Novels like Genius-Level Crime
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- 101 On the Run: Please Stop Setting Up Your Teammates 逃亡节目，求求你别再坑队友了 Qin Shuang transmigrates to a parallel world by accident, only to discover that he has been selected to take part in a nationally broadcast public-safety education program. To make it more realistic, every participant is chosen from somewhere in the country and sent to a real prison. When the show officially begins, Qin Shuang's appearance immediately leaves everyone stunned. “What? The world's top special forces soldier can't last a single round against Qin Shuang?” “A criminal psychology exper 243Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 102 Where the Brush Goes, Heaven and Earth Are Born and Die 画笔所至，天地生灭 [One Heroine]+ [Intricate Schemes]+ [A New System] The art of painting is not about killing, but about protecting the Dao and all living beings. A young man transmigrates into another world and enters the Dao through painting. Wherever his brush reaches, it does not extinguish life, but brings it into being. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 The Wildest Second-Generation God of the Tang Dynasty 大唐最狂神二代 This novel will have you laughing nonstop and leave you unable to put it down! Reverse transmigration, no System, and plenty of absurd humor: a quirky collision of the past and present! This book is essentially a sequel to The Divine Physician and Hero of Shennongjia, Yin Chengzhu! Yin Yu is the son of Yin Chengzhu, the Divine Physician of Shennong, Perfected Taihe, and leader of the martial world. He spent twelve years in his mother’s womb before being born, inherited his parents’ excellent gen 3Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 104 Deep-Laid Plans: The Reckoning 深度布局之清算 The discovery of an unidentified body on a bus tears open a bloody wound. Following the trail of an ancient painting, Detective Lin Qiang uncovers elder abuse at the Sunset Years Retirement Center. Behind the farce of a fight over an inheritance lies an unsolved case from fifteen years ago, in which an entire family was murdered. The truth is buried beneath layers of fog. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Robbing a Bank From the Start, Then Fleeing the World 开局抢银行，全球大逃亡 Deception is an art! Qin Yan transmigrates to a parallel world, binds to a System, and engages in a thrilling battle of wits with the world around him. The youngest criminal psychology expert in Xia Country: "Please don't believe a single word Qin Yan says. He's the most consummate master of deception I've ever met." The newly appointed Minister of Public Security of Xia Country: "The moment you realize you've been deceived, there's only one possibility: you've already lost!" Citizens of Eagle C 6.4kReads8.3Score28914d adds
- 106 Nine Purple Li Fire: A Doomed Love Between God and Human 九紫离火，人神绝恋 “I don’t care what kind of deranged serial killer you are. You picked a fight with me, so you’ll pay for every drop of blood you’ve spilled!” Watching the killer step by step into his trap and become the prey, he looked like a pathetic rabbit struggling in vain inside a cage. “You like skinning people, don’t you? Then I’ll let you experience what it’s like to be skinned yourself!” “What is this? AR glasses? These glasses can actually connect to reality! But I don’t want to get stronger. I just w —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 107 A Clear Pool at a Single Thought 一念清泓 (The first two volumes are complete) [Large Ensemble Cast] [Romance] [One-on-One] [No System] [Traditional Xuanhuan] [Classic Mystery] [Everyday Life] [Few Fight Scenes] [Lots of Mind Games and Puzzles] Everyone in her sect says she has amnesia, often falling into a daze and talking nonsense. After transmigrating, she meets two people: one is love at first sight, a delight sent from heaven; the other is like a childhood sweetheart, reunited after a long separation. All she wants is to stay tuck 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Half-Blood Lone Wolf: A Beer Hunt in Ice City 混血孤狼：冰城啤酒围猎录 If the previous novel, "The Hunt", told the story of those painful days best left in the past, then "Half-Blood Lone Wolf: The Beer Hunt of Ice City" is an epic tale of the sweeping changes China underwent during its 40 years of reform and opening up. It has business rivalries, romance, and revenge. I hope my readers will enjoy it. I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 A Master Plan 深度布局 A High-IQ Revenge With a single move, the “Soul-Severing Meridian Needle,” he can kill without a trace. On a crowded bus, he makes his target die silently, without anyone noticing. Police captain Zhao Gang sees everything clearly on the surveillance footage, yet is powerless to act. This is the third unsolved case, and every clue points to his own older brother, missing for twenty years... When the person closest to him becomes the prime suspect, how will he choose between the law and blood ties 887Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 110 Di Renjie Investigates: Snake Tracks on a Rainy Night 狄仁杰探案·雨夜蛇踪 Di Renjie Investigates: The Snake’s Trail on a Rainy Night 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Inquisition of Heresy 异端审问 Synopsis Humanity has occupied the Northern Hemisphere for centuries. But an expedition into the unexplored Southern Hemisphere accidentally awakens a vampire clan that has slept for over a thousand years. The vampires want to conquer the world and possess supernatural powers, while ordinary humans are helpless to resist them. Under immense pressure, humanity develops a mysterious drug, giving rise to people with superhuman abilities. How will Chen Qifan, a young man burdened with the power o 2Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 112 Ice Blade: Hunting the Killer, He Became the Prime Suspect 冰刃追凶：他成了头号嫌疑人 A locked-room murder at the fencing hall of Jiangcheng Institute of Physical Education. The head coach is found dead in the equipment room, a broken sword tip embedded in his chest. In a pool of blood lies a 2013 figure skating gold medal. Surveillance footage shows no one entering or leaving during the time of the murder. The only suspect is Lu Zhaoye, the fencing team captain, whose fingerprints were left behind. Intern reporter Su Yanqiu steps in to investigate, only to discover countless con 1Reads—Score12914d adds
- 113 Beneath the Rules: A Survival Trap in a Supernatural World 规则之下：诡异世界的生存迷局 [Survival]+ [Rules]+ [No System]+ [Eerie]+ [Multiple Timelines]+ [Breaking the Deadlock]+ [Supernatural]+ [Spy vs. Spy]+ [Traditional Culture] A beautiful wife who knows pharmacology serves a soothing tonic hiding a deadly poison? Strange-behaving parents whose eyes hold not a trace of humanity? A mysterious neighbor, Lao Wang, while a sister far away secretly keeps watch? A shy, solitary outsider with no one to rely on... Xu Yang can only pretend to be mentally impaired, treading carefully amon 11.9kReads6.8Score5k14d adds
- 114 The Prodigious Scholar’s 39th Book 妖孽书生第39本书 [New book: They sent you undercover, so why did you sleep with the mob boss's daughter?] I caught my fiancée cheating, then married the man she was cheating with's fiancée on the spot. She was fair-skinned and beautiful, with a stunning figure and plenty of money and influence. I thought I'd hit the jackpot. But I never expected that on our wedding night, she would actually... 1.8kReads7.7Score21814d adds
- 115 The Criminal's Code 罪犯密码 I’ve always believed that only works with real depth are worth readers’ time! I hope you can see the characters grow as you read this novel! Some people always think that little people don’t matter, until their retaliation exceeds all expectations. Only then do they realize, too late, how wrong they were! Gao Lei smiled faintly. After taking a few puffs, he asked Shen Che, “What is a police officer’s responsibility?” Shen Che replied, “Fight crime and maintain public order.” Gao Lei stubbed ou 673Reads—Score10214d adds
- 116 The Affairs of the Gods 上帝们的那些事儿 [Once the top post in the Three-Body Tieba forum, with over 100,000 replies] [Ensemble cast of geniuses]+ [Infinite Flow]+ [Mind games]+ [Wild ideas] Two hundred geniuses are invited to take part in a God Game spanning 28 different worlds. Contestants must conquer their own worlds within 30 days, while entering into battles and strategic contests with other worlds. A mechanical world ruled by AI… A zombie world overrun by the undead… An electronic world gone virtual and chaotic… A world populate 4.7kReads8.7Score92114d adds
- 117 Dark Rain Beneath the Blue Sky 青天暗雨 [Mystery and Twists] [Criminal Logic] [Psychology] [Case-of-the-Week] [No Romance] Jiang Li believes in one thing when solving cases: the odds of three coincidences happening in a row are one in a million. So what looks like an accident must actually be murder. At work, he always thought his apprentice, M Dou, was all he needed. He never expected the bureau to suddenly assign two new recruits: criminal photographer Ximen Yixuan and Du Ruo, who has just earned her doctorate in psychology... "The 979Reads—Score17114d adds
- 118 Soliloquy in a Floating World 浮世独白 A major serial murder and cannibalism case: the killer struck four times over two months, leaving five dead and two seriously injured. The killer was utterly inhuman, forcing each victim to eat the flesh of the previous victim. Investigators examined all four crime scenes but found only two identical footprints. Victim Wu Tong survived, but damage to her brain and nerves from excessive sevoflurane and halothane left her unable to communicate normally. The only survivor able to provide the police 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Binjiang Normal University Student Murder Case: An Investigation Diary 滨江师大女生碎尸悬案调查手记 I, Xun Lu, am an ordinary mystery writer. A friend recommended me for a screenwriting job. The upcoming New Year's Day in 2018 would mark twenty years since the unsolved dismemberment of a female student at Binjiang Normal University. I planned to use the case as the basis for a story about a psychic girl solving a murder and dismemberment case. I would call it The Psychic Cold Case. To find inspiration, screenwriter Xun Lu, investor Xiao Hao, consultant Lao Ma, cameraman Jin Ming, leading man N 242Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 120 A Qi, the Nameless Petty Official 无名小吏阿七 A Qi, a low-ranking Tang dynasty post-station clerk, is so poor he can’t afford medicine for his sick wife. Forced to smuggle contraband salt, he soon learns every loophole in the post-road system. Through the tangled web of power and money, he rises from a lowly nobody to an invisible force. But when the An Lushan Rebellion breaks out, his vast fortune becomes a disaster overnight. When the treacherous eunuch Li Fuguo throws the realm into chaos, this once-greedy, death-fearing little man does 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 I Finished Telling My Wife the Story, and She Called the Police 我给妻子讲完故事，她报警了 After I finished telling my wife a story, she called the police. 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 SSS-Rank Fugitive: The Mega-Show with a Quadrillion-Dollar Prize SSS级逃犯：千万亿节目的大咖秀 “In the global escape show, can you get away while being hunted by top investigators with elite skills?” Qi Tian is stunned by the huge prize money: escape for one hour and win 100,000; escape for ten hours and win a million! With a System at his side, he keeps earning affection points and unlocking all kinds of powerful skills! “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve obtained the Gecko Wall-Crawling Technique!” “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve obtained Advanced Rock Climbing!” “Ding! Congratul 328Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 123 Park of Doom: Physical Exorcism Is the Deadliest 极厄乐园：物理超度最为致命 By day, he is a mild-mannered young office worker. At night, he might be crouching in the blind spot outside your peephole, waiting for you to appear. The pretty, sweet girl next door might watch you sleep through a corner of your window at night. He’s under the bed, beneath the chair, behind the window. You’re in the fridge, the sink, underground. Ghost Mother: If you don’t go to sleep, Wang Yun might grab you and eat you! Ghost Child: I’m going to sleep. Wang Yun: We’re here to bring warmth to 22Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 124 The Dark Side of Genius 天才的阴暗面 God divided his power into twenty-two pieces and scattered them across every corner of this world. These twenty-two powers came to be known as the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and those who received divine power were called the Chosen. Jiang Xing'an was an ordinary man with only a slightly better memory than most. Through the machinations of others, he became one of the Chosen, setting him on the path of seizing superpowers from the other Chosen. Only at the very end did he realize that 257Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 125 Lin Daiyu at Max Level: Reforming the Immortal Dao's Elite Families 满级黛玉：整顿仙道豪门 Lin Shu, a modern prodigy well versed in both the arts and sciences, with knowledge spanning ancient and modern times, died in the prime of her life because of a conspiracy. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the crying infant Lin Daiyu. In this world, the Story of the Stone still existed, but things were far from ordinary! The Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue families were four immortal cultivation clans that dominated China and monopolized its spiritual ley lines. The Grand View Garden was —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 No Gambling, Just Life! The Desperate Gambler Villain 不赌钱只赌命！绝望的胜负师恶棍 When you’re out of options, remember: you still have at least one life left! As long as you’re alive, you possess the universe’s most precious asset: life! As long as you’re still breathing, you’ll always have a chance to start over! Please do not associate this story with any real people, events, things, or organizations! This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is impossible! Over 95% five-star reviews! Don’t go by the new-book rating; check the comments! Want to know how to go from pe 327Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 127 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
- 128 Crimson Moon Killing Game 绯月杀戮游戏 [If I don’t finish this, I’m a dog!] [Crime Solving + Games + Transmigrate + Anime] [Famous Detectives VS Serial Killers] Players, choose your card: famous detective or murderous clown? Supporting characters: the Phantom Thief Alliance led by Kaito Kid. Ten famous detectives, including The Kindaichi Case Files’ Hajime, Conan, Sherlock Holmes, and Kogoro Akechi, face off against ten serial killers in another world in a deadly game that draws everyone into the action. A battle between justice and 6Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 129 By the Time They Came to Their Senses, I'd Already Become a God of Deception 当他们幡然醒悟，我早已欺诈通神 [Mind Games and Twists + Talent Sequences + Divine Apocalypse + A Small Ensemble Cast] [Fifty-two paths to godhood, 416 sequence abilities, and hundreds of believer talents. A massive feast of content, guaranteed to satisfy] [Not purely a battle of wits: suspense + high martial arts + wish fulfillment, with a plot-driven story] A butterfly’s wings can stir a destructive storm in the depths of the ocean. A lie brought to life can also set off magnificent waves that spread from a single point. “My 291Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 130 The Oddball Consultant: Echoes from Ten Years Ago 怪胎顾问：十年前的回声 [Crime investigation and suspense + superhuman sound perception + nested cases + two equally capable leads + forced partners + healing] He is an eccentric consultant, cold and withdrawn. After an accident, he develops hyperthymesia and severe tinnitus, but can accurately profile suspects' minds through sound. She is a highly intuitive, action-oriented police detective, a skilled fighter with a decisive personality. The two first work together on the Ghost Radio case, then are forced to team up. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Ultimate Young Lord 极品世子爷 [Alternate history + scheming protagonist + feel-good read + political intrigue + no System + making money. Your humble author never lies: the further you read, the more satisfying it gets!] Li Ci unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the heir to the Chu throne, only to find himself in a dilapidated manor. His father is an idiot, he himself is mad, and even his mother, the princess consort, is being persecuted by her own family. Powerful enemies surround them from without, while treacherou 32Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 132 Star Nexus: Dark Judgment 星枢：黑暗裁决 After three years in an underground cage, genius scientist Lu Ze is betrayed by his own family. His body is completely destroyed, leaving only his brain alive. Upon awakening, he uses a brain-computer interface to deeply bind himself to the self-developed, god-tier System, Star Pivot. With no eyes, he can see the entire internet. With no ears, he can hear every sound. Though formless, he can control the whole digital world. He doesn't rely on brute force. Instead, with his brilliant mind, he l 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 The Lawyer and the Judge: I Killed My Client 律师审判者：我杀了我的当事人 417Reads7.0Score15314d adds
- 134 Who Is the Killer? 谁是凶手 The truth behind a series of murders in Baichuan City has been buried for sixteen years, and the killer is still at large. Sixteen years later, the murders begin again. Three people connected to the cold case join forces to uncover the truth, each concealing secrets of their own, as they wait for the truth to come to light... 430Reads9.2Score10014d adds
- 135 From the Start, I Took Down the Brother-Obsessed Gold Digger 开局干掉扶弟魔 Wang Ning is trapped on March 1, 2021. Every day, when he wakes up, time resets. He learns countless secrets, from his girlfriend being a sister-spoiling freeloader to the secrets of everyone in the city. To keep himself from going insane, Wang Ning learns medicine, martial arts, hacking, music, and a host of languages... When he finally uses extreme measures to break up with his girlfriend, the thousand-year cycle comes to an end... 682Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 136 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—14d adds
- 137 Dancing with the Dead 与尸共舞 15.5kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 138 Night of Life and Death 生死夜 During the Dasheng era, at the end of every ten-day period, black fog would seal off a place and bring buried disasters back to life. Shen Yan, a low-ranking clerk in Huaishui County, witnessed his mother’s murder with his own eyes. Yet when dawn came, the family register, the neighbors, and even the county office all insisted that no such person had ever existed. The blood-written message his mother left behind, “Don’t trust the Yellow Register,” became his only clue. He and his companions plun 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 A Psychopath with a Trillion, Finding Healing Every Day 神经病拥有万亿，每天很治愈 (Mystery + Deduction + No System + No Female Lead) When you open your eyes and find yourself carrying the burden of 51 murders, what would you do? Turn yourself in? Run for your life? Or quietly enjoy yourself? When a huge sum of money appears in your account, what would you do? Pursue your dream girl? Buy a house and a car? Or party the night away? And when you become mentally ill, what would you do? Get treatment? Escape reality? Or become completely insane? Mark Twain once said, “Man is the o 301Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 141 Sister's Cellar 姐姐的窖 The death of a two-year-old girl is connected to a murder case from nineteen years ago, when someone was killed on the railway tracks. The same location and similar methods of murder have brought the old unsolved case back into the public eye. Following a lead, the police found the girl's mother, Zhou Hua, who had a flawless alibi. In reality, her family is rather unusual. Her husband is fifteen years older than her, and she has a stepson almost her own age. Her mother-in-law, nearly sixty, has 1.4kReads8.9Score20614d adds
- 142 Detective Xiao Jiangnan 神探肖江南 Prosecutor Xiao Jiangnan loses his public post after being framed by organized crime. After leaving the procuratorate, he returns to university to study criminology and the evil in human nature. Once he earns his doctorate, his former classmate Liu Sanxiao helps him join the Xinggang Criminal Investigation Unit, where he is appointed a police expert consultant. Xiao Jiangnan makes use of his position on the criminal investigation team to solve a string of baffling cases, while drawing ever close 568Reads9.1Score8214d adds
- 143 I Asked You to Write About Fatherly Love, So Why Is the Protagonist Pulling Off the Perfect Crime? 让你写父爱，主角上演完美犯罪？ [No Female Lead] [No System] [Analyzing Movie Plots] In a daze, Lin Luo discovers that he has gained a set of memories from a parallel universe. He is also taking part in a creative variety show called the [National Young Screenwriters Competition]! Contestants must create a work based on a prompt from the judges! The first theme is fatherly love. All the other contestants are writing My Chairman Father. But Lin Luo writes Sheared. They’re writing about fatherly love, Lin Luo! What are you doing 21Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 144 Republican-Era Treasure Hunt 民国寻宝记 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, and You Became a Master Criminal? 让你模拟犯罪，你成犯罪大师了？ Li Xiwen transmigrates to another world, unexpectedly joins a simulated crime show, and gets bound to a Master Criminal System! Starting out as an ordinary contestant nobody believes in, he becomes the world’s undisputed master criminal. The show aims to warn people not to commit crimes: no matter the method, the criminals will be caught. But Li Xiwen changes everything. “Oh my god, escaping from prison, counterfeiting money, committing the perfect crime... Is there anything Li Xiwen can’t do?” 1.1kReads8.2Score—14d adds
- 146 The Night Flight Lost and Found 夜航失物局 On a rainy night after being laid off, lost-property archivist Lu Wen receives an impossible claim slip: go to the subway entrance and retrieve a child’s umbrella that won’t be lost until tomorrow. The moment he touches its handle, he hears seventeen seconds of sobbing from the future. From then on, his camera captures tomorrow night, and the last train takes him to a platform that doesn’t exist on any map. Every lost item he returns brings him closer to the truth, but farther from his own memor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Divine Puzzle: Become the Strongest Necromancer Across the Myriad Heavens 神明拼图：成为诸天最强亡灵法师 [Infinite Flow] [Competitive Gaming] [Original Scenarios] [Mind Games] [No Female Lead] [Myriad Worlds] A puzzle must be pieced together from the corners. But where are the corners of the gods' puzzle? Gods' Puzzle is the first competitive game said to give every battle an entirely different setting, story, and cast of characters. What truth lies hidden behind the village shrouded in black mist? What stories will unfold in a cyberpunk town amid the yellow sands? Battle Royale, team competition, 283Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 148 Accomplices 同谋 Dear Task Force, I am the mastermind behind the crimes. You uphold the law, while I protect morality. This meticulous division of labor has made our cooperation on this case go very smoothly, and I would be delighted to discuss things with you in greater depth. I’ve already sent the details of the next case to your phones. I look forward to us making progress together. P.S. Dear Captain Xia, I’m Jiang Cheng. I’m waiting for you at the crime scene. Dare to come? 530Reads8.9Score10914d adds
- 149 The Undercover Actor System Forces Me to Become a Godfather 卧底演员系统逼我当教父 I’m a bit-part actor who’s spent seven years playing dead bodies. All I want is to act well. But the police actually want me to go undercover as the second-in-command of an international crime syndicate! I thought I’d get paid and walk away when the job was done, but as soon as I stepped on set, I got bound to the [Role Immersion System]. The System is forcing me to become a crime boss... I just want to survive until filming wraps, but I’m acting too convincingly! Even that irredeemably wicked g 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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. 6.7kReads8.3Score76814d adds
