghost. Rule: Do not meet her eyes while combing h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Crime Scene 犯罪现场 My name is Shen Yuan. I'm twenty-three, and although I only recently graduated, I've already spent three years with the criminal investigation squad. In those three years, I've seen countless vicious murderers. I've also seen hypocrites slaughter people in the name of justice. Human nature is fundamentally good. But when a kind person raises a butcher's knife, you won't even get the chance to kneel. 722Reads7.6Score102Shelves
- 48 Xu Changsheng Investigates, II 许长生探案II Police Captain Xu Changsheng, known among his team as “Little Zhuge,” faces one convoluted case after another. He always manages to untangle the clues, find the key evidence, and bring the criminals to justice. This book recounts several challenging cases that showcase Xu Changsheng’s keen powers of deduction. 6.7kReads8.3Score768Shelves
- 49 Major Crimes Unit: The Struggle Between Good and Evil 刑侦重案组：正与邪的博弈 [High-Stakes Suspense] [Mystery] [Forensic Medicine] [No Romance] [Clash of Wits] At the heart of this novel is the political protection shielding a cross-border organ trafficking network, along with the infiltration of foreign forces. The provincial public security department's Criminal Investigation Corps has a Major Crimes Special Operations Unit. Using a big-data analysis platform, it investigates cases through an integrated approach combining crime-scene examination, psychological profiling 2.8kReads6.9Score179Shelves
- 50 I Earned a First-Class Merit on Day One, and You Call Me a Rookie Cop? 入职就立一等功，你管这叫新警？ Fan Debiao transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes an ordinary community police officer after graduating from the police academy. On his way to report for duty, he unexpectedly awakens the Celestial Police Spirit-Eye System. From then on, Fan Debiao can see information about any criminal. On his very first day at work, he catches an A-rank fugitive and earns a first-class merit. He goes out shopping and takes down a thieves’ den. He can even catch a wanted criminal while using the bathroom 106Reads5.4Score—Shelves
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