Novels like Hunting the Owl in the Dead of Night
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- 1 Where the Clouds Lie Deep, Part Two 云深难觅第二部 Thanks to everyone’s support, the second story you’ve been looking forward to is here. Jiang Ting and Yan Ya are about to embark on a new journey. What will happen next? Stay tuned. 62Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Lost in the Deep Clouds 云深难觅 Three years after narcotics detective Jiang Ting was presumed killed in an explosion, he miraculously returns alive, only to become embroiled in a new string of cases. As he helps the unorthodox detective Yan Xie investigate, they gradually uncover the tip of the truth behind what happened three years ago. With sheer determination, he breaks the deadlock in the world of criminal investigation. 1.4kReads—Score18014d adds
- 3 Tales Buried by Time 岁月尘封的往事 Late at night, snow fell thick and fast. Lu Yuan helped Xu Nian out of the KTV, both of them covered in snowflakes. Xu Nian raised her head and gazed at Lu Yuan, murmuring softly, “Did you ever like me back then?” Lu Yuan’s heart jolted. He looked at Xu Nian, a complex emotion flickering in his eyes. Memories surged back like a tide, taking him to their youth, years ago. Lu Yuan and Xu Nian had met at school and fallen for each other. But fate led them down different paths. Now, faced with Xu Ni —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Female Forensic Doctor’s Dream Return to the Crime Scene 女法医之梦回凶案现场 When Ji Bai was eight, he became trapped in an endless dream loop. Whenever there was a victim, Ji Bai would dream of the crime scene... To investigate a notorious murder case from more than a decade ago, Ji Bai chose to become a forensic pathologist. As he pursued justice, he would also uncover the truth behind the case. 19Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 5 Someone Calls to You in the Dead of Night. Don't Look Back! 深夜有人叫你，莫回头！ Terrifying incidents from the founding of the nation to the present. If you're having trouble sleeping at night, take a look. You'll sleep even less afterward. If you're lonely, take a look, and you'll start thinking there's someone in the bathroom, someone in the kitchen, someone under the bed... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Returning from Cultivation, I Become a Detective 修仙归来当神探 Xu Liang was a cultivator who failed his tribulation and returned to his youth. But he soon discovered that although this was still Blue Star, everything around him had changed. Instead of attending a civil engineering university, as he had before, he had graduated from a police university and become a proud trainee detective. 116Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 7 The Frontline Forensic Files 一线法医密档 The sweet and charming forensic doctor Lu Lu has held a grudge against detective Mo Lin ever since a misunderstanding following her brother's accidental death years ago. The two join forces to solve cases, yet an uncrossable emotional divide always remains between them. A corpse is blown out of an abandoned school building; a mysterious doctor has married and lost three wives; an evil man murders his wife and dismembers her. The truth behind it all is waiting for them to uncover... 139Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 8 Your Time Is Up, Except for You 逾期不候，唯你例外 [ER doctor + chief of the criminal police + undercover operative in the Golden Triangle] After a life-or-death rescue at a scam compound in northern Myanmar, ER doctor Lin Xia falls in love at first sight with Lu Shen, an Interpol officer. The hero is afraid to love. His father was a police officer who died on a mission, and his mother, unable to bear the loss, took her own life. That is why Lu Shen is afraid to fall in love. Then Lin Xia enters his world. Lively and cheerful, she pursues him, a 616Reads8.2Score12114d adds
- 9 She’s Too Sweet, and the Captain’s Heart Won’t Behave 她太甜，队长心跳不听话 Criminal investigation | Love at first sight | Both devoted to each other vs. first love | Healing and redemption | Sweet everyday romance Ye Lingxia never imagined that when her company was swindled, the first person she would meet would not be a lawyer, but Cheng Lie, a financial crimes detective who radiated icy menace. He suspects she is the mastermind. She thinks he is deliberately giving her a hard time. Sparks fly the moment they meet. But as the investigation deepens, he realizes she was 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Code Is My Heartbeat 暗号即心跳 Captain Yan, your partner has quite the background, doesn’t she? Xiao Lingxi was ostracized as soon as she joined the criminal investigation unit. A pretty girl with an idol’s face, serving as deputy head of Major Crimes Unit One? What a joke. Yan Jinze looked down on this parachuted hire who’d gotten in through connections. To her face, he treated her like a mascot; behind her back, he complained to his superiors and demanded that she be transferred. But she silenced them all with her actions. 597Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 11 The Detective Who Stole the Spotlight 出圈女刑警 The little girl rescued eighteen years ago grows up to become a criminal investigator with the Xihai City Criminal Investigation Squad. She reunites with the police officer who saved her all those years ago... The sparks between them set off one gripping real-life police crime story after another! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Joined a Reality Show, and the Police Solve Cases Every Day 参加真人秀，警察天天把案查 [She chases him first] [One heroine] [Lucky physique] [Comedy] [Mystery-solving] Chen Zhi transmigrates to a parallel world. With no cheat System, he works hard to get into the police academy, only to be sent to a variety show on his very first day at work. The show’s career challenge has him solving cases. While mountain biking, he discovers human remains. While fishing, he hooks a giant bloated corpse. A serial killer turns up downstairs. He finds human meat buns while working at a restaurant. 375Reads6.3Score10414d adds
- 13 The Policewoman and the Undercover Kid 女警花与卧底小子 A new work is here! You can read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Undercover 卧底 Undercover narcotics officer vs. kidnapped college student Rugged, roguish man x pretty, sweet girl Everyone thought the story began when Xia Mo was forced to stay by Zhou Jinyao's side as leverage, and Zhou Jinyao had no choice but to accept in order to gain their trust. Over time, the unfortunate Xia Mo fell for the tenderness and attentive care Zhou Jinyao gave her. Zhou Jinyao, too, began to fall for this girl who seemed fragile but was actually strong. But the truth is, their story really b 397Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 15 The Falconer 猎鹰者 A crime investigation novel featuring two equally formidable leads: the beautiful, perceptive Captain Meng and the handsome, warmhearted Captain Chu. A young man brings an unsolved case from years ago back to light, and an eagle insignia appears once more. Meng Wan and Chu Muyun join forces to investigate and solve the case. Along the way, they come to understand and love each other. Chu Muyun also discovers the secret Meng Wan has kept buried in her heart for years. She says, “This world should 14Reads6.3Score10214d adds
- 16 The Boss Was Actually an Undercover Cop 大佬原来是卧底警察 Three years ago, Lu Xiao and Mo Yan met during an operation to capture drug traffickers. He saved her. Lu Xiao was a special operations soldier, while Mo Yan was a newly graduated journalist. The harrowing encounter had long since faded from Mo Yan’s memory... Three years later, they met again. Mo Yan was still a journalist, but Lu Xiao had become the head of a drug-trafficking syndicate. They should have had nothing to do with each other, yet fate kept bringing them together. Were these meeting 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Go Player's Second Upgrade 棋士之再度升级 After Cui Ye is released from prison, he finds his wife and son waiting to pick him up. Only then does he learn that his big brother, Cui Wei, was killed in a robbery. Wang Hongyu is there to meet Cui Ye as well, and he has married Gao Shuhua. Cui Ye's son, Cui Yan, has become a police officer. Their reunion is far from warm: Cui Yan merely salutes Cui Ye, then gets back into the car and ignores him. (This book is only an imagined continuation after watching the TV series and has nothing to do w 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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? 602Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 19 The Person Who Loved Me Most in the World Disappeared 全世界最爱我的人消失了1 [Conglomerate heir vs. female police detective + unrequited love + tearjerking tragic romance + beautiful ending] When I fell in love with you, I had already lost you! Seven years ago, she was named Lin Wanwan. The police rescued her while she was being trafficked. Unable to find her birth parents, she was adopted by the police officer who saved her. An unfamiliar home, a sister who bullied her, and adoptive parents who kept their distance made her cautious at every turn in her new family. Then 118Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 20 The Consort's Bones 香妃骨 A pile of bones is unearthed by an excavator in a river channel. Police determine that the remains were buried less than ten years ago, but there is no record of such a case in any of the police station’s files. The only unusual item among the bones is a small copper bell, clutched in the hand of one of the skeletons. What does the bell signify? Who are the people these bones belonged to? To find out, follow policewoman Meng Fanjing as she investigates the case. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 The Story of Miss Zhao and the Young Policeman 赵大小姐与小警察的故事 After graduating from the Police University and marrying into the wealthy Zhao family, Ke Dongfan remains a low-ranking officer at a local police station. He accidentally discovers that his two-year-old son isn't his biological child. His wife, Zhao Xinlan, treats him with such devotion that he can't bring himself to make a decision. But after learning the truth, he resolutely takes the path of justice. From then on, he awakens to his calling, solves one bizarre case after another, and avenges t 230Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 22 Love and Crime: My Hot-Tempered Boss Is So Clingy 谈情说案：暴躁上司太粘人 The first case Su Zhuo encountered at her new post was the murder of her older sister. To track down the real killer, she joined frontline detectives in their investigation. One by one, beautiful young women died violent deaths, each with a bow on her chest. She had no intention of falling in love with anyone, but while working on the case, she took a liking to him and slept with him. 1.5kReads9.0Score13614d adds
- 23 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—14d adds
- 24 Kunkun’s Wonderful Ninth Book 坤坤的奇妙的第9本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Half a Century of Major Case Records 半个世纪，大案要案纪实 From a sensational heist in the 1980s that prompted the country's first nationwide crackdown on crime, to financial scams after reform and opening up, and then to high-tech crimes in the new millennium, this is a record of major cases spanning half a century. There is no fictional suspense, only cases so real they cut to the bone. There are no superpowered detectives, only ordinary people who pursued criminals with their passion and their lives. The secrets buried by time, the sacrifices no one 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Wildflowers in Bloom [Crime Investigation] 恶野花开【刑侦】 [Radiant, wild apprentice Xia Yi, who loses it at the drop of a hat × Stern-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside, biased police captain Zhou Yu] Xia Yi runs into her ex-boyfriend again after five years, in the interrogation room at the municipal police bureau. Xia Yi: “I'm not a suspect. I'm really an intern.” Zhou Yu: “I'm not dating you.” Xia Yi: “?? Who asked you?” Zhou Yu never expected the person he'd missed for five years and never gotten over to come back and become so hard to control: She 1.6kReads8.4Score20114d adds
- 27 Crime Eradication System: Where Can the Criminals Run? 灭罪系统：罪犯哪里逃？ After his girlfriend steals his biomedical research, Lin Tian saves someone and awakens the Crime Eradication System. Every case he solves earns him a superpower: superhuman memory, strength, speed, and more. Rising up from a community police officer, he cracks countless cases and leaves criminals nowhere to hide. There are all kinds of unimaginable crimes: murders, family massacres, deranged serial killings, supernatural cases, and more. As Lin Tian solves cases, he gradually encounters other p 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Reborn: The Counterattack of an Auxiliary Police Officer 重生之辅警的逆袭 Zhao Tianyu, an auxiliary police officer with over twenty years on the job, was unexpectedly killed while responding to an incident. By some strange twist of fate, he was reborn more than twenty years in the past, back when he had just gotten married and started working as an auxiliary police officer. With a new life ahead of him, Zhao Tianyu set out on a different path. From that moment on, he began defying fate and making his comeback. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 A Ten-Year Secret Crush, Reunited at a Crime Scene 暗恋十年，重逢在案发现场 [Complete] [Post-marriage and child-rearing extras in progress] [Mutual crush] [Reunion after years apart] [Police captain] [Contrasting forensic pathologist] Shen Shiyin's boyfriend died in a car accident. At the crime scene, she ran into Lu Siyan, her former high school classmate. He was a criminal investigation captain who had been parachuted in from the provincial department. They had not seen each other in ten years. The reclusive boy from back then had become a brilliant detective who had 21.9kReads8.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 30 Her Mr. Yan 她的晏先生 Everyone on the team knew that Yan Xiu came from a good family, was highly educated, and carried himself with distinction. He was a ridiculously charming young gentleman, yet somehow still single. No one could figure out why. Whenever anyone asked, he would snap, “I'm immersed in my work and can't tear myself away.” Then a new partner joined the team. People secretly watched as Yan Xiu, the vice captain, a skilled fighter with quick reflexes and a spotless background, was pinned against the wal 147Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 31 Love and Crime: My Sly Boss Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 谈情说案，我被腹黑上司拿捏了 Xia Beibei, a mysterious policewoman with the ability to read minds, is the oddball of the station. She loves food and hates work, is a master at talking back, and has no sense of duty. If she can slack off, she’ll never work overtime. Yet she’s a professional genius. With a degree in criminal psychology, she can read people at a glance and has helped her team solve many bizarre cases. Such a promising young woman, and yet she’s always grinning and joking around! But behind that carefree smile l 1.9kReads9.2Score18114d adds
- 32 I'm a Detective: Hunting Down Violent Criminals, Shocking the Provincial Department! 我是刑警：围猎悍匪，省厅震惊！ Qi Chuan returns to 1990. After graduating from the People’s Police Academy, he is assigned to the grassroots level for hands-on training! From the start, he walks straight into a shootout between police and criminals! Ding dong! System successfully activated! Every shot takes a bandit out with a headshot. You call that basic training? Major Crimes Unit! Economic Crimes Unit! Narcotics Unit! From Captain Qi to Director Qi, he rises effortlessly through the ranks and beats the heavens at t 19Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 33 Lights Shine Across a Thousand Homes 万家灯火通明 Xu Yang attended the top-ranked police academy in the country, yet somehow always managed to finish his exams at the bottom of the class. There seemed to be more to it than met the eye. After a word from the principal, Xu Yang packed his things and reported to the municipal Public Security Bureau. By a twist of fate, he began his career as a criminal investigator. As he solved case after case, Xu Yang gradually came to understand what it meant to be a police officer. Many years later, someone as 3.3kReads8.4Score29414d adds
- 34 Captain Lu, Wait for Me in the Sunshine 陆队长，请在阳光下等我 All-around, swoon-worthy captain of criminal investigations vs. sweet and sharp, highly intelligent policewoman Two years ago, she was murdered in a long-planned attack, a knife through her throat. For two years, her soul stayed by his side, watching him grieve and cry, helpless to do anything. Now she has returned, reborn in another body. Smiling, she reaches out to him. “Hello, Captain Lu!” The two join forces to solve cases and hunt down criminals. As they gradually crack a string of old and 17Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 35 Special Criminal Investigation Unit 特殊刑侦小组 [No System + No golden finger + Hard-hitting deduction + One female lead + Special forces veteran + Ruthless and decisive] A special forces veteran was ambushed by the enemy during a special mission. His teammates were tortured and killed, and he barely survived. From then on, his only purpose was to hunt down the killers and exact revenge, but he didn’t even know who his enemies were. After transferring to the police force as a detective, one baffling case after another came his way: Pairs of m 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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 399Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 37 The Bloodthirsty Nanny 嗜血保姆 This is a story of criminals and police matching wits. Xiaocui, a serial killer, happens to meet a woman who looks exactly like her. So she pulls a switcheroo and takes the other woman's place. When she gets home, the man her parents introduce her to turns out to be a police officer. He has been investigating a long-unsolved case, and soon the two are locked in a battle of wits. Will the criminal finally be brought to justice, or will she escape once again and assume another identity? Read on an 57Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 38 Major Crimes Detective: From Trainee Officer to Crime-Solving Genius 重案刑警：从见习警员到破案神探 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 208Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 39 The Last Taillight of July 七月尾灯 [Revenge + Dark Romance + Bad Ending + Southeast Asia + Undercover Agent + Underworld Boss] Chen Shu died in Southeast Asia. To be precise, his name was Zhou Li. Jiang Lai had known Zhou Li for eight years. She learned his real name at his funeral… Only then did she realize that the name, identity, and job he'd told her about were all lies… Zhou Li never knew, not even at the moment of his death, that Jiang Lai had loved him for eight years. Even until the end, Jiang Lai never knew that, of al 530Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 40 Letters Beneath the Moss 苔痕信札 Anti-narcotics officer × doctor | Realistic tragic romance | Sweetness with a hidden sting The snowy mountains can't hear the world's whispered secrets, and the sea breeze can't hear the promises that were never kept. The gods can hear promises made at the edge of the world, but they won't grant them. “If we ever fight, give me a mint.” “What do you mean?” “It means I've forgiven you.” “What if you're the one in the wrong?” “Give me one, too,” Song Qingye said with a smile. “Then I'll know to a 1.9kReads8.8Score51914d adds
- 41 Cold Case Reopened: I Pursue the Killer After My Son Goes Missing 悬案重启：儿子失踪后我拼命追凶 Six years ago, Lin Yan, an adorable six-year-old boy, mysteriously vanished overnight. His mother, Li Muzi, went gray with worry in a single night. Everyone urged her to let go, have another child, and start over. Later, she quit her job as a full-time homemaker, got divorced, studied for the police academy entrance exam, and joined the city bureau after graduating. Could she finally solve this case, which she had painstakingly pursued, buried in the files, and forgotten by everyone for six year 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Forensic Pathologist's Rule: Spoil My Husband Tonight, No Overtime 法医守则：今晚宠夫不加班 After someone catches the cool, aloof forensic doctor Shi Xia breaking up with her partner, she realizes that a certain oversized puppy seems to have latched onto her... 309Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 43 A Match by the Fire 对火 [Gangland enforcer x investigative journalist | A careful, calculated game x two powerful leads taking down scum] The moment their fingertips accidentally brushed in the elevator, Haijing felt as though she had fallen back four years. Those very hands had once given her exquisite tenderness, and had also left her battered and bloodied. Four years were enough to dry up a pool of sorrow, but not to fill the chasm between them. When they met again, the brash young man she once knew had become a hot 205Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 44 Undercover for Three Years, Identity Exposed: Police Issue Red Wanted Notice, Shoot on Sight 卧底三年身份暴露，警队发红色通缉令：就地击毙 After three years undercover, his identity is exposed. The police issue a red wanted notice: shoot on sight. 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 45 The Violet Murder Shroud 紫色凶罩 A woman is found in a cornfield, impaled through the body by a steel bar. Was it revenge, a crime of passion, or torture? Read closely and examine every detail to find the answer. Otherwise, you won’t know the truth until the very end! 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Hidden Line: Anti-Drug Operations 暗线【禁毒】 After graduating from a police academy, Li Xiaofeng began investigating cases at a local police station. Diligent and responsible in his work, he followed every lead and solved one major case after another. Thanks to his outstanding work in the fight against drugs, he gradually rose to a leadership position. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Dawn After the Long Night: The Return of a Cop's Spirit 长夜破晓：警魂归来 [Case solving + deduction + suspense + one heroine + inheritance] A major crimes detective pushed from the thirteenth floor by a murderer is reborn in the summer of 1998. That year, pagers still beeped, case files were handwritten, and detectives chased killers aboard old green trains. He returns with twenty-six years of memories and only one goal: solve, one by one, all the cases he failed to crack in his previous life. But when he opens the file on his first cold case, he spots a glass bottle 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Where the Dream First Awoke 梦初醒处 A chance encounter born of recklessness. Fate's ties and tangled love and hate make it impossible for them to part. She never believed in love, until he appeared. Perhaps it was all destined. The moment she first met those bright eyes, the nights he watched shooting stars streak across the sky with her from a rooftop, the moment she knelt at the foot of Foshan to pray for him, her heart had already found its home. She was his light, and the love he could never take back. Lu Zhou would rather be 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Reborn in 1998: I Can Replay Crime Scene Footage 重生98：我能回放案发录像 105Reads—Score29014d adds
- 50 My Girlfriend Can Read Minds 我的女友会读心术 Sharp-tongued, ruthless detective VS gentle, understated beauty A love story between two evenly matched people. [Sweet romance, equal parts relationship and plot] [Rivals-to-lovers couple] After an accident, Yu Youyi gained the ability to hear other people's thoughts. By chance, Yu Youyi helped the police team crack a difficult case. It was said to be the fastest case the team had ever solved, taking just one night. As it happened, Jiang Yizhou, the director of the Public Security Bureau, was Y 4.6kReads8.8Score71514d adds
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