Novels like Kiss Me as the Storm Draws Near
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- 1 The Human Soul 人魄 The Human Soul 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Smiling Sleuth: A Brilliant Detective Who Plays by No Rules 笑面追凶：推理天才不着四六 [Classic deduction, no female lead, no System, no saccharine romance, hard-boiled suspense and mystery] A kidnapper demands a hundred million. Do they want the money, or the hostage's life? A playboy is murdered. How did the killer control the time of death, ensuring the victim died without ever realizing it? An arson case and a poisoning. How does the crime in the first case become the key clue that exposes the method used in the second? At 22, he is a criminal investigation specialist. He is a 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Eerie Game: This Championship Is Mine! 诡异游戏：这个冠军，我当定了！ [Eerie + System + Game + Mind Games + Wish Fulfillment] “I didn't kill anyone. The ones I killed... weren't human!” “Confirmed: monster delusion.” At the psychiatric hospital, the doctor finishes his diagnosis, but the three questions from the mad boy send a chill down his spine. “Doctor, after examining so many patients, have you ever considered that what they said might not be delusions?” “What if they really did see ‘them’?” “You can't guarantee that everyone around you is human, can you?” Th 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Online: Seventeen People 在线：十七人 Have you ever downloaded one of those apps? The kind that asks, “What’s your favorite color?” “What are you most afraid of?” “Where would you most like to go?” It’s free to download, with a clean interface and questions that feel like they’re coming from a friend. You answer without thinking. You won’t remember what you wrote. Until one day, the app sends you a new question. “Have you ever killed anyone?” You think it’s a joke. You answer, “Yes.” Seventeen people across the country answered “Ye —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Eerie Livestream: Today Is Not Your Birthday 诡异直播间：今天不是你的生日 [Supernatural + System + Urban + Livestream + Special Abilities + Loops + Deduction + Ensemble Cast + Comedy + Cthulhu + Suspenseful Imagination + “Smiling with a Knife Behind Your Back”] I drowned in the fire that broke out at my birthday party. [Viewer likes: 999999+] [Current contamination level: 30.3%] Blood gushed from the cake, The candles went out one after another, A heart thumped inside the cream filling, And countless vertical eyes spread across the ceiling. On the day of a birthday, a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reborn in the Dayong Dynasty: I’m a Coroner Who Judges Wronged Spirits 魂穿大雍：我，仵作专审冤魂 A modern forensic examiner transmigrates to the Great Yong dynasty and becomes a lowly coroner despised by all. The dead conceal the truth, and bones bear witness. Using modern forensic techniques, they solve one strange case after another, stand up to the powerful, and clear the names of countless souls. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The End of the Genius and the Madman 天才与疯子的终焉 Also known as Genius Ends in Madness The first innovative novel of its kind in the country!!! [Classic mystery and deduction] + [hard science fiction at its core] A modern-day, pure classic detective novel that combines hard science fiction on a psychological level, with not a single logical flaw and every detail airtight. When you try to explain any phenomenon in the world, you will find that every question eventually leads back to philosophy, because humans are the ones who define categories. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Echoes Beyond the Rules 规则之上的回响 In one sentence: When the whole world is “formatted” by a game of the gods, I'm the only one who can see the bugs in its rules. They treat me like an ant, never realizing that I'm the one hiding behind the code, smiling as I press “Delete.” · Key attractions: A battle of wits combining “infinite-flow” with “rules-based horror”; an unconventional NPC's rise to power; vividly visualized live streams from the instances; patriotic feeling and a passionate ensemble cast. The protagonist, Shen Yan, us —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Shadows Within the Circle 圆上之影 The Shadow on the Circle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Secret Records of a Spirit Medium Forensic Doctor 灵法医秘录 Lin Yu is a forensic pathologist at the lowest point in his life. One day at work, while examining the fourth corpse, he discovers blood-written words on the victim's internal organs: “72 hours left.” Security footage shows the words appearing out of nowhere. On the inside of the victim's wrist is a miniature roll of film, which, when pieced together, reveals a photograph of an old-fashioned clock frozen at one minute before death. As the investigation deepens, Lin Yu finds the name of a fifth v —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Death of Yu Lian 玉莲之死 Late one night, Xiao Yulian mysteriously dies in her office. What shocks everyone is that the autopsy reveals bodily fluids from two different men. Who was the real killer? What kind of person was Xiao Yulian? And what drove the killer to murder her? These are the mysteries we must unravel. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Rift Valley Spirit Detective: You Chen's Realm of Illusions 峡谷灵探：宥琛的虚实诡域 On the campus of an ordinary university, all seems peaceful on the surface, but beneath it, hidden currents are stirring. Strange incidents have been happening with increasing frequency: chilling cries echo from the lecture halls late at night, several students have vanished without a trace, and the security footage offers no clues. The university has tried to keep it quiet, but panic is spreading. You Chen, a homebody obsessed with League of Legends, discovers one day that he can bring in-game —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I Cultivate the Uncanny Path at the Mountain Lord's Temple 我在山君庙修诡道 There is a Mountain Lord Temple on Da'ao Mountain. Grandpa Mo has guarded it for decades and never let anyone touch the clay statue of the Mountain Lord. He says cultivation depends on incense, and if people grow greedy for it, they will turn into monsters. Bai Hu never believed him. That is, until the night the dead old hunter crawled back out of the river. And the clay statue in the Mountain Lord Temple seemed to move. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Silent Clay Figure 沉默的泥塑 A Buddhist tooth from the Northern Wei, Ming Dynasty painted sculptures, and secrets a thousand years old hidden in a laboratory. An inexplicable foreign object lies sealed inside the chest of a statue of Weituo. Sculptors, archaeologists, antiquities dealers, and a mysterious family are all searching for answers. When the truth comes to light, they discover that some secrets, once opened, can never be closed again. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Roses in the Heart 心脏里的蔷薇 [Mystery + dark themes, tags are inaccurate] I often asked him, “What exactly are you afraid of? Anxiety, depression, or panic?” He didn’t answer. He just gripped the cigarette butt tightly as he sat on the hillside, and a tear fell. He said, “It’s been so long since I sat here and let myself take in the view. The last time I sat here so carelessly, I think it was twenty years ago...” He had become the very sort of person he used to hate. Before he turned twenty-six, he started smoking like tho 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Memory Fragments: Hunting the Killer in a Frame-Up 记忆碎片：替罪追凶 “If you can’t even trust yourself, who can you trust?” Five years ago, criminal police captain Lu Chen went undercover in a criminal syndicate trafficking human organs. Five years later, he is gravely injured in an explosion while investigating a serial murder case. When he wakes up with no memory, he finds himself the prime suspect. Every piece of physical evidence points to him as the killer. The only things that could prove his innocence are a stranger’s fingernail clenched in his hand and th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Two-Sided Mirror: Blossoming in Secret 双面镜：暗自生花 A crime story grounded in reality [Suspense + twists]. A carefully orchestrated game of murder begins in secret. Behind the mask, is someone hunter or prey? When the perfect facade falls away, what emerges is hidden evil and a cold reckoning. Some seek the truth, while others lay traps. At the edge of the abyss of desire and revenge, anyone could be a pawn, and anyone could be the one moving the pieces. One wrong step, and there is no coming back. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Mind-Reading Detective: The Killer Without a Trace 读心神探：无证之凶 A body without a wound, a crime scene splattered with someone else’s blood, and a wedding ring that appeared out of nowhere. The bizarre murder at the Feng family compound in Yuezhou leaves the police force’s two top investigators, Ren Jie and Song Zhun, at a dead end. With no other choice, they turn to Dong Yiting, a psychological analyst with an almost uncanny eye for detail. She can spot everything others overlook: the time hidden in footprints, the past etched into scars, and the cracks in h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Who Is the One at the Door? 谁是开门的人 The night Jin Meng returned from North Bay, she came down with a high fever. When she woke up in the hospital, Jin Meng thought she had only been unconscious for a few nights. The inexplicable WeChat messages, her mother’s cold replies, and the news scrolling across the TV screen all reminded her that she, Jin Meng, had become a murder suspect. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Returnee from Hell 地狱归客 He once fell into the Inferno, enduring nine near-death trials amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. At last, he returned to the human world bearing the brands of Hell and the power to devour souls. That power can see through the hidden sins of sinners and turn their past misdeeds into pain they must suffer themselves. It is a “gift” Hell bestows upon its judges. The human world is no paradise. Evil lurks in the shadows of neon lights: a hypocritical principal who abused children is still 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Heartbeat Concerto 心跳协奏 There are two kinds of people heart surgeon nurse Lin Xue wants nothing to do with in this life: police officers, and people even more stubborn than police officers. When Lu Jun, deputy captain of the criminal investigation squad, bursts into her emergency room with a gunshot wound, the two become one. He investigates cases with decisive efficiency, yet cannot understand why she resents the badge. She stitches wounds with calm professionalism, yet cannot escape the truth closing in as he reopens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Crime Guide Group from the Start 开局犯罪指导群 When logic is the only weapon, who can glimpse the truth at the edge of the abyss in a maze woven from lies? On a rainy night in the old city, there is a corpse and a picture frame deliberately set straight. To criminal investigation captain Chen Xi, the evidence clearly points to a burglary. But to forensic evidence expert Lin Jianshen, it is a chilling ritual, meticulously staged. He never believes in coincidence. He trusts only the ironclad logic behind people's actions. The angle of a tilted —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Grading Essays, I Uncovered a Murder from Three Years Ago 批阅作文，我查出了三年前的人命 Chen Mo, a Chinese teacher, discovered a murder case in an essay. A student described in detail how a girl from the same school had been bullied to death three years ago. The victim was the older sister of Su Qing, the transfer student in his class. When he started investigating, the principal handed him a thick red envelope. “Mr. Chen, let the past lie quietly. This is the ‘rational good.’” His mother was gravely ill and urgently needed money. And the fate of whistleblowers? Shen Xiao, the form —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Housewife Detective Case Files 名侦探主妇事件簿 After her husband cheats, a housewife unexpectedly discovers she has a talent for detective work? Join a famous Japanese high school detective and a certain compensated-dating girl detective to crack a baffling cold case!! Watch me turn my life around and rewrite my destiny against all odds! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Calamity Watcher 灾厄守局人 Tang Fan, an overworked corporate drone who transmigrated after dying suddenly, only wanted to keep his head down in the apocalypse, take it easy, develop quietly, and stay alive. Instead, he accidentally became bound to Zi Ling, a Nether Edict-class strange being who slumbered in a burial ground and suppressed the Dark Nether Lord. Everyone feared strange entities for their bloodthirsty nature, but this Nether Edict-class terror, powerful enough to overturn heaven and earth, showed him extraord —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Ashen Bone Gambit 烬骨弈局 Three years undercover in a den of poison, and the moment the net was about to close, the ledger still hadn't been recovered. The countdown to the expendable pawn order had already begun. The person issuing commands was hiding inside the System, and he didn't want Shen Nianzu to make it out of that final night alive. File 05 points to the Northern Border. Zhong Yanping's old gun is still in locker 404. Ayi has been undercover in the pharmacy for seven years, waiting for someone to come to her w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The White Jade Mystery 白玉谜团 Jiang Bai, a boss who works from home, is suddenly visited by the police. What will happen next? Cautions: First-person narration, mystery, novella, modern setting, but the police are less capable than in real life. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Hunt at Dawn 凌晨的狩猎 The Hunt at Dawn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Karmic Retribution 蘖报 Retribution 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 All Are Villains: You're the Next Victim 全员恶人之：你，就是下一个被害者 All Are Villains: You’re the Next Victim 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Mystery: I’m the Ultimate Memory Manipulator, Until I Discover My Memories Are Fake Too 悬疑：我是顶级记忆篡改者，直到发现我的记忆也是假的 Suspense: I’m a master memory editor, until I discover my own memories are fake —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Hidden Face 隐藏的脸 A mysterious woman. A series of terrifying nightmares. Years ago, the woman was murdered in a string of killings. Lu Hao has never met her, so why does she keep appearing in his dreams? Is this the work of the supernatural, or a memory he deliberately buried? What exactly connects Lu Hao, this mysterious woman, and the unending murders? Could one person be behind the series of killings spanning so many years? Can the truth hidden behind this bloody haze finally be revealed? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Cube Mansion 魔方公馆 A reckoning for sins committed twenty years ago comes at last. Six people enter the Magic Cube Mansion after receiving a mysterious invitation... Amid hidden mechanisms and buried memories, the dark secrets of an orphanage and a young man’s wrongful conviction are brought to light... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 No Dreams When You Close Your Eyes 闭眼无梦 [A Newly Built World + Deeply Suspenseful Puzzles + Adventurous Action + Reflections on Life + Not a Power Fantasy] Three thousand years from now, the world consists of three realms: When people are awake, they are in the White Realm. When they fall asleep, they enter the Dream Realm. If they die in both realms, they enter the boundless Void Realm, and the cycle begins again. Two mysterious ancient divine beasts, the White Mo and the Black Mo, maintain the balance of energy between the White Rea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Devil's Den of Northern Myanmar: I Send the King of Hell West with Plum Blossom Cards 缅北魔窟：我靠梅花送阎王上西天 My name is Jiang Yuan. My best friend tricked me into going to a compound in northern Myanmar to work as a livestreaming hostess. In that den of demons, I endured a hundred days of hellish torment. In the end, I obtained information that would determine the compound’s survival. When its boss knelt before me, I didn’t hesitate... 97Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Red Conspiracy: Echoes from the Abyss 红色迷局:深渊回响 The Red Conspiracy: Echoes of the Abyss 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Gaze Bought with Death 死亡换来的凝视 The Gaze Bought with Death —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Your Diary 你的日记本 You suddenly come across a diary. The handwriting is clearly yours, yet you can't remember writing any of it. Curious, you decide to open it and take a look. Maybe it would be better to read it tonight. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Proving Her Innocence 为她证无罪 When her closest family member becomes the prime suspect in a perfect crime, when every piece of evidence points to her sister’s already shattered soul, a younger sister who is a forensic pathologist decides to use science, faith, and unwavering love to fight through the fog for her sister’s chance to live. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Clown Things 小丑东西们 [Battle Royale + Otherworld + Death Regression + Dark Story + Clown Literature + Extreme Revelry + Fun-Seeker] A clown originally meant someone who entertained an audience through slapstick and antics in a circus. These days, the word is used for "someone who embarrasses themselves in public," "someone who gets carried away with unrequited feelings," "someone who gets humiliated," "someone who gives everything to a crush and ends up with nothing," and "someone whose words and actions seem absurd —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn to Save You: Death Replay 重生一次拯救你-死亡回档 Reborn Once to Save You: Death Rewind —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Dark Kiss Beneath the Deep Lake 深湖之下的暗吻 On the glittering annual gala night at Xingguang Group, senior finance executive Lin Wei “accidentally” falls into a lake and dies. While sorting through her belongings, her younger sister Lin Yue finds a bloodstained encrypted USB drive. On the night she died, her sister sent one last message: “They’re here.” Lin Yue’s investigation hits a hidden reef. Witnesses are silenced one after another, and every lead is cut off. Then Song Feng, just back from studying abroad, enters her life with perfe 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Every Beginning Has a Cause, Every Rebirth Its Consequence 终始有因，轮回有果 This is a mystery novel. There is no paranormal content. The 1997 Asian financial crisis had a severe impact on every aspect of life for the people of Thailand. As the financial tycoon Soros plundered the economy, a series of stories that should never have happened began to unfold. Their effects can still be felt today. This novel follows two high school students whose misguided actions during the financial crisis set off a chain reaction, ultimately leading to a terrible catastrophe. Even twent 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Shackles of Misty Alley 雾巷枷锁 A corpse is found in an ancient well, reopening an old case. A butterfly jade pendant binds the fates of Chen Ci, a writer who has spent seven years pursuing the killer, and Lu Zheng, a detective hemmed in by the rules. Symbol-filled notes, torn field records, a second skeleton of unknown identity... Amid the fog of the narrow alleys, the two go from opposition to partnership, closing in step by step on the truth: a loan-sharking gang has colluded with senior figures at the police bureau. As sec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Traces of Memory 记忆痕迹 In the near-future city of Haishi, a series of bizarre self-destruction cases shatters the peace: an acrophobic person leaps from a balcony, a miser burns all his possessions before setting himself on fire. There are no signs of outside interference at the scenes, only traces of the extreme emotions that seem to have awakened in the victims just before their deaths. When Lu Man, captain of the city bureau's criminal investigation squad, hits a dead end, she is forced to call in Lin Su, former ch 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 My Game Isn't That Scary, Really 我的游戏真没那么吓人 I hate horror. The hurried footsteps racing up behind me, the soft whispers circling my ears that send chills down my spine… Every bit of it. I hate it all. I hate it so much that once it reaches a certain point, I throw up. But I’m a horror game developer. So, since I’m not cut out for this, I’ve decided to quit. And yet… [Congratulations! You have activated the Horror Game Developer System] No, I don’t want it. Let me quit. ※Warning: Your world may undergo some changes. This is the story of a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Blue-Eroded Script 蓝蚀字 When art becomes a murder weapon, poison flows through the pigments. This is a manhunt spanning chemistry, art, and criminal investigation. Poison can be sealed inside ancient pigment recipes; crimes can be concealed in the brushwork of paintings handed down through generations. When the final piece falls into place, will you see the complete picture of the truth, or another carefully painted disguise? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Shen Family Daughter Clause 沈氏女儿条款 In the depths of winter by the sea, due diligence tears open a breach in the Shen Group. An intern named Li Li joins the risk-control team, but her goal has nothing to do with her resume: she wants to find her adoptive father, Li Shouyi, who has been missing for three years. All she has is an iron box, a string of numbers, a key, and an old index deliberately "sealed away." The deeper she digs, the more she realizes she hasn't stumbled upon a family matter, but an old ledger written into proced 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Mystery and Detective Notes 悬疑推理笔记 My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Germaphobic Detective Is Dragged into a Mechanical Killing Trap by His Mad-Dog Deputy 洁癖探长被疯狗副手拽入机械杀阵 A fastidious detective is dragged into a mechanical killing trap by his rabid deputy. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
