Novels like Marks of Guilt
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Marks of Guilt, best match first.
- 1 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 78Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 2 The Dark Path of a Genius Playboy 天才狂少的黑化之路 [Genius + mystery + beauty + business battles + revenge + corruption] To avenge his father, the brilliant young Li Jingzhou meets Ding Ruoyu, who outshines all nine of his ex-girlfriends. Convinced his genius will let him achieve great things, he nevertheless falls step by step into a schemer's trap... After enduring one hard lesson after another, he finally meets his perfect match, Chen Botao. With the help of his exceptional girlfriend Ding Ruoyu, the three launch a series of revenge operation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Occult Murder Task Force 诡秘谋杀专案组 I’m an ordinary food delivery guy. One night, I ran into a beautiful woman wearing sexy pajamas. I thought I was in for a passionate encounter, but a few minutes later, the woman was found decapitated... 36Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 4 Are Humans Born Good? 人之初，性本善？ This book isn't all about dismemberment and body mutilation. It also features plenty of murder cases, many of which took place in the 1980s and 1990s. Back then, with few surveillance cameras and DNA technology still in its infancy, it was all too easy for killers to hide. This book is based on real cases. If you're interested, leave a comment in the reviews. And, as always, please vote for the book. Haha. 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 White Dew and Frost 白露寒霜 A mysterious school case spanning ten years, and the complex human nature and youthful confusion behind a series of events. Everyone has secrets of their own, all woven together into a tangled web. Officer Lao Tan investigates step by step, gradually lifting the fog surrounding the past, only for new mysteries to emerge one after another. This is a search for truth, growth, and redemption, as everyone looks for a way out of their own predicament... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Crime Scene: A Match Made in Heaven 罪案现场之天仙配 What you see now is not the truth. A bizarre murder: a woman lies dead by the bed with a small knife lodged in her chest, while a man dies mysteriously without a mark on his body. A cultural relic tied to an imperial-green jade pendant is stolen, bringing to light a powerful family’s tangled love and hatred amid a catastrophic bar fire twenty years ago. Is this a cursed love, or hatred repeating itself through the ages? Is it a kind-hearted soul saving others and finding redemption, or a siniste —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Short Folk Horror Stories 短篇民间恐怖故事 A new work is here! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! The contents of this collection are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Broke into the Mine to Uncover My Forebears’ Secrets 我闯矿场揭开父辈秘密 Ten years ago, my father mysteriously disappeared at the Red Clay Mine. The authorities declared him dead. Ten years later, half of a severed hand bearing a cross mark appeared out of nowhere in my refrigerator. The hand led the way, and the cross was the key, forcing me to enter the mine that had been abandoned for ten years. Footprints in the tunnels, brand-new old shoes, the sound of breathing right outside the door… Every clue pointed to one truth: my father was still alive. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Never Get Plastic Surgery 千万别整容 Never Get Plastic Surgery —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Impostor! 伪人！ Impostors! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 I Told You to Go on a Blind Date, Not Arrest Your Police Chief Father-in-Law 让你去相亲，你把警察岳父给抓了 On his way to propose at a policewoman’s home, he catches a queen of thieves and brings her along as a gift. His future police-chief father-in-law is stunned. At his girlfriend’s home, he finds numerous skeletons sealed inside a clay sculpture. He immediately arrests the suspect, his future police-chief father-in-law. His future father-in-law, the police chief, gives him every kind of obstacle: if he wants to marry his beautiful daughter, he first has to solve the bizarre haunted-house case that 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 You're a Murder Suspect, So Why Do You Keep Solving Murder Cases? 你个凶杀嫌疑犯，怎么天天破命案 [Hardcore deduction + forensic criminal investigation + must-read masterpiece + no idiot plots + career comes first] What do you mean, the evidence is irrefutable? I really didn’t kill anyone! Lin Ming was once a top detective. After unexpectedly transmigrating to a parallel world, he finds himself in an interrogation room, accused of murder. Finding the crucial evidence and clearing his name becomes his most urgent task. An incorrectly shaped bloodstain leads him to the murder weapon someone tr 4Reads—Score12714d adds
- 13 Echoes of Rusted Bones 锈骨回声 Echoes of Rusted Bones —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Victim Is to Blame 被害者有罪论 Some cases are based on real cases, including the Father’s Love arc in Volume One, the Anti-Drug Police arc in Volume Two, and the Married Couple arc in Volume Five, among others. Amid the teeming masses, evil keeps rearing its head: A father and son die together, yet their portraits were prepared a month earlier. What was the killer’s motive? A woman’s body is found on the street late at night, and countless citizens take her to court. But when her true identity is revealed, everyone is left —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Shh, Don’t Lie to Me 嘘，别对我说谎 What kind of sparks could fly between a wealthy young woman's counselor and a rugged homicide detective? The “Black Swan,” who should have been dancing gracefully, died onstage in full view of the crowd. Cheng Yuanyuan hadn't even started her job yet, but she was forced to report to work early. This is a web woven by malice. Our task is to hack through the thorns. Cheesy pickup-line skit: “Captain Cai, I'm serious. You look a little like someone I know.” “...Who?” “My husband.” 349Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 16 Riding Across the World in Search of Frost 纵马天涯探寒霜 No romance, no plot holes, standalone mystery cases. The male lead handles deduction and investigations, while the female lead specializes in poison and medicine. Every case contains clues and twists, combining suspense, deduction, and an ensemble cast. A sweeping conspiracy unfolds as the protagonists painstakingly piece together the clues, clear away the fog, and thwart a plot to betray the country and seize power. It has both the chivalry of the martial world and a deep love for the homeland! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The System Makes Me Solve Murder Cases 系统让我侦破杀人案 [Social Mystery + Everyday Life + Comedy] Chen Xiake is a high school detective who has solved countless cases. Little did he expect a System to suddenly appear before him one day. Before he knew it, he’d cleared the beginner mission and completed the first and second tasks in succession. He also met a quirky, chuunibyou girl. But he had no idea that he was already caught up in a massive conspiracy. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Chaos at the Police Station! 警察局里浪翻天！ [Solving cases + deduction + an eye for insight + no System + one heroine] Lin Lang! In his previous life, he devoted his entire career to fighting drug crime. Even when his parents passed away, he couldn’t go home to see them one last time because he had to complete his undercover mission. After ten years undercover, just as the final operation was about to begin, he was betrayed and died horribly at the hands of drug dealers! Reborn, Lin Lang immediately joins the criminal investigation unit. 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Miss Detective, Who Are You Really? 侦探小姐，你到底是什么人？ [Detective System + Genius Senior + Case-by-Case Mysteries + Showdowns with a Phantom Thief + Slightly Yandere + Everyday Bickering] After transmigrating eighteen years ago, Lu Guan finally activated the Legendary Detective Training System. The System can measure data, compare traces, and issue missions, but it never tells him who the culprit is. To claim his rewards, he must turn every clue into evidence the police can independently verify. To earn money for living expenses, Lu Guan joins a 1kReads—Score15714d adds
- 21 Reborn After Death: I Became a Time-and-Space Detective 死后重生：我成为时空侦探 [Big Ideas + Crime Solving + Strong Female Lead + Golden Finger + Supernatural Horror] Ye Ling never imagined that after dying of late-stage cancer, she would be forced into the Time-Space Detective Corps and become its 99th detective. She has to earn enough points to get home! In the blink of an eye, she’s faced with some bloodthirsty body-stitching murder case! Then a dismemberment case. Then cases involving feeding people to pigs and dogs. And even a haunted house case... Best of all, there’s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Web of Lies: Silent Code 迷网：沉默的代码 “When the truth becomes a code, who can decipher the crimes hidden in silence?” Jiang Lin, a gifted criminal profiler, developed hyperthymesia after witnessing his mother’s mysterious “suicide” as a child. He can never forget a painful memory. Lin Xia, a police captain, was exiled to a marginal department because of her aggressive methods. Beneath her cold exterior lies a kidnapping case involving memories that have been altered. Lu Ziqian, a hacker and former core member of the dark-web group M —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Five Deaths and a Transmigration! I Became the God of Deduction 五重死亡穿越！我成了推理之神 Follow this book on a remarkable journey of deduction and mystery-solving. This is a new-style, orthodox mystery with airtight logic and intricately connected clues. It contains no supernatural elements. After an accident, scientist Rong Yao becomes a deductive genius. Using a strange time-travel machine, he transmigrates five times to solve all kinds of bizarre cases, gradually uncovering the truth about another world hidden beneath the surface, where undercurrents are constantly swirling. Alon —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 24 The Hidden River 隐秘的河 Dong Xiang, a disillusioned, hard-drinking veteran detective, is demoted to a local police station over an old case. A prostitute’s murder exposes a web of corruption between officials and businesspeople hidden in a small town. Every clue points to his former mentor, now deputy bureau chief, Lü Bin. With the System keeping him in check and witnesses being silenced one after another, Dong Xiang pursues the case alone, battered and ill, with the help of Li Li, a coolly beautiful forensic evidence —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Answer by the River 河畔的答案 The Answer by the Riverside —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 You Little Beat Cop, Why Are You So Reckless?! 你个小片警，为何如此莽！ My new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Midnight Bus: Driving Route 444 to Pick Up Passengers at the Cemetery Before Dawn on Qingming Festival 午夜公交：驾驶444路公交，清明节凌晨前往公墓接乘客 Midnight Bus: Drive Route 444 to the cemetery before dawn on Qingming Festival and pick up passengers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Die by the Lu Ban Ruler, Be a Ghost and Live It Up 鲁班尺下死，做鬼也风流 Die beneath the Luban Ruler, and be a happy ghost 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 All Kinds of Ghosts 各式各样的阿飘 This novel chronicles all kinds of bizarre and terrifying tales... It is made up of chilling supernatural stories, including sleep paralysis, demonic possession, being blinded by ghosts, vengeful spirits claiming lives, encountering headless ghosts on night roads, and water ghosts seeking substitutes. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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
- 32 Half the City Beneath the Dark Rain 暗雨半城 In a small city, a mystery surrounding a beautiful young teacher sets off a series of bizarre murders. The brutal truth is beyond anyone's expectations, and reflections on human nature and society plunge people into an endless abyss... 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 When the Fog Lifts: The Mystery of the 307 Ghost Ship’s Appearance 迷雾散尽时，307幽灵船现身之谜 When the fog clears, the mystery of Ghost Ship 307’s appearance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Terror at the Girls’ School: The Mystery of the 307 Fall 女校惊魂之307跳楼之谜 Terror at the Girls’ School: The Mystery of the 307 Jump —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator 阿野探灵日记：办公楼的电梯 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: The Office Building Elevator —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 My Twin Girlfriends: Beneath the Wedding Dress, My Girlfriend’s Sister Calls Me Hubby 我的双胞胎女友：婚纱下，女友妹妹叫我老公 My Twin Girlfriends: Beneath the Wedding Dress, My Girlfriend's Younger Sister Calls Me Her Husband —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Chain of Mysteries 谜案连环 [Crime investigation and deduction + no female lead + episodic stories + light romance] In a corner stands an exquisite, beautiful ice sculpture, but it is made of a corpse. An anime character who seems to have stepped out of another dimension, yet has no breath left. And a blonde beauty asleep on a bench who just won't wake up... What connection do they share? Why did the killer do this? What secrets lie behind it all? The clues they uncover all seem to point to the unsolved case from seven yea 1.3kReads—Score10214d adds
- 38 The Truth Out of Order 失序的真相 [Mystery and criminal investigation + serial murders + standalone cases + no official couple, but ship whoever you like + traditional police work, with a few golden fingers] One corpse has two hearts. One corpse has no heart. A serial killer bent on “destroying hearts” has appeared out of nowhere. Kong Mingyue, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Xinmai Branch in Lingjiang, leads her team in a full-scale investigation. But instead of retreating, the killer presses forward, 847Reads8.6Score15114d adds
- 39 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. 6.9kReads7.2Score36914d adds
- 40 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—14d adds
- 41 The Talking Dead 会讲话的死者 The Talking Dead is a collection of stories including The Viliton Murder Company, The Killer in the Gray Raincoat, The Black-and-White Teahouse, The Yunwu Mountain Hotel Serial Murders, Reborn with a New Life, The Talking Dead, Who Will Put You in Your Grave, I’ll Be Waiting for You Below, and more. 58Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 42 A Toast of Poison, A Drink of Reckoning 以毒为礼一饮清算 A toast of poison, a reckoning with every sip —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Room 514 at the Old Hotel 阿野探灵日记：老宾馆514号房间 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Room 514 of the Old Hotel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Spending the Night in a Haunted House 阿野探灵日记：凶宅试睡 A Ye's Paranormal Investigation Diary: Spending the Night in a Haunted House —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Who Was the Witness? 谁是目击者 The Gu family’s recognition banquet in Lanzhou glittered beneath crystal chandeliers. Gu Zhihua, who controlled the hidden side of the Gu family, watched the farce unfold with cold detachment. Su Qingya was eager to cozy up to the powerful, while Tian Qin took the chance to put her down and prove she wasn’t an outsider. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary family-reunion squabble. Until Su Qingya collapsed beside the sofa and Tian Qin fell at the doorway. Every guest in the hall saw it. N 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The First Piece of Evidence 第一罪证 My name is Ye Fan, and ever since I was young, I was determined to become a forensic pathologist. But the year I passed the entrance exam for police academy, a car accident and a severed finger ultimately kept me out of law enforcement. I never imagined that after I was discharged from the hospital, Li Ming, captain of the city criminal investigation brigade, would seek me out and specially appoint me as a consultant on the team. From then on, I experienced countless cases that I will never forg 2.5kReads8.4Score24114d adds
- 47 Hunting Killers in the Dark 黑夜缉凶 Haisheng City, July 2015. A mysterious person calls the police, claiming to have found the brutally mutilated body of a woman in a residential complex. In just over two months, four cases of women being tortured and murdered in the exact same way have now come to light. What’s baffling is that the killer, usually meticulous and careful to leave no trace, has this time left a fingerprint on the victim. Was it a careless mistake, or is there more to it? Led by newly appointed Criminal Investigatio 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Song of Sin 罪歌 Several major criminal cases erupt in Xinhai City. Ding Yi is seconded from the Criminal Investigation Bureau in Dong'an City, and amid the torrents of danger and time, works alongside Captain Chen Qilan and the frontline officers to protect the city. The first volume is pretty bad, but the second is a little better. Feel free to insult everyone in the book, just don't insult me. 38Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 49 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—14d adds
- 50 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—Score10214d adds
